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- The biggest thing Apple needs to improve for the iPhone 11 to keep pace with Android - BGR
- Netflix abruptly loses support for Apple AirPlay - Engadget
- Lessons from Trump's bad USB drive; Bezos hacked phone: trust no one - USA TODAY
| The biggest thing Apple needs to improve for the iPhone 11 to keep pace with Android - BGR Posted: 06 Apr 2019 06:01 AM PDT No matter how you try to spin it, there's no getting around the fact that iPhone sales have been stagnant over the past few years. Despite some respectable upgrades over the past few years — the introduction of Face ID and a brand new form factor with the iPhone X being two prime examples — the simple reality is that consumers are holding onto their devices for longer. Suffice it to say, the 2-year upgrade cycle that helped transform Apple into the most profitable company on the planet is now nothing but a memory. Looking ahead, there is reason to believe that a monster refresh cycle — which analysts have been anticipating for the last two years — may be right around the corner. Most notably, the advent of 5G may prove to be just what Apple needs to inject a little bit of life into the iPhone line. Unfortunately, though, Apple will not be adopting 5G until 2020 at the absolute earliest. A recent analyst report even floated the idea that 5G iPhones may not see the light of day until 2021. So where does that leave Apple in the interim? Are iPhone sales doomed to take another dip in 2019? Not necessarily. One area where it'd be great to see a tremendous improvement in iPhone functionality involves the iPhone camera. While the camera on Apple's iPhone XS is best-in-class across certain categories, there's one category in particular where Apple needs to play a little bit of catch-up with its Android counterparts; low-light photography. If Apple wants the iPhone 11 release to make a huge splash and reinvigorate sales, a vast improvement in low-light photos is certainly one way to go. Now there's no disputing that the iPhone XS takes absolutely stunning photos in ideal lighting conditions, but there's also no denying that its low-light capabilities simply can't keep up with the Google Pixel 3 and the recently unveiled P30 Pro from Huawei. Originally introduced last year, Night Sight mode on Pixel devices is incredible and actually engenders excitement amongst new buyers. With Apple set to unveil its 2019 iPhone lineup in just about 5 months now, we can only hope that Apple will be able to match what Google managed to do with respect to low-light photography. And because a picture is worth a thousand words, Jeremy Burge a few weeks back posted some damning photos comparing low-light photos taken with a current iPhone and a 18 month old Google Pixel 2. The results speak for themselves. As impressive as that is, the P30 Pro takes things to an entirely new level. The quality of low-light photos taken with the P30 Pro borders on modern-day magic and even puts Google's Night Mode to shame. The following photo comparison is simply jaw-dropping.
All that said, we should see some considerable camera improvements with Apple's iPhone 11 lineup later this year. Rumor has it that Apple's flagship — the iPhone 11 Max — will include a triple-lens camera scheme. Meanwhile, the entry-level iPhone 11 will reportedly include a dual-lens camera scheme a'la the iPhone X and XS models. That's all well and good, but if Apple wants consumers to truly get exited about its forthcoming iPhone models, it can't go wrong with improved low-light photography. Most consumers simply fall to sleep when you start talking about optical zoom and triple-lens cameras. But one thing that every smartphone user can immediately comprehend and appreciate is a gorgeous photo taken in less than stellar lighting conditions. Google and Huawei have recently set new bars for mobile photography. Hopefully, with the iPhone 11 release looming overhead, Apple will return the favor sooner rather than later. |
| Netflix abruptly loses support for Apple AirPlay - Engadget Posted: 06 Apr 2019 04:38 AM PDT Netflix has supported AirPlay streaming from iOS devices to Apple TV since 2013, and while it wasn't the world's most necessary feature it is odd to hear that this week users noticed it suddenly stopped working. As MacRumors and Apple Insider point out, a support page on Netflix's website now says "Airplay is no longer supported for use with Netflix due to technical limitations." Whatever those technical limitations might be -- arising at the same time Apple revealed a Netflix competitor with Apple TV+ and is making its AirPlay 2 protocol available on more devices -- they shouldn't interrupt your streaming by much. The Apple TV, and any other AirPlay-ready device, will certainly include a Netflix app built-in, and may even work with the Cast button as a fallback. Even if it doesn't, AirPlay Mirroring still works too, even if it's not as convenient. It could be annoying logging into Netflix with an awkward TV remote instead of just pressing one button on your phone or tablet, but for now that's what it will take. |
