This tool supports editing user photos into animated characters of Pixar or Disney. Although there are no controversial, worrying terms like FaceApp, Voilá AI Artist still has certain conditions for users. How much does it cost to use Voila ? Application “transform” Voilá is a photo editing tool that is free to download on iOS and Android. This app helps users turn their photos into hand-drawn caricatures, cartoon characters or a Renaissance painting. This application only allows 3 days of free use, before the screens and conditions for collection appear. Specifically, the Voilá Pro package costs $2/week on Android and $3/week for the iOS version. To use the app for 1 year, the developer has more preferential packages such as 21 USD / year for Android or 30 USD / year on Apple devices. Paying users will get rid of ads, speed up image processing and unlock other features like removing the app icon from the image when exporting. Portrait of billionaire Elon Musk before and after using the Voilá AI Artist app. Photo: OlharDigital. According to the Wired , when paying, it’s true that the app processes photos faster. However, it is not possible to confirm if it is due to the processing acceleration feature or because the app has removed ads. Compared to free apps that often appear on the Play Store or AppStore, Voilá has a more “sustainable” way of collecting money. Usually, users only need to pay a one-time amount of a few dollars if they want to quit ads, or accept to see periodic ads for free use. With weekly payment mode, users also need to note the automatic payment. Compared to the whole year price, if you buy a weekly package just to edit a few photos and forget, users can lose tens to hundreds of dollars if they forget to remove automatic payment. This is not an uncommon problem with today’s paid recurring or content services. Users should be careful to avoid wasting money when the application automatically renews. Doesn’t require ‘sensitivity’ like FaceApp, but still has a privacy note Like all apps that have access to data, Voilá AI Artist can also compromise user privacy. According to the application terms, Voilá is allowed to transfer and store users’ images like many other editing apps. This application may use users’ images for their own advertising purposes without notice or fees. Like photo editing apps, Voilà also asks permission to use user data for advertising. In 2020, Vietnamese people used to compete to post edited photos from the FaceApp application. Like Voilá, FaceApp brings effects such as changing gender, making an old face or turning a child. However, FaceApp’s data requests are much more sensitive. Specifically, the installation part of FaceApp requires the right to launch with the system, access memory, run in the background, full permission to use the Internet… Thus, after installation, FaceApp has the right to automatically launch, access access memory and transfer data to the server. “With more than 100 million downloads, this is a huge data store. Some access rights exceed the limits of photo editing applications,” said Tri Duc, a security expert working in New York, USA. share with Zing when talking about FaceApp . Developers Website.AI of the application Voilá AI Artist said their company will delete the data after 24-48 hours. However, this claim has yet to be verified. So, Wired users need to understand that the use of these “transforming” applications carries certain risks and needs to be responsible for themselves before using.

While most Apple users are focused on the newly announced iOS 15, young developer Zane Kleinberg has reworked iOS 4 – which Apple released in 2010 with the iPhone 3G – from the ground up as a standalone app. He calls it OldOS and you can try it out now. “What I created with OldOS is iOS 4 beautifully rebuilt in SwiftUI,” developer told Cult of Mac. “In essence, an app is something like an emulator or perhaps, a second operating system inside an app on your phone. It’s really designed to be a near-working, near-pixel-perfect re-creation of iOS 4.” The fourth version of Apple’s mobile operating system – and the first to be called “iOS” instead of “iPhone OS” – iOS 4 brought notable updates in 2010. It introduced new features. Home screen folder, support for adding custom backgrounds, system-wide spell checker integration and much more. Kleinberg sums up iOS 4 in one word: nostalgia. iOS 4 looks a bit dated these days – as a reminder of how far iOS has come over the past decade. But if you think iOS 4 brings a sense of nostalgia to you, it seems a lot more ancient for 18-year-old Kleinberg. He was 7 years old when it came out. “My first experience with any form of modern mobile technology was iOS 4,” New York-based developer said. “It’s hard to say how special this software holds in my heart. That’s what first introduced me to my passion for app development and technology. I think we all enjoy clinging to a select few childhood memories, and a lot of my memories include this operating system.” iOS 4 running on iPhone 12 A few years after the release of iOS 4, Kleinberg – then in 4th grade – created a homework tracker as the first app on the App Store. Even though that app was no longer available, he didn’t mind. He chose Computer Science when he took the university entrance exam at the end of this year. Zane Kleinberg Kleinberg created OldOS using a combination of legacy assets like icons and other things he had to design himself. He said he’s tried to recreate most of the iOS 4 apps. However, some apps – like Mail, Calendar, YouTube, and Messages – still have “big problems” he’s working on. Apps vary in functionality, with some functioning more fully than others. For example, the Calculator app can do calculations, but the Messages app (which is still active) only shows notifications and the UI. In other words, OldOS is more of an interactive museum than a fully functional operating system. “For months, I had an iPhone 4 running iOS 4 on my desk and used the apps one by one, trying to figure out how Apple designed them, ” I said. “ Since I’m pretty well versed in reverse engineering, I’ll decompile the application binaries and try to see, from a more technical perspective, how Apple built its app. I also found the iOS 4 UI Kits, and was able to put them in Photoshop and have a look.” Other parts of Kleinberg’s OldOS project require different methods. “For apps like Stocks and Weather, which no longer work, I watched YouTube videos, trying to reason as much as I could about the design,” I said. “ It’s just a continuous process of looking at different pieces of stuff over and over, then trying to build it in SwiftUI, and then iterating until I’m happy with that UI element.” Unfortunately, you shouldn’t expect to find this app in the App Store. Kleinberg believes that Apple will not accept the free use of assets owned by Apple. Apple enforces strict guidelines about showcasing its products in apps. “This whole project is a testament to the extraordinary work of the Apple team both past and present,” said Kleinberg. “I just hope this project can convince them to re-evaluate their policies even a little bit.” For those who want to try OldOS, Kleinberg says it can be downloaded from TestFlight, Apple’s developer service for beta-testing apps. Or they can check out his OldOS project on Github.

Annual global app innovation competition. This year’s version of the competition in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region will be where contestants in the region showcase their skills and talents to win a prize pool totaling $200,000. Interested candidates can apply for the exam from June 10 to August 20. AppUP Contest 2021 Jury Member This year’s Asia-Pacific region competition will feature 10 award categories – Best App, Best Game, App Award with Biggest Social Impact, Honor App Award and Most Popular App Award; as well as new categories including AppGallery’s Rising Star Award, Best FinTech Innovation Award, Best HMS Core Innovation Award, Outstanding Student Award, and Best Student Award Technology women. 20 featured applications will be selected based on social value, business value, user experience and innovation. Shane Shan, Director of Huawei Consumer Cloud Services in Asia-Pacific, said: “At Huawei, we believe in building an inclusive digital society where technology is open to all. Through Huawei’s easily accessible platforms, development tools and technical resources for everyone, we hope to empower developers at all levels to So at AppsUP 2021, we’ve doubled the number of award categories with new awards specially created to honor student developers, developers, and developers. female developers and new developers entering the HMS mobile ecosystem”. Comprehensive support for developers In addition to the cash prize, AppsUP 2021 offers an opportunity to accelerate the way towards the third largest mobile ecosystem, providing a stepping stone for developers to enter the global market. Participating in the competition and introducing developers’ apps to the AppGallery app store is a launchpad for them to reach more than 730 million Huawei smartphone users globally, and increase their exposure. with potential partners and investors. Candidates in the Asia-Pacific region will enjoy an expanded array of technical support, including hands-on training seminars from top Huawei engineers and guest judges. The finalists may also have the opportunity to participate in a global marketing and communication campaign with Huawei.

