Samsung foldable screens might soon be available to Chinese OEMsThe core feature of a foldable phone is, of course, its foldable screen and it is also the biggest hurdle for smartphone makers who want to get into this market. There are extremely few companies producing flexible screens and those often have exclusivity arrangements with certain smartphone makers.....
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Virgin Hyperloop Passenger Experience vision is now more realisticElon Musk and Richard Branson aren’t just competing for the stars, they’re also racing to address one of the biggest human-made problems down here on Earth. But while Musk’s Boring Company is digging underground, Virgin Hyperloop is envisioning something that looks almost like a tr....
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Facebook accuses Apple of self-serving new privacy policyThere is really no love lost between Apple and Facebook even as the latter has to begrudgingly yield to Apple’s rules if it wants any place on iPhones and iPads. That won’t keep Facebook from airing its grievances any opportunity it can and the latest comes from founder and CEO Mark Zuck....
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Xperia 1 II on DxOMark shows Sony's best is still not be good enoughSony is perhaps best known for its gorgeous TVs and its powerful cameras, among other things. One would expect that its smartphones would carry those traits as well and while Xperia phones do have impressive screens, the same couldn’t be said of their cameras. Sony has promised to step up thei....
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Google iOS apps will work around Apple's new privacy requirementsiOS 14 will bring many big changes but the most controversial one is perhaps the new App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy. It’s controversial at least for some major companies like Facebook who made a very big stink about the changes. It isn’t the only big Internet advertising platform....
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NASA mission trailer is a dramatic sneak peek at Perseverance's arrivalNASA has released a dramatic, nearly cinematic ‘mission trailer’ envisioning what it will look like when its Perseverance rover arrives at Mars next month. The arrival will kick off Perseverance’s landing procedures, eventually depositing the rover on the Red Planet where it will c....
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Study finds making healthy juice at home requires the right techniqueIf you make fruit and vegetable juices at home, the method you use may be reducing how healthy the beverages are. That’s according to a new study published by the American Chemical Society, which reports that certain popular home juicing methods reduce the number of nutrients in these foods, r....
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Disney+ Kids profiles no longer present old movies with racist contentIt’s no secret that a number of older movies, including some major Disney classics, contain offensive scenes, often ones depicting racist stereotypes. Disney+ is one of the platforms that include content advisories with this content, but now it has quietly taken things a step farther by removi....
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Fortnite FNCS Season 5 will come with some broadcast changesJust ahead of its Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) for Chapter 2 – Season 5 comes an update from Epic on how you’ll be able to watch the game and some changes it will introduce with regards to its broadcast of the events. ‘This season we are altering our broadcast to focus on the pi....
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iPhone, iPad, Mac, Services net sales all rocket up in Apple Q1 2021Today’s earnings call for apple showed blockbuster success in basically every respect. If we’re looking at net sales by category, Apple’s shown growth in iPhone net sales, net sales of iPad, Mac, “Wearables, Home, and Accessories,” and Services, both year-over-year and ....
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Apple Q1 2021 set a huge revenue recordIt’s that time of the year already: Apple has announced the results of its first fiscal quarter in 2021, announcing all-time high revenue with a massive 21-percent year-over-year increase. Apple made $111.4 billion in revenue with 64-percent of it coming from international sales. The company a....
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This is the new Tesla Model STesla has redesigned the Model S, its electric sedan, with a new interior and even more range on offer. The upgrade includes new battery modules, battery packs, and drive units, Tesla said today, complete with an entirely new interior. The automaker is also reworking its Model X SUV, it says. ItR....
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PlayStation Direct could be the best PS5 restock option this weekIf you’re looking to secure a PlayStation 5, your best bet this week could be PlayStation Direct. Sony’s direct selling website has always been a popular option for those looking to buy a PlayStation 5, but this week in particular seems to be a very active one for it. PlayStation Direct ....
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Instagram's updated Stories design for desktop finally arrivesFollowing a test that first revealed the change a few weeks ago, Instagram has officially rolled out its updated Stories design on desktop. The new interface is a relatively small change from the previous iteration, making it easier for users to browse Stories from their laptop or desktop. As we fir....
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Destruction AllStars released to PlayStation Plus soon after PS5 delayWe’re quickly closing in on a new month, which means a new batch of PlayStation Plus games are on the horizon. February is actually a bigger deal than most months are for PlayStation Plus, because February will feature a game that was originally supposed to be a launch title for the PlayStatio....
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NASA Hot Wheels Mars Perseverance Rover released in time for landingHot Wheels revealed a new model in their NASA-associated lineup this week. This is the Hot Wheels Mars Perseverance Rover die-cast vehicle. This piece of hardware likely has more authentically modeled detail than any other product you can purchase for any price anywhere near a single US dollar. You&....
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LSD may one day be used to treat anxiety and other mental health issuesResearchers at McGill University have discovered one way the psychedelic LSD may increase social interaction for some people who consume it. The new study, which was recently published in PNAS, found that LSD may one day be useful as a treatment for certain mental health disorders, including social ....
