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iQOO Neo 10 Launched in India
Specifications:
• 6.78" (2800x1260 px) 1.5K AMOLED Display
• 144Hz variable refresh rate
• 1.07 billion colors, HDR 10+
• 5500nits peak brightness
• 4320Hz PWM dimming
• Q1 independent graphics chip
• Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC
• LPDDR5X Ultra RAM
• UFS 3.1 (128GB); UFS 4.1 (256/512GB)
• 7000mm² Ice Dome VC liquid cooling.
• 50MP main (LYT 600, OIS) + 8MP Ultrawide
• 32MP front camera
• In-display fingerprint sensor
• Stereo speakers; IP65 rated
• IR Blaster; USB-C 2.0
• 7000mAh battery; 120W flash charging
3 AndroidOS + 4yrs Security Patch
Pricing:
• 8GB+128GB= Rs. 31,999 (~375$)
• 8GB+256GB= Rs. 33,999 (~400$)
• 12GB+256GB= Rs. 35,999 (~425$)
• 16GB+512GB= Rs. 40,999 (~500$)
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Specifications:
• 6.78" (2800x1260 px) 1.5K AMOLED Display
• 144Hz variable refresh rate
• 1.07 billion colors, HDR 10+
• 5500nits peak brightness
• 4320Hz PWM dimming
• Q1 independent graphics chip
• Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC
• LPDDR5X Ultra RAM
• UFS 3.1 (128GB); UFS 4.1 (256/512GB)
• 7000mm² Ice Dome VC liquid cooling.
• 50MP main (LYT 600, OIS) + 8MP Ultrawide
• 32MP front camera
• In-display fingerprint sensor
• Stereo speakers; IP65 rated
• IR Blaster; USB-C 2.0
• 7000mAh battery; 120W flash charging
3 AndroidOS + 4yrs Security Patch
Pricing:
• 8GB+128GB= Rs. 31,999 (~375$)
• 8GB+256GB= Rs. 33,999 (~400$)
• 12GB+256GB= Rs. 35,999 (~425$)
• 16GB+512GB= Rs. 40,999 (~500$)
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#xmpp #im criticisms:
You can follow any advise on the client XMPP setup but the main issue with the protocol is not your endpoint. The issue is the is the XMPP protocol and related infrastructure.
There are two things you wana do
1. content of the message (privacy setup),
2. identity (anonymity setup)
Don't mistake those two things!!
Privacy
is ensured on XMPP with the OTR or OMEMO encryption. The issue is that the key exchange in between the communication parties is not foolproof. You both *MUST* check the fingerprints through a separate secure channel. This is in large scale not practiced. If you don't check it right, the underlying infrastructure of the XMPP allows the adversary to MITM you and read your messages.
2 Anonymity
is ensured with Tor here. Tor tries to conceal you IP only and nothing more. But Tor, as a low latency network, cannot protect you from revealing your behavioral patterns, your social graph, your login and log out time, the number of messages sent and received at any time, the sender and receiver of the messages, their precise volume and so on *from the XMPP server* and any adversary that can monitor that server.
Our advice is - don't use XMPP! if possible at all and use something more resistant like SimpleX, Briar, CWTCH... and similar solutions that mitigate those leaks and diminish or even make impossible those related attacks from the active as well as passive adversaries.
You can follow any advise on the client XMPP setup but the main issue with the protocol is not your endpoint. The issue is the is the XMPP protocol and related infrastructure.
There are two things you wana do
1. content of the message (privacy setup),
2. identity (anonymity setup)
Don't mistake those two things!!
Privacy
is ensured on XMPP with the OTR or OMEMO encryption. The issue is that the key exchange in between the communication parties is not foolproof. You both *MUST* check the fingerprints through a separate secure channel. This is in large scale not practiced. If you don't check it right, the underlying infrastructure of the XMPP allows the adversary to MITM you and read your messages.
2 Anonymity
is ensured with Tor here. Tor tries to conceal you IP only and nothing more. But Tor, as a low latency network, cannot protect you from revealing your behavioral patterns, your social graph, your login and log out time, the number of messages sent and received at any time, the sender and receiver of the messages, their precise volume and so on *from the XMPP server* and any adversary that can monitor that server.
Our advice is - don't use XMPP! if possible at all and use something more resistant like SimpleX, Briar, CWTCH... and similar solutions that mitigate those leaks and diminish or even make impossible those related attacks from the active as well as passive adversaries.
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Lenovo Legion Tab Y700 Launched in China
It can transform into a handheld gaming console when you attach the G9 game controller.
It features Central cooling architecture 2.0, so it can handle high load without getting hot, thanks to 12000mm² large VC Stereo three-channel liquid cooling and VC 7-layer composite cooling system with 41356mm² total cooling area.