At WWDC 2021, Apple introduces a lot of new features and many of these features are really worrying for developers, because their products can be “killed” by Apple. Zoom (and other video conferencing applications) It’s hard to imagine a tool as useful during a pandemic as a video calling and conferencing app (with the exception of soap and sanitizer). We’ve all spent countless hours on Zoom, Skype, and Google Meet working, and when it’s done, many of us turn to Apple’s FaceTime to chat with family at home. FaceTime on Android and Windows With its simplicity, even the elderly can easily use FaceTime, but it is too simple to use in the company. With iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, FaceTime is about to rival Zoom, with grace features that allow voice enhancement while eliminating background noise, and the ability to create and schedule links in advance. FaceTime calls. Most importantly, Windows and Android users can also participate in FaceTime calls through the web interface, thus no longer relying on Apple hardware. Citymapper Citymapper Traveling on public transport in a city you’ve never been to can be a daunting challenge. Not only do you have to figure out which trains or buses to take, but you also have to know when to get off to get to your desired destination. That’s why there are apps like Citymapper, which function like satellites for subways, buses and trains. But in iOS 15, Apple is incorporating similar functionality into Maps to convince iPhone users not to use Google Maps instead. Not only will you see the progress of your vehicle updated in real time, you’ll also get advanced alerts on when you need to get off and then directions to where you need to go. you back on the road. Peloton Artist Series Training Program Nothing motivates you to work out like the perfect tracks and your favorite artists, which is what Peloton has leveraged in its Artist Series collaboration with celebrity: a series exercises in which the entire music is centered around a single artist as part of a formal partnership. With Fitness, Apple is aiming for Peloton’s success, and with the help of the company’s massive music streaming service, it will soon introduce the new Artist Spotlight Series, where workouts will feature an entire playlist. from a single artist. The first themed workouts will be based on the music catalog of Lady Gaga, Keith Urban, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez. Multi-device keyboard and mouse iPhones and iPads have been compatible with wireless keyboards for years, making typing easier and helping turn both devices into true productivity tools. That’s led to makers of multi-device keyboards and mice that can quickly switch between controlling different devices — like laptops, phones, and tablets — through a single switch. simple change. With macOS Monterey, a new feature called Universal Control will make such accessories unnecessary for Apple users. A mouse and keyboard (or trackpad) can be used to not only control multiple devices, but control them all at once, when the pointer can move to another device’s screen. This feature takes it a step further and allows for easy dragging of files between Apple devices, simplifying the way iOS and macOS devices share documents. You may see this feature as “Mouse without Borders” on Windows, but the way Apple does it is much more intuitive and logical.

The latest update of the iOS 14 operating system seems to focus only on bug fixes and performance improvements to provide the best performance and enhance the user experience during use. These beta versions can be easily downloaded through the Apple Developer Center for those signed up for the beta program, or through an over-the-air update on devices running the beta software. Early public betas are usually officially released within a few days of a developer beta. Currently, users who have previously signed up for the experience can download iOS 14.7 and iPadOS 14.7 beta 2 on their devices by going to Settings -> General -> Software Update. Earlier, Apple suddenly released beta 1 of iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7, tvOS 14.7, watchOS 7.6 and macOS 11.5 on May 19, followed by a few days of public release of iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6 versions. , tvOS 14.6, watchOS 7.5, and macOS Big Sur 11.4. The HomePod OS has also received its second developer beta update. However, users are recommended to back up all data on the device before participating in Apple’s trial program. When something goes wrong and you want to revert to the previous version of the operating system (currently iOS 14.6), you will need a backup of your old data. However, users should not install the beta for major devices, because of the possibility of data loss or other problems. According to 9to5mac

Photo: Apple Insider Recently, iOS 14.7 beta 2 version has been officially released by Apple to testers. This version is intended to fix bugs for the previous iOS version. In its release notes, Apple did not disclose what bugs it fixed in the new update. Normally, the second beta is expected to bring more bug fixes to the operating system, but iOS 14.7 beta 2 seems to have caused widespread SIM failure. It is not clear what percentage of testers encountered this error after the update. In addition, Apple has not yet commented on this error. Recently, users have also complained about the official iOS 14.6 operating system version released by Apple last week. Users report that their devices experience significant battery drain after updating to the new version. Photo: Apple Insider There’s a bug this time on iOS 14.7 beta that only affects developers who use an eSIM on their iPhone instead of a physical SIM card. However, this is yet to be confirmed. The issue was first discovered by news site 9to5mac and many of the above users are continuously confirming the problem on Twitter. Until Apple fixes this on beta 2, Apple Insider advises developers to avoid downloading this release.

(Source: ashtonhawks.com) LG Electronics Inc. The company said on June 3 that its FOSSLight system, an open source software management tool, is ready to “serve” external developers as the Korean technology giant strengthens its presence in the community software . LG said system FOSSLight, which has been used by the company since 2014, can now be downloaded for free on its website. This open source software allows programmers to freely use or edit according to their work needs. However, developers must comply with the license regulations for each open source code. LG’s FOSSLight is an open source compliance audit system, with the ability to analyze a developer’s software for compliance with licensing conditions and meeting security requirements. LG hopes this new move can strengthen FOSSLight’s global presence and improve the system’s stability by receiving mixed feedback from outside developers. This is also part of LG’s commitment to expanding cooperation and partnerships with others to accelerate digital transformation. LG has worked to establish a license management system Source code firmly open to professionals since 2007. LG is also the first Korean company to be recognized by the Linux Foundation’s OpenChain project. OpenChain is a project that helps define key recommended processes to make compliance with open source licenses simpler and more consistent.

