With many mobile phone manufacturers increasing the running memory of their phones to 12G or even 16G, the problem of killing the background has once again become a hot spot. Is it really necessary to kill the background of a mobile phone with such a large memory? In fact, it’s not just users who have a headache for this, but also software developers and Android developer Google.

Recently, Google officially launched an investigation into the background killing of third-party customized systems. It is hoped that software developers can provide relevant information to them. After collecting the information, they will find the person in charge of the relevant system and discuss how to make users’ The experience is better guaranteed.

Why did Google shoot?

For Google, the problem of killing the background is actually not the Android system, but a series of background management mechanisms developed by major custom system manufacturers according to their own needs.

At least as far as the Android system itself is concerned, they are not strict in controlling the backend of the system. According to the design of the native version of Android released by Google, only after the system has recovered all the cache and found that it is still insufficient to provide enough memory to maintain the smooth operation of the system and new apps, will it start to force some apps to close according to the opening sequence. The memory they occupy is recycled.

In the near future, it may be that the complaints of developers have finally accumulated to a certain extent, and Google has also decided to stand up and give some responses. In addition, The back-end management mechanism of some customized system vendors may also violate some Google terms.

According to public documents, as early as 2018, developers on the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) had already submitted documents about custom system vendors abusing Android core permissions and imposing strict background control mechanisms, and received a lot of documents. Developer support. At the same time, some developers who are committed to developing accessibility apps that provide assistance to special people are also very bitter in the document, saying that they have developed an accessibility service app, which has been blocked on many systems for background operation permissions, allowing users to use it. The special people of this app cannot get the services they deserve. For some visually impaired users, they need to use some accessibility software to help them control the phone without others.through Normally, similar accessibility software runs silently in the background, and when their accessibility software is killed in the background, it will be difficult for these users to open the software again. From this point of view, the harsh back-office killing mechanism does affect a group of users. For ordinary users, they may just lose the pages they browsed before. For these special people, it may become a part of their lives. big trouble. Now that Google intends to control and kill the back-end problems, what does Google intend to do? At least, Google has not publicly stated what restrictions or requirements it intends to make on the issue of killing the background, but has initiated a series of investigation procedures, such as asking affected developers to provide the following details: The name of the affected application The name of the OEM and device model they observed the problem Android operating system version Steps to reproduce the problem, as well as expected and observed results Affected API Can they reproduce the same problem on Pixel devices (or other devices running the same Android version). Google’s efforts to control and kill the background problem may be a good thing for some users, but from the point of view of all users, it may not be harmless. Is it right to kill the backstage? I think everyone should know the answer to this question. The reason why the system kills the background is very simple. It is to ensure the fluency of the system and the software currently in use. In the past few years, the problem of the system background was a headache for domestic Android phone users. However, the headache at the time was not that the backstage was killed, but the backstage was inexhaustible. At that time, Android mobile phone manufacturers did not control the background as strict as they are today. Although they also gave restrictions to a certain extent, they were useless in the eyes of domestic App developers. What is even more annoying is that many apps at the time not only had to stay in the background, but also associated wake-ups after being woken up, starting a series of apps that the user did not click on and letting them stay in the background. It is precisely because of these problems that Android users at that time almost regarded flashing as a necessary skill, because only after obtaining the ROOT permission of the system can they install the background control App, and kill all the software that has been resident and self-starting, and return to the system. One smooth. However, it is precisely because of the unscrupulous background staying and self-starting of domestic apps that domestic custom system manufacturers can only always strengthen the background management mechanism. Similarly, other overseas mobile phone manufacturers that have market layouts in the country are the same, and they have even arrived. To the extent that it is better to kill by mistake than to let it go. Except for a part of the key software on record, such as WeChat, QQ, etc., will be retained by the system, and the rest of the software will be killed unless the user adds the software to the whitelist in advance. However, for most users, they are not inclined to actively add software to the whitelist, and many users are not even aware of the existence of the whitelist. As a result, some apps that need to stay in the background to provide services for a long time have to actively guide users to add the App to the whitelist on the setting page. For example, for some apps that are connected to smart wearable devices, in order to be able to feedback user operations and record data at any time, these apps must reside in the background. So if you often hear people complaining that your smartwatch is always not working, then it is probably related to killing the background. In addition, in terms of back-end control, the most stringent ones are probably MIUI and Sony. Among them, the problem of MIUI’s back-office killing has been raging some time ago. At the same time, the official also responded, saying that the back-end mechanism will be adjusted. In fact, the problem of MIUI killing the background is mainly derived from the flares function introduced after the last update. This function is mainly aimed at the problem of frequent self-starting of the software, hoping to make the user’s system smoother. The flares function is mainly aimed at the problem that the App can request user permissions and information without a lower limit. It returns blank information and permissions in a targeted manner. The original intention is not to prevent the software from launching. However, there are many softwares in China that use the method of setting the service as a sticky service on the self-starting and resident background. And service is the area that the flares will focus on, so many softwares are blocked by the flares to stay in the background. After the user shrinks them, they are quickly killed by the system. The other part of the App uses the parent-child process. This part of the software is not within the limit of the flares function, so it can stay in the background for a period of time. This is why the background killing problem of MIUI 12 only appears on some software. . However, follow-up Google and MIUI responded to the developer’s troubles, saying that they will modify the relevant mechanisms to ensure the normal use of the software. In any case, the original intention of the system to kill the background is to allow users to use the phone normally, but if this mechanism is too strict, it will in turn affect the normal use of the user, which is indeed a dilemma. If you want to make the back-end management mechanism more reasonable, you need not only the efforts of custom system vendors and Google, but also the responsibility of software developers. After all, if it is not for software developers to keep self-starting and forcibly staying for benefits The background will not make the system manufacturer’s background control mechanism more stringent. At last At least for now, a strict background mechanism is still necessary, especially on some mobile phones with small running memory. If the software is allowed to reside and associate itself, I am afraid it will really not work properly. However, on mobile phones with 12G or higher running memory, you may consider relaxing the background management to make the user’s multi-App experience better. On the other hand, it still depends on whether Google can make a major change to Android’s background management. If it can imitate Apple to design a similar mechanism, then the background problem can be better solved. Because Apple’s iOS system does not actually have a background, the reason why the App on the iPhone can return to the state just before it was closed after re-waking up is actually because the iOS system retains a snapshot of the information when it is closed, and the App returns When you arrive at the front desk, you can restore it to its previous state based on the snapshot. This mechanism is called a “tombstone”, which is quite vivid. However, if you want to implement the tombstone mechanism on Android, the difficulty may be quite large. Finally, Xiao Lei would like to ask: What do you think about the issue of killing the backstage?

German competition guardians Face to face with Google, Apple & Co.

Status: 23.06.2021 3:56 p.m.

The big tech companies from the USA are becoming more and more powerful all over the world. There are also new players from China. The Bundeskartellamt does not just want to accept market power.

From Sebastian Tittelbach, WDR

For a few months now, one hears an abbreviation more frequently in the office corridors of the Federal Cartel Office: GAFA. They are the first letters of the really big ones: Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. And Bundeskartellamt President Andreas Mundt has all of these in his sights. “We are talking about the most powerful companies in the world. We’re getting very strong companies in China – so this is by no means an American event, it’s a global trend.”

New rules have been in effect since the beginning of the year

German competition law changed at the beginning of the year. Since then, the cartel watchdogs have been able to take action against Internet companies more easily. And the 400-person authority from Bonn does not shy away from tech giants from overseas worth billions. “It’s not about throwing sand in the machine”says head of the authorities Mundt. “Our aim is simply to end anti-competitive behavior at these companies.”

Amazon already had to reorganize its marketplace under pressure from the Federal Cartel Office. Amazon has given the smaller retailers who offer their goods there more rights. The Federal Cartel Office is currently taking a look at Apple. “We know what kind of universe Apple maintains, and I personally see it that way that restrictions of competition are possible”, so Mundt. “And now let’s see how this process develops.”

The pandemic is leaving its mark

The corona pandemic did not leave the Federal Cartel Office completely without a trace. In 2020, the investigators only went out for a single search – for reasons of hygiene, the head of the authorities said: “We were out last summer, and we’re honestly looking forward to going back out now, if the numbers allow.”

Even without searches, the Bonn authorities found enough evidence to punish companies. She imposed 349 million euros in fines last year. Half a billion less than in 2019, but still well above the long-term average. Above all, steel and aluminum forges, manufacturers of street sewer castings, such as covers made of cast iron or concrete, and wholesalers of pesticides have to pay. Elsewhere, the cartel watchdogs were more flexible because of Corona: in the automotive industry, for example, they approved collaborations between companies so that the supply chains did not collapse completely in the pandemic. “Then other cooperations are possible between companies where you might have concerns outside of the pandemic, then say in the pandemic: The economic situation is such that you can and must cooperate”, explains the head of the Cartel Office, Mundt.

High hopes, more work

He has great expectations of the new competition register, which was launched in the spring. “The competition register is simply about registering companies that owe something. Violation of minimum wage et cetera.” Such companies can be banned from public tenders for three to five years.

The Bundeskartellamt expects more work on merger control in the current year. Because of the pandemic, there could be more company mergers. The cartel office will examine such mergers without any corona bonus, announces the head of the authorities Mundt. Because when companies merge, it is usually forever – but hopefully not the corona pandemic

Competition authority Antitrust Office targets Apple

As of: June 21, 2021 2:46 p.m.

The Federal Cartel Office is now also investigating Apple. Above all, the US group’s business conduct in the App Store wants to investigate. Similar proceedings are in progress against other large tech companies. The Federal Cartel Office initiates investigations against the technology group Apple. The authority wants to find out whether the US group with parts of its business a “cross-market importance” has in competition. Cartel Office President Andreas Mundt said: “We will now examine whether Apple has built a digital ecosystem across several markets around the iPhone with the proprietary iOS operating system.” After all, the US group also produces tablets, computers, headphones and watches and sells them at the same time “a range of device-related services and services”. The Group’s Services division includes the App Store, iCloud, technical support at AppleCare, the Apple Music music service, the range of games in front of Apple Arcade, the Apple TV + streaming service and other services.

EU sees unfair competition

During its investigation, the Cartel Office will also examine Apple’s technical and financial resources as well as access to data, according to Mundt. One focus of the investigation will be on the operation of the app store, as this enables the group in many cases to influence the business activities of third parties.

Apple’s app store system is already being investigated by the EU Commission, which accuses the group of unfair competition with other providers of music streaming services. Among other things, it is controversial that 15 to 30 percent of the digital revenues in the App Store go to Apple. “We look forward to discussing our approach with the Federal Cartel Office and engaging in an open dialogue about any concerns”it said in a response from Apple. The group is “proud to be an engine for innovation and jobs”. The iOS platform alone supports more than 250,000 workplaces in Germany.

Cartel office can intervene earlier

The background to the investigation is a reform of the Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB) in January. A central component is the modernization of abuse control. The supervisory authorities can now intervene earlier in the event of suspected violations by large digital corporations and prohibit anti-competitive practices.

This also makes it easier for the Cartel Office to take action against large digital companies that are important to competition across borders between different market areas. This has already had consequences: the last time the Bonn authority was against the online network Facebook and in May against the mail order company Amazon and against the internet company Google Investigation started.

According to the cartel office, an expansion of the investigation against Apple is imminent. The authority intends to “to take a closer look at Apple’s specific behavior in a possible further procedure”. The Office has received various complaints against potentially anti-competitive practices

The new Google Workspace service will reach more than 3 billion users. Photo: Google Google Workspace is essentially a new version of the previous G-Suite, it will be available to everyone including those using a free Google account. This change will enable deeper collaboration between users using services such as gmail, calendar, drive, documents, sheets, slides, meetings or chat. Not all, but many users will soon get Google’s modern look and feel for services. All of them can be integrated in one tab to help users more convenient in operations. Google will separate the workspace into a top-level form of communication alongside Gmail, chat, and meetups. Google is focusing on some new features such as improved message flow, more emojis, user roles, moderation tools. Google WorkSpace allows users to carry their own encryption keys instead of managing the user’s own code. Photo: Google Users will receive many interface changes. The left sidebar will look like the bottom bar of Gmail on iOS and Android today. The right side will continue to provide various shortcuts for other features like Calendar, Tasks, and Keep. On the security front, Google announced a partnership with providers Flowcrypt, Futurex, Thales, and Virtru to allow users to carry their own encryption keys instead of managing their own. Vice President and GM, Google Workspace, Javier Soltero, said Googe’s focus is on giving consumer workers, teachers and students an equitable approach to collaboration, while still providing flexibility. Enables small groups of different users to take their own approach to communication and collaboration. Sure, Google will charge for its new service, but it’s unclear how much users will pay. With the new interface, users will have access to premium features, including smart booking services, professional video meetings and personalized email marketing. Some markets will be available in the near future and implemented by Google such as: US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brazil and Japan.

