In a recently updated support document, the Cupertino giant has confirmed that the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini, and iPhone 13 mini won’t support iOS 16’s Battery Percentage feature. In other words, these models won’t display the iPhone’s battery percentage directly in the status bar but will continue to show it in the Control Center. However, Apple hasn’t provided any reason as to why these smartphones will miss out on the new feature.
With Windows 7 approaching its end of extended support in less than three years, Microsoft took to its German website to encourage Windows 7 users to upgrade to the latest OS, Windows 10, because of its set of integrated security features, Windows Store for Business, and flexible management and simplified development for enterprise IT. “Today, it does not meet the requirements of modern technology, nor the high security requirements of IT departments,” added Markus Nitschke, Head of Windows at Microsoft Germany.
To start with, Netflix Games has immediately made the newly added mobile game, Lucky Luna (Snowman) available to play. Luna is a 2D vertical scrolling platformer in which players will explore the magical journey into the depths of hidden temples and secret dungeons while unlocking the mysteries about the past of the protagonist Luna.
Further, Desta: The Memories Between, is another narrative-driven, turn-based tactical rogue-like game centered around throwing a ball, which is set to launch exclusively on the Netflix Games Platform on September 27.
Here is a scenario that security researchers and experts have been warning us for a decade now. Cyber criminals somehow getting access to the nuclear power plant and nuclear fission material which can be used to build dirty bombs. Apparently, the experts were not fooling us! The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which oversees United Nations nuclear operations, says a nuclear power plant was successfully hacked three or four years ago.
The layoffs were first reported by The Information last month where the publication revealed that Oracle was considering layoffs in its global workforce in August, as a part of a $1 billion cost-cutting proposal. While the current report does not mention the number of employees affected in the U.S., the layoff at Oracle will affect employees at its offices in the San Francisco Bay Area. According to Bloomberg, the layoff affected everyone ranging from a junior sales associate to a divisional sales director, in the U.
A malware that aims to steal the credentials of STEAM users has cropped up recently. This malware is being spread via the service’s chat feature. It asks users to click on a link which is shortened using the shortening services available on internet. When the user clicks on it, it gets directed to a file stored on Google drive. The file appears to be an image file, complete with an image icon on it.
The latest breach has resulted in the exposure of over 200 gigabytes of confidential data, which includes data of bio-metric unlock operations along with the source code for various technologies. A hacking group, Lapsus$, has taken responsibility for the breach. They also were part of the Nvidia hack, which occurred last week. The South Korean consumer electronics giant issued a media statement stating a “security breach” which exposed the internal company data with no risk to customer and employer data.
YouTuber Mark Spurrell, the owner of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, has modified his Android-based foldable smartphone to create a faux Windows phone on the outside and faux Windows 10 on the inside. While the phone still runs Android OS, the outer display is like a Windows Phone and the internal display is like a full Windows PC or Windows tablet. To make it work, Spurrell used a combination of two separate third-party Android launchers and a Bixby Routine with some tweaks to run a highly customized launcher on top of Android.
As per the report, three main reasons have been cited behind the South Korean tech giant’s move such as the decline in demand for smartphones globally due to the ever-increasing inflation, supply chain limitations, and the ongoing Russia and Ukraine war. Initially, Samsung had set a target to produce 310 million units of smartphones in 2022 but it has now decided to reduce it to 280 million units, which is around 10 percent less than the target it had set last year.
In the memo, Cook said that the company is doing “everything in our power to identify those who leaked” most of the details of Apple’s announcements to the press. He also noted that “people who leak confidential information do not belong” at Apple. The memo reveals Cook’s “frustration” at how details of confidential meetings, as well product news, are being leaked to the media. The news follows an internal company-wide meeting that took place at Apple on September 17 where the company demanded to frequently test unvaccinated employees but failed to meet a vaccine mandate, Apple vs Epic antitrust case, employee pay equity, privacy, sexism allegations, and more.