Users are increasingly preferring digital banking and payment applications… Based on data from 2,000 top apps and datasets from Fintech, Game and E-Commerce applications, Adjust, a global app marketing analytics platform, has just released its annual report on app trends. mobile apps in 2021. In the context of complicated epidemic developments worldwide, the rate of users downloading and opening applications increased sharply compared to previous years and was higher than expected. The report highlights that mobile apps will continue to grow strongly in 2021. Installs are up 50% across all industries in 2020 and up 31% in the first quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, number Visits increased by 30% in 2020 and now have increased by 4.5%. USERS FAVOR TO FINTECH APP Analytics reports from trends in installs and sessions to time spent on apps and app re-installs… The numbers recorded in the past year show that fintech continues to “encroach” into the mobile segment. Many traditional banks have cooperated with fintechs and neobanks (new-style digital banks, no transaction offices, no branches, all operations take place in cyberspace) are increasingly widely accepted. cobble. The banking app recorded $3.6 billion in revenue. By mid-2020, digital banking accounted for 25% of all banking apps downloaded, up from just 1% in 2017. The data shows that each user on average installs about 2.5 financial apps. The level of global payments last year reached 1.390 billion USD and is expected to increase to 1.680 billion USD this year. The adoption rate of mobile payments has increased sharply globally, with the highest rate in China with more than 81%, followed by India (37.6%), Japan (25.3%) and Italy (21.1%)… From the fintech growth numbers, users are increasingly preferring payment applications and digital banking. Taken as a whole, fintech has the strongest increase in installs of all industries, growing 51% in 2020 compared to the previous year. In the first months of 2021 alone, the number of installs increased by 12% compared to the average of 2020. The number of sessions of fintech applications also skyrocketed in 2020, with 85% year-over-year. The number of sessions increased steadily throughout 2020, with the strongest increase in early October (22% higher than average) and late November (24% higher than average). The data also recorded a peak in mid-July, when 15% higher than the annual average. In 2021, up to the present time, the number of fintech application sessions is increasing by 35%. These growth numbers show that users are increasingly preferring payment applications and digital banking. SPEND A LOT OF TIME GAME AND UP ONLINE SHOPPING Along with fintech, the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic has partly reflected in the growth figures of the e-commerce and gaming industries. Games hit new milestones in 2020, especially in the hypercasual (lightweight, instant play and unlimited replay) segment, with installs up 43% versus 26% for games. other games (non-hypercasual games). The number of sessions for hypercasual games increased by 36%, while the number of sessions for non-hypercasual games increased by 27% in 2020. The mobile game market is valued at $165 billion by 2020. Asia remains a large market, accounting for $41 billion of the total market value. The number of mobile game players increased by 46% during the year, from 1.2 billion to 1.75 billion. Statistics show that mobile games are the main source of 51% of revenue and hypercasual games are predicted to reach $ 2.5 billion by 2021. The overall market is forecasted to reach nearly $220 billion by 2023, of which revenue from Google Play accounts for 19.6%, continuing to be higher than the App Store (13.2%). Although the number of installs of e-commerce applications increased slightly, only 6%, the number of sessions increased by 44%. This clearly reflects the fact that users interact and shop high with e-commerce applications. Last year was also considered a successful year for e-commerce with the number of transactions on the application increasing by 58%, in which the strongest increase was at the beginning of the year when the epidemic broke out. The survey showed that the number of goods purchased online has increased by 24%, while the quantity in stores has decreased by 7%. Research predicts that by the end of 2021, 17% of global transactions will be done online. The number of installs and sessions in early 2021 is also positive, up 11% and 14% respectively compared to the average of 2020. The number of visits increased the most in late February and early. March 2021, an increase of 23% over the same period last year and 76% compared to 2019. With the above information and analysis data from gaming, e-commerce and fintech applications, experts say that developers and marketers can better understand the audience and the reality of the economy. based on the app (app economy) to have a suitable investment, development and market domination strategy. Based on information about users’ in-app behavior, when and why they return to the app, marketers can create a comprehensive strategy that incorporates a personalized campaign and communication activities, thereby building brand trust… Users are increasingly preferring apps and this is the time to attract new users, experts emphasized. Mr. Paul H. Müller, co-founder and CEO at Adjust, said that for marketers, the potential to reach new users is unprecedentedly high, but competitive pressure is also “hottest” than ever, so it is necessary Boost your marketing strategy through automation and understand user in-app behavior.

Photo: The Verge The above information was shared by the developers of the graphic and design application Artstudio Pro on the Procreare forum. Accordingly, the application can only use up to 5 GB of RAM on the latest iPad. According to the developers, trying to use more than this amount of space causes the application to crash. Photo: The Verge “There was a big problem with the iPad Pro running the M1 chip. After testing the pressure tests on an iPad Pro M1 with 16 GB of RAM, it turned out that the application could only use 5 GB of RAM or less. If used more, the application will crash. This limit is only 0.5 GB more RAM than the old iPads that only had 6 GB of RAM,” the programmer shared. Photo: The Verge Thus, with single applications, as is the case with Artstudio Pro, users do not seem to benefit too much even though the new iPad Pro has an increased RAM capacity. However, overall, with the increased amount of RAM, you can still open more applications to run in the background at the same time because iPadOS itself is not limited to the amount of RAM used. Photo: The Verge The iPad has long been criticized that iPadOS doesn’t allow users to take advantage of the device’s full hardware potential. Apple will hold this year’s WWDC event on June 7. Here, iPadOS 15 will certainly be introduced as well. Bloomberg previously said that iPadOS 15 will bring a completely redesigned Home screen.

According to the Businesstoday , immediately after appearing on several exchanges, the price of this cryptocurrency increased by 1,000% in just 24 hours. From around 0.17 USD per coin, the price of DubaiCoin increased to 1.13 USD on May 27. The developer claims that DubaiCoin will soon be used in a series of product and service transactions both offline and online, replacing traditional fiat currencies. Currently, the value of DubaiCoin has reached 0 USD after the Dubai government announced that this digital currency has not been approved by any authority. DubaiCoin rapidly increased in price after its launch. Photo: Businesstoday. Not too long ago, an emerging coin that also caught the eye was Polygon from India. The famous “shark” billionaire on the show Shark Tank, Mark Cuban, has publicly supported and invested in this cryptocurrency. Currently, Polygon’s market capitalization is over 10 billion USD and is among the 20 largest cryptocurrencies in the world. On May 28, the cryptocurrency market showed signs of recovery. Bitcoin was trading at above $38,000/BTC at around 9am. This coin has still not been able to surpass the $ 40,000 mark in the context of China’s strict policies on mining and trading in coins. Since mid-April until now, the Bitcoin price has dropped by about 30% due to China’s policy and Elon Musk’s open tweets. The owner of the net shop unplugs the machine, digs coins and waits for the translation to end Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, Mr. Nguyen Minh Quan (Thu Duc City) had to close the net shop, remove the graphics card to dig coins, earn extra income waiting for the reopening of the shop. Businesstoday

16-inch MacBook Pro concept is said to be coming soon Bloomberg also supports this view when predicting that at least one MacBook Pro with a new generation Apple Silicon chip will be released this summer. There is another “Pro” version that will be released later this year along with a MacBook Air, of course both will also run an upgraded chip version of the Apple M1 processor. The new generation of MacBooks is expected to have a somewhat more square design Specifically, the MacBook Pro 2021 line will have a more square side, two 14- and 16-inch screen options and use the same mini-LED panel technology as the just-launched 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Through the concept image, it can also be seen that the new MacBook will most likely have a thinner and even screen border on all 4 sides, so the “MacBook Pro” logo on the bottom edge of the screen will most likely disappear, while some ports like HDMI, MagSafe and SD card slot will be brought back. The screen border is also expected to be thinner The memory card slot, full-size HDMI port and the famous MagSafe charging standard are also expected to return on the new MacBook Pro version. The MacBook Pro 2021 is expected to use an upgraded Apple Silicon chip (rumored to be the M1X). According to Bloomberg, this processor will have 10 processing cores, including 8 high-performance cores and 2 energy-saving cores. Apple will sell two 16-core and 32-core GPU options. The words MacBook Pro is moved to the bottom of the machine and is finely laser engraved New MacBook Pro promises to launch in the upcoming WWDC21 event Apple is also developing a new generation of MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro. While the MacBook Air may launch later this year with a design change, the date of the 13-inch MacBook Pro’s upgrade has not been revealed, Bloomberg reported.