Specifications:
• 8.8-inch (3040x1904 px) LCD Display
• 165Hz variable refresh rate
• 600nits brightness
• 16:10 aspect ratio
• 10x Touch Resolution
• 68.7 Billion colors display
• Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC
• LPDDR5X Ultra RAM; UFS 4.1 storage
• Upto 2TB MicroSD Card Slot
• 50MP main single rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 7600mAh battery with 68W fast charging
• Dolby Atmos; Dual X-axis Linear Motor
• DisplayPort support
• 2 x 1W super linear speakers
• 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
• 1x USB-C 2.0
Pricing:
• 12GB+256GB= 3299 CNY (~455$)
• 16GB+512GB= 3799 CNY (~525$)
G9 game controller: 499 CNY (~70$)
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It can transform into a handheld gaming console when you attach the G9 game controller.
It features Central cooling architecture 2.0, so it can handle high load without getting hot, thanks to 12000mm² large VC Stereo three-channel liquid cooling and VC 7-layer composite cooling system with 41356mm² total cooling area.
Specifications:
• 8.8-inch (3040x1904 px) LCD Display
• 165Hz variable refresh rate
• 600nits brightness
• 16:10 aspect ratio
• 10x Touch Resolution
• 68.7 Billion colors display
• Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC
• LPDDR5X Ultra RAM; UFS 4.1 storage
• Upto 2TB MicroSD Card Slot
• 50MP main single rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 7600mAh battery with 68W fast charging
• Dolby Atmos; Dual X-axis Linear Motor
• DisplayPort support
• 2 x 1W super linear speakers
• 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
• 1x USB-C 2.0
Pricing:
• 12GB+256GB= 3299 CNY (~455$)
• 16GB+512GB= 3799 CNY (~525$)
G9 game controller: 499 CNY (~70$)
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Various windows apps don't like being run as admin as well for the same reason: security. I think that various parts of play integrity are anti competitive and pointless from a security point of view, but checking if administrator/superuser/root/jailbreak is applied is a pretty common practice. Google chrome will check on windows for example if its being run as admin: https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/16/google-chrome-will-not-launch-with-admin-rights-anymore-to-reduce-security-risks/
root/jailbreak checks are also a lot about anti piracy measures. Which has to be anti competitive as that's how copyright works. Competition with the samr movie cant legal
and windows has the same unlocked bootloader kind of checks with structures like denuvo. Only difference is naming
root/jailbreak checks are also a lot about anti piracy measures. Which has to be anti competitive as that's how copyright works. Competition with the samr movie cant legal
and windows has the same unlocked bootloader kind of checks with structures like denuvo. Only difference is naming
ghacks.net
Google Chrome will not launch with admin rights anymore, to reduce security risks
Google is making an important change to Chrome on Windows. The browser will no longer run with administrator privileges by default. ADVERTISEMENT This change is designed with the intent to protect users […]
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■■□□□ Researchers claim ChatGPT o3 bypassed shutdown in controlled test.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-claim-chatgpt-o3-bypassed-shutdown-in-controlled-test/
https://x.com/PalisadeAI/status/1926084635903025621
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-claim-chatgpt-o3-bypassed-shutdown-in-controlled-test/
https://x.com/PalisadeAI/status/1926084635903025621
BleepingComputer
Researchers claim ChatGPT o3 bypassed shutdown in controlled test
A new report claims that OpenAI's o3 model altered a shutdown script to avoid being turned off, even when explicitly instructed to allow shutdown
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⚡ New this week in cybersecurity RECAP:
– Chrome extensions hijacking sessions
– AI assistants leaking code
– State actors exploiting SaaS
– 20+ critical CVEs
You can't protect what you ignore.
Read the recap now → https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/weekly-recap-apt-campaigns-browser.html
– Chrome extensions hijacking sessions
– AI assistants leaking code
– State actors exploiting SaaS
– 20+ critical CVEs
You can't protect what you ignore.
