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Huawei’s Foldable Smartphone With 5G Connectivity To Come Out At MWC 2019

According to GSMarena, Huawei has presented in a private event with representatives of telecommunication companies and Korean government officials, a prototype of a folding smartphone with 5G connectivity.

Huawei plans to unveil its folding phone with 5G connectivity at MWC 2019

While Samsung is already working on its own foldable phone, the Galaxy F, while it’s developing a reliable 5G-compatible smartphone, Huwaei is, apparently, already possessing a working folding phone with 5G connectivity. The Chinese brand, reportedly, presented its innovation before significant telecommunication companies and South Korean government officials.

According to a Korean government spokesman, Huawei is working on its folding phone prototype that would not only be a foldable smartphone but will also be able to connect to the future fastest mobile network – 5G. Huawei’s final goal would be to present its new device at the next year’s Mobile World Congress, held in Barcelona.

Huawei’s first foldable smartphone with 5G might first come out in the US and Europe

According to the leaks, Huawei’s upcoming 5G foldable smartphone would boast an 8-inch screen which, when folded, would come down to a 5-inch display, so it would be a little bigger than the future Samsung Galaxy F model which would measure about 4.6 inches when in phone mode and 7.3 inches when in unfolded, respectively. In this case, the manufacturer of the display would be BOE, a company based in Beijing and R&D centers around the world.

Although the Chinese brand has decided to present its folding phone with 5G connectivity to the Korean officials, Huawei Korea has not revealed additional details on when this new foldable smartphone would arrive in stores. For now, only the United States and Europe are ready for 5G networks, so it is very likely that this mobile will be sold first in these regions.

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Instagram To Eliminate Fake Accounts, Followers, and Malicious Third-Party Apps

Instagram wants a clean and controlled platform, and from now on will pay particular attention to the activity generated not by people, but by third-party applications with access to accounts, according to a statement. These apps have the objective of tracking and sending false messages, to grow the base of followers of those who use them, without requiring a manual effort. It is frequent and common to see them engage in SPAM practices.

Instagram will identify the accounts that use these applications by using artificial intelligence, both in the detection and in the elimination of the activity that violates the Community Norms and Conditions of Use of Instagram.

One of the most worrying parts of the matter is that to operate, as is logical, applications that generate fake content to access the username and password of Instagram users on behalf of those who produce content. It is very shocking that this can happen in the era in which the Cambridge Analytica case has made users rethink using Facebook, because access to all data and control granted is not more significant in this case, but is total.

Instagram To Eliminate Fake Accounts, Followers, and Malicious Third-Party Apps

Therefore, Instagram will send a message within the application to the accounts that use these malicious apps, informing them of the removal of content. In this regard, Instagram will also ask users to change their password to revoke third-party access.

Those users who continue to use the applications despite the warnings, may have their Instagram experience limited, as certain functions would be denied. The false content of Instagram was not very annoying at the moment, but seeing the network lose personality in the same sense that Facebook was filled with clickbait is something that the company (Facebook) does not want.

Recently, Facebook claims to have deleted 7.8 million photos on child pornography thanks to artificial intelligence, while it also eliminated 583 million fake accounts in the first quarter of this year.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Leaks Debate A 6.7-Inch Screen With 4K Resolution

New Samsung Galaxy Note 10 rumors and leaks discussed the possibility that the future Galaxy Note flagship would boast a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with 4K resolution.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note smartphone is often referred to as the brand’s “big phone,” as every year the Note has been the largest smartphone of the South Korean tech company. This year Galaxy Note 9 came to market with a 6.4-inch screen with Super AMOLED and a resolution of 2960×1440.

As the next year’s Note 10 device would boast a 6.7-inch screen, that would mean that it would be even more extensive than the recently launched iPhone XS Max which has a 6.5-inch screen. Because it would launch next year, regarding its display’s quality, Galaxy Note 10 would surpass its competitors as it would come out with a 4K resolutions.

