It sounds funny, but it happened. The world’s largest technology giants Apple and Meta have reportedly handed users’ data to hackers impersonating authorities. According to a report by Bloomberg. The slip-up happened in mid-2021, with both company Apple and Facebook falling for the phoney requests and providing information about users’ IP addresses, phone numbers, email and home addresses.

Law enforcement officials often request data from any social platform or tech company in connection with criminal investigations, allowing them to obtain information about the particular account owner. Normally, such requests are only provided with a search warrant or subpoena signed by a court, according to the people. However, emergency requests don’t require a court order.

Another company Snap Inc also received the same legal request from the same hackers, but it isn’t known whether the company provided data in the response or not. It’s also not clear how many times these companies or other platforms provided data prompted by forged legal requests.

Hackers affiliated with a cybercrime group known as the “Recursion Team” are believed to be behind some of the forged legal requests n the US and UK, which were sent to companies throughout 2021, according to the three persons who are involved in the investigation.

The Recursion Hacker group is no longer active, but many of its members continue to carry out hacks under different names, including as part of Lapsus$, according to a report.

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After too many rumours and leaks, Apple’s new affordable iPhone SE 3 is finally here, the successor of the iPhone SE 2 that was introduced back in 2020 comes with a 4.7-inch HD Retain display with Haptic Touch and still retains the Touch ID fingerprint sensor below the display. However, the new SE 3 replaces the A13 Bionic with the A15 Bionic and also adds 5G support.

iPhone SE 3 Specifications:

The new iPhone Se 3 has one major highlight, which is the 5G network support. As expected, the SE 3 is powered by the A15 Bionic chipset also found on the latest iPhone 13 series. As usual, there’s no word on the phone’s RAM and storage, but we expect to get details on this soon. For storage, we have three options: 64GB, 128GB and 256GB storage.

In the photography department, there is a 12 MP rear camera with 4k video recording with features such as Smart HDR4, Photographic Styles, Deep Fusion, and Portrait mode, and a 7MP selfie camera with up to 1080p HD video recording.

On the design front, there is nothing new. The iPhone SE 3 takes design cues from its predecessor and features an iPhone 8-like design, which means you get thick bezels and the same single rear camera module.

The display size also remains the same, maybe some users like compact 4.7-inch screen size, but the majority of users think it’s too obsolete for 2022. It has a Haptic Touch and still retains the Touch ID fingerprint sensor below the screen. It is a layer made of glass and ceramic for better protection from drops or accidents.

The new iPhone SE 2022 comes with improved battery life. It also supports wireless charging and fast charging.

Price and Availability

The new iPhone SE 3 comes in three different colours: Midnight, Starlight and RED. Coming to price, It starts at $429 (around 32900 Rs), which is higher than the $399 price tag of the old iPhone SE 2.
The SE 3 will be available to buy, starting March 18. And the pre-order will start on March 11.

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Apple has just launched the all-new iPhone 13 series and the iPad mini that is powered by the A15 Bionic Chip which Apple claims to be a significant upgrade over the A14 Bionic chip used on the Apple iPhone 12 Series. Apple has revealed a lot of information about the all-new A15 Bionic Chip, but how does the A15 Bionic Chip compare with the A14 Bionic chip? This is what we will be answering in this article, and point out the differences between the two chips. But before we get to that part, we need to understand why the A14 and the A15 Bionic Chips are the most advanced smartphone SoCs currently. 

The A14 and A15 Bionic Chips serve as the central processor, neural engine, and even graphics card for the iPhones. Although Apple designs, and develops the chips, these raw silicon chips based on the 5nm technology are provided by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company or TSMC. The A14 and A15 Bionic Chips deploy several complementary systems that work in sync with each other to provide that powerful performance, which cannot be compared to any other smartphone chip on the planet. The A14 Bionic Chip is nearly 29% faster than its nearest competitor, the Snapdragon 888 chipset. Although we do not have the performance scores for the A15, we can expect the performance to be even better. 

How is the A15 Bionic Chip different from the A14 Bionic Chipset?

One of the major differences between the A14 Bionic Chip and the A15 chip is the architecture used in designing them. Although both these chips are built on the 5nm technology, there are nearly 15 billion transistors in the A15 Bionic when compared to the 11.8 billion transistors used in the A14 chipset. The added number of transistors would certainly boost the performance of the chipset. Although Apple has not declared the performance numbers for the A15 chipset, it claims that the newer chip is about 50% faster than the competition. 

