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Japan Display OLED iPhone screens could still be two plus years away

September 2, 2019
Japan Display OLED iPhone screens could still be at least two years away, according to a new report today. Apple has been working hard to diversify its supply chain for OLED screens for its flagship iPhone models, working with multiple suppliers to break Samsung’s monopoly — even injecting funds into two of them. Samsung has a strong technical lead over other OLED display manufacturers and was…
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Oppo Reno2 5G appears on TENAA with periscope zoom lens

September 2, 2019
The Oppo Reno 10x zoom didn’t get a successor last week when Oppo unveiled three Reno2 phones. The new flagship seems to be working its way through TENAA, however, or at least its 5G model is. As a reminder, the original Oppo Reno 5G added a Qualcomm X50 5G modem to the 10x…
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Zao iOS face-swap app tops Chinese App Store rankings, raises privacy fears

September 2, 2019
Zao, an iOS face-swap app that lets users substitute their own face for that of a celebrity in video clips, has topped the Apple’s App Store rankings in China, but is raising privacy concerns. App Annie said that the free app was downloaded millions of times and quickly went viral… Reuters explains how the app works. Consumers sign up for ZAO with their phone number and upload images of their…
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Emulator uses AI to offer the translations your games never had

September 2, 2019
Many classic video games are only available in one language, making it difficult to enjoy them as a non-speaker unless you have a fan translation. Now, though, you might just need the right software. Version 1.7.8 of the RetroArch emulator front end has introduced an AI Service feature that uses machine learning to translate game text into the language of your choice. It taps into services like…
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Sites stealing iPhone data reportedly targeted Uyghur Muslims

September 1, 2019
The websites stealing data from iPhones might have been used for particularly sinister purposes. TechCrunch sources claim the sites were part of a state-sponsored campaign, presumably from China, targeting the country’s Uyghur Muslim population. The pages would have…
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Report: China used iPhone website exploit attacks to target Uyghur Muslims

September 1, 2019
A few days ago, Google Project Zero security researchers detailed a chain of malicious website exploits targeting iPhone users. Now, reports that the Chinese government used these attacks to target Uyghur Muslims. Citing sources familiar with the matter, says that the malicious websites used to hack into iPhones, first detailed by Google, were part of a “state-backed attack,” likely from…
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