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It turned out that even a turned off iPhone can be hacked
Researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany have found that the iPhone can be at risk even when turned off.
When iPhone is turned off, most wireless chips, including Bluetooth, NFC, and Ultra-Wideband (UWB), continue to work for up to 24 hours. So the phone can still be found through Find My and you can still access credit cards and digital keys. These wireless chips have direct access to the secure element and can be used to install malware on the iPhone even when iOS is down.
Wireless chips operate in low power mode (Low-Power Mode, LPM). This is not to be confused with Power Saving Mode, which extends battery life. LPM support is implemented in hardware, which means that this issue cannot be fixed with a software-side fix.
Researchers conducted a security analysis of the LPM features introduced in iOS 15 and found that the Bluetooth LPM firmware could be modified to run malware on the iPhone. These loopholes have not been previously considered and could allow hackers with system-level access to track someone’s location or trigger new features on the phone. The problem seems to stem from the fact that LPM features were designed with functionality in mind, and there seemed to be little attention given to possible threats outside of the intended applications.
Disabling Find My turns turned off iPhones into tracking devices, and the implementation in the Bluetooth firmware is not immune to manipulation. Tracking properties can be surreptitiously modified by attackers with system-level access.
Ars Technica notes that most iPhone users have nothing to worry about, since a jailbroken iPhone is required to infect third-party software. However, the security hole can be exploited by spyware such as Pegasus.
The results of the research were transferred to Apple, which did not comment on the situation.
Phones
Google is sabotaging itself. Almost 60% of Pixel smartphone users are ready to abandon them in favor of devices from other brands
Market research company Statista conducted a survey of smartphone users and found an interesting trend. It turns out that almost 60% of Pixel users are ready to switch to a smartphone of another brand, and only about 26% said they are ready to remain loyal to the Pixel brand. For comparison, the graph below shows the opinions of Apple and Samsung smartphone users – and they are much more loyal to the iPhone and Galaxy brands, respectively.
The Phonearena resource believes that everything is due to the “buggy” of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 smartphones. Indeed, the Android developer company is not able to ensure the smooth operation of its devices out of the box. What’s more, many Pixel bugs go unresolved for many months. For example, the Pixel 7 Pro has had screen issues for eight months since the device was launched. Not to mention a lot of software problems.
Because of all this, Google is losing audience loyalty and, in fact, sabotaging itself.
Phones
Still folk 200 megapixels. Smartphone Realme 11 Pro + outside of China will rise in price minimally
Realme unveiled the latest Realme 11 Pro line of smartphones on May 10 in its home market in China, and the global premiere is now in preparation. Insider Sudhanshu Ambhore has become aware of the prices for global versions of smartphones, and they do not look overpriced, as is often the case when the Chinese model goes beyond the borders of the country.
For example, the base Realme 11 Pro+ with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage will cost $330, while the top one with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of flash will cost $370. For comparison, in China, the base Realme 11 Pro+ costs $290 (although it has 12 GB of RAM, not 8 GB), and the price of the 12/512 GB version is $320. That is, prices will be higher than in China, but not by much.
The insider also announced the cost of the global Realme 11 Pro: 8/128 GB – $ 290, 8/256 GB – $ 310.
Recall, Realme 11 Pro + is built on SoC MediaTek Dimensity 7050, equipped with a 6.7-inch OLED screen, a frame rate of 120 Hz and a PWM frequency of 2160 Hz, a camera with sensors with a resolution of 200, 8 and 2 MP, a battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh with 100W charging support. Realme 11 Pro is a little simpler: it has a camera with 108 and 2 megapixel sensors, and wired charging power is 67 watts.
Sudhanshu Ambhore has an extensive track record of leaks. For example, he posted details about Nokia 1.4, Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite, Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite, Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro in Europe and many other mobile novelties before their official announcement.
Phones
The $85 Redmi 10A was a hit in China during the big 618 sale. It outperformed the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
There is a big 618 summer sale going on in China right now, and there are periodic reports of the hottest items on different platforms. So, if we talk about the largest marketplace JD.com, then in the category of smartphones there is no equal Redmi 10A – this affordable model at $ 85 has surpassed the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max in popularity. Moreover, Redmi 10A on JD.com simply sold out.
Redmi 10A is on the other side of the parameters and consumer qualities from the iPhone 14 Pro. The device is built on SoC MediaTek Helio G25, equipped with a camera with sensors with a resolution of 13 and 5 megapixels, an IPS screen with a diagonal of 6.53 inches and a resolution of 1600 x 820 pixels, a 5000 mAh battery that provides up to 35 days of battery life in standby mode .
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