Another upgrade that Apple talked about a lot in its event was the improvement the company made in iPhone’s neural engines, which would improve its machine learning capabilities. This means that AI features like Siri, and photography would be better in iPhone 13 when compared to iPhone 12. 

At last, the A14 Bionic Chip was great, but it seems like the A15 Bionic Chip is going to be even better. 

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iPhone 13 might come with in-display fingerprint sensor: Apple is working on its next-generation iPhones which will arrive later this year. A lot of rumours in the past suggested that the iPhone 13 lineup is not going to bring any ground-breaking upgrades or changes over the last year’s iPhone 12 series, given the changes company had brought with previous year’s iPhones. But according to the recent reports, the Cupertino-based tech giant is bringing the most-awaited and requested feature over the years.

iPhone 13 might come with in-display fingerprint

According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is testing an in-display fingerprint sensor for iPhone 13. While most Android manufacturers relied on the in-display fingerprint sensor technology, it has become a standard on any smartphone today. On the other hand, Apple discontinued its Touch ID and started using Face ID on its mainline iPhone series of smartphones.

Although it has been an excellent run for the Face ID, this goes without saying — Face ID has become the most useless thing in the Coronavirus situation where the wearing mask has become the new normal, and the iPhone cannot scan your face. For the same reason, Apple has finally decided to bring back the Touch ID, and the report also claims that Apple might still keep the Face ID. This is our take on iPhone 13 might come with in-display fingerprint sensor, for more iPhone 13 coverage, stay tuned!

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At it was a special event tonight, Apple has released three new Macs with the new Apple M1 chip. There’s the new MacBook Air and the new MacBook Pro, and then the new Mac Mini also gets the M1 treatment.

As we have expected, the M1 chip improves the performance which we have expected from a Mac Mini. In fact, Apple claims that the Mac Mini is now three times faster than the CPU and has six times faster graphics than the previous generation quad-core Mac Mini. The new M1 chip facilitates machine learning 15 times faster than the previous generation Mac Mini.

For I / O, the Mac Mini requires all the ports it needs. The back of the device has a 3.5mm headphone jack with two USB Type-A ports, two Thunderbolt ports, an Ethernet port, and an HDMI port. Additionally, the Mac Mini now supports the Pro Display XDR in its full 6K resolution for faster Thunderbolt ports.

The Mac Mini doesn’t have much to talk about because it’s basically a compact desktop, but Apple claims that the performance improvements from this machine are very impressive.

The new Mac mini with M1 chip is priced at 64,900 Rs for the 256GB version and the 512GB version costs 84,900 Rs. This is a lot cheaper than the Intel version. It is already available to order from Apple online store and will be available from Apple Authorised Resellers offline and online in India soon.

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Finally, that day has arrived. After teasing him in June at WWDC 2020, Apple today finally unveiled its first in-house Apple Silicon: MacBook Air with Apple M1 SoC. The new Apple Air looks just like the current MacBook Air, with the same Retina display 13-inch, but it brings updates under the hood thanks to the new Apple M1 chipset.

The new MacBook Air comes with the new Apple M1 chipset, an 8-core processor, combined with an 8-core GPU, and a 16-core neural engine. Apple claims that the MacBook Air is now three times faster than the best-selling Windows laptop in its class, and more than 98% of Windows laptops sold this year that is a big claim.

The MacBook Air is now fanless anyway, and Apple is confident that the M1 can maintain its performance on the MacBook Air without any active cooling, which I would like to see while turning it on. Anyway, when coming back to the MacBook Air it comes with 16GB of RAM and 2TB SSD. Apple also says that the SSD is now the M1’s storage controller and faster flash memory than before, which says something when looking at the SSD in the MacBook Air is also fast.

The company is also now improving the FaceTime HD camera. Thanks to the new ISP in the M1, MacBook Air’s webcam video quality will improve, and also noise reduction has improved, a higher dynamic range, and better white balance. For I / O you get two Thunderbolt ports for USB 4.

As we expected, the battery life improves with the new M1 chip. Apple claims that the MacBook Air will run for 15 hours of web browsing and 18 hours of video playback. They are not the best metrics to judge battery life, but Apple always tells us so. However, these numbers are much better than the previous generation MacBook Air.

Pricing and availability

The new Apple MacBook Air with M1 chip comes in Gold, Silver and Space Grey colour variants, is priced at 92,900 Rs for the 256GB storage version, which is same as the Intel version that was introduced earlier this year. The 512GB version costs 1,17,900 Rs which is even cheaper than the earlier model. It is already available to order from Apple online store and will be available from Apple Authorised Resellers offline and online retailers in India soon.

