Qualcomm has finally integrated the aptX and aptX HD audio codecs into the Android Open Source Project for royalty-free use. For their part, hard drives may disappear by the end of the year due to the fall in flash storage prices. Finally, Microsoft’s services department was caught red-handed when using a pirated version of Windows 10 to assist a customer. Let’s go to the summary of the day on Monday, March 20, 2023.
Qualcomm will improve the sound quality of Android smartphones
After years of paying Android smartphone manufacturers to license aptX and aptX HD codecs, Qualcomm has finally decided to include it in the Android Open Source Project for free. That’s why all manufacturers can now improve the sound quality of their devices, including companies like Samsung, which have always refused to license it.
To read – Android: Why will our smartphones sound better soon?
SSDs could soon completely replace hard drives
According to Trendforce, the manufacturing price of SSDs will drop sharply this year to a point where they can completely replace hard drives. The disappearance of HDDs could happen by the end of 2023, as flash memory manufacturers tend to increasingly opt for high-capacity SSDs.
To read – According to these analysts, hard drives may disappear by the end of the year
Microsoft is using a pirated version of Windows 10 to help a consumer
An IT professional contacted Microsoft after-sales service after noticing that the brand new Windows 10 license was refusing to activate. What was his surprise when he realized that the company’s technician was helping him use a pirated version of the operating system instead of fixing the problem?
To read – When Microsoft after-sales service uses a cracked version of Windows 10 to activate a legitimate license
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