IT&Software
Garmin mobile app, website hit by prolonged outage
Garmin has yet to say what is causing the outage but confirmed that most of its online properties are offline, along with its call centres, email system and online chats. WastedLocker likes to distribute through trojanized software downloads. "All the security technology in the world is not going to protect against determined attackers". [Full Article...]
Surface Duo gets Bluetooth SIG certification, is heading to major United States carrier
The Surface Duo was certified by Bluetooth SIG past year in October. However, it has appeared once again ahead of its impending release. We can see that the device supports LTE bands for all of the major USA carriers, has Bluetooth, NFC, and 802.11ac WiFi. [Full Article...]
Intel's 7nm CPUs are delayed, won't arrive until at least 2022
In the second half of 2021, Intel expects to deliver a new line of client CPU's (code-named "Alder Lake"), which will include its first 10nm-based desktop CPU, and a new 10nm-based server CPU (code-named "Sapphire Rapids"). But rival AMD is already selling 7nm laptop chips based on its "Zen 2" architecture that have received high marks from reviewers for performance and energy efficiency. [Full Article...]
Made in India iPhone 11, Apple starts manufacturing flagship at Chennai plant
Apple has begun assembling the high-end iPhone 11 smartphone at its Foxconn plant in Chennai, reports Economic Times. By making the iPhones it sells in India in that country, Apple saves around 22% on import duties. Its supplier Foxconn is also planning to invest up to $1 billion in India. Foxconn's planned investment in the plant near Chennai would take place over the course of three years, as ... [Full Article...]
Lenovo Legion Phone Duel With Snapdragon 865+ SoC, 90W Fast Charging Launched
The Lenovo Legion gaming phone is priced at CNY 3,499 (Roughly Rs 37,300) for the base 8GB/128GB variant. The display is a 6.59in AMOLED with a 144Hz refresh rate. Footage from the pop-up selfie camera can be overlaid on top of the game recordings, and you can also easily review the highlight clips you've collected once a gaming session is over. [Full Article...]
LG Velvet offering 5G hits U.S. market
As mentioned above, AT&T has first dibs on the phone with online sales beginning tomorrow, July 22, followed by local retail stockings starting August 7. A Snapdragon 765G powers the Velvet , a 5G modem integrated into it akin to the new OnePlus phone, the Nord. Verizon will also be getting in on the action with the launch of the LG Velvet 5G UW (5G Ultra Wideband), but that variant of the de... [Full Article...]
Poco C3 gets certified, likely to be a rebadged Redmi 9
Today, we have been able to spot the POCO C3 smartphone on the Bluetooth SIG certification website, which hints at an imminent launch. POCO India may have planned to launch smartphones across different price segments in India. Last week, the M2006C3MI model number was seen on Bureau of Indian Standards and TUV Rheinland websites under the Poco branding. Speaking of the specifications of the de... [Full Article...]
Apple’s iOS 14 public beta disables European contact tracing apps
But despite that fact, the YouTube app has never taken advantage of PiP technology, and it's unlikely to change when iOS 14 is officially released later this year. The result was, their Apple device was stuck at the apple logo and they had to go through lots of worries. It's like giving your iOS a second chance that it avails and solves its own issues. [Full Article...]