An alliance of environmental groups has petitioned the National Marine Service to consider bluefin tuna and its habitat to be endangered, due to overfishing.
Source: TreeHugger – Pacific bluefin tuna should be protected under Endangered Species Act
Monthly Archives: June 2016
'BioShock: The Collection' hits PS4, Xbox One and PC in September
Break out the wetsuits — you’re going back to Rapture. BioShock: The Collection contains all three BioShock games and their single-player DLC packs, remastered for current-generation consoles. It’s due to hit PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on Septem…
Source: Engadget – ‘BioShock: The Collection’ hits PS4, Xbox One and PC in September
Samsung releases unlocked Galaxy S7 phones in the US
Waiting for the unlocked versions of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge? We hope you’ve been saving up. They’re now available in the US for those who don’t want to be locked into a contract with a carrier for two years and those who want the freedom t…
Source: Engadget – Samsung releases unlocked Galaxy S7 phones in the US
Samsung Introduces Carrier Unlocked Galaxy S7 In The US
One of the large complaints about the Galaxy S7 is that it is a carrier-locked device even when purchased without any sort of contract or payment plan. There are some exceptions, such as Samsung Experience Stores here in Canada that sell the phone with an unlock code included, but this doesn’t prevent the phone from loading bloatware that corresponds to the carrier that you use with it once you put in your SIM. Given that contracts seem to actually be falling out of favor, it makes sense to offer an unlocked version of a smartphone for buyers who are willing to pay for the device outright, and who want to avoid preinstalled apps and customizations from their carriers.
Today Samsung announced that they are introducing a carrier-unlocked Galaxy S7 in the United States for the sort of consumers that I just described. The new unlocked Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are launching today, and Samsung states that they work on all the top US carriers, with network compatibility presumably being the same as a Galaxy S7 that you would purchase from a carrier and unlock yourself. These new unlocked phones are available from a number of retailers starting today, including Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. The Galaxy S7 is priced at $669.99, while the Galaxy S7 Edge is $769.99.
Source: AnandTech – Samsung Introduces Carrier Unlocked Galaxy S7 In The US
The Lenovo ThinkPad P70 Review: Mobile Xeon Workstation
It’s been almost a year now since Lenovo first announced the new P50 and P70 mobile workstations, which were 15-inch and 17-inch notebooks, respectively. The part of the announcement which likely caused the most buzz was that Intel was now going to offer their professional Xeon parts in a laptop, with the launch of the Xeon E3-1500M v5 chip. Previous to this, mobile workstations would only have the option of a consumer level processor, excluding the ability to have ECC memory, which is a staple in desktop workstations.
Source: AnandTech – The Lenovo ThinkPad P70 Review: Mobile Xeon Workstation
Live By the Five Hour Rule to Always Keep Learning New Skills
Learning or practicing new skills is so important, it’s hard to ignore how vital it is to a successful career. To keep your educational momentum going throughout your life, give yourself five hours a week to learn something new or practice a skill.
Source: LifeHacker – Live By the Five Hour Rule to Always Keep Learning New Skills
Track: This Must Be The Place | Artist: Miles Fisher | Album: Miles Fisher EP
Track: This Must Be The Place | Artist: Miles Fisher | Album: Miles Fisher EP
Source: Kotaku – Track: This Must Be The Place | Artist: Miles Fisher | Album: Miles Fisher EP
Linux Mint 18 MATE & Cinnamon Editions Released
The first official builds are now available of Linux Mint 18, the latest installment of the popular Linux distribution and now derived from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS…
Source: Phoronix – Linux Mint 18 MATE & Cinnamon Editions Released
HTC Spins Off Vive VR Business And Creates $10 billion VR Venture Capital Alliance
HTC has major plans for the VR industry. The company announced that it has created a wholly-owned subsidiary, HTC Vive Tech Corporation, and that it is leading the development of the VR Venture Capital Alliance. All of these plans were announced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Shanghai.
HTC stated, “HTC can confirm that it has established
Source: Hot Hardware – HTC Spins Off Vive VR Business And Creates billion VR Venture Capital Alliance
Those Goofy Leaked Pokémon Are Real
Over night, footage of some silly-looking Sun and Moon Pokémon leaked online. No way they could be real. Turns out, they were.
Source: Kotaku – Those Goofy Leaked Pokémon Are Real
Xiaomi Mi Max Review: Maxi Size, Maxi Specs
With a 6.5-inch display, Xiaomi’s Mi Max is the brand’s biggest smartphone yet. Is it worth buying?
Source: TG Daily – Xiaomi Mi Max Review: Maxi Size, Maxi Specs
Amazon's Prime Day clearout returns on July 12th
It’s probably fair to say that Amazon’s homegrown shopping event, Prime Day, wasn’t the most exciting of retail events. For every discounted PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, there was a litany of deals for lawn chairs or to bulk-buy yoga mats. But even an…
Source: Engadget – Amazon’s Prime Day clearout returns on July 12th
AutoArduino Lets You Control Your Arduino Projects From Tasker
Android: As if Tasker’s plugins weren’t powerful enough, the developer behind popular plugins like AutoVoice
and AutoInput
has released a new plugin that lets you control an Arduino from Tasker.
Source: LifeHacker – AutoArduino Lets You Control Your Arduino Projects From Tasker
Verizon Reportedly Debuting Rollover Data For Wireless Plans July 1st
Bottle rockets and Black Cats won’t be the only fireworks going off next week, apparently Verizon Wireless is planning to light things up in a big way, too. According to an image that was posted on reddit, Big Red is getting ready to introduce several new features, the biggest of which is the ability to roll unused data over to the next month.
