Last year, Google became a cellphone carrier
with Project Fi. One of Fi’s most distinguishing features was that it could automatically hop on trusted Wi-Fi networks to reduce your data load. Now, that feature is coming to all Nexus users.
Source: LifeHacker – Google Is Bringing Project Fi’s Wi-Fi Assistant to All Nexus Users
LG is planning to formally introduce its V20 handset on September 6, 2016, a notable phone because it will be the first one out of the gate with Google’s Android 7.0 (Nougat) platform installed. We’ve already seen some leaked renders of the handset ahead of its release, and now famed leaker Evan Blass (known by his Twitter handle @evleaks)
Source: Hot Hardware – LG V20 Leak Shows Nougat Flagship Retaining Secondary Ticker Display
Hideo Kojima has joined the advisory board of VR firm Prologue Immersive, which was co-founded by longtime Kojima collaborator Kyle Cooper.
Source: Kotaku – Hideo Kojima has joined the advisory board of VR firm Prologue Immersive, which was co-founded by lo
If you use Facebook regularly, the site probably has a ton of information about you. It uses this information to determine which ads to show you. Now you can see what Facebook thinks about you, including where you land on the political spectrum.
Source: LifeHacker – Find Out How Facebook Thinks You Lean Politically With This Setting
(credit: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies)
The Hyperloop has been in the news a lot over the past months, although most of these recent stories have covered the murky goings-on at Hyperloop One. There’s a lot more to the Hyperloop concept and technology than the funds misappropriation scandals of one Silicon Valley startup, however.
The first and probably most important thing to keep in mind about this futuristic transportation technology is that there’s actually more than one company working on making it a reality. Hyperloop One and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) are the most significant ones, but the open nature of Hyperloop means there could be many more flying under the radar.
HTT has attracted slightly less media attention than Hyperloop One, partly because the company has not yet raised any external funding or conducted large-scale test runs. It has, however, announced two transportation projects—one between LA and San Francisco, and the other connecting Bratislava, Vienna, and Budapest. In addition to these, it has also intrigued journalists with boasts of a new material called “vibranium,” of which its capsules will be made.
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Source: Ars Technica – HTT: Building the Hyperloop with vibranium—but without funding or wages
A leaked internal order sheet from what’s purported to be a NAND flash memory component supplier suggests that Apple may finally bump the base storage on its next iPhone line from 16GB to 32GB. It also indicates that the iPhone 7 will ship with 128GB and 256GB storage options, though it’s not clear if that’s in addition to a 64GB SKU or that
Source: Hot Hardware – Apple iPhone 7 Rumored To Have 32GB Storage Minimum, Max Out At 256GB
Garmin is no stranger to the smartwatch game and now the company is adding another timepiece to its lineup. The Fenix Chronos is Garmin’s high-end wearable that offers “a full multi-sport and navigational toolset,” if you’re willing to pay big bucks….
Source: Engadget – Garmin’s latest smartwatch is for athletes with deep pockets
Hailing an Uber is very much an immediate experience: Open the app, pin your pick-up point, request a ride and wait a few minutes for your car to arrive. Great when you just want to get home, but not ideal when planning an airport run or some other j…
Source: Engadget – Uber starts letting Londoners book rides in advance
Spirit Airlines gets a lot of crap
. Most of the time, that crap is well deserved. They’ve ditched their lame attempts at bawdy humor and their CEO, which is a couple of steps in the right direction, but they’re still brazenly cheap and the epitome of uncomfortable, bare-bones flying. The problem is, their prices are enticingly low. It’s possible, however, to fly this cheap, unaccommodating airline without losing your mind.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Fly Spirit Airlines Without Losing Your Mind
This self-built tiny home looks like a shed on the outside, but hides a beautiful, modern interior within.