Previous rumors have long talked about a possible Samsung Galaxy Note 10 with no 3.5-millimeter jack for headphones, following the examples of other smartphone manufacturers. Not only that it’s done to boost the wireless headphones sales, but it is also a change that allows more space for the rest of the elements that make up the phone.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Leaks Debate A 6.7-Inch Screen With 4K Resolution

The Da Vinci project, as the Galaxy Note 10 is codenamed, would seek to include the latest mobile trends of the market, such as a larger screen without frames, chin or notch. However, there is no rumor of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 leaks that speculated about the other specs of the next year’s Note flagship.

According to the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 10 leaks, the South Korean company would present its Note 10 flagship somewhen in mid-2019. The handset might boast a 6.7-inch display with Super AMOLED, HDR, and 4K resolution, but without frames or a notch. The price, as some rumors reported, would still be over $1,000, while the smartphone will keep its classic SPen that maintains a large fan community and is already an icon of the Galaxy Note series.

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Two New iOS 12.1 Critical Vulnerabilities Reported

Like iOS 11 last year, iOS 12 is off to a bad start. In its version 12.1 released at the end of October, critical vulnerabilities and bugs are even more than in the original version.

Delivered at the end of October by Apple, the first update of iOS 12, the iOS 12.1, has two critical flaws. One gives access to recently deleted photos via the Safari browser, while the other allows users to bypass the Face ID and Touch ID authentication functions to access contacts. Other bugs are related to Wifi and battery management.

iOS 12.1 Launched With Several New Features

New features in iOS 12.1 include group conferencing management via FaceTime, 70 new emojis, and support for dual SIM for eSIM on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, the iPhone 2018 models Apple rolled out earlier.

Designed for iPhone and iPad, iOS 12 was presented at WWDC 2018, Apple’s annual developer conference, on June 4th. After a series of beta versions, iOS 12 was launched on September 17th, 2018. With this new version, the Cupertino-based tech giant promises increased performance. “Even if the environment is very busy, applications will be able to launch twice as fast. As for the keyboard, it will run 70% faster,” Apple estimates.

From the iPhone 5s released in 2013 to the latest iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max released in parallel with the new iOS version, “iOS 12 will optimize the speed as no other version has done so far.”

What’s Next For Apple? iOS 13

While the two before-mentioned critical vulnerabilities are not quite very threatening as they cannot be done remotely, they are still two of the most severe leaks of privacy found in an iOS version.

On the other hand, the fans are already turning their attention towards the next iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 13 about which many rumors have already emerged on the Internet, about one year before its release.

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Google Play Services 14.5.74 Rolled Out With Several Improvements

Any Android mobile consists of a series of basic applications such as a Phone app, SMS, Contacts or the services offered by Google itself, including Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Play. The piece of software that works behind the scenes and makes everything work is Google Play Services. Now, Google Play Services 14.5.74 rolled out with several improvements.

Google Play Services is always working in the background managing various tasks and making sure everything works well on Android devices. It is the fundamental pillar that unites a lot of applications and services and therefore must be kept regularly updated.

Google Play Services is an application that takes care of a lot of elements in any device with Android. When installed, this app is responsible for offering all the functions of Android apps, including those of Google itself. As it runs as an invisible process, we never interact with it directly but every time an app uses a library that depends on Google Play Services, this tool shows us the information.

Google Play Services 14.5.74 Rolled Out With Several Improvements

According to the official Google Play Services description, this service is used to update Google apps and apps from Google Play and offer core functionality such as authentication to Google services, syncing contacts, giving access to the latest user privacy settings, and to location-based services.

Play Services is also responsible for enhancing users’ in-app experience and performance in games, as well as offline searches. So, if you uninstall Google Play Services, the majority of your apps might not work any longer.

The latest Google Play Services 14.5.74 came out a few days ago for Android 4.0 and higher and boasted several under the hood improvements and changes that focus on stability, security, and performance. Google Play Services should update automatically to the latest version, but, in case it didn’t do that on your smartphone, you can grab the update from Google Play Store.

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