Read the recap now → https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/weekly-recap-apt-campaigns-browser.html
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Huawei Pura 80 Pro Could Redefine Smartphone Photography
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/05/26/huawei-pura-80-pro-could-redefine-smartphone-photography/
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/05/26/huawei-pura-80-pro-could-redefine-smartphone-photography/
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Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Announced
Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 processor (SM7750-AB) manufactured by TSMC on its 4nm N4P process
CPU:
• 1x Cortex-A720 @ 2.8GHz
• 3x Cortex-A720 @ 2.4GHz
• 4x Cortex-A520 @ 1.84GHz
GPU: Adreno 722
RAM: LPDDR5X
ROM: UFS 4.0
Bluetooth 6.0; Wi-Fi 7
Video: 4K @ 30fps
Qualcomm XPAN support (audio over Wi-Fi)
Compared to 7 Gen 3, it offers:
• 27% improvements in CPU
• 30% faster GPU
• 65% improvement in AI performance
Geekbench 6 scores
Single-core: 1351
Multi-core: 4145
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Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 processor (SM7750-AB) manufactured by TSMC on its 4nm N4P process
CPU:
• 1x Cortex-A720 @ 2.8GHz
• 3x Cortex-A720 @ 2.4GHz
• 4x Cortex-A520 @ 1.84GHz
GPU: Adreno 722
RAM: LPDDR5X
ROM: UFS 4.0
Bluetooth 6.0; Wi-Fi 7
Video: 4K @ 30fps
Qualcomm XPAN support (audio over Wi-Fi)
Compared to 7 Gen 3, it offers:
• 27% improvements in CPU
• 30% faster GPU
• 65% improvement in AI performance
Geekbench 6 scores
Single-core: 1351
Multi-core: 4145
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MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ and 9400e Announced
MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ is a minor improvement over Dimensity 9400 with its 1x Cortex-X925 core clocked at up to 3.73 GHz, higher than the 3.63 GHz of the 9400.
Apart from that, there is a MediaTek Adaptive Gaming Technology (MAGT) 3.0 and it also offers 20% faster agentic AI performance with Speculative Decoding+ (SpD+). It has extended support for direct phone-to-phone BT connections with upto 10KM in line of sight, up from 1.5KM on Dimensity 9400.
Dimensity 9400e on the other hand is nothing new but rebranded version of Dimensity 9300+ with minor changes such as faster 7.3Gbps Wi-Fi peak data, latest Bluetooth 6.0 & MediaTek NeuroPilot SDK support. MediaTek Frame Rate Converter has also been added which is absent from Dimensity 9300+. Everything else like the GPU, CPU cores and its config along with its clock speed, remains the same as the Dimensity 9300+.
Thus, MediaTek is even rebranding their flagship SoCs 💀
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MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ is a minor improvement over Dimensity 9400 with its 1x Cortex-X925 core clocked at up to 3.73 GHz, higher than the 3.63 GHz of the 9400.
Apart from that, there is a MediaTek Adaptive Gaming Technology (MAGT) 3.0 and it also offers 20% faster agentic AI performance with Speculative Decoding+ (SpD+). It has extended support for direct phone-to-phone BT connections with upto 10KM in line of sight, up from 1.5KM on Dimensity 9400.
Dimensity 9400e on the other hand is nothing new but rebranded version of Dimensity 9300+ with minor changes such as faster 7.3Gbps Wi-Fi peak data, latest Bluetooth 6.0 & MediaTek NeuroPilot SDK support. MediaTek Frame Rate Converter has also been added which is absent from Dimensity 9300+. Everything else like the GPU, CPU cores and its config along with its clock speed, remains the same as the Dimensity 9300+.
Thus, MediaTek is even rebranding their flagship SoCs 💀
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MediaTek Helio G200 4G Announced as Rebranded Helio G99 of 2022
MediaTek Helio can never die till rebranding exists!
Now, instead of adding 5G to its Helio series to developed cheaper 5G SoCs for budget phones, MediaTek chose to introduce a new 4G SoC which in reality is a rebranded 3 year old SoC.
MediaTek 200 although may seem huge upgrade due to G100 -> G200, but with MediaTek, higher number generally means recycling. G200 is still manufactured on the same old 6nm node, on which 3yr old G99 was built on. Next, MediaTek introduced Helio G100 back in 2024 which added 200MP camera support, the G200 improves on that with 12-bit DCG support for better HDR in videos. Additionally, G200 GPU runs at 0.1GHz faster clock speed.
The only new thing is the 4G DC SAR technology which “enhances the experience of popular social & messaging apps like Facebook, Whatsapp etc. in remote areas & regions with weak cellular signals”. It does so by reducing latency by 30% & by improving reception range.
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MediaTek Helio can never die till rebranding exists!
Now, instead of adding 5G to its Helio series to developed cheaper 5G SoCs for budget phones, MediaTek chose to introduce a new 4G SoC which in reality is a rebranded 3 year old SoC.
MediaTek 200 although may seem huge upgrade due to G100 -> G200, but with MediaTek, higher number generally means recycling. G200 is still manufactured on the same old 6nm node, on which 3yr old G99 was built on. Next, MediaTek introduced Helio G100 back in 2024 which added 200MP camera support, the G200 improves on that with 12-bit DCG support for better HDR in videos. Additionally, G200 GPU runs at 0.1GHz faster clock speed.
The only new thing is the 4G DC SAR technology which “enhances the experience of popular social & messaging apps like Facebook, Whatsapp etc. in remote areas & regions with weak cellular signals”. It does so by reducing latency by 30% & by improving reception range.
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