Customers visit a Huawei store in Shenzhen. (Photo: Reuters) Using its own mobile operating system means Huawei is no longer dependent on Google Android. The US has banned Google from providing technical support for new Huawei phone models and blocked access to the Google Mobile Services developer suite. It is not clear if the Chinese company will introduce a new smartphone at the same time as Harmony, or if Harmony will be updated on models sold on the market. Harmony OS can only partially mitigate the impact of US sanctions on Huawei’s mobile division. The US ban in 2019 also barred Huawei from accessing important US-origin technology, hindering its ability to design its own chips and buy components from outside manufacturers. Once the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, Huawei currently ranked 6th globally with a market share of 4% in the first quarter. The administration of former US President Donald Trump accused the Chinese telecommunications giant of threatening national security. This week, Huawei founder Nham Chinh Phi urged employees to “dare to lead the world in software”, moving into an area where the US cannot influence. The company needs to attract more software experts from abroad for this effort. Du Lam (According to Reuters)

Many people are curious about the owner of the Dogecoin account worth 12 billion USD – Photo: iStock. The story behind the man who owns the world’s largest Dogecoin virtual currency account is probably not as attractive as the story of investors on social networks like Elon Musk or his fans. However, since the beginning of the year, with the price of Dogecoin increasing by more than 100%, the account value has reached 12 billion USD, making many people curious about its owner. According to Business Insider, this Dogecoin “shark” account has the address DH5yaieqoZN36fDVciNyRueRGvGLR3mr7L, owning a total of 36.7 billion Dogecoins since 2019, equivalent to 28% of the total number of Dogecoins in circulation. Many analysts and investors began to dissect who is behind this “huge” virtual currency account. Some people even send a small amount of Dogecoin to the above “shark” account to try to find out the identity of the owner. “The above account could be linked to a cryptocurrency exchange,” said Patrick Lodder, a core developer of Dogecoin. Working for the Dogecoin project since 2014, Lodder said that anyone can send Dogecoin coins to a public account, but the amount deposited into an account cannot be a “clue” for identification. account holder, unless it is an extremely large amount. Buying Dogecoin since 2019, the above “shark” account is rarely sold. The last sale was 100 million Dogecoin in April 2021 and is also the only sale this year. Based on this information, CoinDesk’s director of research suggested that the account must be owned by an individual, not a transaction. In response to this information, Lodder said it could be a cold wallet of an exchange. “An exchange that manages a lot of Dogecoin might not keep it on a server but store it offline – on a cold wallet, for example. This explains why there are not many sales from this account. With such a high value virtual currency account, it is safer to store it in a cold wallet,” Lodder analyzed. Lodder said the only way to determine for sure who the account owner is is for the person to speak up and present evidence, but this is a risky job if you look at the “terrible” account value. “above. On social networks, countless speculations about the owner of the above account. Following the data on the blockchain, an account on the news site Reddit hypothesized that this “shark” address could be one of the cold wallets of Robinhood – the famous free-to-use stock exchange. in U.S.A. This theory is agreed by more than 4,000 people in the Reddit community. However, many others believe that this account may belong to “Dogecoin father” Elon Musk. Like many other cryptocurrencies, Dogecoin is a decentralized currency, not managed by an authority or entity. This makes it more secure and less vulnerable to change by any entity. However, this also creates rumors of lack of control and endangers the coin. “Rumours of ‘sharks’ selling Dogecoins can scare investors into selling,” Lodder said. Dogecoin was born in 2013 as a satire to the crazy craze of virtual currency and was designed with the design concept from the famous “Doge” trend on the Internet. Dogecoin was not originally created as a means of payment but simply as a joke. However, this virtual currency is still bought and sold on virtual currency exchanges. Dogecoin often increases in price when it is promoted by famous individuals on social networks. In early 2021, Dogecoin was only $0.004, even when Bitcoin – the largest virtual currency on the market – skyrocketed to nearly $30,000. In early May, this virtual currency set a record of $0.718/Dogecoin.

According to Apple’s release notes, the update provides an important security patch, which fixes two major vulnerabilities in the WebKit suite of applications that could allow hackers to penetrate users’ iPhones. iPhone battery life and overall device performance have taken a big hit since installing iOS 14.5. (Photo: TechnoSports) Apple recommends that users immediately update to iOS 14.5.1 as soon as possible. However, Apple seems to have rushed to roll out this update to fix those problems early, which leads to some new problems. Some users have reported that iPhone battery life and overall device performance have degraded significantly since installing iOS 14.5. (Photo: Internet) In a video posted on YouTube on May 5, YouTuber Nick Ackerman showed this problem. In a speed test between iPhone XR, iPhone 11 and iPhone 12, YouTuber Nick Ackerman found that iOS 14.5.1 reduced the performance of iPhone 12 and 11 by 60% through the test posted on YouTube. In the benchmark test using the 3DMark application, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 11 both performed worse than the iPhone XR – an iPhone model that was released in 2018. (Photo: Nick Ackerman / YouTube) (Photo: Nick Ackerman / YouTube) In the Geekbench battery life test performed by iAppleBytes, the iPhone 11 running iOS 14.5.1 gave about 5.5 hours of battery life, down from 6 hours for the iPhone 11 running iOS 14.5 in same test. This puts users between two difficult choices, because if they choose to stay in iOS 14.5, users will be at risk of being hacked into their iPhone through a security hole. Meanwhile, if updating to iOS 14.5.1, users will be forced to accept many errors that arise after updating. (Photo: AR7 / Twitter) Luckily iOS 14.6 will bring a fix for this performance issue. The upcoming update is currently in beta, and as of now, the iOS 14.6 beta shows that the update won’t affect the device’s battery life. The official iOS 14.6 version will be rolling out to the community soon as Apple has now made beta versions of iOS 14.7 and iPadOS 14.7 available to developers. Therefore, users should be aware of this important update in the coming days.

This information was confirmed by the iTunes Customer Experience Manager at the time, Dale Bagwell, on Motherboard in an email that 128 million consumers downloaded more than 2,500 apps infected with malware that came from fake copies. Xcode’s appearance. In total, these 2,500 infected apps were downloaded more than 203 million times in the App Store. Another Apple recruiter mentioned that “China represents 55% of customers and 66% of downloads”, also referring to the malware “XcodeGhost”. According to multiple internal Apple emails, about 18 million affected users are based in the US. Notably, Apple has had many internal discussions about how to send warnings to affected developers and users because the number of customers potentially exposed to malicious code is quite high. Even so, App Store VP Matt Fischer notes that this will pose some challenges in terms of localization of the email’s language, since downloading these apps takes place in the App Store. all over the world. As a result, Apple failed to send warnings to users and developers. Even popular apps like WeChat and Angry Birds 2, designed for the Chinese market, are on the affected list, the report said. As soon as the malware was identified, Apple asked developers to immediately recompile their apps with a genuine version of Xcode. Lookout explains that “developers are drawn to downloading this fake version of Xcode because it will download much faster in China than the official version of Xcode from Apple’s Mac App Store.” Following this incident, Apple increased the security of Xcode installation and malware scanning when submitting apps to the App Store. In testimony from one of the heads of the App Store at the trial of the lawsuit between Epic and Apple, this person said the iOS app review process is part of Apple’s charge for the App Store.

