Report: Apple iPhone XR is the best-selling phone of 2019 so far

Counterpoint Research recently released its list of best-selling smartphones of Q3 2019, and the device that tops the list isn't even Apple's newest iPhone. The market research firm reported the entry-level flagship iPhone XR is the best-selling smartphone of the year so far. Interestingly, Samsung's flagship handset didn't make the list. You can check the complete list under the cut.

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Huawei reportedly cuts back phone production following US crackdown

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Huawei seems to be managing expectations on how many phones it’ll be able to sell with the US ban still ongoing. According to a report from South China Morning Post, sources claim Foxconn has halted Huawei phone production lines as the company cut back on orders. It wasn’t specified if this was going to be a short- or long-term cut, but this follows months of Huawei increasing its demand for phones. The move that reportedly prompted Foxconn to go on a hiring spree. Foxconn declined to comment on the report, while Huawei hasn’t responded to initial requests for comments. If the report is to be believed, it looks like Huawei is buckling down to minimize its losses as it can’t work with its US partners at the moment.

Source: Engadget

Apple reportedly set to introduce new MacBook and Mac Mini products this fall

Aside from refreshed MacBook Pros, Apple's been quiet this year on the Mac front. A new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman points at upcoming new lower-cost MacBook with thinner bezels and a Retina Display, which should sate the needs of long suffering MacBook Air users.

Also in the works in a new Mac Mini, which is music to the ears of many users who have loved the small and versatile entry-level Mac desktops. Apple is still selling four year old Mac minis on their website and if reports are to be believed, we can expect to see powerful new minis with modern specs and components.

Apple needs to do something, anything to kickstart interest in the Mac line. While iPhones and iPads are all but guaranteed by October, many of Apple's most beloved products, MacBook Air and Mac mini, have languished in terms of specs and innovation.

Check out the full report here.

Source: Bloomberg

Report finds one out of five employees would sell work passwords

For today’s disconcerting news, a new report from an Austin, Texas-based security firm finds that incentivized or disgruntled employees don’t find it hard to sell their work passwords. According to SailPoint, one in five employees will give in to this and they won’t even ask for that big of an amount with some willing to give it away for less than $1,000 USD. Another one of the findings of the report is about two-thirds of employees share passwords and credentials with coworkers with 16 percent only using a single password for all their credentials. Companies aren’t good either with locking a former employees’s account after letting them go. The report says 42 percent of those who responded could access their corporate accounts and data even after termination.

Source: SailPoint | Via: The Next Web