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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

News May 22, 2019

Google kept user passwords in clear view

Since 2005, the logins and passwords of some corporate users of the G Suite service have been stored in clear text. This was reported by Google, without specifying how many people affected this problem.

Usually passwords are encrypted and presented in the form of hash sums for that. G Suite account administrators can manually download, install and recover new passwords for employees of organizations. According to Google, the storage of these passwords was organized in such a way that copies of passwords were stored in an unencrypted form, which is why some Google employees could see them in clear text. Currently the issue has been fixed. According to Google, no one took advantage of this vulnerability, all accounts remained secure. Currently, about 5 million people use G Suite services.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

News May 21, 2019

What will be Google Pixel 4: the most popular leaks

Recently, "budget" smartphones Google - Pixel 3a and 3a XL. And soon we are waiting for the following new company. We are talking about the flagship line of Pixel 4. They will present in the fall. What they will be - the fourth "pixel"?

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From leaks known "filling" of future smartphones. This is the most powerful Android processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory. IP68 water protection, fast charging support, stereo speakers, and Android 10 Q operating system are also reported.

Display and opening under the front camera

The next leak will probably be quite unexpected for fans. Google, without changing traditions, made in smartphones only one camera for all 3 generations. And no matter how good this camera is, we have to admit that in the modern world more than one lens is already needed.
Therefore, this time in Pixel 4 there will be a double camera. Module configuration is not reported.
But there is information about the location of the second lens: the camera will be placed horizontally in the upper left corner, and not vertically, like most modern devices.

Dual camera

Housing without hardware buttons

The most interesting, but quite probable leak: the case with a solid aluminum frame will not receive physical buttons. They will be replaced by sensors. They will be located on the right side face.

This innovation may allow the company to expand the ability of the Google Active Edge feature to work over the entire area of the frame. In its current form, it is prevented by the hardware buttons.