Internet Computer coin traded at 370.3 USD – Photo: Bloomberg Just launched on May 10, virtual currency called Internet Computer has immediately entered the top 10 largest virtual currencies in the world with a market capitalization of about 45 billion USD, according to the ranking on CoinMarketCap.com. Internet Computer was created to help anyone – from software developers to content creators – upload whatever they want to the internet without having to go through tech giants like Amazon. , Facebook or through servers, commercial cloud services. According to Dominic Williams, founder of the Internet Computer project, this virtual currency helps users avoid closed ecosystems of businesses and reduce costs. Users can build their own social networks as well as many other services to compete with giant internet companies. Internet Computer coin price movement after one day of launch – Source: Coinmarketcap.com The Internet Computer’s network uses smart contracts or task execution software to compete with larger cryptocurrencies like Ether (currently the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization). Internet Computer is also “shaking hands” with many other cryptocurrencies and related networks – such as Polkadot, Binance Coin – to bypass Ether. The Internet Computer coin was born in the context of virtual currencies from Bitcoin to Dogecoin being mentioned everywhere, at dinners to Saturday Night Live on national television in the US. Top 10 largest cryptocurrency market capitalization, updated price at 9:00 am on May 12 (Vietnam time) – Source: Coinmarketcap.com Dong Internet Computer traded at 370.3 USD at 9:00 am on May 12 (Vietnam time), up more than 1% compared to the previous 24 hours. This virtual currency transaction value reached 1.5 billion USD, an increase of nearly 90% in 24 hours. The market capitalization of the entire cryptocurrency market is now $2,480 billion, up from less than $1 trillion earlier this year.

Expert Kent, a lecturer at King’s College, University of London, believes that Apple has a monopoly when the App Store is the only door to download many applications to iPhone and iPad. App Store is always accused of charging too much According to this lecturer after 13 years, the App Store is still the only source for Apple devices to access applications, reflecting the company’s selfish “guarding” of the entrance to the world of applications, charging subscription fees. import and use “unfairly” and this is proprietary behavior. According to the lawsuit, Apple receives about 30% of the cost of purchasing an app. Apple has denied these allegations and said it would be open to discussing “the commitment to consumers and the many benefits the App Store has brought to the UK’s innovation economy”. The company also compared the App Store to other digital marketplaces and reiterated that the majority of developers don’t pay Apple for anything because 84% of the apps on the App Store are free. Last month, the European Union (EU) officially accused Apple of relying on the App Store, which has gradually eliminated competitors in the field of streaming (streaming). In March, UK competition authorities also launched an investigation into Apple related to the App Store.

App Store currently has more than 4.3 million apps and games serving Apple’s mobile platform. In addition, “Apple” also revealed, its anti-fraud platform has also prevented and removed nearly 1 million applications that are potentially risky or vulnerable to attack from the App Store. Parallel to the data release, Apple also describes how to combat fraud in the online application market, highlighting the need for application censorship and tools powerful enough to deal with behavior. cheating in ratings and reviews of the app. The company also closely monitors developers’ accounts for misconduct. Apple says 180,000 developers successfully launch new apps on the App Store in 2020. However, during the same time period, nearly a million new apps and one million “problematic” updates. Was rejected. Of these, more than 48,000 cases were blocked because of hidden features or not enough paperwork required. Approximately 150,000 cases were rejected for causing misleading, spreading junk information or copying piracy. Apple also said it has wiped out 215,000 privacy-violating apps, including asking users to provide more information than necessary and using the collected information for the wrong purpose. Apple also removed more than 250 million ratings and reviews for not meeting content censorship guidelines. The US technology giant also warned of a new wave of “crime” on app stores. Just over the past month, they’ve had to deal with a bunch of conversion-functional apps after they have been approved for release. Among these, the most popular are applications that solicit money, distribute pornography, and gambling applications. With violations discovered, a total of 470,000 developer accounts on the App Store were removed. Apple also rejected 205,000 newly registered accounts due to concerns of fraud.

Photo: Sina Technology According to CNBC, Apple today released a report on its App Store-related data, mainly describing the work the App Store has done in the direction of security and fraud prevention over the past year, and published a lot of related data. This is the first time Apple publishes such data, in this report, Apple does not point out what they bring to developers and users, but what they refuse to ensure safety and experience. App Store experience. Denied 1 million applications Since its inception in 2008, the Apple App Store has become the world’s largest distribution channel and app download platform. According to official data, up to now, there are a total of 1.8 million apps distributed on the app store in 175 different countries and regions around the world. In addition to the quantity, quality and safety of the App Store are also important reasons for many to choose, and even the reason why users switch from Android to iPhone. But the average user rarely thinks behind millions of apps is Apple’s attempt to secure apps on the platform. In fact, security threats have existed since the App Store was launched in 2008, and are becoming more sophisticated as the App Store has grown. Of course, Apple is also working to raise and improve its own security standards. In order for high-quality apps to be listed on the App Store and for developers and users to have the best experience, behind that is the efforts of the Apple App Store review team, including machines (the program AI detects), but Apple believes humans are the last line of defense. On the one hand, the review team develops relevant guidelines and is constantly updating to measure if an app meets Apple’s security standards at launch. On the other hand, many developers have encountered the case of having to submit apps multiple times before they hit the shelves, behind this being the tight scrutiny of Apple’s review team. The reason may be because their application is incomplete / not good enough or not satisfied Apple with the security requirements. In 2020, Apple’s app review team supported 180,000 new developers to bring their work to the App Store for the first time; However, due to the stringent app store rating criteria, many applications were rejected. According to Apple’s disclosure, they rejected 1 million new apps and 1 million app update requests last year. Let’s take a closer look at the apps that were denied on the list, partly because of a breach; There were also 215,000 applications rejected for asking for too much user data on mobile phones; 48,000 apps were rejected because they contained hidden functions, 150,000 apps were rated as spam or otherwise copied apps. All will affect the quality of the apps in the App Store in varying degrees, thereby affecting the user experience. These numbers represent Apple’s ambition to pursue its own high-quality app store and ecosystem, and is also the reason why many Android users “admire” the iOS ecosystem as mentioned above. . “Stone” 470,000 toxic developers Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center in 2018. In addition to denying apps, Apple sometimes punishes developers for violating the rules. For example, some developers intentionally change application functionality after passing a review or even engaging in criminals / crimes. The most common are gambling-related apps, illegal lending, and pornography; there are even apps for drug trafficking, sex chat, and more. According to Apple data, by 2020, about 95,000 apps will be removed from the App Store due to fraud and fraud. If a developer’s violation is severe or recurring, their account will be permanently closed. In 2020, Apple terminated 470,000 developer accounts because of the risk of fraud. In the past month alone, Apple blocked more than 3.2 million app installs through the Apple Developer Enterprise Program. The original purpose of this project was to allow large organizations like companies and businesses to develop apps for internal use only, not open to the public. But some people use this approach to “bypass” the internal application review and abuse process. Of course, no matter how tight the controls are, it’s inevitable that there are up to 1.8 million apps on the App Store. Apple has also opened up a feedback mechanism, users or developers can choose to “report a problem” function in the App Store or call Apple support. Stop $ 1.5 billion in fraud suspected transactions Problem security of Android is often compared with Apple. Since the Apple ID is tied to the payment account and is the “key” of the Apple ecosystem, it is also very easy to become a target for criminals. As a result, Apple is building more secure payment technologies, such as Apple Pay and StoreKit. Currently, more than 900,000 apps in the App Store are using these technologies to sell goods and services. For example, credit card information in Apple Pay won’t be shared with the merchant (and the merchant won’t see it), which eliminates risk factors in the checkout process. However, criminals can also use the App Store to purchase goods and services for money laundering or other improper purposes. According to official data, by 2020, Apple prevented more than 3 million stolen credit cards from being used to purchase goods or services through technical means + manual review. In addition, they block more than $ 1.5 billion in “potentially fraudulent transactions”. The revelation comes amid Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against Apple and focuses on the App Store failures. The Fortnite maker is looking to force Apple to remove 30% of the commission on in-app purchases. Epic lawyers have argued that Apple’s App Store is too “wall-bound,” hindering app makers from competing, and that Apple’s rules are unevenly applied to different developers. . The lawsuit filed by Epic Games calls for changes to the existing app review process and the use of other in-app payment systems. Epic also says Apple’s process is unfair, sometimes approving malware in the store. Apple employees argued in court that the number of errors it made was very small given the size of the App Store. Apple also strongly denies the abuse of market power, saying that the lawsuit Epic filed with is an “attack” on a business model that benefits developers as well as consumers. Apple has protected the App Store as an essential part of its business. Last week, an Apple lawyer argued that allowing users to install software from outside the App Store, like Android, creates a security risk and that Apple doesn’t want to be Android.

