WEBVTT - Biggest iPhone Screen Yet, Mobile Malware & Anti-Instagram App Skyrockets

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<v Speaker 1>Not one, but three new iPhones this year. I'm Rich Demiro.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Rich on Tech Daily. A new report says

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<v Speaker 1>Apple will launch three new phones this fall, including a

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<v Speaker 1>less expensive model. So what we're looking at here are

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<v Speaker 1>basically three iPhone tens, but in different sizes. They're all

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have face ID plus those edge to edge screens,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're going to come in small, medium, and i'd

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<v Speaker 1>say extra large in the high end, a six and

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<v Speaker 1>a half inch screen. This is an inch bigger than

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<v Speaker 1>the eight plus. There's also going to be the smaller

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<v Speaker 1>updated iPhone ten plus an even smaller version of the

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<v Speaker 1>iPhone ten that should cost less. So how are they

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<v Speaker 1>going to get that price down? Will it may not

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<v Speaker 1>have the super expensive screen of the flagship model, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they'll do something with the camera last year's technology.

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<v Speaker 1>This report is out of Bloomberg from a reporter that

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<v Speaker 1>is pretty good about knowing about this stuff all right,

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty eighteen could be the year of mobile malware. Secure

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<v Speaker 1>for McAfee reported sixteen million infections in twenty seventeen, which

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<v Speaker 1>is way more than the previous year, and they say

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<v Speaker 1>hackers are becoming more focused on mobile attacks. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>the predicted targets. In twenty eighteen, banking trojans aimed at

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<v Speaker 1>account holders at large and small banks, virtual bank robberies

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<v Speaker 1>to grab cryptocurrency, and using the cameras, microphones and GPS

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<v Speaker 1>on our phones to spy on us. This is what

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<v Speaker 1>we really have to watch out for as the average person.

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<v Speaker 1>My advice when you download any app, be very weary

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<v Speaker 1>of the permissions it asks for, especially when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to the camera, GPS and microphone. If you think an

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<v Speaker 1>app does not need the permissions that it asks for,

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<v Speaker 1>press that cancel button and find a new one. Speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of apps, a new one is heading to the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the charts because it's sort of the anti Instagram.

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<v Speaker 1>It's called Vero, and it lets you share movies, TV music,

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<v Speaker 1>places photos, and links in a way that Instagram kind

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<v Speaker 1>of used to be. There's no algorithm and there are

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<v Speaker 1>no ads. You see your friend friends posts in chronological order.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus you can choose the audience for each and every post.

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<v Speaker 1>You can say only your close friends see it, or

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<v Speaker 1>only your friends, acquaintances, or followers, which is basically public

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<v Speaker 1>Vero is now topping the app charts for social media

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<v Speaker 1>both on Google Play and the App Store. I played

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<v Speaker 1>around with this, I signed up. It actually looks very promising.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's gonna be around in six months,

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<v Speaker 1>if a lot of people are gonna be using it,

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<v Speaker 1>but I really like how you can recommend things like

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<v Speaker 1>movies and the music that you're listening to, because sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you just want to see what someone's into and there's

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<v Speaker 1>not really an easy way of doing that. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>you can find a link on my website. Just go

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<v Speaker 1>to Rich on tech dot tv. Thanks so much for listening.

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