Verizon’s
Source: Hot Hardware – Verizon Reportedly Debuting Rollover Data For Wireless Plans July 1st
Racing with royalty—Behind the scenes with Pikes Peak’s “King of the Mountain”
Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima’s team checks over his 2016 Tajima Rimac E-Runner Concept_One at the start line before heading out for a practice run. (credit: Elle Cayabyab Gitlin)
Even as a young man in Japan, Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima knew he wanted to compete in the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The race is the second oldest in the United States—2016 marks its 100th anniversary—and this track provides a rare challenge to driver and car in motorsport. Its 12.4 miles (19.9km) have more corners than the Nürburgring. The course rises 4,750 feet (1,440m) from the start line to the summit, finishing at 14,100 feet (4,300m). And forget mental images of mountain roads as nothing but switchbacks; there are plenty of straights and fast corners with nothing but a sharp drop off to one side.
And it’s truly a hill climb. Racers set off one after another, and they only get one run. In fact, the first time they’re able to drive the full 12.4 miles flat-out is during Sunday’s race—practice and qualifying take place on shorter stretches of the route. For most of the race’s history, the road to the top of the mountain was dirt. Paving started in 1998 following concerns about erosion, and the race has run on tarmac exclusively since 2012.
The unique setup means both car and driver must call upon different skills to set the fastest time of the day. Perfectly balanced drifts have given way to maximizing corner speed, and the tires are racing slicks with no tread blocks. But there’s still that huge climb in altitude, almost 3 miles (4.3km) up to where there’s much less air to push down on wings or feed engines and radiators. On top of all that, the weather can give you four different seasons between the starting line and the summit, bringing with it all the associated consequences for track temperature and grip.
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Source: Ars Technica – Racing with royalty—Behind the scenes with Pikes Peak’s “King of the Mountain”
On Independence Day and Canada Day, celebrate the forests that built our two great countries
Over this holiday weekend, both Canada and the United States are celebrating their birthdays. Among the many things these two nations share is a dependence on their forests—which have played a key role in their growth and prosperity.
Source: TreeHugger – On Independence Day and Canada Day, celebrate the forests that built our two great countries
Blast off with The MagPi 47 Astro Pi special!
Get your free poster and mission patch exclusively in the print edition of The MagPi 47!
We’ve been avidly following Tim Peake’s adventures in space in The MagPi for the last six months, especially all the excellent work he’s been doing with the Astro Pis running code from school students across the UK. Tim returned to Earth a couple of weeks ago, so we thought we’d celebrate in The MagPi 47 with a massive feature about his time in space, along with the results of the Astro Pi experiments and the project’s future…
The space celebration doesn’t stop there: print copies of The MagPi 47 come with an exclusive Astro Pi mission patch and a Tim Peake Astro Pi poster!
The results of what Tim, Ed, and Izzy have been up to for the past six months
The issue also has our usual range of excellent tutorials, from programming dinosaurs to creating motion sensor games and optical illusions. We also have the hottest news on high-altitude balloons and how you can get involved in sending a Pi to the edge of space, as well as the details on the next Pi Wars Pi-powered robot competition.
You can get your latest spaceworthy issue in-store from WH Smith, Tesco, Sainsburys, and Asda. Our American cousins will be able to buy issues from Barnes & Noble and Micro Center when the issue makes its way over there. It’s also available right now in print on our online store, which delivers internationally. If you prefer digital, it’s ready to download on the Android and iOS apps.
Get a free Pi Zero
Want to make sure you never miss an issue? Subscribe today and start with issue 47 to not only get the poster and mission patch, but also a Pi Zero bundle featuring the new, camera-enabled Pi Zero and a cable bundle that includes the camera adapter.
Free Pi Zeros and posters: what’s not to love about a MagPi subscription?
Free Creative Commons download
As always, you can download your copy of The MagPi completely free. Grab it straight from the issue page for The MagPi 47.
Don’t forget, though, that like sales of the Raspberry Pi itself, all proceeds from the print and digital editions of the magazine go to help the Foundation achieve its charitable goals. Help us democratise computing!
This is not the end of Astro Pi. It’s only the beginning.
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Source: Raspberry Pi – Blast off with The MagPi 47 Astro Pi special!
Man hand-builds awesome amusement park that's inspired by nature (Video)
Shades of Leonardo da Vinci show up in this imaginative “ecological park” in Italy that features hand-crafted kinetic structures to play on.
Source: TreeHugger – Man hand-builds awesome amusement park that’s inspired by nature (Video)
How I Got Over My Fear of Investing and Started Saving for My Future
Growing up, I figured investing was something super rich people did because they had money to burn. It intimidated me, but I figured I’d never have to worry about it. Turns out, investing is for the rest of us, too, and it’s actually important if you want to grow your net worth—even if you’re not a billionaire.
Source: LifeHacker – How I Got Over My Fear of Investing and Started Saving for My Future
ASUS And MSI Bust Out Custom AMD Radeon RX 480 Cards
Hot on the heels of AMD releasing its first Polaris part, the Radeon RX 480, its hardware partners are finalizing customized cards that sport factory overclocks and custom cooling solutions that help the cards run chillier and quieter than stock. Two that have just been announced include the ASUS ROG Strix RX 480 and the MSI Radeon RX 480
Source: Hot Hardware – ASUS And MSI Bust Out Custom AMD Radeon RX 480 Cards