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A resident of California earned $ 25 million by unlocking operator smartphones, but he is unlikely to be able to spend this money – the criminal faces 165 years in prison
Argishti Khudaverdyan, a California resident, was found guilty in the United States of hacking and using T-Mobile’s information systems to set up a smartphone unlocking business that brought him a profit of about $25 million.
It is noted that 44-year-old Argishti Khudaverdyan from 2014 to 2019 worked as the director of one of the T-Mobile stores and used his corporate network account, as well as the accounts of dozens of his colleagues, to remove the operator block from smartphones. The latter prohibits owners of smartphones purchased in installments from using SIM cards of other operators until the seller has been paid the entire amount for the mobile device. The lock also prevents the use of stolen or lost devices.
Such blocking can only be removed in the operator’s salon after the expiration of the contract and upon presentation of documents confirming the identity of the buyer. Khudaverdyan lifted the block, abusing his position.
For 5 years of running an underground business, a 44-year-old man stole more than 50 corporate accounts of his colleagues through phishing and unlocked thousands of smartphones with their help. It is noted that the entrepreneur removed the lock even from those devices that were listed as stolen or lost. Khudaverdyan used several websites to promote his services.
The perpetrator faces up to 165 years on counts of fraud, money laundering, identity theft and more. The jury has already found Khudaverdyan guilty. The verdict will be announced on October 17.
Phones
Apple will not be greedy and will add support for Qi2 wireless charging for iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 smartphones
Apple, in its new iOS update, has added support for the Qi2 wireless charging standard to older iPhone models.
Qi2 support was found in iOS 17.2, which is now available as a candidate version. It states that Qi2 will be supported by smartphones of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 lines. Currently, only the latest iPhone 15 has support for the standard.
Let us remember that Qi2 is a new universal standard for wireless charging, which Apple also helped develop.
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Everything is heading towards the release of an iPhone without Dynamic Island and any cutouts or holes. LG Innotek is already preparing such a screen
LG Innotek has begun developing an advanced “under panel camera” (UPC) that has no visible lens hole. According to TheElec, such screens will be designed for full-screen iPhones without cutouts or holes.
UPC technology means that the camera lens is not visible when the camera application is not running. In this case, an image can be displayed above the camera area in an inactive state. UPC is also called under display camera (UDC).
Since the UPC camera is located below the display, the amount of light transmitted to the image sensor is less than that of a regular front camera module. Because of this structure, under-screen cameras do not produce very high-quality pictures and videos.
LG Innotek is developing a special lens called Freeform Optic to overcome the UPC limitations of not producing enough light. The patent states: “By using a Freeform Optic lens, the thickness of the peripheral lens can be controlled, thereby reducing optical system and optical module aberration (a phenomenon in which images are blurred due to the shape of the lens), as well as increasing the amount of light received. The image quality can be improved.”
Although LG Innotek has already begun development, the use of such displays in iPhones can only be expected after 2026, according to TheElec. Apple has reportedly already received UPC samples from other companies, but has rated their performance as unsatisfactory.
Apple is reportedly planning to place Face ID sensors under the screen before moving to UPC technology. Then the iPhone will have one round hole instead of the Dynamic Island.
Phones
Samsung Galaxy S25 will be radically different from the Galaxy S24. A new smartphone design will be developed by an employee of Mercedes-Benz
Despite the fact that the Galaxy S24 has not even been officially presented yet, there are already details about the Galaxy S25 line. According to an insider known on Twitter (X) under the nickname Revegnus, smartphones in the Galaxy S25 line will be radically different from the Galaxy S24.
“Ilhwan Lee, a former Mercedes-Benz designer and current head of the MX design team, is focused on the task of rethinking the Galaxy brand image to give it a fresh look. Beginning with [линейки Galaxy] S25, significant design changes expected“, wrote Revegnus. Many people greeted this news with enthusiasm, as evidenced by the comments to the post.
Revegnus was previously the first to accurately talk about the details of the new platforms of the Snapdragon 8 and Exynos families.
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