Week point: Telegram disappears from the App Store, Galaxy Z Fold8 goes on sale
(Dan Tri) - Outstanding technology information last week included the Telegram application being removed from the App Store, the Galaxy Z Fold8 hitting shelves in Vietnam, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max at risk of being out of stock.
Telegram was removed from the App Store
On the morning of August 4 (Vietnam time), Telegram disappeared from Apple's App Store. Accordingly, when users search for the keyword "Telegram" on the App Store, the returned results do not appear this application at all.
Telegram disappeared from the App Store within a few hours (Photo: Business Insider).
Telegram was restored within a few hours. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said Telegram was removed from the App Store because a user posted illegal pornography in a public chat.
The CEO said the attacker used a trick to avoid censorship tools. Telegram had to use various tools to remove illegal content from public groups.
The risk of iPhone 18 Pro being out of stock
In a latest report, analyst Tim Culpan said the memory supply shortage may prevent Apple from reaching the desired iPhone 18 Pro inventory level.
iPhone 18 Pro Max model (Photo: NotebookCheck).
"This year, the new iPhone will use the A20 Pro processor. This is the first chip produced on TSMC's N2 process, which began mass production early this year. After that, the A20 Pro chip will be packaged with DRAM according to TSMC's process.
A20 Pro chip production is progressing well with stable output. However, TSMC has a backlog of about $1 billion in chips due to having to wait for DRAM supplies, before they can be packaged and moved to the next step," Culpan wrote.
Vietnamese AI expert leaves Google
On August 6, in a latest post on Twitter, Dr. Le Viet Quoc announced that he had left Google. At the same time, he and some former colleagues founded the AI startup Discovery Loop.
Dr. Le Viet Quoc (far right) with Discovery Loop founding members (Photo: Discovery Loop).
Dr. Le Viet Quoc is one of the most mentioned names in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. His name is associated with famous Google projects on AI such as Google Translate, Google Search or Google Brain.
Discovery Loop aims to create AI systems that can improve themselves with little or no human intervention. This process is expected to significantly promote the development of AI, thereby promoting new scientific achievements.
18 inch gaming laptop with integrated MiniLED screen
ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) is the first laptop in the world to have an 18-inch MiniLED 4K screen with a 240Hz refresh rate. The device integrates a 20% thicker vapor chamber heatsink, and the improved heatsink fan creates 91% more airflow than the previous generation.
The laptop has a 360-degree surrounding RGB LED strip on the base and back (Photo: The Anh).
The device is equipped with Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card. Total system power can reach from 255W to 320W, allowing both CPU and GPU to maximize processing performance.
Galaxy Z Fold8 hits shelves in Vietnam
From 0:00 on August 8, some dealers in Vietnam have implemented early returns of the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8 generation of folding phones. As noted, Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra have listed prices from 47 million VND and 53 million VND respectively for the 256GB version. Galaxy Z Flip8 has a listed price of 32 million VND.
Galaxy Z Fold8 makes a good impression thanks to the new screen ratio (Photo: The Anh).
In the pre-order program, users are given a voucher worth 2 million VND and agents support an additional 2 million VND for each product. Thus, the total direct incentive can be up to 4 million VND.
After applying the promotion, the price of Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra 256GB version is about 43 million VND and 49 million VND, respectively. Galaxy Z Flip8 costs about 28 million VND.
MacBook Neo price reduced by millions
During the low season, the MacBook Neo price dropped to 13.5 million VND for the standard version. However, by the end of June, Apple had increased the prices of a series of products, including the MacBook Neo. The cause comes from the scarcity of memory chip supply, which is becoming increasingly serious.
Dealers began to adjust the price of MacBook Neo (Photo: The Anh).
Accordingly, the price of MacBook Neo simultaneously increased by 3 million VND compared to before. The 256GB version increased from 16.5 million VND to 19.5 million VND, while the 512GB version increased from 19 million VND to 22 million VND.
Up to now, this product line has begun to have prices adjusted by dealers as the supply has gradually become more stable. Specifically, MacBook Neo is offered by dealers at a price of 18.3 million VND, a decrease of 1.2 million VND compared to before. The 512GB version was also adjusted down by 1 million VND, down to a price of 21 million VND.