TECHNOLOGY
Samsung adopts new ERP system for efficient operation globally
The South Korean tech giant said the system, which the company developed over the last 30 months, has been first used by its offices in China and Southeast Asian countries. Samsung said the new ERP system, called N-ERP, will be used by all of its overseas branches by January 2022, reports Yonhap news agency.
Apple Silicon iMac likely to feature larger display: Report
According to 9To5Mac, the new iMac is expected to feature a radical redesign, as the current iMac's industrial design dates back almost eight years with extremely large screen bezels and a beveled chassis. The new iMac is expected to take design cues from the 2018 iPad Pro aesthetic with reduced bezels and flatter sides.
Facebook data of 61 lakh Indians among over 53cr users leaked
The easy availability of such data may make users more vulnerable to cybercrime, although Facebook has said that this is "old data". "All 533,000,000 Facebook records were just leaked for free. This means that if you have a Facebook account, it is extremely likely the phone number used for the account was leaked," tweeted Alon Gal, CTO of security firm Hudson Rock.
LG unveils high-end 'Ultra Gear 17' laptop
The Ultra Gear 17 sports a massive 17-inch WQXGA display which is an LCD panel with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. The size of the display provides vivid and clear picture quality, GizmoChina reported on Saturday. The laptop is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i5 processor paired with 8GB of DDR4 3200MHz memory. There is equally 512GB SSD onboard. Both the RAM and memory can be upgraded by users if they want, using expansion slots.
Asus AiO V241 all-in-one PC brings games, movies to life
The latest machine from the Taiwan-based tech giant enables consumers to not only meet their computing needs and video conferencing needs but also multimedia content consumption such as watching TV, playing console games, watching OTT content, streaming movies and more on a single device.
61L Indians among over 53 cr users suffer Facebook data leak
The leaked data includes Facebook ID numbers, profile names, email addresses, location information, gender details, job data, and other details. "All 533,000,000 Facebook records were just leaked for free. This means that if you have a Facebook account, it is extremely likely the phone number used for the account was leaked," tweeted Alon Gal, CTO of security firm Hudson Rock.
New software update fixes bug, improves OnePlus 9, 9 Pro
The new update -- OxygenOS 11.2.2.2 -- bumps up the Android security patch levels on both smartphones to March 2021 and comes with tonnes of improvements and bug fixes, GSMArena reported on Saturday. The new update will improve the sharpness, noise and white balance of the rear camera and will also fix the white balance performance of the front camera.
Uber to pay $1.1mn to blind woman for refusing rides 14 times
Lisa Irving and her dog have won in an arbitration case against Uber in the US, reports San Francisco Chronicle. According to Irving, she missed work, birthday celebration, Christmas Eve church services and "was left out in the dark, in the rain, and other such humiliations because Uber drivers refused to carry her and her dog on 14 different occasions".
Google Home's new settings to help customise 'Feed' tab
According to 9To5Google, there's a new button in the top-left corner at the top of Google Home's second tab. The "Feed customization settings" page starts with "Whole home" where Google lists two categories -- Household Routines: Home & Away Routine and Wi-Fi: Network status, Wi-Fi activity.
Apple to shut its stores in France amid Lockdown 3.0
While Apple Stores have been generally returning to normal worldwide, Apple has now shut all 20 stores in France, AppleInsider reported on Friday. "We will soon close temporarily," said a notice on the Apple Opera Paris's site.
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