Samsung Electronics launches a new bureau dedicated to developing future technology under the Device eXperience (DX) division:

🆂 - Led by VP Kim Kang-tae, the team aims to make groundbreaking advancements in mobile devices and consumer electronics.

🆂 - Chairman Lee Jae-yong emphasizes the importance of investing in new technology. “We have to invest in technology that's nonexistent in this world,” Lee said last year.

🆂 - Samsung Research also establishes teams dedicated to emerging technologies, including AI-integrated products and the innovative Movable Project that combines a projector and a robot.

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/08/02/business/industry/samsung-electronics-new-technology-emerging-technology/20230802170304714.html

#SamsungElectronics #TechInnovation #FutureTech #EmergingTech #SamsungResearch #SoftwareEngineering #CuttingEdgeTech #InnovationBreakthrough #ElectronicsMarket #AIIntegration #TechDevelopment #TechAdvancements #VisualDisplay #MovableProject #ConsumerElectronics #RnDTeam #DXdivision #MobileDevices #TechnologyStrategy #CutthroatCompetition

🌟 Google's AI Breakthrough: Lightning-Fast Models on Mobile Devices! 😲

Optimizing large diffusion models (LDMs) for mobile enhances performance and user experience. 📱💨

💡 Techniques like fused softmax and precise attention achieve record-breaking latency and broader LDM applicability. 😮

Thoughts on this AI revolution? Share below! ⬇️

#AI #Optimizations #MobileDevices 🌐 https://go.digitalengineer.io/BR

Src: https://go.digitalengineer.io/BR

“France is fighting to save your iPhone from an early death.” Meaker 2023. #WiredMagazine via @arstechnica. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/france-is-fighting-to-save-your-iphone-from-an-early-death/

#RightToRepair #Sustainability #Apple #iPhon #Smartphones #MobileDevices #Mobile #Technology #France #Europe

@eliptic

What a great question to come back with. I was not expecting you to jump into relating it to open-source peer to peer software.

Your question:
'What implications do you think there would be for open-source peer to peer software?'

Here goes:
It is not so much a 'massive burden' for developers to include this functionality. These types of concepts have already been included regarding scanning locally for viruses, malware, and more. However, these principles are there to protect you as the user, and also protect your data, not to scan your images without your consent and no oversight boards.

An important point before continuing is, Apple already attempted to implement it before this policy had even become any law (still has not). There was a major backlash but remember, Apple is all about advertising their services as 'privacy focused'. Yet, they have already developed the functionality and tried to implement this 'before' it has even passed into UK law. The platforms already have this functionaility but the main concern is how this affects other areas (as you mentioned, peer to peer).

The UK government's proposed bill to scan photos on devices and check them against a centralised database of banned images will have significant implications for privacy and encryption. If this bill passes, it could potentially create a 'backdoor' that would circumvent encryption, allowing the government to access private data and images without proper authorisation and oversight, as well as checking with a centralised database controlled and vetted by who?

As mentioned in this thread, who gets to choose what is accepted or is not accepted? And how will these filters play out and be changed/updated in the future without proper oversight and the requirements of courts and judges to be scanning private data directly on devices?

More specific to your question asked: As for open-source peer-to-peer software, the implications are not entirely clear. However, it is possible that this bill could undermine the security and privacy of open-source software by introducing vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious actors. This, in turn, could discourage the use of said software, as users would not want to compromise their privacy and security by using software that has been weakened by government mandates (would make privacy focused apps such as Signal completely useless in the UK).

However, let us look at it from a different perspective: open-source software often relies on decentralised networks that do not have a central point of control, making it difficult for governments to enforce such mandates. This means that open-source software may become more attractive to users who are concerned about privacy and security, particularly if they are seeking alternatives to proprietary software that could be affected by government mandates and forced privacy circumventions.

If the bill passes, in my opinion, this could lead to a revolt and shift towards more decentralised and private alternatives.

#privacy #security #cybersecurity #UK #OnlineSafetyBill #law #encryption #backdoor #government #opensource #decentralised #mandates #compromise #weakened #discourage #peertopeer #P2P #vulnerabilities #exploited #apple #mobiledevices #circumvent #righttoprivacy #privacyprotection

E.U. Officials Ban TikTok From Employees’ Phones

Citing security concerns, the European Commission barred staff from using TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media platform. The rule applies to the commission’s official devices as well as employees’ personal devices if they have work-related apps installed

#TikTok #bytedance #socialmedia #china #security #cybersecurity #surveillance #privacy #europe #EU #mobile #mobiledevices #technology #tech

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/business/european-union-tik-tok.html

An original #iPhone, still in-box and factory-sealed, has managed to fetch $63,000 at #auction, a new sales record for the rare artifact. https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/20/seller-of-original-sealed-iphone-can-buy-a-nice-suv-with-the-proceeds?utm_medium=rss #Apple #MobileDevices #Design #History via ⁦@appleinsider⁩

I welcome your answers to this question either here or on Ask Metafilter. Thanks!