Premier Partner – Global prestigious certification for distributors According to the Google Cloud Platform system, the Google Partners program has all 3 levels: Member (Member), Partner (Partner) and the highest is Premier Partner (Premium Partner). The Google Premier Partner title is awarded to the top 3% of companies in the Google Partners program each year – the highest honor in the program. With this title, businesses can demonstrate their expertise to customers, challenge to stay at the forefront of the industry and continuously grow. Premier Partner is Google Cloud’s prestigious global certification that any distributor wants to achieve. With a global connection infrastructure, Google Cloud makes the connection between Google data centers around the globe much faster and with the lowest latency. The system will run the same infrastructure with other Google services such as YouTube, Gmail, Android… on Google Cloud. Proving the capacity of CMC Telecom Seizing the opportunity, CMC Telecom acted very quickly and quickly to achieve Premier Partner certification after only 4 months. To become a Premier Partner of Google, all consultants and technicians of CMC Telecom are required to complete and pass all Google professional exams and tests. In addition to the professional requirements, in order to achieve and maintain the Google Premier Partner certification, CMC Telecom must consistently achieve high actual spend as well as large account volume and service quality specifications. Very good customer. CMC Telecom’s team of highly specialized technicians. Sharing about this, Mr. Dang Tung Son, DCEO/CMO of CMC Telecom said: “The fact that CMC Telecom has been upgraded to the highest global partner status Premier Partner of Google Cloud not only helps CMC Telecom customers receive advices. expertise, the best preferential policies for products and services in the Google Cloud ecosystem, but also the commitment of Google and CMC Telecom to accompany during the digital transformation process of enterprises.” Efficiency for business is a top priority With 13 years of establishment and development, CMC Telecom always wants to bring customers the highest quality service according to 5-star international standards. Along with becoming Google’s first Sell Premier Partner in Vietnam, CMC Telecom’s customers will receive a lot of benefits. 1. Cooperation with highly qualified team: Customers are partnered with the best Google experts, who have been certified by Google’s rigorous certification system. 2. Good customer service: Customers are assured of the prestige and reliability from CMC Telecom. Customers will not have to worry about fraud, lack of transparency, appropriation of budget… which can happen when cooperating with unofficial external partners. 3. Work and get direct support from Google: Working with CMC Telecom is working directly with Google. CMC Telecom is supported by experienced Google experts. When problems arise, CMC Telecom’s customers will be given priority to solve them quickly, without having to wait, affecting business. 4. Priority to update new services and features from Google: Only Premier Partners can have priority access to the latest products or features from Google. Becoming the first Sell Premier Partner of Google in Vietnam, once again helps CMC Telecom affirm its prestige, position, solid and extensive technology foundation. Most importantly, this also shows the stability and highest level of interest of CMC Telecom in taking care of and accompanying customers. It is also a testament to the trust and satisfaction of CMC Telecom customers during the past 13 years. CMC Telecom is a member of CMC Technology Group with 28 years of development. In 2019, Samsung Group owned 30% of CMC’s shares and together with CMC reached a Technology Group providing professional and high-class digital transformation services. CMC Telecom is also the only Vietnamese telecommunications infrastructure enterprise with a foreign shareholder, Telecommunications Group TIME dotCOM (Malaysia).

Recently, a netizen shared a picture of a cocoa flan product (caramel cocoa) made by herself. This person wrote : “Hello everyone! Tomorrow is my lover’s birthday, I was planning to surprise her, so I looked at Google to find a recipe for Flan cocoa. I’ve been struggling all night and now I’m done, but the cake poured out like boiling time. Should I make another batch? Can anyone give me advice.” The image the girl posted makes everyone think it’s boiling time, no one thinks it’s cocoa flan. Many netizens are bored and think that if the girl can’t do it, she can order it, but it’s hard to accept it. “If you steam, keep the fire low and open the lid every 10 minutes. Your cake is due to the high fire, it bubbles up and is about to boil, so it’s pitted.” one resident said. However, some people expressed their admiration because: “Haven’t read the caption yet, I think you intend to surprise her by using boiled blood instead of cake. It must be said that the chef’s level is not certain to make a flan like blood to each small hole, to the color. water is the same. Admiration.” “Go to the store and buy it, don’t make other people’s stomach hurt, especially the ladies who cook are bad but still like to be creative.” one netizen frankly advised. Not long ago, a netizen shared a picture of a batch of homemade cakes. This person makes a cake with a smiley face in the picture on the internet. While the picture on the internet shows a round, beautiful and attractive batch of cakes, this girl’s cake is crushed and has nothing attractive. Not to mention the original one, the other one lost an unsightly corner of the face. Many netizens also expressed sympathy and said that making a cake is not simple, just a little carelessness can destroy the whole batch of cakes. “ I’ve done it before, baked at too high of temperature so the cake is burnt black, not to mention once made, it was crushed, unable to eat. Giving it to everyone, no one dares to eat it for fear of stomachache ” said one person. Some say: “ Making these cakes must be meticulous little by little, it’s not right to do it in a way that can’t be eaten, if you look at the recipe again, something must be wrong, but how can this be. It looks so scary “.

Chrome OS’s cycle is shortened to once every four weeks. Previously, Google usually released updates for Chrome browser with a 6-week cycle. However, in March 2021, Google announced about shortening the update time to improve gaps and patch bugs. For more than a decade, every six weeks, Chrome has hit a new milestone, bringing security, stability, speed, and simplicity to users and the web. In addition, Google’s shortening time is also to match the cycle of other competitors, like FireFox, which shortened the time to release new updates by month starting last year. Due to this schedule, Google will actually skip one of the scheduled Chrome OS updates. Accordingly, Google will switch directly from version M94 to M96, skipping M95. The new schedule does not apply to enterprise and educational systems. These systems will have an update schedule once every six months. Google promises to have more details on this soon.

In the future, mobile phones are generally considered to be non-porous all-in-one devices, and current devices are also in this trend.

As a result, we have seen the rise of “full screen”. As a result, we have seen the continuous streamlining of mobile phone interfaces and buttons.

▲Galaxy Z Fold 2 and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

At the same time, some people think that future devices should not be limited by screen size, and should have richer application scenarios. Therefore, the concept of “folding” mobile phones is an attempt to break through the screen limitations.

It is like the “bamboo slips” popular in ancient times. It can be viewed and read when unfolded, and when it is rolled up, it is convenient to carry and move.

But later, “bamboo slips” did not become the carrier of our records. Cai Lun’s improved “papermaking technique” was the paper that could be used on a large scale.

▲ Samsung Galaxy Z Flip.

It is as if the horse-drawn carriage is not replaced by a faster horse-drawn carriage, but a car, but the process is not indispensable during the period. In other words, in the process of evolution towards the future, the shape of the folding screen is an indispensable process.

Advantages of folding screen

Simply put, this form of folding screen is actually a simple “2 in 1” device. It can be a smart phone or a “small tablet” with a large screen.

For users, the meaning of “folding screens” is to enable smart phones to better play different roles. For manufacturers, the “folding screen”, a device with a large screen and a small screen, is undoubtedly a verification and consideration of the system switching logic and hardware manufacturing process, laying the foundation for the subsequent development of different types of equipment.

Folding screens currently have two forms: vertical folding and horizontal folding. In an ideal state, after folding, it is only the size of a smart phone, or only half the volume, which can be more convenient to carry.

After the vertical folding and unfolding, there will be a screen close to 8 inches. Whether it is entertainment or simple processing workflow, the efficiency will be higher than that of ordinary mobile phones.

As for the horizontal folding, after unfolding, it is still in the state of a traditional smart phone. Relatively speaking, its advantage is more that it is smaller and more convenient.

Smartphone screens start from 3.5 inches. Every step forward, the screen area will be one inch larger. The concepts of “screen-to-body ratio” and “full screen” gradually surface. If smart phones continue to be our smart center, in the absence of technological innovation, “folding screens” may be a development direction.

Disadvantages of folding screens

Almost all the advantages of folding screens can be placed on the hardware, and different screens have different functions and scene adaptations. From the current point of view, the disadvantages of folding screens are not only in the hardware.

▲ Xiaomi MIX FOLD uses CPI film material.

It is not uncommon for the screen materials of traditional smartphones to use flexible OLEDs, but what prevents it from bending at will is the “rigid glass” on the surface. To “fold”, it is necessary to replace the protective glass (material) on the surface with a flexible material that can be bent on the basis of the flexible OLED material.

At present, this layer of bendable flexible material includes CPI film (colorless polyimide). Samsung’s first-generation Galaxy Z Fold and Xiaomi MIX FOLD use this material, which has good ductility, but is relatively traditional glass, CPI The hardness is not enough, it is easy to leave scratches and traces of use.

The most famous crash YouTuber JerryRigEverything tested the Mohs hardness of the Galaxy Z Fold’s inner screen at about 2. For comparison, the outer screen with Gorilla tempered glass is at 6. In fact, it’s a bit more airy. The CPI film has no resistance to scratching with a slightly harder nail.

On the Galaxy Z Filp, Samsung upgraded the protective layer of the screen from CPI film to UTG (ultra-thin glass) in order to improve the wear resistance of CPI. As for the efficacy, the results of JerryRigEverything are also quoted as a comparison. The Mohs hardness of the inner screen is still level 2, but from the effect point of view, it is still better than CPI.

▲ Galaxy Z Filp with UTG has limited scratch-resistant performance improvement. Picture from: JerryRigEverything

Even if the problem of the screen protection layer is solved, the bendable screen and the “mechanical hinge” have life problems. After bending to a certain extent, the brightness and contrast of the screen will decrease in the bending part, and the hinge will wear out every time it is bent. Over time, the mechanical performance will also decrease.

However, whether it is Samsung or Xiaomi, the mechanical life of the hinge can be maintained for 2 to 3 years before it goes on the market, which is a replacement cycle of a smart phone, so the screen and hinge are not a big disadvantage.

At present, both Aifaner readers and our editorial department believe that the “folding screen” lacks killer applications, that is, the lack of innovation at the software system level. When experiencing Xiaomi MIX FOLD, there is always a feeling of being at a loss when opening the screen. Even with the PC mode and split screen, it will still not bring a unique experience, and it will eventually become “iqiyi”.

The status quo of folding screens

At present, the core of the folding screen is still on the screen. From this point of view, Samsung is the first echelon, and it can be regarded as bringing the folding screen into the consumer industry with its own strength. Even though the original Galaxy Fold has experienced twists and turns, it is undeniable that it The meaning of existence. After several years of development, Samsung’s screen protection layer has been upgraded to UTG ultra-thin glass, and the output and yield of the display are increasing. And the overall Fold shape has gradually matured.

In addition to Samsung, subsequent screen manufacturers, such as BOE, Visionox, Tianma, etc., are also increasing their investment in flexible screens. After the supply chain is enriched, there are gradually more folding screen products on the market.

The most recent example is the Xiaomi MIX FOLD. Even though it uses some of the technology of the original Galaxy Fold, it has failed to prevent MIX FOLD from becoming a “folding screen” since its launch and the first price is less than 10,000 yuan. Some technologies for folding screens are not only maturing, but also increasing in cost and yield.

According to DSCC’s forecast, the cost of Samsung’s folding screen is about US$180, and it is expected to cost less than US$100 in 2022, which is lower than the current iPhone screen.

In addition to the screen, many components on the folding screen product need to be customized, and the hinges and other components need additional aging tests. These costs will eventually be transferred to the product pricing. These are also the reasons why the current price of folding screen products has stabilized at around 10,000 yuan.

Let’s talk about software. Whether it’s the first echelon of Samsung or the domestic system’s MIUI, their influence on the Android system is relatively limited. In other words, the disadvantage of the folding screen system may still require Google to start from the bottom. Think about how to provide a better and more efficient experience on a variable form of 2 in 1 device.

The future of folding screens?

It may be due to Samsung eating crabs before, or the related industry chain may gradually mature. According to a report by SamMobile, Google may try out folding screen products this fall. It may be released together with Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, named Pixel Fold, and the screen supplier is Samsung.

This year, Samsung and Google are getting closer. At the Google I/O conference last month, Google announced that it will build a new wearable platform with Samsung. The hardware depends on Samsung, and the software may also be developed together with Samsung.

Putting this trend on the possible Pixel Fold may also be more in line with the actual situation. Google is closer to a software company. At the beginning of Android, it found HTC to build Nexus phones together. Later, Google also cooperated with LG, Samsung, Huawei and others to launch Nexus series products.

