Facebook is working on its own operating system
In the future, Facebook’s hardware products, like Oculus and Portal devices, could run on the new OS, Facebook exec Ficus Kirkpatrick said. It will be built from scratch, and the project is being led by Mark Lucovsky, a former Microsoft engineer who co-authored the Windows NT operating system.
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Over 267 million Facebook users had their phone numbers exposed online
Security researcher Bob Diachenko have uncovered a database containing more than 267 million Facebook users’ data that was left exposed online, with not even a password preventing unauthorized access to it. The database contained user IDs, phone numbers, and names of mostly US-based users.
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New products
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
The phone will have a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display and Snapdragon 855 processor. It will come with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
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Oppo A91
Oppo A91 will have a a 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display and a MediaTek MT6771V/CT processor. It will come with 8GB RAM and a 3,935 mAh battery.
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Google acquired game developing company Typhoon Studios
The acquisition is part of Stadia’s plan to create exclusive content for the Stadia platform, which launched in November. The Typhoon team will join Stadia Games and Entertainment studio that is based in Montreal.
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OnePlus will launch a bug bounty program to strengthen its cybersecurity
OnePlus will offer rewards between $50 and $7,000 depending on the severity of the bug reported. The company also has partnered with a professional security platform, namely HackerOne, to get more pros testing its systems.
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