Technology News 1/10: iPhone 14 coming to Vietnam will be in short supply

iPhone 14 to Vietnam will lack goods; discovered a new targeted attack campaign on Vietnam

- iPhone 14 to Vietnam will lack goods

Surveys from retailers in the Vietnamese market show that the number of registrations to receive information about iPhone 14 has reached more than 18,000 times. However, the first batch is most likely not meeting demand.

Currently, many authorized Apple dealers in Vietnam have confirmed that genuine products will be officially opened for sale on October 14.

A week before, agents will also accept pre-orders. As of the morning of September 30, there were more than 180,000 registrations to receive information about iPhone 14 announced on the website by Mobile World , FPT Shop, Mobile Viet , CellphoneS ....

If the calculation is based on the number of 180,000 registrations, minus the non-purchase rate and other errors, the first iPhone 14 sales may be around VND 4,000 billion.

However, retailers also believe that the first batch of iPhone 14 to Vietnam will not meet all of the above registration needs.

- Detecting a new targeted attack campaign on Vietnam

Along with warning about the large-scale APT attack campaign on key organizations and businesses in Vietnam, NCS Company also released a free inspection tool.

Expert Vu Ngoc Son , Chief Technology Officer of Vietnam Cybersecurity Technology Company NCS , said on September 30 that the company had just discovered a large-scale APT targeted attack campaign on companies, important organization in Vietnam.

This attack campaign exploits the zero-day vulnerability of Microsoft Exchange, one of the most popular mail server software in agencies and organizations in Vietnam.

Recognizing that the new vulnerability is very serious, affecting many key units in Vietnam, NCS experts immediately researched and discovered the exploit code, and then informed the ZDI working organization. with Microsoft, so that it can quickly update the patch.

- Google "killed" the online game streaming service Stadia

Google recently announced that it will stop providing streaming services (live streaming) and online gaming Stadia after nearly 3 years since its launch.

In a notice issued on September 29, a subsidiary of Alphabet Corporation (USA) said that the Stadia platform was "deathed" because it did not attract the attention of gamers as expected.

Game companies are facing a drop in demand for video games as the Covid-19 pandemic is gradually brought under control.

Stadia's near-term prospects are also murky because high inflation in many countries has forced a portion of consumers to cut spending on entertainment services.

- Facebook 's parent company cuts staff due to economic difficulties

The decision to stop hiring personnel comes as social media giant Meta - Facebook's parent company - plans to cut operating costs by at least 10%.

Meta - the parent company of Facebook - announced on September 29 that it will suspend recruiting personnel, in order to cut operating costs during difficult economic times.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Meta director Mark Zuckerberg announced the decision during the company's weekly meeting.

The move comes as the social media giant plans to cut operating costs by at least 10%.

- Apple's last minute changes

The iPhone 14 model with a 6.7-inch screen was originally named iPhone 14 Max, but Apple changed it to iPhone 14 Plus shortly before its launch.

On Apple's support website called "Indentify your iPhone model", which helps users identify the iPhone model they are using based on the model name and model, an image of the iPhone 14 Plus in 5 colors is named "iPhone-14-" Max-Colors".

Next, on the updated certificate information page for each product, Apple clearly states the name "iPhone 14 Max" for the device number A2886, next to the remaining 3 models including iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.

Currently, the name "iPhone 14 Max" still appears in the image file describing the iPhone 14 Plus model, and the certification document has been modified to iPhone 14 Plus.

That shows that Apple used to name iPhone 14 Max for the standard iPhone 14 model with a 6.7-inch screen, but decided to change it to iPhone 14 Plus at the last minute.

Months before the launch of the iPhone 14 series, most rumors suggested that the standard 6.7-inch model would be called iPhone 14 Max. However, up to a week before the September 7 event, many rumors revealed a device called iPhone 14 Plus.

This is the first time Apple has reused the word "Plus" for an iPhone version since the iPhone 8 Plus was released in 2017.