Hacker Who Tried to Blackmail Apple for $100,000 Sentenced in London

A 22-year-old man who claimed to have access to over 300 million iCloud accounts and threatened to factory reset all accounts unless Apple pays ransom has pleaded guilty in London for trying to blackmail Apple. In March 2017, Kerem Albayrak from North London claimed to be a spokesman for a hacking group called the "Turkish Crime Family" and in possession of 319 million iCloud accounts.<img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~4/Mrug5kVjLEM" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/12/hacker-who-tried-to-blackmail-apple-for.html">Read Here»</a>

Hacker Who Tried to Blackmail Apple for $100,000 Sentenced in London

A 22-year-old man who claimed to have access to over 300 million iCloud accounts and threatened to factory reset all accounts unless Apple p...

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Hackers Behind GozNym Malware Sentenced for Stealing $100 Million

Three members of an international organized cybercrime group that was behind a multi-million dollar theft primarily against U.S. businesses and financial institutions have been sentenced to prison, the U.S. Justice Department announced. The criminals used the GozNym banking Trojan to break into more than 4,000 victim computers globally, primarily in the United States and Europe, between 2015<img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~4/M3xKwRSdhDA" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/12/goznym-malware-sentenced.html">Read Here»</a>

Hackers Behind GozNym Malware Sentenced for Stealing $100 Million

Three members of an international organized cybercrime group that was behind a multi-million dollar theft primarily against U.S. businesses ...

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Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3 Review

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Mi-Air-Purifier-3_fonearena-2-1024x725.jpg" /> Xiaomi launched the Mi Air Purifier 3, successor of Mi Air Purifier 2S in India last month. It an upgraded OLED touch display, improved coverage, and a more powerful HEPA Class 13 filter. Is this is the best air purifier for the price? Let us dive into the review to find out. Design The Mi Air Purifier 3 has a similar design as the Air Purifier 2 and the 2S models, but the major change is the OLED touch screen option to change the options. You can switch from Auto to Night, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Manual filter modes. You can long press the button to turn it off, and press once to turn it on. The screen shows the air quality, temperature and humidity along with the mode. There is a light around the touch button which glows in green when the PM2.5 level is 75 μg/m³, glows in orange when it's between 75 and 175 μg/m³ and glows in red when it crosses 150 μg/m³. This comes in handy so that you don't have to check the app. It has a similar design as the predecessor which looks eye catching, but it still comes only in white color. There ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=oJc8MkI9M3o:K-B54_HEUOg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=oJc8MkI9M3o:K-B54_HEUOg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=oJc8MkI9M3o:K-B54_HEUOg:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=oJc8MkI9M3o:K-B54_HEUOg:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=oJc8MkI9M3o:K-B54_HEUOg:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=oJc8MkI9M3o:K-B54_HEUOg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/oJc8MkI9M3o" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/300284/xiaomi-mi-air-purifier-3-review.html">Read Here»</a>

Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3 Review

Xiaomi launched the Mi Air Purifier 3, successor of Mi Air Purifier 2S in India last month. It an upgraded OLED touch display, improved cov...

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A new POCO smartphone will be released in 2020

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Xiaomi-POCOPHONE-teaser-India.jpg" /> Jai Mani, former Xiaomi Spokesperson back in August 2018 revealed the existence of POCO sub-brand and soon leaks for a new smartphone started popping up. The smartphone launched as the POCO F1 and became the talk of the town because of the insane price-performance proposition. It packed some of the features that were unheard in the price segment, be it the latest and greatest flagship processor from Qualcomm, or the liquid cooling.  The sub-brand grabbed a lot of attention in the market due to campaigns like 'Do the Math'. Never Settle for OverPriced. Unlock the #MasterOfSpeed. You decide. #DoTheMath pic.twitter.com/KvCIDyXXSq — POCO India (@IndiaPOCO) October 30, 2018 It has been more than a year since the POCO F1 launched, and people have been waiting for its successor. There have been a lot of speculations in the past regarding the next POCO device, some reports claimed that Xiaomi might kill the POCO sub-brand after Jai Mani parted his ways with POCO while some speculated that the Redmi K20 series might come to India as the POCO F2 series. Even our sources told that Xiaomi at one point evaluated bringing Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro as POCO F2 Lite and POCO F2 respectively. POCO fans ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=_mO_ZV_0plI:xHp0XOwE3I4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=_mO_ZV_0plI:xHp0XOwE3I4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=_mO_ZV_0plI:xHp0XOwE3I4:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=_mO_ZV_0plI:xHp0XOwE3I4:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=_mO_ZV_0plI:xHp0XOwE3I4:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=_mO_ZV_0plI:xHp0XOwE3I4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/_mO_ZV_0plI" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/300824/poco-f2-release-2020.html">Read Here»</a>