CEO Tim Cook speaks at WWDC 2018 (Image: Getty Images) This is the first time Apple publish this data. It is a sign of “defective apple” becoming more transparent in the process of approving and rejecting iPhone applications under pressure from many countries. Thanks to the application review system, comparing with the App Store regulatory list, the company can keep iPhone users safe from fraud, malware or poor experience. Apple also published some notable figures for 2020. Accordingly, the manufacturer Iphone rejected nearly 1 million applications submitted for the first time; deny nearly 1 million application updates. 48,000 applications removed due to use of “hidden or unreported features”; 150,000 applications removed for spam or other application copying; 215,000 apps removed for collecting too much user data or violating privacy; 95,000 applications were removed due to phishing, usually they change to other types of applications such as gambling, porn. 470,000 accounts disabled from the developer program for phishing. Additionally, last month, Apple declined 3.2 million app downloads using an enterprise license. This is how large businesses often use to circumvent the App Store law to install internal apps on employees’ iPhones. Currently, the lawsuit between Apple and Epic Games is taking place. Game maker Fortnite denounces the App Store as a “closed garden”, hurting developers, and Apple discriminates against many. Epic Games also confirmed that Apple’s process is not perfect, sometimes approving malware. Apple employees themselves have admitted their process is not good enough to prevent scams. At the trial, Apple said, combining 500 automated reviewers and testers to review nearly 5 million applications per year, from 2017 to 2019 (updates included), the rate from declined from 33% to 36%. The flaws are too small for the size of the App Store. Apple sees the App Store as a fundamental, irreplaceable part of its business. This is the only way for users to install software on the iPhone. Apple’s attorney argued that if users let users download apps from outside the App Store the way Android is doing, they would be at risk of security. Apple doesn’t want to be Android. Du Lam (According to CNBC)

Translator｜ Ma Kewei Planning｜ Tian Xiaoxu This is a story with a complete aftermath. As a full-stack web developer with almost sixteen years of development experience, the author knows all the technologies required to build web applications. In recent years of work projects, the author became an Android developer for the first time. After a period of running-in, the author realized that the developer’s thinking also needs to be transformed from web development to Android and mobile application development. Most of the wrong paths for the newbies of Android development can be solved by refactoring or modifying the build process in the later stage of the project, and continue to polish until the unit test perfectly covers all the situations required and can also handle some small errors. But the rest of the missing fish are not so easy to solve. These are enough to have a lasting impact in the life of the app and make people want to overthrow the entire project. Some of the mistakes even make the author ashamed to say that he has made mistakes. Pass them. The following will provide some tips to prevent the time paradox (laughs) when you want to go back to the past and redo the project. I hope it can help you prevent the bad troubles that are hard to get rid of. Add in-app update immediately. It wasn’t until a year after it was released that we plugged the update notification function into our app. If the built-in update reminder function is added at the beginning of the project, then the process is fairly simple, but if it is delayed until later, it will inevitably cause a lot of problems, including: the need to build a custom process manually, and the user to try it on his own Skip the update. Believe me, this feature will be a breakthrough change for your app. Existing users of the app may have become accustomed to the in-app update function through other apps, and even take it for granted that this should be one of the features of the mobile platform. But in fact, it wasn’t until I personally experienced Android development that I knew that this feature had to be manually added by the developer. When your app unfortunately stops running, users will not look for software update packages, they will only uninstall and then install them, or even worse, they will leave comments in the app store. Restrict API key Let the program run first, and then apply a patch if something goes wrong. Maybe you also have this habit, but please don’t continue to delay. Point out an article about API keys on Google Cloud Platform, but for other platforms, the same applies. For GCP (Google Cloud Platform), we only need to log in to the Google account and select the API key to be restricted, and the system will jump to the key attribute interface. Select the Android application in “App Restrictions” and click “+” to add the package name to the API key that needs to be restricted. As for adding certificate fingerprints, you can directly copy the commands on the page and follow the instructions on the right side of the page. It only takes a few minutes to complete. We only started restricting API keys two years after the app was shipped. However, after the restriction, a map function of the app went on strike. After rolling back the changes, it took us a lot of work to find the problem. Most of the official Google software packages used by the app can be perfectly adapted to the code behind the restricted API key. Only one of the maps needs to rewrite the other set of API call codes. If we can consider the limitation of the API key at the beginning of the project and write it into the source code, this will undoubtedly increase the development time, but in the later stage, we can no longer worry about the limitation. The story does not end here. In order to ensure the normal operation of the map and limit the API key, we have to perform a mandatory update. We have background statistics to monitor the user’s update process, and the data shows that 90% of users update only a few weeks after receiving the update notification, while the other 10% still choose when the map is almost completely out of order. Without updating, I don’t know how they endure this kind of bug. Internal API version control When I was still focusing on web development, I never understood why someone would want to do this. After updating the front-end code, why keep the old version of the API? No matter how you think it is useless waste. However, when the software version used by the user is different, a major update of the API may cause a large-scale software crash. The method of in-app update can help alleviate this problem, but the process will be extremely long. Dividing API versions is more like a quick and simple solution for this kind of software crashes, rather than over-engineering as I once thought. Want to go offline beforehand Our app has practical goals. When we received feedback from users that the app reacted stuck and the response timed out, I was just a novice in mobile app development, and I just came across a new term: Offline First. If the user fails to connect to the Internet, all unuploaded and unsaved things will be lost, and when the connection is restored, they will have to re-enter all the content. The priority offline structure will write the changes to the local database, and then synchronize when there is a network connection. In this way, the user can use the app offline, and the response will be faster when connected to the Internet. The user no longer has to wait for the server to send back a response before proceeding to the next step. The offline priority function may be more difficult to implement in the later stage of the project. The difficulty depends on the complexity of the app’s data. So please decide as soon as possible whether the app needs it. We are still studying how to better implement this feature in our “old age” app… Choose navigation items carefully If your Android app has a complex structure and many interfaces, it will be more troublesome to modify the navigation items in the later stages of the development process. Our app was directly changed to the form of bottom navigation in the later period. In some situations, the Activity in Android development can be regarded as the code of a certain screen in the app; Fragments, which are only available in Android 3.0, can be understood as the subview code or part of the code in the app. The layout of both is defined through XML. Our navigation points to the main functions in different areas of the app, and these small navigation cards each lead to different sub-functions, connecting more than 30 activities in total. These are just four fragments in this Activity-based app. Navigation drawer is another common navigation form, the main service object is the navigation needs of Activity docking with Activity form. Bottom navigation Because the bottom bar of the app is always visible, its design object is fragment navigation. After adding the bottom bar to the Activity, then we only need to type its related code into the Activity and add its view to the layout of the Activity. In this way, by clicking the button on the bottom sidebar, we can load the fragment into the Activity. So, in order to add the bottom navigation bar in the app, I tried to convert Activity to fragment. The result was very tragic. Excessive bugs directly caused the software to crash and wasted a month of my time. If we only have five or six activities, it may not be too difficult to solve, but in fact our app has more than 30 activities! This directly led me to give up other work this month and focus on adding navigation functions to each Activity. I also tried to create a helper function, but this did not save me much trouble. In the end, I still have to write code for the Activity one by one. At the same time, I also need to add the bottom sidebar to all layouts and make room for this little guy in the existing layouts. In addition, the Activity stack must be programmed to prevent race conditions. Although the process was cumbersome, it was successful in the end, and the effect was not bad. It’s just that if I can add the bottom navigation bar at the beginning of the project and start the design based on the fragment, it will be much easier. This is just an incomplete list… Of course, there are many other things to consider when starting your first Android application, such as adding unit tests, not changing the mode of an app after determining it, and so on. But if you have been exposed to other types of development models before, these should be familiar to you. Maybe you will not encounter exactly the same problem as mentioned in the article, but I am afraid it will not be too different. Hope these little tips can help you realize that Android development is very different from other types of development, and the influence of these development decisions may last for a long time. https://triplebyte.com/blog/everything-id-do-differently-if-i-could-go-back-and-rewrite-my-android-app-today