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Reddit is down: It's not just you or Wall StreetThis afternoon Reddit was down for a period of time starting at around 11:29 PST. On January 27, 2021, Reddit was the subject of some scrutiny thanks to the extreme nature of stock prices after recommendations and pushes from Reddit’s various stock-watching communities. The push involved stock....
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Beware! Populism Might be Bad for Your HealthDresden is one of Germany's great cities, known worldwide for its meticulously rebuilt historic center, destroyed in one night at the end of World War II. Pre-Christmas shoppers have probably come across a Dresdner Christmas stollen, a bread full of nuts and candied fruit, coated in powdered sugar. ....
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Fallout 76 update solves players' storage woesIf you’re a Fallout 76 player constantly bumping up against storage restrictions, then the latest update to the game is definitely for you. Today Bethesda unleashed a new Fallout 76 update aptly titled “The Inventory Update,” which not only makes a bunch of changes to the way vario....
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Another Monster Hunter Nintendo Switch – this one's tricked out in black, gray, and goldToday we’re taking a peek at the newest Nintendo Switch with Monster Hunter special edition fittings. This is not the first time this console was released as a special edition for the Monster Hunter game series. The first version was released with special decorations for the game Monster Hunte....
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This Easter Egg made Star Wars: The Last Jedi a little more awesomeToday a tiny hidden message in Star Wars: The Last Jedi was revealed. Or resurfaced, is more like it. Written on a bomb in the sequence that initiates the first conflict in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is a bit of text. This text is written in Galactic Basic, or characters from the Aurebesh – the....
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Nothing revealed by OnePlus founder Carl PeiThere’s a company called Nothing in the works, courtesy of Carl Pei. This is one of the people that made OnePlus happen a few years ago – he left OnePlus recently. Now, Carl Pei’s aiming to make something interesting. The company’s name, Nothing, works with the description of....
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Cyberpunk 2077 gets official mod tools so now so you can fix the game yourselfBy now, most people are aware that Cyberpunk 2077 launched in a rather poor state across all platforms, and though developers and executives at CD Projekt Red have committed to fixing the game, there’s a long road ahead of them. One thing that might help on that front are the mod tools that CD....
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Out of Many, Two: The American Art of Choosing SidesThe US has always proclaimed its dedication to freedom of expression as the founding virtue of its vaunted "exceptionalism." Children learn in civics classes that the only brake on freedom of expression is the irresponsible, antisocial act of crying "fire" in a theater. In such a culture, the questi....
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OnePlus preparing to leverage cameras like never beforeA recent update to the basic OnePlus camera app build in combination with a comment from a Gcam developer makes us believe OnePlus is making big moves in the camera app space. On one hand, it would appear that OnePlus is about to release camera software with features like Focus Peaking, Moon mode, T....
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EV drivers are getting better Google Maps route planning – with a catchGoogle is adding new features for electric vehicle drivers to Google Maps, improving its algorithms for EV route planning, though just who’ll be able to make the most of them will depend on what’s parked in your garage. The goal, Google says, is to improve how trip planning for journeys ....
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Switch Joy-Con drift could land Nintendo in more hot waterFor pretty much as long as the Nintendo Switch has been on the market, we’ve been hearing reports of Joy-Con drift from players. Drifting thumbsticks have been a major problem for a lot of people, to the point where Nintendo has had class-action lawsuits filed against it. Now, it seems the com....
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You need to update your iPhone to iOS 14.4 right now – Here's whyThis week iOS 14.4 and iPad 14.4 updates were released for the masses, and you NEED to download one or both. If you’re looking at your iPhone or iPad right now, head into settings, scroll down to GENERAL, tap General, find Software Update and tap that, then update your software. You’ll l....
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Google developing new Android called MicroDroidA new version of Android is in the works over at Google with the name MicroDroid. This new operating system is apparently a bare-bones version of Android made specifically for virtual machines. It would SEEM that Google is making way for the future – a future where even a smartphone operating ....
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Addressing the Fragile Limits of Female AutonomyOn October 22, 2020, the United States co-sponsored a Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family. However, despite its name, this declaration states that "in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning." While it doesn't legally impac....
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Trading platforms outage hits Robinhood, TD-Ameritrade & more amid Gamestop volatilityMajor trading platforms like Robinhood, TD-Ameritrade, E-Trade and more are seeing intermittent outages this morning, with users unable to log into their accounts as the stock market undergoes its weirdest week in a long time. The downtime – which also reportedly affects Charles Schwab, Fideli....
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Garmin Lily smartwatch for women may be confused over what they actually wantGarmin today announced a small smartwatch aimed primarily at women. Dubbed the Garmin Lily, the company says that it’s the “smallest smartwatch” it’s ever made, outfitted with a 34mm watch case, 14mm band, and designed in a way that’s “rooted in fashion” acc....
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Fujifilm X-E4 is its sleekest X-Trans 4 camera so farFujifilm has a new mirrorless digital camera, and if you insist on style and extreme-portability to go along with your pocket-friendly shooting, the Fujifilm X-E4 may fit the bill. Latest in the X Series, it pairs retro looks with Fujifilm’s latest 4th generation 26.1-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 ....
