2020 iPad Pro Rumored to Feature 3D Sensing Rear Cameras A new report out of South Korea suggests that Apple will release a new iPad Pro with 3D sensing rear cameras in March 2020. That’s according to South Korean publication,The Elec, which cited unnamed industry sources to report that Korean contract manufacturer, Derkwoo Electronics will provide some of the components for those modules, including stiffeners and brackets. Mass production of those parts will begin later this year, claimed the report....

Apple Rolls Out iOS 12.4.1 to Fix Jailbreak Security Flaw Apple on MondayreleasedtheiOS 12.4.1 update to fix an exploitthat allowed hackers to jailbreak iPhones and install unapproved apps and services. Believed to have been first reported by Google’s Project Zero researcher, Ned Williamson, the vulnerability was earlier fixed in iOS 12.3, but is believed to have been reintroduced in version 12.4, rolled out last month. The incoming update is available over-the-air, and can be accessed via Settings > General > Software Update....

Apple, Samsung Sued in the US Over Excess Smartphone Radiation Tech giants Apple and Samsung have been slapped with class action lawsuits in the US over potential damages arising out of harmful radio frequency (RF) exposure. The developments come just a couple of days after aChicago Tribune investigationfound that many smartphones, including some relatively-recent iPhones and Galaxy handsets, do not comply with radio frequency emissions standards. Filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit claims RF radiation emitted from iPhones and Samsung Galaxy devices‘exceed legal limits set forth by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’....

Chennai Techie Wins $10,000 After Finding Security Flaw in Instagram Again Barely a month afterwinning $30,000 from Facebookfor spotting a security flaw in Instagram, Chennai-based cyber-security researcher, Laxman Muthiyah, claimed to have won a further $10,000 from the tech giant for finding and reporting a new‘account-takeover vulnerability’in the photo and video-sharing platform. The new vulnerability was reportedly similar to the one he reported in July and, allowed hackers to access people’s Instagram accounts without their consent....

Hero Electric Launches the Dash Electric Scooter in India Starting at Rs. 62,000 India’s biggest electric vehicle brand, Hero Electric, has today launched the Dash electric scooter in the country at a starting price of Rs. 62,000. Alongside the new launch, the company also showcased extended range variants of the Optima and Nyx scooters as well. The Dash electric scooter comes with a 48V 28Ah battery pack with a range of 60kms per charge....

IIT Madras Researchers Develop World’s First Rechargeable Iron Ion Batteries Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) have developed a rechargeable battery that uses iron ion instead of lithium, which has largely replaced Nickel-Cadmium (NiCad) as the popular choice for rechargeable batteries worldwide. According to apost on the official IIT-M website, the new technology uses an anode made out of low-carbon steel, a cathode built with vanadium pentoxide, and iron chlorate as electrolyte....

Instagram Reportedly Building Messaging App Called “Threads” to Take on Snapchat Facebook has been trying to emulate Snapchat’s success with engaging younger audiences for a long time now. The company has been ripping off Snapchat’s features on all of its apps in order to make them more enticing to an audience that’s increasingly spending more time inside Snapchat than it is on Instagram. Now, according to a report fromThe Verge, Facebook is developing a new messaging app called “Threads” that’s designed for users to share things with their close friends....