Businesses are looking for solutions to digital transformation. The announcement was made at Huawei Developer Conference (HDC.Cloud) 2021, which took place at the university complex in Shenzhen, China. Mr. Richard Yu – Huawei CEO – said: “By 2025, 100% of businesses globally will use cloud technology. The cloud is the future of the ICT industry and the foundation for the digital transformation of businesses. Developers are the soul of the industry. Huawei will continue to expand its technology innovation capabilities and work with developers and partners to accelerate cloud-based business and smart transformation. Accordingly, the Huawei representative launched 6 innovative products and services, including the cloud cluster in the form of the HUAWEI CLOUD CCE Turbo container, the intelligent programming assistant CloudIDE, the database GaussDB (for openGauss), Trusted Intelligent Computing Services (TICS), Pangu Models, and infrastructure software for diverse computation. Mr. Richard Yu – Huawei CEO – spoke at the event. In addition, Huawei announced a $ 220 million investment in the Huawei Developer Program 2.0 this year. The program includes innovation activity for Huawei Cloud partner, Kunpeng OpenMind project and Ascend OpenMind project. This support pack aims to boost the ecosystem around Huawei Cloud, Kunpeng, and Ascend. The program covers six engineering areas, including container / microservices, SaaS, big data, AI, video and smart edge. After successfully building an industry ecosystem with 2.4 million developers, Huawei worked with the Ministry of Education of China to build a smart platform for collaborating on talent education. Currently, this business is planning to provide software development training to 3 million university developers over the next 5 years. In addition to the seminar program, the HDC.Cloud 2021 event also includes technical conferences, training camps, programming labs, developer festivals and a series of forums that bring together famous teachers young people and influencers. The event revolves around the latest trends in cloud, AI, computing and open source.

According to the developers, the tugboat weighs 80 kg, carrying 16 kg of liquid fuel. The tugboat is designed to pull a number of satellites into different orbits. That is seen as a competitive advantage over missiles without tugs. Russia is ambitious in future tugboat development projects. Russia is popularizing the use of the accelerator decks, in fact the tugboats put satellites in different orbits. On March 22, the Fregat stage used in the Soyuz rocket carried 38 foreign satellites to different orbits. By the end of 2020, Russian media reported that Roskosmos State Space Group would spend 4.2 billion rubles on the development of nuclear space tugs for flights to other planets of the solar system. Accordingly, the state corporation plans to develop a preliminary project on creating a space complex with an energy-transport module based on a nuclear electric motor. Expressing confidence in this program, Mr. Alexander Bloshenko – chief executive officer “Roskosmos” said the nuclear space tugboat will be launched to one of the satellites of Jupiter by 2030.

Apple held the first event of the year 2021 on April 20 (local time). Most likely, “Spring loaded” focuses on the new iPad with a rumored product for a long time. The invitation to the press appeared with a colorful spiral image forming a “vacant apple”, the Apple logo, full of spring breath. iPad Pro There are two things that usually happen in spring: blooming flowers and the new iPad. Apple is expected to launch a new iPad Pro model equipped with faster chip, 5G support, Thunderbolt port to connect to more external displays and a Mini LED display. IPad Pro screen can increase brightness, contrast, improve power for longer usage time, but thicker than the current version. Additionally, the company is likely to show off the new iPad mini, thinner bezels and larger screens. However, it is not clear if it will be enough to convince users to upgrade. According to Eleftheria Kouri analyst from technology consulting firm ABI Research, tablet sales will increase sharply in 2020 thanks to learning and working remotely. Even so, the trend doesn’t last forever. Manufacturers, including Apple, need to introduce a truly groundbreaking feature to boost sales and encourage users to replace old devices, she said. 5G is one of these. AirTags Perhaps the most rumored product is the AirTags, a Bluetooth accessory that attaches to objects such as keys, wallets, laptops or cars to find them faster. Information about AirTags leaked from 2019, when users discovered hidden images in iOS 13 suggesting a circular, flat, small disc, integrated chip to locate objects when connected to the Find My app. Apple’s. It can use augmented reality (AR) technology. In iOS 13, a piece of code reads: “Walk around a few meters, move iPhone up and down until you see a balloon”, this is the position of the AirTags attached object. Apple TV, security features and more According to blog 9to5mac, not only does the Apple TV have a new chip, better support for gaming, it also comes with a redesigned remote. In addition, Apple may also introduce AirPods 3, designed to match the higher-end AirPods Pro models. AirPods have become a symbol of fashion and status, but Apple will almost wait until the end of the year to release a more pronounced version of the upgrade. In addition to products, the iPhone manufacturer may mention privacy issues in iOS 14.5. App Tracking Transparency feature requires application developers to consult before collecting user data and publish details of how they collect, what to use. Either way, all the attention will be on the new Apple device during the event. Despite production disruptions, the semiconductor crisis and economic uncertainty, demand for consumer electronics products remains flexible, according to Kouri analyst. Event “ Spring loaded “Took place at 0:00 on April 21, Vietnam time, streamed via the website Apple, YouTube and Apple TV. Du Lam (According to CNN)