Nowadays, Google is looking for Samsung to cooperate, and it feels a bit like the Nexus series made years ago. In fact, Google and Samsung launched the Pixel Fold at this node in the fall. The hardware may be based on the Galaxy Fold 2. It will still be a flexible OLED screen and UTG ultra-thin glass, with little change in form.

However, the software system will be managed by Google, and this is also one of Google’s main goals of launching folding screens. It is hoped that through practice, it will bring Android native systems that are more in line with future 2 in 1 devices. It may be possible to switch between large and small screens and how to improve large screens. The efficiency of these systems is a hindrance to focus on strengthening.

▲ The native Android 12 on Pixel Fold is the focus.

At the same time, the folding screens of the Pixel series will undoubtedly be very suitable test equipment for “developers” to develop dedicated apps. Compared to third-party vendors, Google still has at least some influence.

In addition, SamMobile also said that in addition to Google, Samsung may also start to provide foldable OLED screens for domestic manufacturers such as vivo and Xiaomi in October. In this way, the new wave of smartphones this fall may be led by “folding screens.”

▲ Microsoft Surface Duo.

In the mobile phone market, folding screens are still a very small choice. Whether it is Samsung’s Fold series, Samsung’s Flip, or Microsoft’s Surface Duo, the price has plunged considerably after the listing. For example, the Galaxy Fold 2 is now only about 7,600 yuan on Amazon, while the Surface Duo is only 4,500 yuan, and Xiaomi MIX Fold has also dropped 1,000 yuan in some channels.

▲ Xiaomi MIX FOLD, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2, Huawei Mate X2. Picture from: XDA

This situation is just like the first generation of 5G smartphones. The technology is constantly changing. As the output and yield of the supply chain continue to increase, the product will become more mature and the price will naturally be reasonable. If SamMobile’s news is accurate, after all folding screens are listed in the fall, it may become a new consumer trend.

The final fate of folding screens may be like “bamboo slips.” Although they are eventually replaced by paper, the technology accumulated by manufacturers in this 2 in 1 form will not be lost. It may appear in future products.

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Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers today with more than 2 billion users. Photo: EarnGurus Recently, a security researcher from the Project Zero team discovered a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2021-30551) in Google Chrome, affecting many users. Not much is known about this vulnerability, instead, it is only briefly described: “Confusion in V8”. This is a JavaScript engine, used quite commonly on Google Chrome and browsers using Chromium source code (including Microsoft Edge). In a blog post, Google confirmed that the CVE-2021-30551 vulnerability exists in the wild. To limit future attacks, Google Chrome users should update their browser immediately by going to Settings – Help – About Google Chrome (about Google Chrome). When the update to version 91.0.4472.101 is complete, simply press Relaunch to restart the browser. Update Google Chrome browser to the latest version. Photo: Tieu MINH This is the sixth zero day vulnerability found on Google Chrome since the beginning of the year. The latest version of the browser also contains a total of 10 security patches, seven of which are listed as High threat and one is described as Critical. Sharing with BleepingComputer, Kaspersky warned that a new group of hackers calling themselves PuzzleMaker successfully hacked both Chrome and Windows this month, prompting Microsoft to issue an urgent upgrade notice for Windows users. In addition, Kaspersky also recommends that users update their browser and operating system to the latest version to limit future attacks.

For example, an attacker can manipulate the URL in a variety of ways to confuse users with the identity of the website, thereby achieving phishing, social engineering, and online fraud. A study showed that when misleading brand names appear in URLs, more than 60% of users are deceived.

In order to avoid such problems, Google chose to hide the complete URL in the address bar of the Chrome browser many years ago.

Recently, a commit merged by Google in Chromium showed thatThe development team has deleted the function code to hide the URL.The reason is that this experimental feature has no effect on related safety indicators, so it is not going to be officially launched.

IT Home has learned that after Google launched the hide URL function, although it has received great controversy, it still insists on choosing to promote it, and said that this function is as important as HTTPS. In subsequent version updates, the hide URL function has been optimized a lot, and it has been offline for a short time, but it has since become the default enabled item.

Facebook about to launch smartwatch?. Illustration The Verge said that Facebook’s smartwatch will have a removable screen, equipped with up to 2 cameras to help take photos and videos without the need for a smartphone. In addition, you can also share photos directly from the smartwatch to Facebook or Instagram easily. A camera of the smartwatch will be mounted on the front to help make video calls and a camera placed on the back of the screen with 1080p resolution with integrated autofocus. Facebook’s idea is to encourage the use of smartwatches to completely replace current smartphones. A plan by Mark Zuckerberg, to be able to surpass Apple and Google, when unable to compete in the smartphone market. Currently, Facebook has also worked with major carriers in the US to support LTE connectivity for its smartphones. That means users can use Facebook’s smartwatch to replace smartphones. Facebook expects to hit around six figures in revenue in its first year. And their products will be distributed through the network’s retail chains. According to the plan, Facebook’s smartwatch will be launched in 2022 and it will use Google’s operating system.

This malicious application is called Mods Minecraft. The app doesn’t function like an ad at all, instead it turns the victim’s smartphone and tablet into an ad-player in an extremely sophisticated way. (Photo: Kaspersky) Accordingly, after the first run, the application will hide its icons from the screen and continuously open the browser to display ads. The app can also play videos from YouTube, access the Google Play app store, and more. Security experts at Kaspersky found that the app opens the browser every two minutes, rendering the device essentially inoperable. use to be. (Photo: Kaspersky) What’s especially worrisome is that it’s hard for users to know what’s going on with their devices, which apps are responsible for the trouble, and how to prevent it. The security experts at Kaspersky informed Google of their findings and the malicious app was quickly removed from the store. Minecraft is one of the best-selling games in the world with about 180 million copies worldwide. (Photo: Mojang) However, removing this app from Google’s app store does not mean the removal of all malware. In the past, developers of this type would simply upload new, slightly modified versions, using different names, from different developer accounts to further trick victims. An example can be mentioned is the VK Music Trojan. This app stole VK user accounts, but despite being reported, the app has survived on the Google Play app store for several years. (Artwork: Unsplash) Kaspersky ran a search for malicious Minecraft Mods-like apps – and found a few. In addition to the malicious application Mods Minecraft, a utility called File Recovery was also found to contain malware in version 1.1. However, that version has since been removed and version 1.1.1 of the app, available on Google Play, is safe.

Social network icon Facebook. Photo: AFP/VNA This is the first antitrust investigation that European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has launched against the world’s number one social media provider and the latest she has launched into an American “tech giant”. Ms. Vestager had previously forced Alphabet – Google’s parent company to pay a fine of 8 billion euros (about 9.7 billion USD) and is conducting a similar investigation to Amazon and Apple. During the Facebook investigation, Ms. Vestager said she would review Facebook’s huge data warehouse collected from 7 million companies that have participated in advertising on this social network. The European Commission (EC) and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are investigating the possibility of Facebook exploiting its dominant position in the social network or digital advertising by collecting collects and uses data, and examines Facebook’s “distortion” of the advertising market through service classification. Ms. Vestager stressed that in today’s digital economy, data should not be used in ways that undermine competition. This tech giant may have to change its business model with large fines. Reacting to the EU and UK’s decision, Facebook said it will fully cooperate with the authorities of both sides to demonstrate that Facebook’s integrated “Marketplace” and dating platform provides all people with more choices and all operate in a highly competitive environment. In the role of “gatekeeper”, Facebook as well as other social networking platforms have collected a large amount of personal private information of users based on privacy terms to develop an integrated platform. Marketplace aims to increase competitive advantage over competitors. In the past, the UK has rarely conducted independent antitrust investigations into US tech giants. Since withdrawing from the EU, the UK’s antitrust division has become an independent global regulator. Andrea Coscelli, CEO of the CMA, has pledged to tackle companies like Google and Facebook with a series of antitrust lawsuits, and said he is open to working alongside colleagues in Brussels.

In addition to the two companies above, tech giants including Amazon, Facebook and Apple will also be subject to a tax called “Google tax”. Accordingly, large technology companies will have to pay a certain amount of corporate tax, although there is no specific number for this tax. “The government will have grounds to tax them if a deal is reached. At the moment, everything is still incomplete,” an official from the Korean Ministry of Finance said on June 1. The move is part of a global wave to tax lucrative businesses based on the country that generates their revenue, not the country where they are headquartered. Many tech heavyweights around the world have long tended to set up headquarters in countries with low tax rates in order to reduce or avoid paying taxes. Meanwhile, the profits they earn come from all over the world through online business activities that are not limited to a specific country. The OECD’s plan is said to detail ways to modify the tax regimes of member countries, in light of the rapid transformation of digital business. It also seeks to address the problem of tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), combating strategies that exploit loopholes or inconsistencies in tax rules to shift profits to areas where they are not. collect or have a low tax rate. Another point of contention in the plan this time around is the push to amend the law on a permanent establishment, or a fixed place of business that generates income and a value-added tax liability in a jurisdiction. Specifically. This also includes establishing a global minimum corporate tax rate. According to the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system, Google Korea said that on April 14, it recorded a revenue of 220.1 billion won (equivalent to 198 million USD), up about 3.6% from a year earlier. Google’s operating profit was 15.5 billion won, up 53.4% ​​year-on-year. Net profit for the same period was 6.2 billion won, up 741.2 percent. These numbers stand in sharp contrast to tech companies in Korea such as Naver and Kakao. According to the report, the annual sales of these two companies are 5.3 trillion won and 4.1 trillion won respectively. The staggering difference is the result of Google Play Store revenue being recognized as revenue by Google Asia Pacific, which is headquartered in Singapore, not Google Korea. Industry observers also estimate Google Korea’s domestic sales to be between 5 trillion won and 6 trillion won. According to the Mobile Internet Business Association, in the group of IT and telecommunications businesses, Google Play’s sales in 2019 in the country are estimated at about 5.7 trillion won. Just as fast as Google is Facebook Korea. According to FSS data, the business recorded sales of 44.2 billion won and operating profit of 11.7 billion won last year. Facebook’s sales in South Korea grew 10.3% from 40.1 billion won in 2019, and business profits are reported to have increased six-fold year-on-year. The company’s net profit also reached 6.3 billion won, up 33 times from 190 million won in 2019, thanks to a surge in advertising revenue from Instagram. Chang Pang Hyo, head of the IT Committee at the Citizens Coalition for Economic Justice, said the US tech giants actually exist in the virtual world, and their activities cannot be determined if based only on the tax code in the branch location “Calls are growing to amend the laws to come up with a clear statement that companies are taxed where their customers use their services, not where they are located. headquarters,” he said. Thuong Hai According to Korea Times

Huawei’s HarmonyOS. Huawei launched HarmonyOS in 2019 after the US put the company on a “blacklist” and did not have access to Google’s Android operating system. This embargo, along with Washington’s ban on access to key semiconductors, has crippled Huawei’s smartphone business, just months after becoming the world’s number one smartphone maker. Developed since 2016, HarmonyOS can work on many of Huawei’s internet-connected devices, from smartphones to wearables. This operating system allows developers to easily build apps to work on a variety of devices. According to Huawei, version 2.0 of HarmonyOS has many interesting features such as Mirror Mode, Extended Mode and Collaboration Mode. Currently, the two most powerful operating systems in the world are still calling Android and iOS, other operating systems from Blackberry, Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Amazon Fire devices currently only account for a very small market share. To help its operating system grow, experts say Huawei’s biggest challenge is software applications, with the company having to convince software developers to reprogram its apps and other content. to operate on HarmonyOS operating system, through which consumers will continue to buy Huawei phones. As planned, right in the third quarter of this year, Huawei aims to be able to release HarmonyOS 2 for Nova 6/7/8, Mate 20 and all remaining MatePad tablets. The company is also expected to install this new operating system on V and S series smart displays, M6 tablets and Mate 20 X phones before 2021 ends. In the first half of 2022, Huawei will bring HarmonyOS 2 to Mate 9, Mate 10, P20, P10 and Nova 5 phones.

