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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sought assistance from the public in connection with an investigation involving the breach of edge devices and computer networks belonging to companies and government entities. "An Advanced Persistent Threat group allegedly created and deployed malware (CVE-2020-12271) as part of a widespread series of indiscriminate computer intrusions designed

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sought assistance from the public in connection with an investigation involving the breach of edge devices and computer networks belonging to companies and government entities. "An Advanced Persistent Threat group allegedly created and deployed malware (CVE-2020-12271) as part of a widespread series of indiscriminate computer intrusions designedRavie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]

Smartphone deliveries worldwide increased by 5% during the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period a year ago, according to a new survey from analysis firm Canalys. That equates to about 310 million units and is the best performing third quarter for the smartphone market since 2021.

Canalys traces the growth to increased demand and an aggressive launch of several new products, including Samsung’s latest smartphone series and Apple’s iPhone 16 series.

During the quarter, Samsung maintained its lead in the market, taking 19% of sales, followed closely by Apple with 18% and Xiaomi with 14%. In fourth and fifth place were Oppo and Vivo, with 9% of the market each.

Canalys expects continued growth for the market through the end of the year.

Apple Intelligence has been available for a couple of weeks now, but the work continues. Apple recently pushed out the second iOS 18.2 developer beta, which reveals more about how ChatGPT integration will work with iPhones running Apple Intelligence.

As we’ve discussed, Apple has a three-strand approach to generative AI (genAI): The first strand consists of its own Apple Intelligence LLM models working on the device itself; the second is when it runs the same self-made models using secure servers in data centers; the third element is to offload to ChatGPT any requests Apple’s own technologies cannot handle. 

For users, the approach is quite seamless, though they can expect some kind of warning in the event an Apple Intelligence request must be handed to ChatGPT for completion. If they’re uncomfortable sharing the request with a third party — as some users in some industries should be — they can terminate the query before it’s passed along. The basic idea is that Siri will use ChatGPT to handle queries it lacks the ability or information to handle, particularly what Apple calls “world knowledge, such as recipes or information about locations. Siri handles the personal stuff.

But this much we already knew, so what’s new in iOS 18.2?

Free, but with limits

The arrangement Apple has made for using OpenAI means users can access ChatGPT for free, though if they already pay for the service, they can login with their own account.

There are, however, some limits to that free usage, as revealed in iOS 18.2 beta 2. The beta shows you can enable or disable the service completely if you choose. You’ll also find a new Advanced Capabilities section where you’ll be able to monitor use and check whether you are within the daily limit for access to its advanced tools. You might need to do so, as Siri could use ChatGPT when composing text or creating images. If you need more access, you can subscribe to ChatGPT’s premium service from the Advanced Capabilities item.

We don’t know if Apple takes a cut of that sale, but I imagine it must; if not, others selling services on the company’s platform would want the same deal. ChatGPT Plus ($19.99/month) benefits include access to more advanced LLM models and higher limits for photo and file uploads, image generation, web browsing, and more.

Also coming with iOS 18.2

The update will also see additional Apple Intelligence features, including Genmoji and Image Playground. The latter is visible in different parts of the system; when you highlight text in the Notes app, a new Create Image option appears that lets you use Image Playground to generate an image based on that text. Mail now categorizes incoming messages for you into different sections, including important “Primary” messages, a Transactions section, and Updates for newsletters and similar things. The Promotions category will capture all the special offer emails you just can’t get rid of.

You will be able to share Find My Location information with others. This could be useful if you are tracking down lost luggage, for example, or in the event you need to share the location of your stolen Apple device with law enforcement. The update also enables use of iPhone Mirroring when your device is connected to a shared hotspot with a Mac and an improvement to Camera Control which adds new auto-exposure and focus lock options for that button. But for many iPhone users, the big news will be support for use of the service in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Canada and the U.K.