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Along with the new MacBook Air, Apple today also announced the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the all-new 5nm M1 chip. As with the Air, the new MacBook Pro is also similar to the previous generation and comes with a 13-inch Retina display, but also there are so many improvements under the hood.

Apple claims that the M1 processor is 2.8 times faster in terms of CPU performance and 5 times faster in GPU performance than the previous generation MacBook Pro. And the company says that the new MacBook Pro can reproduce images. In Prores in playback  8K solved without missing a frame, which looks amazing, I’m sure that every video team is already captivated. Also with this, you can configure the MacBook Pro with up to 16GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD.

The laptop now also has the same Thunderbolt port, this time compatible with USB 4, and the studio-quality three-microphone array that we also saw on the previous-generation MacBook Pro. Like the MacBook Pro, FaceTime HD cameras are built on the M1 chip thanks to the new ISP. Also has better noise reduction, greater dynamic range, and face detection with you.

Now let’s talk about battery life, there are obvious improvements for the new M1 chip. Apple claims that the MacBook Pro offers 17 hours of web browsing and 20 hours of video playback. It’s quite impressive compared to the battery life of the previous-generation MacBook Pro.

Pricing and availability

The new MacBook Pro 13-inch with 256GB SSD is priced at 1,22,900 Rs and the 512GB SSD option is priced at 1,42,900 Rs. The customer can customise the RAM and storage options on Apple India online store. It is already available to order from Apple online store and will be available from Apple Authorised Resellers offline and online retailers in India soon.

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Along with the launch of the new iPhone 12 series, Apple has also introduced its new MagSafe technology for wireless charging. Apple is now simplifying the experience of charging with the new iPhones wireless and also they have come up with the 4 new accessories with this technology built-in.

The first product is the wireless charger which is MagSafe.This comes up with the simple Qi-compatible charger that has the new MagSafe technology within it. This charger will charge the Qi-compatible device but it will change the iPhone 12 series at the 15W fast from any other devices.

Apple also announced the two new first-party cases for all the models of the new iPhone. First is the Silicone case with MagSafe and the Clear case with MagSafe. These two of them contains the MagSafe magnetic coils built-in which will alow to stacked and enable wireless charging.

The last product is the iPhone Leather Wallet with MagSafe. This is the small leather pouch which will magnetically clip on to the back of the iPhone. The size of this is perfect for the small credit card and also contains the MagSafe magnetic coils.

• Price of the MagSafe Charger is Rs. 4500.
• Price of the  Silicone Case and the Clear case is  Rs. 4900 each
• Price of the iPhone Leather Wallet with MagSafe is Rs. 5900. 

This all products will be available to buy from the Apple.com and authorized resellers in India and also iPhone 12 series starting from October 30th.

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Apple launched the new HomePod which is integrated with Siri. The HomePod mini is the Smaller version of the Apple HomePod. This comes with the fabric cover and the rounder design language. It has the Apple S5 Chip and also gets computational audio for better performance. The price of the HomePod mini is less than the price of the Alexa-powered Echo and Google Assistant-backed Nest Audio.

HomePod mini Specifications

The  HomePod mini comes with the main driver and the two passive radiators with an acoustic waveguide. For the 360-degree audio experience, this has Apple’s S5 chip to enable computational audio technology which will help to adjust how the music sounds 180 times per second.

In this mini is allowing the series of complex tuning models to which optimize the loudness and to adjust the dynamic range. Also, you can able to make the stereo pair using 2 HomePod mini speakers. It has the four microphones 3 for the listen to your commands ‘Hey Siri’ and one for the inward-facing to provide the o isolate sound and will improve voice detection.

You’ll also see the music controllers and hints without needing to unlock the device but there is a catch in this. This feature will be only going to get triggered later this year.

Price and Availability

The price of the  HomePod mini is $99 and will come up with the two-colour variants that are  Space Grey and White. This will be the competitor of Google’s new recently unveiled Nest Audio and the Alexa-backed 4th-gen Echo and which is also the spherical orb like the Mini.

If you are looking to buy the HomePod Mini in India then this will be the god news for you that it has been priced at  Rs. 9,900 in the country. This smart speaker will be available to preorder from 6th November and will begin ship from 16th November. This will be available to buy in Apple’s online store and the authorized resellers.

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