According to information from Google, from June 1, all new photos and videos backed up in High Quality will count towards 15GB of free storage, which comes with a Google account or additional storage. Sung bought. Previously, only Original Quality photos counted towards storage. Once you’ve used up 15GB, you’ll have to delete some photos or other Google Drive content to free up space; or buy a Google One plan to increase your Google account’s storage up to 2TB. How will Google Photos users be affected by this new storage policy of Google? What happens to photos and videos backed up before June 1? The good news is that both High Quality and Original Quality backups before June 1, 2021 don’t count towards your Google account’s 15GB space. Memory for photos, videos Original quality has changed? Original quality photos and videos continue to count towards 15GB of free storage. Photos backed up in original quality and then compressed to high quality after June 1 will also count towards your Google account’s storage space. How much space do I have left on my Google account? You can use Google’s storage management tool to see how much free storage you have left, free up memory, delete blurry photos, screenshots. How much does a Google One plan upgrade cost? The price of the Google One plan varies by region. In Vietnam, the cheapest membership package costs from 45,000 VND/month or 450,000 VND/year. For this money, you get 100GB of storage, the option to add a family, additional membership benefits, and access to Google experts. The 200GB package costs 69,000 VND/month or 690,000 VND/year. The 2TB package costs 225,000 VND/month or 2,250,000 VND/year. What service is similar to Google Photos but free? There are other options if you don’t want to spend money to buy a Google Photos membership, such as Amazon Photos, Apple iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Flickr. What offers are available to Pixel users? If you’re using a Google Pixel 5 or earlier, you’ll still get unlimited free photo and video storage. Pixel 3 users can upload unlimited original quality photos to Google Photos through January 31, 2022 before switching to the unlimited high-quality photo option. Pixel 2 users switched to unlimited high-quality photo downloads from January 16, 2021. Early Pixel users continue to get unlimited original quality photo downloads. Du Lam (According to Android Authority)

Online advertising will be crowned From June 1, Decree 38 on sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of culture and advertising will officially take effect. However, a few days ago, the Vietnam Advertising Association in its petition pointed out a number of shortcomings in this new Decree, which is the sanctioning regulation “Waiting time to turn off or open ads is not fixed area exceeding 1.5 seconds” and “Design and layout advertising mixed with news content”. 80% OF CAKES ARE INTO FACEBOOK, GOOGLE BAGS According to the analysis in the petition of the Vietnam Advertising Association signed by Standing Vice Chairman of the Association Nguyen Truong Son as well as shared by businesses in the industry, the regulations on “Waiting time to turn off or open advertising reports that do not stay in a fixed area beyond 1.5 seconds” is unrealistic, too short to be able to convey the message. Compared with cross-border advertising platforms, the current interface allows viewers to skip ads in as little as 5 seconds. Sharing with VnEconomy, an expert in the field of advertising said that, in theory, businesses will spend advertising money on channels that have many viewers, and bring high efficiency. So when advertising in any channel is difficult, businesses will look to another channel… According to the report Vietnam Digital Marketing Trends 2021, the size of the online advertising market in Vietnam in 2020 is estimated at 820 million USD. It is forecasted that in 2021, this revenue will reach about 955 million USD. In which, up to 80% of the “piece of cake” of revenue goes to Google, Facebook … In the context of industrial revolution 4.0, online advertising is increasingly popular. Leading in terms of market share, online advertising sales in Vietnam are currently cross-border platforms Facebook and Google. And with the above regulation, this expert said that in the coming time, not only 80% of advertising money will flow into the pockets of “giants” but even more. Although the state encourages brands to advertise in Vietnamese newspapers, with such tightening regulations, businesses and brands will have to turn to advertising on cross-border platforms such as Facebook, YouTube… Thus, if advertising in the press of domestic enterprises is being tightened by the strict regulations of this Decree, cross-border advertising enterprises are naturally benefited by the standard , their operating principles as well as we have not been able to handle the violations of these platforms when they are not based in Vietnam. This has created an unequal competition between domestic advertising enterprises/press agencies and cross-border advertising networks… A representative of the Vietnam Advertising Association said that this will certainly affect the revenue of electronic press agencies that mainly rely on advertising. If the advertisement is published on electronic newspapers for only 1.5 seconds and is not inserted into the content, then no business wants to advertise because it will not be effective. Mr. Nguyen Quang Nhat, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Outdoor Advertising Club shared, the number of advertising businesses and agencies in Vietnam is quite large, but in fact, collecting 10 dong, they had to spend 7 dong on Google and Facebook. Advertising funding for news agencies will be increasingly difficult. According to a business with more than a decade of experience in online advertising, the press is currently caught between the problem of charging readers and users and collecting advertising fees. Since there are no user fees, newspapers can only charge from advertising activities. In the advertising fee collection there are a number of formats and if specified to only 1.5 seconds is too short, lacks factual basis and needs to be studied to extend the time. Currently, advertising platforms on OTT like YouTube are usually 5-6 seconds and have a warning to users that they can/will be off after how many seconds… KEY KEYS NEED TO CORRECT ADVERTISING LAW International practice, with free press similar to Vietnam, advertising is allowed to be interspersed with news/article content and customized based on the audience reading the newspaper. Readers have the right to click to view or skip the advertising content. The act of “Designing and arranging advertisements mixed with news content” is one of the administrative violations to be handled. Although this regulation is aimed at protecting the interests of readers, it is not fair in ensuring the rights of individuals/organizations purchasing advertising services as well as businesses providing advertising services. The tools to reach customers through mainstream media products are narrowed, causing obstacles and difficulties for the advertising industry. According to businesses, this new regulation will help readers have a cleaner online newspaper space, no longer bothered by ads. This Decree will prevent the phenomenon of many news sites abusing the form of contextual advertising, confusing readers as well as consumers. In the coming time, these regulations will also become obsolete because the trend of online advertising will take the throne with many different forms of attracting attention; application of technology platforms, cross-border Internet platforms. Therefore, it will become increasingly difficult for the press to call for advertising as advertising will flow into other applications. This business thinks that, with pages that have too many ads and are annoying, it is easy for bored readers to leave and not re-enter. A newspaper without readers cannot call for advertising and hardly survive. Newspapers themselves will have to adjust this issue accordingly and especially improve the quality of information content. Advertising and content must always be tied together. If the information is not good, the number of viewers is small, the advertising is no longer available, the press will have a hard time surviving and vice versa. However, even newspapers that invest in quality articles and respect their readers, with this advertising regulation, will still violate… In fact, the waiting time to turn off or open ads in a fixed area does not exceed 1.5 seconds, which is specified in the Law on Advertising, the implementing Decree and is now repeated. But because it is unreasonable, in the past 10 years, no unit has been fined under this regulation. However, according to Mr. Son, when Decree 38 was issued, we understand that the government is very interested in this, focusing on discipline, all citizens must obey the law, from June 1 onwards. All parties must strictly comply and violations will be punished. To overcome the above shortcomings, a representative of the Vietnam Advertising Association said that Decree 38 is a sub-law document, so it is impossible to violate the law. Therefore, the most important thing is to petition the Government to submit to the National Assembly to amend the Law on Advertising.

Illustration (Source: drupal.org) On June 1, 2021, the Google Photos photo storage service officially stopped storing free photos for users. Users will not be able to store their photos to Google Photos for free, whether storing in high quality or original photos will count towards Google’s default 15GB. All photos stored by users before June 1, 2021 will not apply this change, but only to photos saved after this date. After the specified date, the user will continue to upload images until the entire accompanying 15 GB is full, at which point the user will have to delete the image or purchase additional storage. On the other hand, Google will delete all files in the account when the user is inactive for 2 years. Along with that, Google has also changed the “High quality” image option to “Storage saver”. And of course, this new option will also count towards the user’s free 15GB and the quality of the Storage saver will not be the same as the original image. Pixel phone users will continue to get unlimited free photo and video backups on Google Photos, but for a certain period of time set by Google. At the same time, Google will provide a tool in June 2021 that will allow users to manage backed up photos and videos, the tool will automatically mark dark or blurry images, large videos that users may not be able to see. want to keep, then make a suggestion asking the user if they want to delete it. Google’s new policy will apply to all users Google Photos on all platforms including Android, iOS and desktop. Users are forced to purchase additional Google photo storage. (Screenshots) Thus, after nearly 6 years of “trial”, the Google Photos photo storage service officially charges all users. Users who want more storage will have to buy more for 45,000 VND/month. Launched in 2015, Google Photos is Google’s photo and video sharing and storage service. Google Photos is rated as one of the photo hosting service the world’s best when allowing users to upload images and videos with unlimited storage space (images with reduced quality compared to the original image).

A Huawei store at a mall in Shanghai, China. Photo: AFP/VNA In a short video posted on social networks, Huawei said that the HarmonyOS operating system will be officially put into use from June 2. At the same time, the company’s internal announcement said that Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei (Ren Zhengfei) announced major investment strategies in the software sector. HarmonyOS operating system was released by the Chinese telecommunications “giant” on August 9, 2019, in the context that this corporation faces the risk of losing access to Google’s Android operating system due to one of consequences of trade tensions between China and the US. According to the announcement, Harmony OS will be applied on a series of smart devices, including wearable technology devices. HarmonyOS also enables artificial intelligence (AI) compatibility and can also be used on personal computers and other devices. Huawei has been developing the operating system since 9 years ago, but information about this platform only appeared after the US put this company on a banned list in mid-May 2019, thereby blocking the access of the Chinese corporation. Nation for from chip to Android operating system. Every year millions of Huawei smartphones are installed. Therefore, the introduction of HarmonyOS plays an important role in the future of smartphone production activities of the Chinese technology group. Huawei’s rollout of its own operating system comes amid a slump in smartphone sales and overall revenue for China’s top technology group since last year when US sanctions took effect.

Microsoft has decided to “death” Internet Explorer in June 2022 The Sean Lyndersay, Microsoft Edge project leader, said that Internet Explorer 11 on some versions of Windows 10 will be discontinued, no longer updated from June 15, 2022 to switch to the newer Microsoft Edge browser. Last year, the web-based Microsoft Teams app stopped supporting Internet Explorer 11. While the Windows 10 Long-Term Update Service (LTSC) still comes pre-installed with Internet Explorer, the versions of Windows 10 for users from next year will no longer support this browser. In addition, Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported for Microsoft online services such as Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, … on August 17. Launched on August 16, 1995 on Windows operating system, Internet Explorer was once the world’s most popular browser in the 2000s and an iconic product in the technology field. The free version of Internet Explorer 4.0 bundled with the Windows operating system is a move that proves how important it is for the tech giant. Together with the free use of IE 5.0 in 1999 with Windows 98, it made it easier for Microsoft to take market share from Netscape and successfully destroy Netscape Navigator, thereby achieving a monopoly on the internet in the early 2000s. At its peak in 2002, Internet Explorer dominated 95% of the browser market. However, Microsoft failed to innovate Internet Explorer 6 when “abandoning” this browser for 5 years. This tech giant is constantly indifferent to web standards and misses out on many features worth updating. Internet Explorer has also been criticized as one of the “all-time tech wastes. Technology experts also pointed out, Microsoft did not follow the principles set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium – the organization that sets standards for web technology. As a result, Internet Explorer often makes web pages on its browser deviate from Opera and Firefox. At the same time, by the time Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 in 2006, the web browser market was beginning to change. Internet Explorer customers have been looking to more modern browsers in recent times such as Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox… Since then, Internet Explorer is synonymous with bugs, security issues, outdated and lost technology. top position. In recent years, Micorsoft is focusing on developing Microsoft Edge browser duyệt According to browser usage tracking company NetMarketShare, Internet Exploree’s share of the browser market fell below the 50% threshold in 2010 and is now only around 5%. In 2011, Microsoft finally released a modern browser, Internet Explorer 9 as an attempt to revive Internet Explorer, but to this day, the browser still does not support extensions, cannot Works on non-Windows devices and doesn’t sync with other devices by default like all major Chrome and Firefox software. The failure of Internet Explorer set off alarm bells for Microsoft. Over the past decade, Internet usage has shifted from desktop to mobile, where Google and Apple dominate, curtailing the tech giant’s market share. According to analytics company Statscounter, as of April 2021, Google’s Chrome browser accounted for 65% of the market share, while Apple’s Safari ranked second with nearly 19% market share. Third and fourth are Firefox (3.59% market share) and Edge (3.39% market share), respectively. Therefore, the failure of Windows Phone is putting Microsoft at a disadvantage. Although Microsoft has browser applications on both Android and iOS operating systems, most users still have the habit of using the built-in browser on their smartphone. Therefore, even with investment in the continued development of the Microsoft Edge browser, it may still have difficulty competing with rivals Apple and Google.