Source: TreeHugger – Couple builds their own adventurous 204 sq. ft. modern shed home
Bethesda is wrapping up development on Nuka-World, it’s final bit of DLC for its award winning Fallout 4 game. It’s due for release at the end of the month, which even though at this point is less than a week away, feels like an agonizing wait for arguably the most anticipated add-on for Fallout 4. Ah, but don’t fret—rather than pace around
Source: Hot Hardware – Fallout 4 Nuka-World DLC Previewed In Hour-Long Developer Wasteland Walkthrough
We can’t say that we didn’t seen this one coming. Facebook for years has been begging users to hand over their phone numbers for account security purposes, but those that value at least some semblance of privacy have refused to do so. So the social media giant has found a new avenue to gain that information — through WhatsApp.
The company,
Source: Hot Hardware – WhatsApp Will Now Share User Data With Facebook, Including Your Phone Number
Should we care where our electrons come from?
Source: TreeHugger – British utility allows businesses to buy “local” renewable energy
Boeing ran into some issues that ended up delaying its space taxi’s debut until 2018, but it never stopped preparing for the time it has to begin ferrying astronauts to the ISS. The aerospace company has actually just kicked off a series of ground la…
Source: Engadget – Boeing simulates worst-case scenarios for space taxi landing
Ars Technica Live #5. Filmed by Chris Schodt, edited by Jennifer Hahn. (video link)
Leslie Miley, the director of engineering at Slack, challenged an audience who historically have benefited from white privilege (including yours truly) to extend it to others, like women and minorities.
“Extending is not making room at the table—it’s giving up your place at the table,” he said, speaking at the taping of the fifth episode of Ars Technica Live, held on August 17 at Longitude in downtown Oakland.
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Source: Ars Technica – “Silicon Valley is hostile to diversity,” says Slack engineering director Leslie Miley
It’s been a little more than 4 year since Canon unveiled the EOS 5D Mark III. Today, Canon took the wraps off its successor — the EOS 5D Mark IV. The Mark IV features a 34-megapixel, full-frame CMOS sensor and Digic 6+ processor with support for capturing 4K video at 23.98, 24, 25 and 30 fps. In addition, it features a 61-point autofocus system, built-in digital lens optimizer, NFC, Wi-Fi and an ISO range of 100-32,000. The continuous shooting mode is set at 7 fps, compared to 6 fps on the 5D Mark III. It will also take both CompactFlash and SD cards, and there is GPS included in the body for geotagging images. Canon is selling the Mark IV in early September for $3,499 for the body only. They’re also selling two new L-series EF lenses — the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens and EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM Standard Zoom Lens. President and COO, Canon U.S.A., Inc, Yichi Ishizuka said in a statement: “Canon’s EOS 5D series of DSLR cameras has a history of being at the forefront of still and video innovation. And today, we add to this family of cameras the EOS 5D Mark IV — the first in our 5D series to offer 4K video and built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity. In developing this new DSLR camera, we listened to the requests of current EOS users to create for them a modern, versatile camera designed to help them create and share beautiful still and video imagery.” Here’s a blast from the past: Canon’s EOS 1Ds Mark II. Slashdot reader LoudMusic submitted this story back in 2004, highlighting the camera’s “802.11a/g and wired networking capabilities.”
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Source: Slashdot – Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR
Here we go. Famitsu has calculated a list of the top five selling PS4 games in Japan, and the results probably won’t surprise you. Maybe they will!
Source: Kotaku – The Five Biggest Selling PS4 Games In Japan
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Source: Hot Hardware – Accredited ITIL Certification e-Learning Bundle 98% Off In The HotHardware Shop
We’ve already gotten
glimpses of Scarlett Johansson as The Major and Pilou Asbæk as Batou. If these leaked photos are to be believed, here is our first look at the other members of Public Security Section 9.
Source: Kotaku – Hollywood’s Ghost In The Shell Cast Photos Apparently Leaked
Fujifilm has launched the X-A3, a low-priced mirrorless camera aimed at casual users, particularly those who want excellent selfies. It has a number of improvements to its successor, the X-A2, in that regard. The sensor now has 24.2-megapixels, a bi…
Source: Engadget – Fujifilm’s entry-level mirrorless will up your selfie game