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The specifications of the direct competitor SoC Apple A14 have leaked on the Internet
Information that should describe the specifications of the upcoming high-end SoC for mobile devices - Qualcomm - has reached the web Snapdragon 875. It will be the first ever Snapdragon to be produced 5nm manufacturing process and next year (when it will be introduced) it will be the main competitor for SoC Apple A14. According to published information, the new processor should contain Kryo-CPU 685, based on kernels ARM Cortex v8, together with the graphics accelerator Adreno 660, Adreno 665 VPU (Video Processing Unit) and Adreno 1095 DPU (Display Processing Unit). In addition to these computing elements, the new Snapdragon will also receive improvements in the field of security and a new co-processor for processing photos and videos. The new chip will arrive with support for a new generation of operating memories L and of course there will also be support for (then perhaps more available) 5G network in both main bands. Originally, this SoC was supposed to see the light of day by the end of this year, but due to current events, the start of sales was postponed by several months.
Microsoft introduced new Surface products for this year
Today, Microsoft introduced updates to some of its products in the product line Surface. Specifically, it is a new one Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 and selected accessories. Tablet Surface Go 2 received a complete redesign, it now has a modern display with smaller frames and a solid resolution (220 ppi), new 5W processors from Intel based on the architecture Amber Brine, we also find double microphones, 8 MPx main and 5 MPx front camera and the same memory configuration (64 GB base with the option of 128 GB expansion). A configuration with LTE support is a matter of course. Surface Book 3 did not experience any major changes, they took place mainly inside the machine. New processors are available Intel Core 10th generation, up to 32 GB of RAM and new dedicated graphics cards from nVidia (up to the possibility of configuration with a professional nVidia Quadro GPU). The charging interface has also received changes, but the Thunderbolt 3 connector(s) is still missing.
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In addition to the tablet and laptop, Microsoft also introduced new headphones Surface Headphones 2, which follow the first generation from 2018. This model should have improved sound quality and battery life, a new earcup design and new color options. Those interested in smaller headphones will then be available Surface Earbuds, which are Microsoft's take on fully wireless earbuds. Last but not least, Microsoft also updated its Surface Dock 2, which expanded its connectivity. All of the above products will go on sale in May.
Tesla spare parts contained information about the original owners
One American car enthusiast Tesla and he bought a total of 12 of their vehicles on Ebay MCU units (Media Control Unit). These units are kind of the heart of infotainment system of the car and those mentioned above were officially removed from the vehicles for repair or replacement. In each such action, there should be either destruction unit (if it is damaged in any way), or to it dispatch directly to Tesla, where it will be deleted, possibly repaired and returned to the service cycle. However, it has now become clear that to this procedure does not occur the way Tesla would probably imagine. They can be found on the website functional MCU units, which technicians sell "under the hand". Automakers will probably report that they were damaged and destroyed, and sell them on Ebay, for example. The problem, however, is that inadequately deleted units contain quite a large number personal that.
It is found here in an insecure form service records including location service and the dates of his visit, and complete records of contact list, database calls connected phones, data from calendars, passwords for Spotify and some Wi-Fi networks, location information homes, work and other PoIs stored in infotainment, information about linked Google/YouTube accounts etc. A similar problem may not only concern Tesla vehicles. Phone information is stored in most "smart" infotainment systems in modern cars. So whenever you connect your phone to any such system, don't forget to delete the data before selling/returning the car.
Sources: Notebookcheck, Anandtech, Arstechnica