According to Google, if users turn on the Extra verification feature (additional verification), their personal data will be safer, especially on shared devices (work computers, tablets …). Note, this feature only applies to My Activity item. First, open a browser on your phone or computer and go to https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity, then log in with the corresponding Google account. The section that manages personal activities on Google. Photo: MINH HOANG Next, click on the Manage My Activity Verifications link, and select Request Additional Verification – Save to finish. Enable additional verification for better data protection. Photo: MINH HOANG Once enabled, this feature will ask you to verify your identity before showing activity history. This essentially takes you to Google’s sign-in page, which then asks the user to enter the account password or connect using an Android device (if you’ve set it up before). Overall, this extra feature is quite useful on shared devices. However, if you feel uncomfortable with saving activity history, you can turn off unnecessary items or delete everything in the settings. To do this, go to https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity, log in with the respective account. There will be three sections here: Web & App Activity, Location History, and YouTube Activity History. Delete all previously saved activity history. Photo: MINH HOANG When you click on any item, you can temporarily disable that feature or delete all previously saved data through Activity Management. If you want Google to automatically delete data for each time period, users just need to select Delete automatically, then select the corresponding time period (more than 3 months, more than 18 months or more than 36 months) and follow the steps instructions until complete.

According to AFP news agency, Microsoft said that from June 15, 2022, IE will stop working. Users can switch to using Microsoft Edge – another browser of the company – instead. The announcement comes in the context of IE increasingly losing ground to web browsers of rival companies such as Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari. Microsoft says that Microsoft Edge will replace IE on Windows 10. Websites and applications developed based on the IE browser will continue to run on Microsoft Edge until at least 2029. Microsoft of the US officially announced that it will permanently stop Internet Explorer (IE). Illustration “Microsoft Edge delivers a browsing experience that’s not only faster, more secure, and more modern than IE, but it can also address an important concern: compatibility with older websites and apps. ” – Microsoft pointed out. Emphasizing further, Microsoft Edge program manager Sean Lyndersay said, “We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is Microsoft Edge. The Internet Explorer 11 desktop app will be discontinued and end of support on June 15, 2022 for certain versions of Windows 10.” While Windows 10’s Long Term Service Channel (LTSC) will still include Internet Explorer next year, all consumer versions of the operating system will stop supporting the browser. Microsoft did not specify, but it is likely that Internet Explorer will no longer be bundled with Windows by June of next year or shortly thereafter. For business customers who operate websites and applications that rely on Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge is bringing a feature called IE Mode. Microsoft created IE Mode for Microsoft Edge a few years ago to help businesses using the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser to be able to run older websites. IE Mode supports older ActiveX controls and legacy web pages. What is surprising is that it is still used by many businesses. Microsoft promises to support IE Mode in Microsoft Edge until at least 2029. Microsoft also ended Internet Explorer 11 support for the Microsoft Teams web app last year, and they are planning to cut it off from accessing Microsoft 365 services later this year. Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported for Microsoft online services such as Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook,… on August 17. An Duong (Th)

Share with Business Insider , Saki (character name changed) accused Google of not resolving her complaint about being harassed by a male colleague from March to September 2020. This is the time when the Google office in Tokyo (Japan) switched to working from home due to the impact of the epidemic. In an email to Saki, a representative of Google’s human resources department said that the harassment took place outside of the workplace, not under the management of the company. However, Saki claimed to be harassed by colleagues while working remotely according to Google’s guidelines. “I’m completely disappointed… I don’t know what it would be like to work in an office,” admits Saki has difficulty reporting the inadequacies of working from home. Instigating texting when married Saki’s story was shared after 500 employees of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, simultaneously signed a request to stop covering up employees accused of harassing colleagues in April. Some documents shared by Saki for Business Insider including screenshots of messages between her and male co-workers, a copy of the complaint email sent to Google’s human resources department in Tokyo, and a statement from two friends of Saki. Saki joined Google in December 2019. Immediately after joining the job, she received a message from a colleague she had never met via LinkedIn. During the first week, the man offered Saki a drink. “I just want to talk about work,” he texted Saki. Google has faced many accusations of irresponsibility when it comes to dealing with employees who have been sexually harassed. Photo: The Guardian. A few weeks later, her colleague flirted with her by texting: “I find you very attractive… You are so beautiful in white. Come out for a drink with me.” Although Saki said that she was busy, this person still wanted to meet. By January 2020, Japan recorded the first case of infection. Both accepted to date in the context of the outbreak of the pandemic. However, only a month later, Saki discovered that the other colleague was married. Wanting to cut ties as soon as she knew the truth, Saki decided to video call Google’s human resources department to discuss. Through his lawyer, the male colleague confirmed that the “serious” relationship with Saki only started after he revealed he was married. However, records show that Saki called human resources on March 1, as soon as she learned that the man who flirted with her was married. Employees harassed for months, Google still “ignored” Recounting the meeting, Saki said the Google representative cited the policy of accepting relationships between two employees in the workplace, as long as one is not a senior of the other. According to Google, the incident described by Saki mainly took place at home, not the office, so it is not considered a workplace problem. “They said to me: ‘He’s not your boss. You also agreed to date so that’s your private matter'”, Saki said that Google considers this relationship a private matter, so it refuses to resolve it. . For the next several months, the male colleague continued to text Saki regularly even though she wanted to cut off the relationship. “I am very happy to meet you. I am always excited every time we meet. Hearing your voice makes me happy all day” is the content of the message he sent to Saki on April 4, 2020. Saki did not reply to the message. Google believes that employee harassment occurred at home, so it declined to investigate. Photo: Bloomberg. “I want to go for a walk with you,” a colleague texted Saki on May 8, 2020. 9 days later, another text message read: “You may be out of interest or not like me anymore, but I’ve been thinking about this relationship… I’d be happy if we could just go for a walk and talk about everything. “. For many months, the man repeatedly wanted to see Saki during working hours, although she repeatedly refused. “I don’t want to be the third person. I don’t want to see your face, we have nothing to say,” Saki replied to a colleague in June 2020. When Google announced that most of its employees would work from home through the end of 2020, the alleged harassing co-worker regularly visited Saki’s house without being invited. In the first time on July 10, 2020, Saki refused when he wanted to come to the house, but received the response “I’m in a taxi”. After being bothered many times, Saki decided to video call the HR department for the second time in September 2020. However, despite the “obsessive” harassment actions, the Google representative still insisted that it was a consensual relationship, a private matter, so he refused to investigate. “Neither of you have the right to impose others in the company. Therefore, we still maintain that this is a personal matter. I understand this is a difficult situation, but we ask for your understanding for the company. does not have the right to interfere in the personal affairs of employees”, the Google representative continued that it was an incident at Saki’s house, so there was no responsibility to solve it. Saki did not accept the above response because like millions of others, Saki’s home became a workplace for the whole of 2020. Not long after Saki’s second complaint, this man left Google to go to another technology company for unknown reasons. “I have to acknowledge his existence from time to time because our fields of work are similar… I still feel threatened on a regular basis,” Saki said, adding that she was still worried by the person continuing. continue to work in a technology company. Tired of the irresponsible handling of the human resources team at Google, Saki decided to leave the company in January 2021. According to research by Open Democracy, working from home has “provided an opportunity for bad guys to threaten, intimidate and abuse women”. Photo: AP. Does working from home facilitate harassment? Reply Business Insider A Google representative declined to comment on Saki’s allegations, but asserted that local policy “clearly prohibits harassment in the workplace”. “We investigate all allegations and will take decisive action if an employee is found to be in violation,” a Google spokesperson declined to answer a question when asked if the harassment policy was updated in the wake of the outbreak. not yet. The nature of sexual harassment in the workplace has changed after the epidemic. According to research by Open Democracy, working from home has “provided an opportunity for bad guys to threaten, intimidate and abuse women”. Although there is still very little research, experts around the world confirm that many companies have failed to adjust their policies. “In the world of remote work, harassment must be reconsidered. People can be harassed via text messages, comments and videos. That’s why it’s important to HR and public leaders. The company is about raising awareness, increasing training and opening up a safe psychological space for employees to speak up,” shared Josh Bersin, founder of HR consulting firm Bersin Academy. Inside Google’s $13 Billion Data Center In February 2019, Google announced that it would build more data centers in North America. This creates thousands of jobs and expands office space and data centers.

The above proposal is one of several to address a shortcoming in the Voluntary Code of Practice on Misinformation released in 2018 and signed by Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, Mozilla and TikTok. this switch. Google and other big tech firms will have to commit to limiting ‘ad embedding’. The EC wants platforms to tighten eligibility requirements and content review processes for programs to monetize content and share advertising revenue on its service to prevent the participation of competitors. posting content that is systematically considered disinformation. In contrast, ad technology companies must define the criteria used to place ads and apply measures to verify ad placement. The EC also wants companies to clearly and specifically label advertisements (related to politics or other areas, etc.), and distinguish them as paid content. The newly updated code also provides for the first time key performance indicators to allow authorities to verify that these companies are living up to their commitments. The EC will publish the updated Code of Conduct on May 26.

Google Chrome 90 on macOS and Linux does not appear to be affected. Photo: MINH HOANG A Google product expert seems to have identified the problem. “It seems that this issue is related to the User Data folder of the computer, so using Google Chrome (beta) should solve the problem.” However, if you just want to use the stable version of Google Chrome, you can follow these steps to prevent problems. First, close the browser and press the Windows + E key combination to open File Explorer, then paste the %LOCALAPPDATA%GoogleChromeUser Data link in the address bar and press Enter. Next, delete the Local State file, then reopen the Google Chrome browser. If the problem is still not fixed, the user can simply go back to %LOCALAPPDATA%GoogleChromeUser Data, copy everything here to another place, such as the Desktop. Then, rename the User Data folder to any name (different from the old name) and reopen the Google Chrome browser. Currently Google has confirmed the issue, and it will probably be fixed in the near future through a new update.

Illustration. Accordingly, a Microsoft spokesperson shared that software supplier Microsoft will end support for the Internet Explorer (IE) web browser next year, so it will stop providing it to individual users. The announcement comes in the context of IE increasingly losing ground to web browsers of rival companies such as Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari. According to analytics company Statscounter, as of April 2021, Google’s Chrome browser accounted for 65% of the market share, while Apple’s Safari ranked second with nearly 19% market share. Third and fourth are Firefox (3.59% market share) and Edge (3.39% market share), respectively. In the future, Microsoft wants to focus entirely on the Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft said that from June 15, 2022, IE will stop working. Users can switch to using Microsoft Edge – another browser of the company – instead. Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported for Microsoft online services such as Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook,… on August 17th. Earlier, on March 17, 2015, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Edge would replace Internet Explorer as the default browser on their Windows 10 devices. Internet Explorer is an iconic product in the field of technology. Born on August 16, 1995 on Windows operating system, Internet Explorer was once the world’s most popular browser in the 2000s.

High-end Android devices are less likely to fall into this situation. However, with users of mid-range and low-cost products, there have been many complaints about Google’s operating system. Part of that is because Google’s operating system consumes a lot of hardware power when operating. (Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales & Vjeran Pavic / The Verge) Known for running lots of apps in the background, Android often has higher hardware requirements than iOS for it to function properly. Over the past 10 years, smartphone hardware has seen a major change. For example, RAM has gone from 2-3GB to 8-12 and even 16-18GB on some high-end gaming phones like the ROG Phone. Chips on Android smartphones are already on par with Apple’s flagship chips. As a result, performance has been greatly improved. (Photo: James Martin / CNET) With the recently introduced Android 12, Google shows that improvements in hardware are not enough, the company has finally started to pay attention to other aspects of “smoothness” – software. Accordingly, Google has begun to pay more attention to the management and distribution of system performance on Android 12, to provide a smoother experience for users, especially on mid-range and low-end smartphones. (Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales & Vjeran Pavic / The Verge) The newly released Android 12 is said to have the ability to more closely manage background processes such as Android System Server, Activity Window and Package Manager. These background processes often “work together” and this makes it impossible for low-cost, mid-range devices with limited hardware to run as smoothly as users want. (Photo: 9to5Google) This is not a “feature” that can be turned on/off by the user. Google promises they will improve background processes to make your phone run smoother, more responsive. Animations are now less jittery, and improve the gesture navigation system, which is far less efficient than it was on the iPhone. (Photo: Presse-citron) Coupled with increasingly powerful chipsets from Qualcomm, and displays with high refresh rates, Android devices will feel faster and faster.