#Accessibility @disability #HandsFree #VoiceCommands #AssistiveTechnology #Laptops #MobileDevices

https://ask.metafilter.com/370507/Hands-free-in-2023-theres-got-to-be-a-better-way

@pallenberg Ich habe (fast) alle meine Mobilgeräte einzeln in meinem Profil mit dem Hashtag #MobileDevices chronologisch aufgeführt.

Das erste mit mobiler Datenverbindung ausgestattete war das HTC Blue Angel (a.l.a. T-Mobile MDA III):

https://social.tchncs.de/@jackspeed/108334938981846979

#Qualcomm already saw an 18 percent drop in phone sales this past quarter (ending December 25th), with research firm IDC calling it the “largest-ever decline in a single quarter” for phones in general, not just in Qualcomm-powered handsets."

#Qualcomm predicts ‘broadening demand weakness’ for #phones | #MobileDevices #Chips | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/2/23583431/qualcomm-phones-earnings-predicts-demand-weakness

"Why it matters: Chinese smartphone sales reached their lowest level in a decade as consumers delayed replacing their smartphones due to sluggish macroeconomic conditions and #Covid19 containment measures."

#China's 2022 #smartphone sales lowest in a decade | #MobileDevices | TechNode
https://technode.com/2023/01/29/chinas-2022-smartphone-sales-and-shipments-lowest-in-a-decade/

This is just a very small portion of my collection due to working for @novalauncher and doing reviews over the years as well as things I've purchased since Android first came about.

You'll see the very first Android phone ever, the T-Mobile G1, and you'll see a Razer Phone 1 Special Edition that was sent to me long before the public knew Razer was working on a device.

In total, I have likely over 500+ devices.

#Android #Devices #iOS #Apple #MobilePhones #MobileDevices #Tablets

Your next #iPhone may come with an #Apple logo, but the #EU is taking a more active hand in designing it. EU has made some decisions — some are small, some are large — meaning your iPhone is a little less Apple, and a little more flexible.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/european-union-is-building-your-iphone-usb-c-app-store/

#EuropeanUnion #MobileDevices #DesignDecisions

Today’s #MobileDevices may have learned #Hollywood’s #cinematic tricks, but directors are still dealing with the limitations—and stigma—of making #films on them. https://www.wired.com/story/phone-cameras-in-film/ via @Wired

⁦#Apple⁩ is looking at how to limit the #security and #BusinessImpact from allowing the so-called #sideloading of #apps, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-explores-allowing-iphone-ipad-users-to-download-apps-outside-its-store-11671210005?mod=rss_Technology #iPhone #iPad #iOS #iPadOS #AppStore #MobilePhones #MobileDevices

Es ist nicht verwunderlich, dass mit zunehmender Smartphone-Nutzung die Attraktivität für Täter zunimmt. Dabei gelten für Smartphones auch diese Regeln: komplexe Passwörter, Updates installieren, Datensicherung, ... #smartphone #mobiledevices #cyberprotection #cybercrime #phishing #hackerangriff

https://www.salzgitter-zeitung.de/wirtschaft/article237118837/Cyber-Report-Hackerangriffe-auf-Handys-nehmen-stark-zu.html

The ⁦#MicrosoftSurface series is a well-established line of premium #MobileDevices. How are its #designers continuing to #innovate? https://www.wallpaper.com/tech/what-next-for-microsoft-surface #ProductDesign #IndustrialDesign #MobileComputing #UX

The @nba uses #Azure Notification Hubs for #mobile push notifications to enable an out-of-the-box system that works for all #mobiledevices https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1473020690516089088-nba-media-entertainment-azure

With more and more people accessing the web via an app on a mobile platform (iOS and Android predominantly) rather than in a browser on a more traditional platform (PC/Mac), are the web browser's days numbered? If so, the privacy implications are deeply concerning to me.

For anyone more knowledgeable about this than I am, I would be grateful for any input.

#webbrowser #privacy #mobiledevices #app #iOS #android

#MobileDevices Teil 10: T-Mobile #G2Touch/#HTC Hero

Mein erstes #Android-Gerät war etwa 2010 das HTC Hero mit diesem einzigartigen Trackball auf der abgeknickten Unterseite des Geräts.

Herstellerseitig lief dort Android2. Später habe ich das Gerät gerootet und #CyanogenMod7 und danach das davon abgeleitete #VillainROM installiert.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Hero

#MobileDevices Teil 9: Vodafone/ Samsung SGH-i900 #Omnia

Das letzte WindowsMobile-Gerät war etwa 2009 das Samsung Omnia mit Vodafone-Branding. Für damalige Verhältnisse ein sehr angenehmer Formfaktor ohne Hardware-Tastatur mit WiMo6.1.

Das erste, später dafür verfügbare Android-Custom-ROM hatte ich leider nie zum Laufen bekommen.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_SGH-i900_Omnia