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ASUS unveils ROG Strix XG16: a new portable 144Hz gaming display
- July 24, 2020
Amid anti-China sentiments in the wake Sino-India border standoff at Galwan Valley in the Eastern Ladakh, Taiwanese technology company ASUS on Wednesday (July 22) launched its third-generation gaming smartphone, the ROG Phone 3 . This thing is loud. It includes a side-mounted USB Type-C port , as usual, to connect accessories and the charging cable when you use the phone in landscape mode. (more...)
- July 24, 2020
Amid anti-China sentiments in the wake Sino-India border standoff at Galwan Valley in the Eastern Ladakh, Taiwanese technology company ASUS on Wednesday (July 22) launched its third-generation gaming smartphone, the ROG Phone 3 . This thing is loud. It includes a side-mounted USB Type-C port , as usual, to connect accessories and the charging cable when you use the phone in landscape mode. (more...)
Corning unveils Gorilla Glass Victus with enhanced drop, scratch resistance
- July 24, 2020
If you regularly drop your phone from more than six feet in the air, the new version of Gorilla Glass might benefit you. In a bid to offer improved solutions and cement its place as a market leader, the company has officially announced its latest glass technology which represents a breakthrough in the technology. (more...)
- July 24, 2020
If you regularly drop your phone from more than six feet in the air, the new version of Gorilla Glass might benefit you. In a bid to offer improved solutions and cement its place as a market leader, the company has officially announced its latest glass technology which represents a breakthrough in the technology. (more...)
Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad revenue drops sharply
- July 24, 2020
In the company's quarterly call to discuss earnings, CEO Jack Dorsey told investors that Twitter is in the very early phase of exploring ways to expand sources of revenue, including a possibile paid subscription option for users. Ad revenue fell 15% in the last three weeks of June, which was better than the 27% decline in the final three weeks of March, with advertiser demand returning as the protests subsided, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal said in the earnings call. (more...)
- July 24, 2020
In the company's quarterly call to discuss earnings, CEO Jack Dorsey told investors that Twitter is in the very early phase of exploring ways to expand sources of revenue, including a possibile paid subscription option for users. Ad revenue fell 15% in the last three weeks of June, which was better than the 27% decline in the final three weeks of March, with advertiser demand returning as the protests subsided, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal said in the earnings call. (more...)
Gorilla Glass Victus Sounds Like It Might Actually Protect Your Phone
- July 24, 2020
If you look back at previous versions of Gorilla Glass, Corning was usually forced to focus on just one aspect of its durability. It also features improved scratch resistance, being twice as good as its predecessor in resisting nicks and cuts. (more...)
- July 24, 2020
If you look back at previous versions of Gorilla Glass, Corning was usually forced to focus on just one aspect of its durability. It also features improved scratch resistance, being twice as good as its predecessor in resisting nicks and cuts. (more...)
Windows 10: Start menu may change again
- July 24, 2020
That signifies that it received't be obtainable on common, x86 Home windows computer systems - the form of processing happening right here simply attracts an excessive amount of energy to be sensible on a daily machine. The new icons are part of the ongoing efforts to update the iconography across Windows . Unrelated to build 20175, Microsoft also revealed that its slow-motion improvements to the icons in Windows 10 continues: This week, it begins rolling out new icons for Sticky Notes ... (more...)
- July 24, 2020
That signifies that it received't be obtainable on common, x86 Home windows computer systems - the form of processing happening right here simply attracts an excessive amount of energy to be sensible on a daily machine. The new icons are part of the ongoing efforts to update the iconography across Windows . Unrelated to build 20175, Microsoft also revealed that its slow-motion improvements to the icons in Windows 10 continues: This week, it begins rolling out new icons for Sticky Notes ... (more...)
U.S. and United Kingdom accuse Russian Federation of launching new space weapon
- July 24, 2020
USA officials have previously stated that Russia in 2017 launched a high-speed projectile from a satellite that itself was launched from inside another satellite -a trick dubbed as "Russian nesting doll satellites". Meanwhile U.S. researchers say it was an anti-satellite weapon . The presidents "thoroughly considered" various arms control issues "given the special responsibility of Russian Federation and the US for maintaining worldwide peace and security", the Kremlin said. (more...)
- July 24, 2020
USA officials have previously stated that Russia in 2017 launched a high-speed projectile from a satellite that itself was launched from inside another satellite -a trick dubbed as "Russian nesting doll satellites". Meanwhile U.S. researchers say it was an anti-satellite weapon . The presidents "thoroughly considered" various arms control issues "given the special responsibility of Russian Federation and the US for maintaining worldwide peace and security", the Kremlin said. (more...)
SoftBank May Be Selling Arm, But Apple Isn't Interested
- July 24, 2020
The development comes just weeks after it was reported that SoftBank, which owns ARM, is planning to all the stake or part of a stake in a private deal. The Bloomberg reports states that such a transaction will not work well with Apple's business model. The chip designer's technology is an important component of the more than 2 billion custom processors that Apple has shipped in iPhones and other devices over the past decade. (more...)