After a while of not updating, Google has added a list of collected data for all products released on the App Store, including the photo storage application Google Photos. Like Gmail, Chrome or Maps, Google Photos collects more data than apps of its kind, including Apple Photos. The data collection list is revealed as Google complies with Apple’s new rule, which requires all apps released on the App Store to list the types of data it collects, such as browsing history or location, including personal information. associated with the user’s identity (financial data, contacts…), serving personalized advertising. This list is called Privacy Label. Zing Summary of article translation by author Zak Doffman on Forbes about Google Photos collecting too much data on the iPhone. Google Photos collects many times more data than Apple Photos Looking at the Google Photos privacy label on the App Store, it’s not surprising that the app collects a lot of data, including seemingly unrelated information such as transaction history, phone numbers. … According to Google, the privacy label shows all the information that can be collected, but what data is actually recorded depends on the feature used. The Google Photos privacy label on the App Store reveals how much more data the browser collects than Apple Photos, which comes pre-installed on the iPhone. Photo: Forbes. “We will collect contact data if you want to share photos with others, or if you want to buy photo books, we will store credit card information, shopping data. They will not be collected if you don’t want to share photos or buy photo books,” explains Google. That’s Google’s description of how their photo-saving apps get contact information or transaction history. The company believes that iCloud is the storage platform behind Apple Photos, while Google Photos has its own storage and some special features. However, history shows that Apple and Google’s approach to privacy are very different. While Apple only collects data, receives revenue from the purchase and use of Apple products, Google’s revenue is largely based on personalized advertising, which appears on the majority of websites you visit on the Internet. . The closer the ad is displayed to the audience, the more money Google will collect based on the click. There are two main sections in the privacy label on the App Store, including “linked data” and “unlinked data”. Developers only use unaffiliated data to improve the service, track usage frequency or the location where it is most enabled. As for the linked data, they can use it to paint a “picture” of your interests and activities on the Internet. Compared to Apple Photos, Google Photos is a more complex application, so users can accept sending a lot of information to Google to use all functions. However, if you look at the Chrome browser, all the collected data is linked to the user’s identity. Finding the basic difference between Chrome and Safari or other browsers is not easy. Millions of Apple product users are using Google Photos, according to Forbes. Photo: 9to5Google. Various ways to get Google’s data Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google once affirmed that “do not use information in applications that mainly store personal data such as Gmail, Drive, Calendar and Photos for advertising purposes”. However, even if Photos doesn’t collect information for advertising purposes, Google’s advertising ecosystem is quite complex, and it doesn’t need to link directly to a person’s specific activity to target an audience. Google argues that Apple has its own advantages when it comes to collecting data from a variety of sources. Meanwhile, Google requires users of Apple and other platforms to create login accounts, which is like creating a repository of information about them similar to the Android platform. When you install Google Photos on your iPhone, you’ll get a notification that says “Google Photos needs to access all your photos” to view, share, and back up photos. However, from a privacy perspective, it’s an “all or nothing” question, users need to accept that data leaves Apple’s control to another company if they want to use the service normally. often. Google also confirmed the collection of EXIF ​​data in each photo. These are parameters related to the time, the exact location at which the photo was taken, including the device and camera settings. “We use EXIF ​​to improve in-app experiences, such as memories (Memories) or photo book recommendations based on recent travel,” Google said. Google also confirmed to collect EXIF ​​data in each image. Photo: Culf of Mac. Finally, your information may serve an advertisement, even if it is not mentioned directly. Facebook has admitted that even without permission to share location on smartphones, it can still collect this information based on EXIF ​​in uploaded photos. Over the past few years, the technology industry has had to pay more attention to customer privacy as many lawmakers become increasingly concerned about the misuse of user data. Google is facing at least three major antitrust lawsuits, including a landmark lawsuit initiated by the US Department of Justice and a complaint from a bipartisan coalition of states. While Google Photos has more features than Apple Photos or some other apps, understand the data trade-offs when you accept it. Everyone has the right to choose what services and data is collected. If you still use Google Photos despite reading the privacy label, that’s your decision. Why doesn’t Google want you to say ‘Go Google’? If Google is so widely used that it no longer defines what it is but is used as a generic term, they could lose the trademark.

Google has partnered with Western Union and Wise to enable this feature. According to Josh Woodward, Director of Product Management at Google, the company is starting to launch cross-border payments with Singapore and India, with the goal of expanding globally by the end of the year. “As we’ve done with some Google products, we’ll test, learn, iterate, and scale,” he said. Under the agreement, Western Union handles cross-border payments on Google in more than 200 countries, while Wise supports more than 80 countries. When Google Pay users in the US want to send money to someone in India and Singapore, they’ll be notified of the exact amount the recipient received. Inside the app, users can choose a provider – Wise or Western Union – and the time it takes for the money to reach the recipient. Currently, the Google Pay money transfer feature only allows US users to send money to users in India and Singapore, but not vice versa. In addition, the feature is also new to individual money transfers. Mr. Woodward shared that they chose India and Singapore first because of their importance in the remittance market. According to the World Bank, India was the largest recipient of money in the world in 2019 with more than 80 billion USD. Meanwhile, the US is the largest depositor. Du Lam (According to TechCrunch)

The global chip shortage has hit automakers hard, especially Ford, as it said it would have to cut production in half in the second quarter. In the latest move, auto industry groups have pressed the Biden administration to secure chip supplies for manufacturing plants. The new alliance will include a number of large chip companies such as AT&T, Cisco Systems, General Electric, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Verizon Communications. The group announced that it will resist government actions to support the industry, which is struggling in production because of the chip shortage problem. Tech companies like Apple or Microsoft are also affected by the situation, but much less severely than automakers. Last month, the iPhone maker said it could lose $3 to $4 billion in sales in the current quarter because of chip shortages. According to Reuters

The latest version of Chrome – 90.0.4430.212 – is available for Windows, Mac and Linux users. Updates for Android and iOS phones of the browser have also been released. (Image: Shutterstock / XanderSt) Of the 19 vulnerabilities patched in this release, 15 have been reported by 3rd party security researchers, of which 13 are rated high severity and 2 vulnerabilities are rated as medium severity. The parts of Chrome affected by these issues include: Installing apps over the web; offline mode; media feeds; Aura; tab group; notification; V8; autofill; File API; history, reading mode; payment and tab strip. (Photo: Gadgets To Use) As usual, the company will not release details of the bugs that have been patched until the fixes are sent to most users. In its recommendation, Google does not mention that any of these vulnerabilities are exploited in online attacks. However, over the past few months, the Internet search giant has released patches for a number of dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities appearing in the browser. (Photo: MakeUseOf) In March, Google released an urgent fix to address CVE-2021-21193, a dangerous zero-day vulnerability. In April, the company released patches for the CVE-2021-21206 and CVE-2021-21220 (in Chrome 89) and CVE-2021-21224 (Chrome 90) series of vulnerabilities. Back in April, a Chromium vulnerability (in the V8 JavaScript engine) was announced before patches were sent to Chrome and Microsoft Edge users. In the same month, Google also patched another critical bug in V8. (Photo: Lesterman/Shutterstock) Chrome users should install the recently released security update to prevent any possible attacks. To update the Google Chrome browser, click the menu icon (3 dots) in the upper right corner, then select Help > About Chrome (about Chrome). After the update is complete, click Relaunch to restart the browser.

Illustration. (Source: AFP/VNA) Italy’s antitrust agency said on May 13 that it had fined Google more than 100 million euros ($120 million) for abusing its market position by removing an app. smartphone of the opponent. In a statement, Italy’s antitrust agency said it had found Google – whose Android operating system and the Google Play app store dominates the Italian market – blocking an Enel X application for users. tram . The agency requires Google to include the Enel X application in Android Auto – a smart connection system that makes it easier and safer for car occupants to use phone features. The statement stated that a fine of 102,084,433.91 euros was imposed due to Google violates article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (EU) with respect to monopoly control and matters related to restriction of competition. Italy discovered that Google had not allowed Enel X Italia to develop a version of the JuicePass app compatible with Android Auto. The JuicePass app provides services related to vehicle charging, such as finding the nearest charging station and keeping a spot at that charging station. According to the Italian antitrust agency , by not integrating the Enel X Italia app into Android Auto, Google unfairly restricted users’ access to the Enel X Italia app when they were driving and charging the vehicle. The agency stated that Google’s above action has continued for more than two years and if it continues, this could deprive the Enel X Italia of the opportunity to build a large number of users amid rising electric car sales strong. As a result, the Italian antitrust authority asked Google to include Enel X Italia and other application developers’ application programming tools in Android Auto, and the agency would monitor Google’s compliance through an independent expert with whom Google is obligated to cooperate.

How the fake Google Chrome app infiltrates the phone Specifically, the crook will initially send you an SMS and ask to pay a small fee to receive the parcel. When the user clicks on the attached link, the screen will display a message asking to update the Google Chrome browser (actually fake software) and pay 1-2 USD fee to receive the goods via credit card. use. If you do, the crooks will instantly get your credit card information and take your money. In addition, the malware also uses the device to send about 2,000 phishing SMS messages per week to random phone numbers. According to the researchers, the malware’s propagation speed is relatively fast, able to target hundreds of thousands of users in a short time. How to limit? The researchers recommend that users absolutely do not give out credit card information to strangers. Also only update apps directly through Google Play or the App Store, do not click on suspicious links, even if they are sent by friends or relatives.

The main interface of the travel feature of world heritage sites. According to Google, the cultural tourism sector, which accounts for 40% of the global tourism market, is suffering a lot from the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of tourists in this group has decreased by 75% in 2020 (compared to 2019). The online search giant also cited data from the International Council of Museums (ICOM) as saying that about 90% of museums have had to close, of which 10% may never reopen. In the context of theaters, bookstores, cinemas … being temporarily closed, the revenue of content creators is also reduced by 35% in 2020 – equivalent to about $ 3.5 billion worldwide. bridge. In that context, Google has partnered with UNESCO in launching a new feature, giving users the opportunity to continue exploring places such as the French canals, the Colosseum (Italy), the top of Kilimanjaro and the mountains. Fire in Korea… Tours also include information on globally famous landmarks such as Yosemite National Park, ancient pilgrimage routes in Northern Spain or the great pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Virtual tours are expected to maintain the connection between humanity and important vestiges of world history in the context that global travel is not feasible. Through the virtual tourism service, Google and UNESCO also want to provide valuable resources for educators and schools, thereby helping the teaching of cultural and natural heritage. Virtual world heritage sites are included in the Google Arts & Culture group of cultural content, which includes tours to many major museums, augmented reality (AR) galleries… To access, users can connect to https://artsandculture.google.com/project/explore-world-heritage.

Mr. Le Duy Minh, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department According to Mr. Le Duy Minh, Head of Tax Department of Ho Chi Minh City, in order to control and manage taxes, their technology platform and business programs and software must be located in Vietnam and be managed by authorities. physical. Currently, the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department can only verify from the bank account the revenues and expenditures of these units, that is only working at the “top”, but not yet able to do the “original part”. The City Tax Department is proposing to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to support this issue. “All these transactions, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, have to support the City Tax Department to be able to penetrate their system. We must have solutions and software to track online purchases and sales to be able to strictly manage them. I now just stop at the level of verifying that their accounts are opened in Vietnam, how they collect and spend taxes on that basis ”, said Mr. Le Duy Minh.

The content of the promotion program includes 3 packages with a variety of digital services with technology gifts such as AirPods Pro, iPad 8, iPhone 12. This promotion is part of a series of events “Building a creative working environment with Google Cloud in the digital era” co-operated by CMC Telecom and Google. The program aims to promote digital transformation for Vietnamese enterprises, especially SMEs (SMEs) who need to take advantage of technology to reduce costs, promote access to customers and expand market share. Mr. Le Anh Vu, creative director of CMC Telecom shared: “Recently when CMC Telecom has approached more with small and medium-sized businesses, we realize that many businesses are not moving forward. Where does the change of number start? This creates a big challenge when in Vietnam there are nearly 95% of enterprises in the small and medium segment, contributing about 47% to the country’s GDP. The general situation of many of these businesses is that there is no output, the traditional market is shrinking due to the gap, dependence on intermediaries, while still incur the costs of maintaining operations. Therefore, this support package was born with the desire to energize and motivate businesses to transform from the basics, including building digital offices based on Google Workspace and essential digital services such as servers. virtual cloud, virtual switchboard and Gigaphone ”. Mr. Le Anh Vu at the seminar “Building a creative working environment with Google Cloud in the digital era”. Information of the preferential package can be found at cmctelecom.vn

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News Corp Australia’s Executive Chairman Michael Miller just confirmed that the deals are complete. (Source: voz.vn) News Corp has confirmed it has formalized agreements with two technology giants Google and Facebook to pay for the use of news content of the corporation. This early year, major media companies Australia, including News Corp, Nine Entertainment Co and Seven West Media, reached non-binding agreements on the use of news content with Google and Facebook, after the Australian Parliament passed new legislation to compel the Big tech companies have to enter into negotiations with media companies on the issue. The money News Corp receives from Google and Facebook is not made public. News Corp Australia’s Executive Chairman Michael Miller just confirmed that the deals are complete. The move to Google services started last week with the News Showcase app and will continue over the next three months, Miller said. The transition to news publishing on News’s app Facebook will be underway next June. Earlier on May 7, Mr. Miller announced plans to recruit 100 more editors for local and regional news sites, mainly focusing on audio and video news and sports news. local news. The recruitment plan above reflects the strong recovery of News Corps Australia compared to nearly a year ago, when the group had to close more than 100 publications due to financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. . Last week on May 4, Australian Community Communications Group confirmed that it had signed an intent to cooperate letter with Facebook. The group had previously signed an agreement with Google to provide the content of more than 40 of its newspapers for the News Showcase service before. On May 3, media group Seven West Media also announced a 5-year agreement with Google and a 3-year agreement with Facebook. In February, the second largest media group in Australia Nine Entertainment signed an agreement with Google. According to information leaked on local media, the US technology giant will pay more than 30 million AUD (24 million USD) / year over the next 5 years to use news content published in Nine newspapers. Entertainment. The Guardian newspaper published in Australia has also reached a similar agreement with Google./.