If you are using an iPhone 16 you’ll gain a new Visual Intelligence tool, so that the iPhone can get information about whatever you point the camera at. The big AI highlight on Apple’s platforms for next year is currently the addition of contextual intelligence and on-screen awareness to Siri. Intimations of how this could work are visible in the current developer beta which lets Siri react to spoken commands that relate to in-app contents.

When will iPhones gain ChatGPT access?

Apple expects to enable ChatGPT integration via Siri in early December (Dec. 2?) when iOS 18.2 is expected to ship. Apple Intelligence is not expected to reach Europe until next year. But users in the EU will be able to console themselves with another new feature in iOS 18.2, which will allow them to select a different default browser on iPads and iPhones. EU users will also be able to define third-party default apps in a new section in Settings.

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Na Netflixu jsme vybrali nejlepší seriály, které mají české titulky a většinou i dabing. Vycházeli jsme z hodnocení na filmových webech a přidali i trochu svého vlastního vkusu. Naprostou většinu seriálu nikde jinde než na Netflixu nenajdete.

Think fast: How many times a day do you pick up your phone to look at something? Unless you live in the tundra or have far more self-control than most, the answer probably falls somewhere between “quite a few” and “more than any sane person could count.” Assuming you keep your device properly secured, that means you’re doing an awful lot of unlocking — be it with your face, your fingerprint, or the code you tap or swipe onto your screen.

And that’s to say nothing of the number of times you type your password into your laptop or enter your credentials into an app or website during the day. Security’s important, but goodness gracious, it can sure be a hassle.

Thankfully, there’s a better way. Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock provides a variety of options for making it easier to access both your Android phone and your Chromebook in secure but simplified ways. It’s an easily overlooked but incredibly useful feature that lets you create a sensible balance between security and convenience.

What is Google Smart Lock? And what is Google Extend Unlock?

Google Smart Lock was an unlocking feature for Android devices and Chromebooks. Google has now, for no apparent reason, mostly changed its sensible Smart Lock name to the awkward and confusing “Extend Unlock.”

For clarity’s sake, we’ll use both terms in this story — partly because at this point nobody knows what Extend Unlock is, partly because Google itself can’t entirely seem to decide which name it wants to use where, and partly because Google has a long history of changing product and feature names willy nilly, so we wouldn’t be surprised if the company changes it back entirely to Smart Lock at some point.

In Android, Smart Lock/Extend Unlock allows you to keep your phone unlocked in certain preapproved, known-to-be-safe circumstances. In ChromeOS, it empowers your Android phone to keep your computer unlocked.

And best of all? Once you set it up in either environment, it couldn’t be much easier to use.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to activating Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock and taking full advantage of everything it has to offer across both Android and ChromeOS.

Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock for Android

On any reasonably recent Android device, you can set up Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock to keep your phone unlocked in certain trusted situations but to require your PIN, pattern, password, or biometric authentication at all other times. It’s the best of both worlds, in other words: effective Android security without unnecessary annoyances.

To activate Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock on Android, you’ll first need to have a PIN, pattern, or password set for your phone (which you should already have, regardless!). Then, in the standard Google Android setup — the setup you see on Pixel phones and certain other devices:

• Open the Security & Privacy section of your phone’s settings.
• On older Android versions, tap “Smart Lock.”
• On more current and up-to-date devices, tap either “Advanced settings” or “More security & privacy” and then tap “Extend Unlock.”

On Android phones where the manufacturer has made modifications to the operating system, the Smart Lock/Extend Unlock section may be located in a different area of the device’s settings. On recent Samsung phones, for instance:

• Open the Lock Screen and AOD section of your phone’s settings.
• Tap “Extend Unlock.”

If you aren’t seeing the Extend Unlock option anywhere in your system settings, try tapping the search box or icon at the top of the main settings screen and then searching for that same term.