Company Kronstadt (Russia) is building a factory for the manufacture of unmanned fighter jets. (Source: Sputnik) The Kronstadt Company is the developer and manufacturer of the Inokhodets combat drone (UAV). Such aircraft can carry weapons up to 200 kg and have been used in the Syrian battlefield. In addition this type of UAV also has reconnaissance and civilian versions. “The Kronstadt Company has started building the first factory in Dubna to mass produce unmanned fighters. The factory will be built in record time when production is scheduled to begin in November. 2021, “said the company’s press department. The project has an investment capital of nearly 52 million USD and will provide permanent jobs for more than 1.5 thousand people. With an area of ​​45 thousand m2, the factory will have an environment-friendly and no-noise production process. According to a senior source in the Russian Industrial-Military Complex, “The project will meet the Inokhodets demand of both the Russian Ministry of Defense and other customers”. The Inokhodets, also known as Orion, was developed at the Kronstadt company by the order of the Russian Ministry of Defense. This device can fly continuously for up to one day. Its maximum take-off weight is 1,100 kg, combat payload is up to 200 kg. Orion is capable of using small guided missiles and guided bombs to strike ground targets. In addition, the Kronstadt Company is also developing the Grom heavy attack UAVs. (According to Sputnik)

Apple’s special event invitation does not reveal any information about the upcoming new product.

Information from Apple said that they will hold a special event on April 20, the technology world is eagerly expecting the tech giant to launch new iPad Pro models and other products. ahead of the annual developer conference (WWDC21), which will take place in June 2021.

Apple has sent invitations to the media and technology with the content “Spring Loaded”. However, Apple did not disclose any details about the products it will launch at the event. The event will be streamed live on the company’s website from Apple’s campus in Cupertino, California, USA.

Earlier, Apple’s Siri virtual assistant also soon revealed the iPhone maker’s plans to launch new products and upcoming events.

Apple typically launches new hardware in March, before releasing the latest version of its iOS software at its annual developer conference at the end of the summer.

Apple officially announced the “Spring Loaded” event on April 20.

This year, Apple has yet to hold any product launch events, although tech news websites have speculated that it may launch new iPad Pro models and accessories called AirTags. (a smart device to help locate belongings), long-awaited at the upcoming event. In addition, a number of other devices are expected to launch this year, also likely to arrive next week.

It is known that Apple has turned to virtual events, live-streamed on the website, to the “monumental” launches streamed directly by famous media on its large campus in the past. and social media platforms since 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Last month, Apple confirmed that it would discontinue some iMac Pro models in preparation for the new line of iMacs using its M11-developed processor. The iMac Pro is one of Apple’s most powerful and expensive computers. This is an “all-in-one” line of computers that Apple sold in 2017.

Although the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple (US first instance trial) will take place in May, right now the related developments of the case continue to attract attention from the public. .

A few days ago, the Australian trial was postponed for the third time, but the legal documents show interesting information. The Epic Games Store lost approximately $ 181 million in 2019 and nearly $ 273 million in 2020, showing that since its launch in 2018, the company has never been profitable. Also, in 2021, Epic Games’ expected loss is about $ 139 million.

According to Apple forecasts, the business of Epic Games by the end of 2021 has lost $ 600 million after 3 years. To be profitable, Epic Games may have to wait until 2027.

The thing has been predicted from before

In fact, Epic Games has previously confirmed that the Epic Games Store will not be profitable until 2023. On loss information, Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, is very optimistic: ” Although Apple calls it a loss, in my view it is an investment, which is also the basis for bringing huge profits in the future.

Although the CEO of Epic Games is confident about profitability, it still cannot change the fact that they have “lost”. As a company that owns Unreal Engine tools, the loss of 450 million USD in the past 2 years is beyond the imagination of many people.

In this case, with the backing of the Unreal Engine being used by most of the developers, the Epic Games Store took up to 4 years to be profitable causing people to question whether or not the business strategy is. “Take profit as a profit” of company leaders?

Free business strategy

According to the official data Epic Games published before, the progress of the game store in the past 2 years is very clear. By 2020, the total number of users on the Epic Games Store will reach 160 million, up 56% from 108 million in 2019. Besides, daily active users reach 31.3 million in 2020, increasing 192% and total user time is 5.7 billion hours, up 70%.

But the problem also lies here, in this era, an emerging gaming platform can achieve such a marked growth, spending money is an inevitable option.

According to the New York Times, in 2020 alone, Epic Games has invested about $ 444 million in the monopoly of the game, with Control of 505 Games alone, the amount amounted to 10.45 million USD. Such a huge investment, in exchange for a one-year monopoly of several games, is also Epic’s best weapon for taking the market from Steam.

But Epic’s revenue from these exclusive and third-party games is relatively limited. In 2020, players spent $ 700 million on the Epic Games Store, which is only $ 20 million higher than in 2019. Of which, revenue from third-party titles is $ 265 million, only up $ 14 million compared to 2019. Apple estimates show that if you count transactions in 2019, Epic will lose at least $ 330 million in exclusive expenses.

Of course, in addition to investing money in exclusive content, Epic Games also promotes a free business strategy to attract new users. The $ 450 million loss is mainly due to this business method. According to Epic’s official data, from 2019 to 2020, the platform distributed 180 games for free, with a total value of up to $ 3,862 (US price) with 950 million purchases. This is actually a buy 1 get 1 free, but with a free gift for buyers, Epic Games has to pocket money for the developer.

On the one hand, they’re spending money on game companies and developers for exclusive content, on the other, they’re out-of-pocket attracting players who aren’t willing to pay. After all, in terms of business, Epic Games is the one to lose.

A healthy competition

Indeed, for developers, whether their game has a chance of being included by Epic in the Epic Games Store (471 games in 2020) or directly on Steam, Epic’s arrival makes a difference. special. For the gaming industry, the PC games market is no longer dominant enough and only acts as an incentive for competition. If Epic can gain a foothold, Steam’s upcoming business strategy must also change.

With the strength of the Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store can completely use competitive tactics to disadvantage Steam. However, to challenge Steam’s position is not easy, especially keeping players from paying fees, Epic Games has too many obstacles to overcome before making any profits.

Of course, competition is inevitable and is also a necessary factor for the development of the market. Whether healthy competition can be maintained, that depends pretty much on the final court ruling after the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple is over.