- July 24, 2020
The development comes just weeks after it was reported that SoftBank, which owns ARM, is planning to all the stake or part of a stake in a private deal. The Bloomberg reports states that such a transaction will not work well with Apple's business model. The chip designer's technology is an important component of the more than 2 billion custom processors that Apple has shipped in iPhones and other devices over the past decade. (more...)
OnePlus Nord India Edition: Know price, availibility and best offers
- July 24, 2020
But then the broadcast became much more interesting: in particular, along the way, inscriptions and company products (both the past and, of course, Nord) flew out in 3D - everything could be brought closer (it is especially interesting to look inside the device during the demonstration of the "sections") by simply sliding the smartphone forward. (more...)
- July 24, 2020
But then the broadcast became much more interesting: in particular, along the way, inscriptions and company products (both the past and, of course, Nord) flew out in 3D - everything could be brought closer (it is especially interesting to look inside the device during the demonstration of the "sections") by simply sliding the smartphone forward. (more...)
McConnell plans ‘handful’ of virus aid bills as GOP revolts
- July 23, 2020
Schools are delaying fall openings, states are clamping down with new stay-home orders and the fallout is rippling through an economy teetering with high unemployment and business uncertainty. Mnuchin said. Republicans said some $150 billion allotted previously to state governments is sufficient to avert sweeping layoffs, and they said more housing protections are not needed. (more...)
- July 23, 2020
Schools are delaying fall openings, states are clamping down with new stay-home orders and the fallout is rippling through an economy teetering with high unemployment and business uncertainty. Mnuchin said. Republicans said some $150 billion allotted previously to state governments is sufficient to avert sweeping layoffs, and they said more housing protections are not needed. (more...)
Galaxy Note 20 Gorilla Glass screen could be twice as scratch resistant
- July 23, 2020
Corning has revealed that its Gorilla Glass Victus will be available on an upcoming Samsung smartphone (most likely the Galaxy Note 20 series), but we'll likely see it on a handful of other high-profile Android devices in 2020. In fact, scratch resistance hasn't really been improved since Gorilla Glass 3, with Corning focusing more on improving the glass' ability to survive impacts from accidental drops. (more...)
- July 23, 2020
Corning has revealed that its Gorilla Glass Victus will be available on an upcoming Samsung smartphone (most likely the Galaxy Note 20 series), but we'll likely see it on a handful of other high-profile Android devices in 2020. In fact, scratch resistance hasn't really been improved since Gorilla Glass 3, with Corning focusing more on improving the glass' ability to survive impacts from accidental drops. (more...)
TikTok Plans to Add 10000 Jobs in US Over Next 3 Years
- July 23, 2020
Senate is expected to pass its own bill this week and merge with that of Congress. Buck, who will suffer the hexes of witchtok imminently, had also sponsored the "No TikTok on Government Devices Act", a sister bill to the Senate proposal from anti-TikTok activist Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley. (more...)
- July 23, 2020
Senate is expected to pass its own bill this week and merge with that of Congress. Buck, who will suffer the hexes of witchtok imminently, had also sponsored the "No TikTok on Government Devices Act", a sister bill to the Senate proposal from anti-TikTok activist Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley. (more...)
Xbox Series S set for August reveal - the cheaper Xbox is coming
- July 23, 2020
In fact, Xbox has yet to reveal the price on its Series X despite detailing its full hardware specs and showcasing in-engine footage of next-generation games in April. It is expected to offer 4TFLOPs of processing power compared to the 12TFLOPs on the Xbox Series X , while it will offer a maximum of 7.5GB RAM - compared to the 13.5GB of usable RAM on the Series X. (more...)
- July 23, 2020
In fact, Xbox has yet to reveal the price on its Series X despite detailing its full hardware specs and showcasing in-engine footage of next-generation games in April. It is expected to offer 4TFLOPs of processing power compared to the 12TFLOPs on the Xbox Series X , while it will offer a maximum of 7.5GB RAM - compared to the 13.5GB of usable RAM on the Series X. (more...)
Partial unemployment extension, no payroll tax cut in GOP relief package: Mnuchin
- July 23, 2020
Republicans on Capitol Hill are growing more confident that the Trump administration is moving to support $25 billion in additional funding for Covid-19 testing and contact tracing in the states along with roughly $26 billion for therapeutics and vaccine development and distribution as part of the next stimulus package in response to the pandemic . (more...)
- July 23, 2020
Republicans on Capitol Hill are growing more confident that the Trump administration is moving to support $25 billion in additional funding for Covid-19 testing and contact tracing in the states along with roughly $26 billion for therapeutics and vaccine development and distribution as part of the next stimulus package in response to the pandemic . (more...)
Google beats Amazon to the punch with Netflix support for smart displays
- July 23, 2020
Once you have the service linked all you need to do to start a show is to tell/ask Google Assistant to do so. Google announced this morning that Netflix can now be played on Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max smart displays. "We look forward to continuing to work with Google to improve the member experience", she said. No hands needed, no touching required, although if you want to manually select something from the streaming platform's extensive library, you can also ask Google to open the Netflix ... (more...)