A new POCO smartphone will be released in 2020

Jai Mani, former Xiaomi Spokesperson back in August 2018 revealed the existence of POCO sub-brand and soon leaks for a new smartphone start...

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Flipkart Year End Sale from Dec 21st to 23rd — Top deals on Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops, and more

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flipkart-Year-End-Sale.png" /> Flipkart hosted the Big Billion Day Sale, Big Diwali Sale in multiple phases, Big Shopping Days Sale recently and now again, the company is back with yet another sale - Flipkart Year End Sale. It is scheduled from 21st to 23rd December 2019, and it is now live for Flipkart Plus members. In this post, we will list the top deals on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and more available during this sale. Deals on Smartphones Redmi and POCO Redmi Note 7 Pro (4GB + 64GB) – Rs. 9999 ( Rs. 6000 off on MRP) Redmi Note 7S (3GB + 32GB) – Rs. 8999 ( Rs. 3000 off on MRP) Redmi Note 7S (4GB + 64GB) – Rs. 9999 ( Rs. 4000 off on MRP) Redmi 7A (2GB + 16GB) – Rs. 4999 ( Rs. 1500 off on MRP) POCO F1 (6GB + 128GB) – Rs. 14,999 (Rs. 10,000 off on MRP) Redmi K20 Pro (6GB+128GB) – Rs. 24,999 ( Rs. 4000 off on MRP) Redmi K20 (6GB + 64GB) - Rs. 19,999 (Rs. 3000 off on MRP) Redmi K20 (6GB+128GB) – Rs. 22,999 ( Rs. 2000 off on MRP) realme realme 3i – Rs. 6999 onwards (Rs. 2000 off on MRP) realme 5 - Rs. 8999 onwards (Rs. ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=kglEb0aPj7c:HoIYQWOcmq8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=kglEb0aPj7c:HoIYQWOcmq8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=kglEb0aPj7c:HoIYQWOcmq8:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=kglEb0aPj7c:HoIYQWOcmq8:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=kglEb0aPj7c:HoIYQWOcmq8:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=kglEb0aPj7c:HoIYQWOcmq8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/kglEb0aPj7c" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/300787/flipkart-year-end-sale-from-dec-21st-to-23rd-top-deals-on-smartphones-tablets-laptops-and-more.html">Read Here»</a>

Flipkart Year End Sale from Dec 21st to 23rd — Top deals on Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops, and more

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Apple Opens Its Invite-Only Bug Bounty Program to All Researchers

As promised by Apple in August this year, the company today finally opened its bug bounty program to all security researchers, offering monetary rewards to anyone for reporting vulnerabilities in the iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and iCloud to the company. Since its launch three years ago, Apple's bug bounty program was open only for selected security researchers based on invitation and<img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~4/6z4p7MVRww4" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/12/apple-bug-bounty-program.html">Read Here»</a>

Apple Opens Its Invite-Only Bug Bounty Program to All Researchers

As promised by Apple in August this year, the company today finally opened its bug bounty program to all security researchers, offering mone...

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Apple said to be working on satellite technology to beam data directly to devices

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tim-cook-apple.jpg" /> Apple has been secretly hiring more minds for a project that is studying satellite and communications technologies to find ways to beam data like internet connectivity, maybe even software updates directly to its devices; Bloomberg reports. The company has hired multiple engineers in the field of aerospace, satellite and antenna design industries and more to begin working on a project that Apple wishes to see results within the next 5 years. The goal of the project is maybe to find way to deliver data directly to user devices, eliminating the dependence on wireless carriers. The tech can also be used for linking devices to each other without a traditional network for improved maps and location data. The project is still in its early stages but Apple's CEO Tim Cook has shown interest in the project, which promises company priority in it. The project is led by former aerospace engineers Michael Trela and John Fenwick, who were previously part of a software imaging company called Skybox Imaging. Apple has hired a bunch of software and hardware experts for the team along with executives in companies from fields of  Satellite communications, Content delivery, etc. Source <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=Cei1NkIE3DE:Jvauek0dd-M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=Cei1NkIE3DE:Jvauek0dd-M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=Cei1NkIE3DE:Jvauek0dd-M:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=Cei1NkIE3DE:Jvauek0dd-M:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=Cei1NkIE3DE:Jvauek0dd-M:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=Cei1NkIE3DE:Jvauek0dd-M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/Cei1NkIE3DE" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/300786/apple-satellite-technology-beam-data-directly-to-devices.html">Read Here»</a>

