On your day off, I suggest you remember what interesting and important things happened during this work week in order to keep abreast of what is happening in the world of gadgets and technology, and also discuss this news with friends.
Below we have collected all the most interesting things over the past six days, what was written about and discussed on the pages of iPhones.ru.
This week we dealt with the problem of the Face ID sensor, renewed the electronic signature on State Services, a large classic Apple napkin after two years of using it, chose the best smartphones on average from 30 to 40 thousand rubles, said goodbye to the MacBook Pro with an SD drive and much more . other.
Read about this in our digest:
1. This problem awaits almost all iPhone 13 owners. Problem with Face ID
One day, Face ID stopped working correctly on my iPhone 13 Pro Max. He didn’t recognize the face and immediately refused. Nothing has been done. In the end, everything came to the point that now the sensor works correctly only a couple of times outside the country. And to do this, you need to do a very strange thing: knock on the device, like in the good old days they knocked on TVs:
Several readers contacted the editors, including from service centers that repair Apple gadgets. Together we quickly found the root cause of the problem and its more or less permanent solution.
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2. How I tried to transfer money via cryptography to Telegram. It’s just hell, don’t even bother
A reader shared his experience of P2P money transfers through the built-in wallet of a popular messenger. The interface there looks nice and is not as intimidating as other sites, but this simplicity leaves a lot of shortcomings that you don’t want to deal with.
This is how you can almost lose first 10,000 rubles on an unfavorable exchange rate, and then all 100,000 rubles when transferring on Pasha Durov’s “free” and friendly platform.
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3. How to renew an electronic signature online and for free in 5 minutes
Thanks to the State Services notification, I learned that my email would soon expire. I don’t want to go and do it all over again. And it’s not necessary.
The Federal Tax Service offers online renewal services available to everyone at any time of the day. All you have to do is go to the site, click on the buttons – and that’s it, a new signature has already been written on the entire “token”, use it to your health. I’ll tell you how it happens.
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4. What could have gone wrong that caused the massive Internet outage in Russia on January 30
On Tuesday, the country experienced almost the most global Internet outage in history. Many services did not function normally, and sites did not open. Problems were observed among all operators. For some, even home providers did not work properly.
The reader has collected several plausible theories as to why this could have happened. It’s up to you to believe in them or not. But we could be true.
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5. Classic Apple screen wipe review after two years of use
Two years ago, in addition to my MacBook Pro 16 on the M1 Pro, I threw a classic Apple wipe for wiping screens into the basket. By this time, the news had already been ridiculed for a couple of months for its outrageous price of 2,000 rubles, but people did not listen to the critics and bought it.
So I carefully kept the wipe in the original converter case and would anxiously pull it out here once a week to wipe down my precious 16-inch MacBook Pro XDR display. And, you know, for the owner of the gray rag, my savings during this time brought many results.
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6. The best smartphones under 40 thousand rubles in 2024. Top 6 models
Smartphone manufacturers in this price segment almost always develop uncompromising smartphone models. You can find a gadget without obvious shortcomings with a couple of interesting features. Such devices will receive software updates for several years, and they will not have to look for a replacement in a few months.
We have chosen the TOP models in the price segment from 30 to 40 thousand rubles to save your time. Important, use it.
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7. Tested satellite communication on iPhone 15 Pro. How to set it up and does it work well?
With the release of the iPhone 14, Apple added to its smartphones the function of emergency communication with intelligence agencies via satellite. It allows you to contact rescuers even in places where there is no network coverage. You just need to have access to a satellite to pick up a signal.
Alas, it still doesn’t work in Russia. However, it is already active in Europe. So, during a trip to Spain, we tested satellite communications in the new iPhone 15 Pro. We’ll tell you how it works and why this is a useful feature.
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8. Various interesting things
📍Apple sold 200 thousand Vision Pro in 10 days. This is less than expected.
Apple is expected to release about 500,000 Vision Pros, but how long it will sell them is unknown. Kuo said the company is prepared for low demand due to high prices and production complexity.
📍In China, the police opened a specialized factory for the production of fake AirPods.
In the city of Suining, police found 9 headphone production workshops, 3 production lines and 6 sales points. The total damage is estimated at $23.5 million. In addition, 69 thousand fake AirPods, 45 thousand blanks, 4 sets of tools, 50 thousand packages, 10 thousand spare parts were seized.
📍The trailer for the film “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Affairs” by Guy Ritchie has been released. Release in Russia in the future.
The film tells the story of a special detachment of fighters who, on the orders of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, fights the Nazis from behind the lines, using the dirtiest methods.
📍 Apple has added the latest MacBook Pro with CD drive to your contacts list. An era has passed.
This model was the last to have a built-in CD/DVD drive. The company continues to sell the SuperDrive to external customers who need a CD/DVD drive but require a USB-C adapter to use with modern MacBooks.
📍 The Ministry of Digital Development will introduce into State Services, not ChatGPT from OpenAI, its Russian analogue, in order to provide users.
As stated by the head of the department, Maksut Shadayev, the chatbot will be used to obtain operational information about the order and to order government services.
📍 Look at the world’s largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas. It is 5 (!) times larger than the Titanic and sailed for the first time.
Icon of the Seas is a success in many ways. It is the longest and most spacious cruise ship on the planet, accommodating about 10,000 people. A huge floating city that has everything. Would you like to do this on a trip around the world?
📍The first reviews of Apple Vision Pro have been released. In short, almost everyone is happy (but not with the price).
Western publications have released reviews of Vision Pro, a device in a new category for Apple. Journalists who protested the device were generally satisfied. But there are also questions about the declared functions and price. We collected all opinions in one article.
📍Why is premium for singles now? Comparison of prices and features of the most popular dating apps in Russia.
There are a total of 22 dating apps on the App Store and Google Play. We did a tremendous amount of work and compared all their prices and features to select the top ten in terms of price-quality ratio. If you haven’t found your soulmate yet, this article is for you.
That’s what this week was like. Enjoy your holiday and see you in the next Sunday digest.
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