| Lessons from Trump's bad USB drive; Bezos hacked phone: trust no one - USA TODAY Posted: 06 Apr 2019 05:09 AM PDT In these digital times, it comes down to this: Trust no one. . And verify everything. Three events in one week that we should all pay attention to: a thumb drive, a hacked phone and a fatal outcome from hopping in an unconfirmed Uber. Welcome to today's Internet Age. Consider: —A woman strolls onto President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, with four cellphones and a thumb drive authorities say was full of malware. Who knows just how extreme the malware was. But let's face it, it wasn't good. After she got past Secret Service checkpoints, she was stopped by the hotel's reception staff before it was too late. —Jeff Bezos, often characterized as the world's richest person thanks to the billions earned from his Amazon.com, also had people, but his phone, they allege, got hacked by the Saudis. Security experts we spoke to think it was either a phishing link that got clicked and enabled malware or malicious code put on a website he visited. Bezos says personal information was stolen from his phone. —A University of South Carolina student ordered an Uber over the weekend and stepped into a car she assumed was the driver. It wasn't. She was killed later that night, police announced Monday. For the millions of us who use ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft, remember this: The name of the driver and the license plate for the car are labeled in the app. Double check it before you get into any car and have the driver announce his or her name. Adam Levin, the author of Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers and Identity Thieves, says people who haven't taken security seriously need to stop and do a rethink. Internet woes are "not something we can prevent," he says. "But we can be more careful." What to do in the internet age? Begin by assuming the worst. When the phones rings, is it really a friend calling to speak to you or is it a hacker? Levin tells a story about the rogue asking if it's you when you answer the call, you say "Yes," and, if recorded, that word then gives him the license to bill you for things you never ordered because they have you on tape saying "Yes." His solution: Answer the phone only when you can prove, through Caller ID, that it is one of your contacts.  In the case of the malware-infested thumb drive that made it onto Trump's resort property, Levin says that had it been inserted into a networked computer, it could have picked up passwords, e-mail accounts and other privileged information. "Once malware is into a system, it's like a disease and virus," he says. "It just gets in and spreads." With a phone belonging to Bezos or you and me, "no phone is impregnable," he says. "People have to understand this. The phone you use could be a weapon of mass destruction. People look at cellphone as communication tool, it's really a mini data storage device." Once again, class, remember: —Don't put important personal information on your phone, unless you wish it to be in others' hands. —Have different passwords for every website you go to, and use two-factor authentication, using a code as a secondary method of logging in, to beef up your credentials. If you get hacked, change all your passwords. —When using public Wi-fi, assume that everything you're typing can be read by others. If you don't want it reprinted, don't type it. Better yet, subscribe to a virtual private network app to use while in public wifi, like NordVPN or or SaferVPN, which will help secure your signal. "No one is too unimportant, too small, too irrelevant to be of interest to a hacker," says Levin. "Assume we're all as hot as Kim Kardashian. We all have information they'd like to have."  In other tech news this weekSpeaking of hacking, the UpGuard cybersecurity firm said that it uncovered two cases in which massive buckets of third-party Facebook app data were left exposed on the public internet. In one such case, a Mexico-based media company named Cultura Colectiva amassed 146 gigabytes of data with more than 540 million records. The records are said to include user comments, likes, reactions, account names, Facebook IDs and more. Facebook said it took down the database after it was alerted to the issue. Verizon turned on its 5G network in Chicago and Minneapolis. The new 5G network is the first to work with a mobile phone, last year's Motorola's Moto Z3, assuming you have the required accessory that attaches to the back of the phone and has the required chips to connect to 5G. The phone currently retails for $480 on Verizon's website. The 5G accessory is sold separately for $199.99, a discount from what Verizon says is a retail price of $349.99. Snapchat hopes games will keep its young user base more involved with the service and help it grow. At a splashy event in Hollywood on Thursday, Snap Games was introduced. Users locate other players and the game during chat sessions. The first game introduced, Bitmoji Party, launched Thursday, and like the other games that will roll out shortly, they're all free and ad-supported. The back and forth between YouTube's PewDiePie and India's T-Series record label has resulted in a victor: PewDiePie is once again the most subscribed to channel on YouTube. PewDiePie – also known as Felix Kjellberg – had initially conceded defeat to T-Series, but he then saw a surge in subscribers. Both are hovering just under 100 million subscribers.  This week's Talking Tech podcasts—Watch an ad on app, get free movie ticket: MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes explains his latest project, PreShow. —The best voice commands for music with Alexa. —Happy birthday Gmail. —Don't do dumb things on your smartphone. —Scanmyphoto's latest pricing: 1 cents per scan. —My take on the Snapchat Partner Summit. That's a wrap for the Talking Tech weekly news wrap. Please subscribe to weekly newsletter, http://technewsletter.usatoday.com, follow me on Twitter (@jeffersongraham) YouTube Instagram and here, and listen to the daily Talking Tech podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to online audio. |
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