Apple said to be working on satellite technology to beam data directly to devices

Apple has been secretly hiring more minds for a project that is studying satellite and communications technologies to find ways to beam dat...

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Google Translate offline update with transliteration support, more accurate translation rolling out globally

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Google-Offline-Translation.jpg" /> Google Translate offline is a pretty nifty feature for those situations when your data connection is unreliable or non-existent. Now Google has pushed an update that makes offline translation about 12% more accurate for 59 languages and added transliteration support for 10 languages. For those 59 languages, the 12% increase in accuracy is noticeable with improved word choice, grammar and sentence structure. For languages like Japanese, Korean, Thai, Polish, and Hindi, the quality gain is more than 20 percent. For Indian users, Translate offers the option of Transliteration too. For example, if you convert "Hello" from English to Hindi, the app would show both "Namaste" and “नमस्ते”. This is helpful for those who find it difficult to read in the original text that was translated. Translate currently offers transliteration support for 10 new languages: Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. To use these two features users must update to the latest software version and update their offline files. Users who haven't used offline translate before can tap the arrow next to the language name to download that language. Google Translate is available for download on both the App Store and Play Store. Source <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=765rIqVNnww:pcpSYl9YtnQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=765rIqVNnww:pcpSYl9YtnQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=765rIqVNnww:pcpSYl9YtnQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=765rIqVNnww:pcpSYl9YtnQ:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=765rIqVNnww:pcpSYl9YtnQ:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=765rIqVNnww:pcpSYl9YtnQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/765rIqVNnww" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/300772/google-translate-offline-transliteration-accurate-translation.html">Read Here»</a>

Google Translate offline update with transliteration support, more accurate translation rolling out globally

Google Translate offline is a pretty nifty feature for those situations when your data connection is unreliable or non-existent. Now Google...

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Airtel starts testing Voice over Wi-Fi in Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Airtel-VoWiFi-1024x585.jpg" /> Airtel rolled out Voice over Wi-Fi services officially starting from Delhi NCR and called it Wi-Fi Calling. Today the company has announced that it has started testing it in Hyderabad, Chennai & Bangalore starting today. Even though the company said that it will work only through Airtel Broadband network, it worked for use on iPhone, OnePlus devices and K20 Pro even when it was connected to other networks. It is displayed as Airtel WiFi on iPhone, VoWiFi on OnePlus and there is a WiFi symbol with a phone receiver on the top . This lets Airtel users make VoWi-Fi calls in compatible handsets offering improved indoor coverage, faster connectivity and says it will offer crystal clear conversations as if you are next to each other. Latch on to your Airtel Wi-Fi network and place a call from your Vo-Wifi enabled handset. This automatically boosts the signal quality across your home, said the company. Airtel Wi-Fi Calling Compatible Handsets: iPhone XR, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T, OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=Fg45NOjpVvk:a41RkYNS-zU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=Fg45NOjpVvk:a41RkYNS-zU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=Fg45NOjpVvk:a41RkYNS-zU:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=Fg45NOjpVvk:a41RkYNS-zU:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=Fg45NOjpVvk:a41RkYNS-zU:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=Fg45NOjpVvk:a41RkYNS-zU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/Fg45NOjpVvk" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/300767/airtel-voice-over-wi-fi-hyderabad-chennai-bangalore.html">Read Here»</a>

Airtel starts testing Voice over Wi-Fi in Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore

Airtel rolled out Voice over Wi-Fi services officially starting from Delhi NCR and called it Wi-Fi Calling. Today the company has announced...