However you get there, once you’ve opened the Smart Lock/Extend Unlock section, you’ll be prompted to put in your PIN, pattern, or password — and you’ll then see a list of available choices:

On-body detection: Fire up this option, and your phone will remain unlocked whenever you’re holding or carrying it — so long as you’ve already unlocked it once. That way, if you unlock your phone to use it and then put it back into your bag or pocket while walking around, you won’t have to unlock it again the next time you pick it up. Anytime your phone is set down or not in motion for more than a moment, it’ll require authentication again.

Trusted places: Perhaps the most useful Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock element, this option allows you to set specific locations — by business name, street address, or manual map placement — at which your phone will never put up a lock screen or require authentication (in theory, at least; the function can sometimes be a bit finicky and require occasional fine-tuning). You’ll obviously want to be selective about what places you choose, but configuring this to recognize somewhere like your home can be a helpful way to avoid authentication where it’s generally not needed but keep your phone secured in all other areas.

Trusted devices: If you’d rather have Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock recognize a Bluetooth pairing, this next option’s for you. It empowers you to tell your phone to skip the lock screen anytime it’s connected to a specific Bluetooth device — say, your car’s audio system or your gym headphones — when you know the phone will always be in your control.

You can add any Bluetooth device that’s been paired to your phone as a trusted device and then let it keep your phone unlocked whenever it’s  connected.

JR Raphael / IDG

Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock for Chromebooks

When it comes to ChromeOS, Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock can keep you from having to type in your password every time your computer wakes from hibernation. It does this by turning your Android phone into a wireless key: Whenever your Android phone is nearby and unlocked, ChromeOS will skip the standard password entry screen and instead let you click a little arrow icon to sign in and get going.

Any reasonably recent Android phone will work for the purpose, though administrators do have the ability to disable the function in managed environments at businesses, schools, and other organizations. So if you’re in a company-oriented scenario and can’t find the option, that may be why. Your best bet is to ask your IT staff if it’s possible to enable it.

That asterisk aside, to get started with Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock on ChromeOS, all you’ve gotta do is open up your Chromebook’s settings — by clicking the time in the lower-right corner of the taskbar area and then clicking the gear-shaped icon in the upper-right corner of the panel that pops up.

Next, click “Connected devices” in the main left-of-screen settings menu — and if you haven’t yet connected your Android phone to your Chromebook, click the “Set up” option within the “Android phone” section. Follow the steps to select and connect your device.

After a moment, you should see your phone’s name appear at the top of that same settings section. Click the right-facing arrow next to it and confirm that “Smart Lock” — which, for the moment at least, inexplicably still appears as Smart Lock and not Extend Unlock in this context (?!) — has its toggle in the on and active position.

Smart Lock, Extend Unlock, whatever you want to call it — once you connect your Android phone to your Chromebook, the option will appear.

JR Raphael / IDG

And that’s it: As long as Bluetooth is active on both devices, the next time your Chromebook is locked, you should be able to get into it quickly and effortlessly — without any of the usual patience-testing headaches.

Figure out which of these Google Smart Lock/Extend Unlock options make the most sense for you, and you’ll be able to achieve a sensible balance of security and convenience — and be well on your way to keeping your information safe while keeping your sanity intact.

This story was originally published in December 2018 and most recently updated in November 2024.

Over 1,500 Android devices have been infected by a new strain of Android banking malware called ToxicPanda that allows threat actors to conduct fraudulent banking transactions. "ToxicPanda's main goal is to initiate money transfers from compromised devices via account takeover (ATO) using a well-known technique called on-device fraud (ODF)," Cleafy researchers Michele Roviello, Alessandro Strino

Over 1,500 Android devices have been infected by a new strain of Android banking malware called ToxicPanda that allows threat actors to conduct fraudulent banking transactions. "ToxicPanda's main goal is to initiate money transfers from compromised devices via account takeover (ATO) using a well-known technique called on-device fraud (ODF)," Cleafy researchers Michele Roviello, Alessandro StrinoRavie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]

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