However, there is a much simpler, but not very popular, way: Switch your phone’s screen to grayscale. This way you get rid of all the vibrant colors on your phone, and it could be a lot more effective than you might think. (Photo: MacRumors) This procedure is based on the fact that the human brain is attracted to anything bright and colorful. According to a designer who worked for Google named Tristan Harris, when the phone screen is no longer colorful and eye-catching, users will no longer feel the urge to constantly use social networks. the games I love too. (Photo: CNET) If you also want to try this trick and are using an iPhone, all you need to do is go to the Settings app, then choose Accessibility> Display & Text Size> Color Filters. Here, turn on the Color Filters mode and the Grayscale mode will appear. On Android phones running Androdi 9.0 or higher, you can activate the same mode in the Quick Settings menu, select Pen in the bottom left corner of the screen, and select Grayscale.

Photo: BI How to block Google from tracking your Android phone by disabling all location tracking features If you want to completely block Google from tracking, you have two options. Turn off Android phone’s location tracking This is a “destructive” plan because once activated it will block all applications on your phone from sending or receiving location and location data. 1. Open the Settings app on your Android phone. 2. Select “Location”. 3. Turn off mode at the top of screen by swiping left hand. This will change the word On to Off. Turn off Google’s “Location History” setting You can also turn off Location History mode in Google account. This will turn off location tracking of all Google apps and services with a single swipe. 1. In the Settings app, select Google. 2. Select “Manage your Google Account.” 3. On the account page, select “Privacy & personalization.” 4. For Activity controls, select “Location History.” 5. Turn off Location History by bringing the option to the left. 6. At this point, the user will see the Pause Location History page. This page explains that the user will lose some features by pressing continue. Select “Pause” at the bottom of the page. (This button will appear after scrolling to the bottom of the page). How to block Google from tracking Android phone by disabling location tracking features of a particular Google app If you want some apps not to track your location while you want to allow others, you can do this through the Settings app on your Android phone. 1. Select the Settings app. 2. Select “Location” 3. Make sure the Location option on your device is turned on to On. 4. Select “App permissions.” 5. For the application you want to block tracking, tap Deny and click confirm to block tracking.

Huawei’s pivot to software comes as its smartphone business has seen sales decline because of the aforementioned restrictions. On the other hand, behind Huawei’s push into software is also an attempt to isolate potential geopolitics and any other regulation from the US. Huawei hopes to expand the software sector in its future revenue structure Accordingly, Arcfox, a brand under the automaker BAIC Group, has launched a car with Huawei’s car technology. It is known that this new model owns a cockpit equipped with the HarmonyOS operating system launched by Huawei in 2019. Huawei has also advertised its HarmonyOS can work on various devices from smartphones to TV and car. As such, Huawei will not manufacture cars, but instead will focus on technology to power the cooperating car manufacturers. At the same time, on April 25, Huawei launched a number of new cloud computing products to challenge rival Alibaba in this segment. In a press release the same day, Huawei said it expects its focus on cloud computing to increase its share of its software and services business in the group’s total revenue. In pursuing sectors such as vehicles and cloud computing, Huawei will face challenges from some of China’s biggest tech companies. Such as Alibaba, Tencent are the leading companies in the cloud computing market in China. Baidu or Xiaomi are also “expanding” in the vehicle market. Therefore, Huawei’s decision to redirect takes a lot of time and resources. According to Neil Shah, research director at Counterpoint Research, “Huawei is doubling down on its transition to a software, cloud and services company. development just like Google “.

Youtube allows to change the name and photo without affecting your Google account Each Youtube channel is associated with a Google account, if you want to change the avatar as well as the name of the channel, it must change from the user’s Gmail account. The accounts have been verified by Youtube, if the name changes on Youtube Studio, the account will lose the verification badge. But now with this new update, YouTube users can change the information immediately without affecting their linked accounts. This becomes more reasonable for any user account when Youtube and Gmail are two platforms with different functions. Synchronizing the same profile as the name of Gmail must be the same as the name on the Youtube channel, leading to an impact on the brand or expertise of these two channels. This feature can be updated from a request from a YouTube creator, and it’s available for both personal and brand accounts on the world’s largest video sharing social media platform. Previously, YouTube also added a feature that checks to verify copyright information before users upload any video. To perform the renaming, users need to log in on a computer and go to YouTube Studio, then scroll to the Custom tab to perform the renaming. For mobile devices, users need to tap on your profile picture, then on your channel, then click Edit channel to perform necessary operations.

Google faces many legal challenges globally, especially in Europe. The European Commission (EC) fined this giant billions of dollars in three different lawsuits and were appealed by Google. In any case, the world’s largest search company denies misconduct and maintains a view that they make choices that benefit consumers. Since 2010, the EU has launched three different antitrust investigations against Google, involving Google Shopping, Google AdSense and Android, resulting in three fines of nearly tens of billions of dollars. At the same time, Google must adjust its behavior to comply with regulatory requirements. On October 10, 2010, the EC officially investigated Google’s behavior in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003 after receiving complaints from ICOMP Organization and a number of other companies. They complain that Google changed its Universal Search algorithm to promote Google Shopping products on the search results page, lowering the ranking of competitors. Therefore, they believe that Google discriminates against, anticompetitive through presentation of search results, depriving users of the ability to choose products and services. On June 27, 2017, Google was found guilty and convicted a fine of EUR 2.4 billion (2.7 billion USD), is the largest penalty for an abuse of monopoly at that time. Google denies the accusations and claims their services have helped the region’s digital economy grow. The penalty is equivalent to 2.5% of Google’s 2016 revenue. Currently, the company in the appeals process wants to mitigate or overturn the penalty. In addition, the EU Competition Commission (EUCC) decided to oversee Google’s PageRank algorithm. Google is responsible for reporting to the EUCC every 4 months. After being penalized, Google split the Google Shopping shopping service into its own company, operating independently. A year later, the EC fined Google again for forcing Android device manufacturers (OEMs) to install Google Search and Android suite of apps. The EC investigates Google based on two lawsuits, one from FairSearch, and one from Aptoide. FairSearch is a consortium founded in 2010, initially consisting of travel-related websites such as Expedia, TripAdvisor, and then a number of big names such as Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle. In April 2013, they filed a lawsuit against the EU, denouncing Google’s behavior with its Android operating system in violation of the EU’s anti-competition law. Meanwhile, Aptoide was filed in June 2014. Aptoide is an Android app market, competing with Google’s Play Store. Aptoide emphasizes Google’s approach making it very difficult for services like them to be installed on users’ devices. In addition, some components that used to belong to the Android Open Source Project have been migrated to the Google service suite, including Gmail, Google Maps and Play Store. So, on April 15, 2015, the EC started an investigation into Google based on the above two lawsuits. Google argues that what it does with Android is no different from what Apple, Microsoft do with iOS and Windows Phone. Device manufacturers can still release an Android phone without the Google suite of apps. On July 19, 2018, the EU declared penalty Google 4.3 billion EUR (5 billion USD). Google appealed in October 2018. According to a company spokesperson, Android makes more options available to users. This is by far the largest penalty imposed by the EU for a company for its anti-competitive behavior. Google has changed the way apps are distributed in the EU, charging OEMs for Play Store access, and in return OEMs no longer have to install Google Search and Google Chrome. In March 2019, Google said European Android users can choose which browser and search engine they want to use on the device. Most recently, March 2019, EU Google penalty 1.49 billion EUR (1.7 billion USD) for preventing competition in the online advertising market. The commission said Google had an exclusive contract with website owners, preventing them from cooperating with Google’s competitors. The investigation involved Google search-mediated search boxes and display ads. These ads are provided by Google AdSense for Search. This is a division of Google that allows websites and apps to monetize search ads. Google’s terms for website owners change over time, from a 2006 monopoly to a “flexible monopoly” a few years later. But EU authorities still believe it hurts competition and allows Google to control how competitors display their search ads, including the size, colors and fonts they use. According to Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, this is a legal offense under EU law. That behavior lasted more than 10 years and deprived other brands of competitiveness, innovation as well as the interests of users. Google stopped using exclusive contract terms in 2016 only after the EC made a formal objection. In June 2019, the company announced an appeal. However, the three above-mentioned penalties do not seem to “disgrace” anything to Google. Shares of Alphabet, the parent company Google, are still growing close to 30% in 2020. Investors seem accustomed to the oversight of countries with Google. Not to mention, the prolonged legal process also makes the authorities tired. The effect that the punishment brings is not clear. For example, despite the change in Google Shopping, less than 1% of service traffic is diverted to other shopping websites. Therefore, the EC is about to overhaul digital regulations, related to the business models of companies like Google. They want Big Tech to be more accountable for content across platforms and ensure that competitors have a chance to compete with the big boys. It is expected to make a big change in business practices, even Big Tech’s business model. Law professor Ioannis Kokkoris from Queen Mary University said this is a move that shows the EU wants to strengthen its leadership position in the enforcement of the technology market. Many other national competition authorities will follow. Meanwhile, Alec Burnside – partner of the law firm Dechert – said that the new EU proposal reflects the increasingly recognized government must have new power to deal with technology giants. For its part, Google or another company may use legal process to highlight the negative impact of regulation on innovation and the overall economy, making the final regulation less stricter than the proposed ban. head. Other than lobbying, however, there is nothing they can do about it to discourage new regulation in the short term. Du Lam (Synthetic)

Google’s domain in Argentina stopped working. Photo: Gonto. However, this domain name stopped working after Kuronã completed its transaction. Perhaps, Google accidentally forgot to renew the domain “google.com.ar” in this country, leading to the domain name becoming expired and listed for sale on nic.air. Kuronã’s actions are considered “cybersquatting”, acts that benefit themselves from the registration, acquisition and use of another person’s trademark, according to MercoPress . Google also quickly regained its domain, and everything worked properly after that. This incident became a hot topic on social networks when the Google domain name in Argentina could not work for nearly 3 hours and received a lot of criticism from users, according to MecroPress . Another Twitter user said that this problem arises because the NIC does not support domain auto-renewal. Google and NIC Argentina have yet to respond to the problem. Are Google search results still correct? Google’s search results are gradually dominated by too many ads, and also lead users to false information, fake brand.

Artwork – Time Radio Sputnik reported on April 22 that a man named Nicolas Kuronã accidentally discovered the domain name http://google.com.ar available on the registration page, so he immediately took this opportunity. Mr. Kuronã shared on Twitter personally: “I want to verify this, so I logged on to http://nic.ar (website of Argentina’s National Internet Domain Registrar. I noticed the domain name http) : //google.com.ar is available so I bought it legally! ”. According to local newspapers, Mr. Kuronã is said to have bought the area for 540 Pesos, or $ 5.79 USD. The above transaction of Mr. Kuronã is said to not affect the international domain of Google, ie “www.google.com”. How did Mr. Kuronã buy http://google.com.ar? According to Latin American regional news agency Merco Press, it is likely that Mr. Kuronã bought a Google domain name in Argentina at the brief moment between the expiration time and the renewal period of the domain name. Meanwhile, Google Argentina forgot to renew its domain name and most likely at the same time Kuronã quickly registered to buy. Kuronã’s above action is called “Cybersquatting” – the act of buying or occupying a domain name with the aim of profiting from the owner’s trademark. However, Mr. Kuronã’s ownership cannot last. The domain name in Argentina by Google was immediately restored after being personally purchased. However, users still complained about Google Argentina being shut down for about 3 hours and went to Twitter to express disappointment. “This is happening because http://nic.ar is too bad, doesn’t support automatic renewal or domain purchase for many years like most domain registrars in other countries,” one person said. world”. Meanwhile, another said: “Google was lucky because its domain name in Argentina did not fall into the hands of a professional domain usurper”.