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Hackers Stole Customers' Payment Card Details From Over 700 Wawa Stores

Have you stopped at any Wawa convenience store and used your payment card to buy gas or snacks in the last nine months? If yes, your credit and debit card details may have been stolen by cybercriminals. Wawa, the Philadelphia-based gas and convenience store chain, disclosed a data breach incident that may have exposed payment card information of thousands of customers who used their cards at<img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~4/269yw-cmV8g" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/12/wawa-store-hacking.html">Read Here»</a>

Hackers Stole Customers' Payment Card Details From Over 700 Wawa Stores

Have you stopped at any Wawa convenience store and used your payment card to buy gas or snacks in the last nine months? If yes, your credit ...

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LG G8X ThinQ with 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED display, Snapdragon 855 and LG Dual Screen launched in India for Rs. 49999

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/LG-G8X-ThinQ-Dual-Screen-1024x701.jpg" /> LG just launched the G8X ThinQ smartphone in India after it was introduced back in September at the IFA. It packs a 6.4-inch FullVision FHD+ OLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 855 with 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with improved user interface with a cleaner design, refreshed icons and tabs such as Dial, Call logs, and Contacts moving to the bottom of the display so that users can get even more done with only one hand, has dual rear cameras, 13MP 136-degree super wide-angle and 12MP standard sensor. There is also a 32-megapixel camera that merges four pixels to form large 1.6μm pixels for better output. The new 6.4-inch OLED FHD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) 19.5:9 LG Dual Screen has an additional 2.1-inch Mono Cover Display that lets users check the time, date, battery charge, notifications and other useful information without opening the Dual Screen. The new Dual Screen adopts a new 360 Freestop Hinge to allow for viewing at any angle (0, 104° and 180°), just like a laptop. It can connect to the phone via USB instead of Pogo Pins in the previous generation. The phone doesn’t have ToF sensor like the G8 ThinQ, but comes with an in-display ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=ywKuywvf1P8:ZpRjuw9nyqY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=ywKuywvf1P8:ZpRjuw9nyqY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=ywKuywvf1P8:ZpRjuw9nyqY:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=ywKuywvf1P8:ZpRjuw9nyqY:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=ywKuywvf1P8:ZpRjuw9nyqY:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=ywKuywvf1P8:ZpRjuw9nyqY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/ywKuywvf1P8" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/300771/lg-g8x-thinq-price-india-specifications.html">Read Here»</a>

LG G8X ThinQ with 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED display, Snapdragon 855 and LG Dual Screen launched in India for Rs. 49999

LG just launched the G8X ThinQ smartphone in India after it was introduced back in September at the IFA. It packs a 6.4-inch FullVision FHD...

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Facebook building its own OS for its future AR glasses other devices: Report

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Facebook-Smart-Speaker-1024x576.jpeg" /> It seemed inevitable that Facebook would eventually decide to make its own operation system to reduce its dependancy on Google for Android, Apple, etc. In a report by theinformation.com, Facebook is currently looking into developing an OS from the ground up for its future hardware devices. According to the report, Facebook has given the role of building a social networking capable operating system from scratch to Mark Lucovsky, who was a co-author in building Microsoft's Windows NT. With its own OS, Facebook could get freedom to deeply integrate its social products into its current and future devices. To be clear, Facebook isn't ditching Android for its apps anytime soon though. These decisions from Facebook can be explained as protection from from being too dependant on Google. They do not want the risk of a potential disagreement between Facebook and Google to derail future device roadmaps. One of the main devices that is under development currently is Facebooks Augmented Reality Glasses and that is another reason why Facebook is building an OS. Some of the other devices that could benefit from Facebook's own OS is their Portal video conferencing device and its Oculus VR headset. In the report, Andrew Bosworth, Facebook’s VP of Hardware ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=XWfOJ8xBBsg:H7bleI-R0L4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=XWfOJ8xBBsg:H7bleI-R0L4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=XWfOJ8xBBsg:H7bleI-R0L4:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=XWfOJ8xBBsg:H7bleI-R0L4:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=XWfOJ8xBBsg:H7bleI-R0L4:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=XWfOJ8xBBsg:H7bleI-R0L4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/XWfOJ8xBBsg" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/300764/facebook-own-os-ar-glasses.html">Read Here»</a>

Facebook building its own OS for its future AR glasses other devices: Report

It seemed inevitable that Facebook would eventually decide to make its own operation system to reduce its dependancy on Google for Android,...

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