- July 23, 2020
Once you have the service linked all you need to do to start a show is to tell/ask Google Assistant to do so. Google announced this morning that Netflix can now be played on Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max smart displays. "We look forward to continuing to work with Google to improve the member experience", she said. No hands needed, no touching required, although if you want to manually select something from the streaming platform's extensive library, you can also ask Google to open the Netflix ... (more...)
DxOMark Audio ranks ROG Phone 3 as second best smartphone
- July 23, 2020
You can, however, do a lot more with the ROG Phone 3 since it now also supports "swiping" and "dual partition" functions. With a 6.59-inch AMOLED screen, the ROG Phone is already huge even by today's standard, but because the ROG Phone 3 also has good old bezels above and below its screen, it feels even bigger than it is. (more...)
- July 23, 2020
You can, however, do a lot more with the ROG Phone 3 since it now also supports "swiping" and "dual partition" functions. With a 6.59-inch AMOLED screen, the ROG Phone is already huge even by today's standard, but because the ROG Phone 3 also has good old bezels above and below its screen, it feels even bigger than it is. (more...)
Redmi Note 10 with Dimensity 820 spotted on AI Benchmark
- July 23, 2020
With that said, this could very well be the first Redmi Note smartphone to come equipped with 5G connectivity which is a huge plus as long as 5G is available in your area. It's design and specifications closely match the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max but it runs on the dual-sim Redmi Note 9 Pro based on Android 10 MIUI 11. At least on paper, this guarantees excellent efficiency for video games like PUBG and COD. (more...)
- July 23, 2020
With that said, this could very well be the first Redmi Note smartphone to come equipped with 5G connectivity which is a huge plus as long as 5G is available in your area. It's design and specifications closely match the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max but it runs on the dual-sim Redmi Note 9 Pro based on Android 10 MIUI 11. At least on paper, this guarantees excellent efficiency for video games like PUBG and COD. (more...)
OnePlus Nord gets a software update already, improved camera experience
- July 23, 2020
OnePlus Nord vs OnePlus 7T: Should You Go For The New Nord? The R&D team in India also worked closely with global teams towards creating software solutions to enhance Image Quality (IQ) and camera app aspects of the OnePlus Nord. But on the surface, it looks incredible for the price. Specification wise, the phone has everything premium and sports a 6.44 inch full HD display with a 90Hz refresh rate protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. (more...)
- July 23, 2020
OnePlus Nord vs OnePlus 7T: Should You Go For The New Nord? The R&D team in India also worked closely with global teams towards creating software solutions to enhance Image Quality (IQ) and camera app aspects of the OnePlus Nord. But on the surface, it looks incredible for the price. Specification wise, the phone has everything premium and sports a 6.44 inch full HD display with a 90Hz refresh rate protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. (more...)
Samsung Announces Galaxy Z Flip 5G Smartphone Starting at $1,449.99
- July 23, 2020
Not everyone wants to drop $1,000 on their next smartphone upgrade and with this Samsung Galaxy S10e deal at Amazon, you don't have to. Notably, the new version of the device is the first Samsung product announced to support Qualcomm's newer chip after the Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G chip. (more...)
- July 23, 2020
Not everyone wants to drop $1,000 on their next smartphone upgrade and with this Samsung Galaxy S10e deal at Amazon, you don't have to. Notably, the new version of the device is the first Samsung product announced to support Qualcomm's newer chip after the Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G chip. (more...)
Slack files European Union antitrust complaint over Microsoft Teams
- July 23, 2020
Microsoft spent decades battling antitrust regulators in the USA and Europe over complaints that it unfairly tied products and blocked rivals' access to the desktop Windows software used on most computers at the time. In its statement , Slack said it just " wants fair competition and a level playing field ", and that this was not about two different companies but " a proxy for two very different philosophies for the future of digital ecosystems ". (more...)
- July 23, 2020
Microsoft spent decades battling antitrust regulators in the USA and Europe over complaints that it unfairly tied products and blocked rivals' access to the desktop Windows software used on most computers at the time. In its statement , Slack said it just " wants fair competition and a level playing field ", and that this was not about two different companies but " a proxy for two very different philosophies for the future of digital ecosystems ". (more...)
Elon Musk qualifies for another fat payday: $2.1 billion
- July 23, 2020
The company also reported a $104 million in net income, achieving its first yearlong streak of profitability. Tesla said it earned non-adjusted net income of $104 million from April to June, or a $0.50 per share profit, marking the first time the company has posted a profit for four straight quarters, a necessary goal for it to be included in the stock index of the largest USA companies. (more...)
- July 23, 2020
The company also reported a $104 million in net income, achieving its first yearlong streak of profitability. Tesla said it earned non-adjusted net income of $104 million from April to June, or a $0.50 per share profit, marking the first time the company has posted a profit for four straight quarters, a necessary goal for it to be included in the stock index of the largest USA companies. (more...)
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