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Ring Video Doorbell Wired goes small on price and sizeRing has launched a new video doorbell, and rather than temperamental batteries the Ring Video Doorbell Wired focuses on two things: size, and price. The company’s smallest doorbell so far, it also has the smallest price of a Ring model, coming in at $59.99. As the name suggests, your life won....
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Pamela Anderson Is Quitting All Social Media - Find Out WhyPamela Anderson is quitting Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. “This will be my last post on Instagram Twitter or Facebook I've never been interested in social media And now that Im settled into the life Im genuinely inspired by reading and being in nature I am free,” the 53-year-old form....
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NASA OSIRIS-REx mission aims to depart Bennu in MayNASA has announced that its OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to depart from asteroid Bennu and head back to earth on May 10. OSIRIS-REx, which stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer, completed its sample collection mission on October 20, 2020....
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Navistar and GM reveal hydrogen truck plan with an infrastructure fixHydrogen trucks haven’t given up on carving out a place in the haulage industry, and Navistar, GM, and OneH2 are hoping the offer of a fuel-cell ecosystem might sway operators. The truck-maker aims to build Class 8 hydrogen-powered tractors using General Motors’ Hydrotec fuel cell power ....
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This Ferrari Breadvan pays homage to a 1960s racing iconWhat you're staring at is a one-off homage to Ferrari's 250 GT SWB Breadvan racecar that first appeared at the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans. The vintage-inspired bodywork is the brainchild of Dutch coachbuilder Niels van Roij Design and is commissioned by an anonymous client. "We see it as a great privi....
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Google Tilt Brush goes open sourceTilt Brush is a virtual-reality painting application from Google that has been used by various creators over the years. Some of those creators are part of the Google Artist in Residence Program. Google says it wants to continue supporting artists using Tilt Brush by putting the application into the ....
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One-off anniversary Jeep Wrangler YJL mixes old and newGlancing at the images of the heavily customized Jeep below makes it hard to tell if you’re looking at something new or an older classic Jeep that’s been well taken care of. The new Jeep Wrangler is called the JL internally. This project started with the desire to make the new Wrangler l....
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DJI launches new flyaway protection for Mavic Air 2 and Mini 2A long time ago, when drones were first coming on the market, it wasn’t uncommon at all for them to suddenly stop responding and simply fly away. As expensive as drones can be, this is a big problem as often they travel so far that it’s impossible to find them. This problem is much less ....
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Researchers built a new AI chess engine trained to play like a humanThe first time a computer beat a human chess master happened in 1997 when IBM Deep Blue defeated champion, Gary Kasparov. AI systems have advanced in their ability to play chess to the point where no human has beaten a computer at a tournament in the last 15 years. A team of researchers from Tisch U....
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2022 BMW M5 CS: Meet the fastest and most potent M carWe knew beforehand the 2022 BMW M5 CS will literally blow away the competition. BMW went to Instagram before the new year and unveiled some juicy tidbits on its latest M5 CS 'Competition Sport' sedan, promising more power, less weight, and maximum driving enjoyment. The new BMW M5 CS is the fastest ....
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Next Boeing Starliner test will happen no earlier than March 25NASA and Boeing have announced the target date for the launch of the second uncrewed flight test for the Starliner spacecraft. The second test will happen no earlier than Thursday, March 25. Orbital Flight Test-2 is a critical development milestone on Boeing’s path to use Starliner and fly ast....
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Cosmo Communicator running Ubuntu Touch shows what should have beenWe basically have a two-horse race in the mobile market but there was never a shortage of attempts to have a third contender. There’s Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Windows Mobile attempts, of course, as well as Nokia’s spiritual successor Jolla. And then there’s Ubuntu Touch,....
Garmin Lily smartwatch leak suggests a female target marketSmartwatches are a dime a dozen these days but, despite being targeted at the general population, some would point out how they seem to be designed more for males or at least those with larger wrists. Even those that are explicitly marketed to be for women still share the same watch and strap sizes ....
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Firefox 85 puts an end to Supercookies and FlashSome will say that cookies, at least most traditional cookies, are bad for your health and Web cookies have grown to become the same for your digital health. Created primarily to make it more convenient for users to revisit sites, again and again, the rather crude technology has been abused time and....
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Google Play mistakenly bans app over standard file format nameGoogle Play Store boasts of thousands of apps that would take a large army of humans to review and scrutinize. Of course, that’s exactly why there are thousands of apps on Google Play Store, as Google relies instead on AI-powered bots to crawl through these apps, sniffing for policy violations....
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Galaxy S21 Ultra durability test reveals scratch-proof featuresThe Galaxy S21 Ultra is interesting in many ways and actually not because of its specs. Of course, it has the latest and greatest that Samsung can offer but the new design and the surprisingly lower price tag make it even more unlike its predecessors. New designs, however, may sometimes bring some u....