The corona pandemic, with shops closed around the world and exit restrictions, caused the advertising income of Google’s parent company Alphabet to bubble up vigorously in the first quarter of this year. Overall, revenues climbed 34 percent to $ 55.3 billion. The boost reflects the increased online activity of consumers, said CFO Ruth Porat. In addition, many retailers have completely relocated their advertising to the Internet in order to even reach their customers in lockdown. At Google, which still makes up a large part of the alphabet business, revenues from the search engine business rose by 30 percent to almost 32 billion dollars. The video platform Youtube contributed a good six billion dollars, around 50 percent more than a year earlier. Alphabet benefits from the fact that people in lockdown are increasingly surfing the Internet, ordering their food there, shopping or watching films and videos on YouTube for entertainment or listening to music.

Ads linked directly

Experts also explain the fact that YouTube has increased its revenue so much by the fact that advertisers link their products directly in the videos and thus lead viewers more easily to their online shops. That makes the video platform even more attractive for advertisers. In the high-margin cloud business, too, the company was able to increase its income significantly, by 46 percent to a good four billion dollars. Because the group managed to limit the rise in costs at the same time, the profit of the entire company jumped from 6.8 to 17.9 billion dollars in the first three months. That was significantly more than industry observers expected. Investors rewarded the numbers with a price increase of around four percent at times in after-hours trading.

Epic Games’ lawsuit

With business going so well, the company could afford to lose over $ 1 billion in other “promising” lines like self-driving cars or delivery drones, with revenues of less than $ 200 million. But Google’s business model, which is focused on advertising revenue, is under increasing pressure. The video game manufacturer Epic Games accuses not only Apple but also the search engine operator of unfair competitive practices. Both companies have thrown Fortnite from their app stores because Epic Games no longer wanted to pay the usual commission fee. How this dispute will end is still largely open.

(Photo: iMore) Accordingly, users can enable a feature called “Offload Unused Apps” to automatically uninstall apps they rarely use without losing any data. do related to them. That way, users can instantly free up memory, then reinstall apps as needed. (Photo: MobileSyrup) Rumors from a few months ago suggest that Google may be developing a similar feature for Android 12. Now, the latest report also shows that Android 12 can actually “freeze” unused apps automatically to free up space. (Photo: Internet) According to XDA-Developers, this feature hasn’t been included in any of the Android 12 Developer Preview releases yet. However, the “Unused Apps” freeze was discovered in a leaked build that this blog discovered. Specifically, XDA-Developers discovered that Android 11 Developer Preview 3 has brought the new “Auto revoke permissions” feature. As the name implies, the feature revokes permissions for apps that haven’t been used for a few months. (Photo: Android Authority) Next, the official release of Android 11 provided additional features related to the “AutoRecover” permission. The system will notify the user when the permissions of an app have been revoked, and the revoked apps will show up in the App Settings not being used. And it looks like Android 12 will bring a new “freeze” feature to apps not in use. If enabled, this feature will not only revoke permissions as before, but also completely uninstall apps to free up storage space. The interface of managing unused apps on Android 12. (Photo: XDA-Developers) Google will be releasing a developer preview and a public beta of Android 12 for users who want to test out new features at the upcoming I / O Conference.

This year’s Google Earth Day imagery highlights the idea that everyone can germinate a seed for a brighter future. Google celebrates Earth Day April 22 with an inspirational video on the homepage. (Photo: Google) Google encourages people to find a small action they can take to restore the Earth – the common home of humanity. In the Google video, the characters take turns sowing seeds, from generation to generation, from person to person, of all sexes, skin color, age … The seeds are sown to the ground. all germinate, develop into lush greenery. Google encourages people to find a small action they can take to restore the Earth. (Photo: Google) “Today’s video shows many different types of plants grown in natural habitats, this is one of the ways we can keep the Earth for future generations,” the Google announcement said. April 22 every year is chosen as Earth Day. This year is the 51st time it has taken place and has been responded by many countries. The purpose of Earth Day is to increase awareness and value of the natural environment of the planet in which we live. This year is the 51st Earth Day that has taken place and has been responded by many countries. (Photo: Google) In 1969 at the UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, environmental activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor Earth, first held on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the North. bridge. A month later, US Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed the idea of ​​organizing a national environmental curriculum on April 22, 1970. He hired a young environmental activist, Denis Hayes, to do the Thing. National coordinator. The purpose of Earth Day is to increase awareness and value of the natural environment of the planet in which we live. (Photo: Google) By 1990, Denis Hayes brought this event to the international level and held in 141 countries. Now Earth Day is a series of events coordinated globally by earthday.org, with the participation of about 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. Many communities also host Earth Week, a week of activities around environmental issues.

Google Earth desktop and mobile time lapse is now available worldwide. PHOTO: GOOGLE. Google Earth users can see the dreadful impact climate change has had over the past four decades. Google’s latest feature, Timelapse, is an eye-opening engineering marvel that provides visual evidence of how Earth has changed due to climate change and human behavior. This tool takes a static image of the platform and transforms it into a dynamic 4D experience, allowing users to click through the timeline highlighting melted ice caps, receding glaciers, massive urban growth, and the impact of forest fires on agriculture. Google says it took two million processing hours on thousands of machines in Google Cloud to compile 24 million satellite photos, 800 videos captured and recorded between 1984 and 2020 on Timelapse. The company has worked with NASA, the US Geological Survey’s Landsat program, the European Union’s Copernicus program and Sentinel satellites, and the Carnegie Mellon University CREATE Laboratory, to help develop the technology. Satellite images taken of Dubai in 2002 and 2020. Source: GOOGLE. To explore Timelapse in Google Earth, a user can type any location into the search bar to see the location in motion, whether it’s a landmark or a neighborhood where they grew up. Google says it has removed elements such as clouds and shadows from images, and has calculated a single pixel for every location on Earth annually since 1984; put them together into one Timelapse video. Google Earth’s Timelapse tool shows the changing coastlines, the dramatic expansion of the cityscape and agricultural land, as well as the simultaneous degradation of glaciers, forests, and rivers. Through Timelapse one can see the coast of Cape Cod gradually shifting south, the development of agriculture in the middle of the desert in Al Jowf, Saudi Arabia and the development of Songdo beach, a beach. man-made in Busan, Korea. “Visual evidence can get to the core of a debate in a way that words cannot convey complex issues to people,” said Rebecca Moore, director of Google Earth. Google has also made guided tours through its Voyager storytelling platform, around some of the broader changes seen in the image. Satellite images show the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan in 1988 and 2006. Source: GOOGLE. Google said it hopes governments, researchers, journalists, teachers, and advocates will analyze their images, identity trends, and share their findings. “We invite everyone to use Timelapse and share it with others,” Ms. Moore said: “We invite everyone to use Timelapse and share it with others. Timelapse in Google Earth is a miniature to gauge the health and well-being of our single home and a tool that can educate and inspire action “. Climate change is causing frequent and more severe floods, droughts, storms and heat waves as global average temperatures rise to new record levels. Scientists have warned that an increase in global greenhouse gas emissions could lead to extreme weather conditions and higher risks from natural disasters. While the new tool can help raise awareness about our current climate crisis, a bigger challenge is translating that perception into action. Dr Jennifer Marlon, an environmental science researcher at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, said: “There is a large number of people who still believe that human activity cannot change the entire planet. . Those people probably won’t surf on Google Earth. But maybe their kids will watch at school and take them home telling their parents, “Mom and dad, look at this.” Google Earth’s time lapse is now available worldwide.

The ancient citadel of Bac Ninh Bac Ninh ancient citadel, a typical military art work of Bac Ninh province, was built in 1805 during the reign of King Gia Long and Nguyen dynasty, on the territory of Do Xa villages, Vo Giang district (now in Ninh ward). Xa); Hoa Dinh village, Tien Du district (now in Vo Cuong ward) and Yen Xa village, Yen Phong district (now Ve An ward), the above places all belong to Bac Ninh city. Citadel of Vinh Thanh Vinh was in the old days of Vinh Yen commune, Yen Truong district, Nghe An province. Now it is in Cua Nam ward – Vinh city, Nghe An province. Citadel was formerly known as Thanh Nghe An, in folklore also known as Turtle City (into shape). The reason is called a turtle citadel because the citadel is built in a 6-sided shape, standing on Quyet mountain looking down looks like a turtle. The citadel was built in the Nguyen Dynasty, the reign of King Gia Long. In 1802, the Nguyen took power from the Tay Son dynasty. Although he hates Nguyen Hue – Quang Trung, but Gia Long cannot ignore the vision of the genius military genius Quang Trung – Nguyen Hue that: Quyet mountain, Vinh river has the stature of an imperial capital. why is it not worth building a provincial town. Therefore, in 1804 Gia Long started to build the citadel. However, because Gia Long wanted to erase the traces of the Tay Son tide, Gia Long did not allow the citadel to be built on Dung Quyet mountain but built in territory 2, Vinh Yen commune, belonging to Yen Truong district, where the vestiges of the citadel remained. until now. Chau Sa ancient citadel – Quang Ngai Thanh Chau Sa is the largest civil monument in the area of ​​Quang Nam – Quang Ngai in the Amaravati continent of ancient Champa. The date of the citadel is determined around the end of the ninth and early tenth centuries. The basis for determining is the stele found in the citadel area. Chau Sa stele has a definite date of 903, on the stele there are information about the first two kings of the Indrapura dynasty (875-982), Indravarman II and Jaya Simhavarman. So Chau Sa citadel at least existed during the Indrapura dynasty. Hue Imperial Citadel Imperial Citadel was built in 1804, but it was not until 1833 that Emperor Minh Mang completed the entire palace system with about 147 works. The royal citadel has a surface area of ​​nearly square, each surface is about 600 meters, built of brick, 4m high, 1m thick, surrounded by a protective moat, with 4 doors to access: The main door (the south) is Ngo Mon, the East There is Hien Nhon estuary, Chuong Duc in the West, Hoa Binh in the North. Bridges and lakes dug around the outside of the citadel are named Kim Thuy. Ancient Citadel of Dong Hoi This is an ancient architectural work and a military work was built nearly 200 years ago by order of King Gia Long. The citadel was built of earth, located on a crucial land on the road through Vietnam, and near the sea (about 1,500m from Nhat Le estuary). By the reign of Emperor Minh Mang, this citadel was built with stone bricks. A large part of Dong Hoi citadel was destroyed during the French colonial period. The remains of Dong Hoi citadel were destroyed by US Air Force bombs in the late 1960s during the Vietnam War. Source: Internet

Previously, Google was sued by the Australian Competition and Consumers Commission (ACCC), accusing the company of illegally collecting user location data via Android phones in 2017 and 2018. into two specific Google settings that affected the location data collection, “location history” and “web and app activity”. Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, USA Photo: theonlinecitizen.com Google once stated that it only collects information from the location history feature on users’ devices from January 2017 to December 2018. However, when users enable browsing and application usage controls, Google also allows Google to collect, store and use this data by default. Google hasn’t told users that they need to turn both of these features off in order to stop the company from collecting data. The April 16 ruling of the Australian Federal Court sided with the ACCC, claiming that Google violated Australian consumer laws by collecting location history of some users even when they refused to share information. believe. However, Federal Court Judge Thomas Thawley only partially agreed to the ACCC’s anti-Google lawsuit, arguing that not all consumers were deceived by Google. In the past, there have been many studies around the world showing that location data is still collected through Android and iPhone devices, even after users believe they have not allowed this. Advertisers need these valuable data to find ways to drive location-related sales and services. However, the Australian Competition and Consumers Commission (ACCC), the body suing Google, affirms that the above ruling is the first legal action in the world on this issue. According to ACCC Chairman Rod Sims, this is a major win for consumers, especially those concerned about privacy online. The court’s decision sent a strong message to Google and other tech firms that big corporations must not deceive consumers. This decision, he stressed, is an important step towards ensuring digital platforms clearly inform consumers about the intended use of data and what they need to do to protect this information. Regarding the Australian Federal Court’s ruling, Google said that the company is considering many options, including the possibility of a complaint. According to Google, the company has provided tight controls on location data, such as the option to automatically delete location history, making it easier for users to control the data. According to the ABC News source, with this lawsuit, Google could face a penalty of up to $ 1.1 million per violation. However, this is not the first time that Google has been sued for unauthorized collection of user locations. Previous lawsuits have accused the tech giant of tracking users through location, browsing behavior, and even collecting personal information from children without parental consent. .. Google has spent millions of dollars in the US alone on privacy fines, but this is not worth considering the giant’s annual revenue.