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James Cameron reveals future plans for Terminator

October 28, 2019

Nuance has never been in the series' armoury and with James Cameron reinstated as producer, Terminator: Dark Fate gleefully wages war on land, underwater and in the clouds, including a dizzying set piece orchestrated inside the cargo bay of the US Air Force's largest transport aircraft.

All you need to know on the clocks going back

October 28, 2019

The UK reverts to Greenwich Mean Time at 2am on Sunday, October 27 . Turning the clocks back was apparently first suggested by New Zealander George Vincent Hudson in 1895, but British businessman William Willett popularised the idea of Daylight Saving Time in the United Kingdom in 1907.

Ubisoft CEO admits they blew it with Breakpoint

October 28, 2019

Despite all of the hype surrounding the release of Ghost Recon Breakpoint it appears that the game has underperformed thus far. "For Ghost Recon Breakpoint , while the game's quality showed up on track - in light of E3, Gamescom, sneak peaks and our most recent inner playtests -, basic gathering and deals during the game's first weeks were disillusioning", clarifies Guillemot.

California Braces for Biggest Blackout Yet as Massive Wildfire Burns

October 28, 2019

While the cause of the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County , the worst of blazes now affecting California , has not been determined, it appears to have erupted near the base of a damaged high-voltage transmission tower owned by PG&E . The Tick Fire, which has blackened 3,950 acres of land since it started on Thursday, was only 5 percent contained by Friday morning. Cardwell said she helped move her daughter, friends and animals out of the fire zone.

TCL Has A Prototype Foldable Phone That Folds In Two Directions

October 28, 2019

With Huawei's Mate X and Samsung's Galaxy Fold receiving great response worldwide , it's clear that foldable smartphones are going to be the next big thing. According to a YouTube video by CNET , TCL has released a prototype for a new foldable smartphone that works slightly differently than the other existing ones present.

United States operators announce RCS-based SMS replacement for 2020

October 28, 2019

RCS messaging support among the US carriers has been a bit spotty to date, but now the four big operators say that they're working to change that. It's great to see USA carriers getting behind RCS in a meaningful way and we look forward to continuing to work with them to bring modern messaging to everyone on Android.

Edge Acknowledges Missing WWE 2K20 Autographs

October 28, 2019

Briefly, it's been a pretty messy affair. Points with the sport itself will be resolved, nonetheless. Interestingly, they'll be mounted in about two weeks. In fact, a number of players are even asking for refunds. We're talking about a full-priced AAA release that sells at $59.99, and the resulting game has been so shockingly underwhelming that Metacritic rates the PS4 release at 1.4 out of 10.

Red's Hydrogen phone project is dead

October 28, 2019

Except it never quite delivered, and now, alongside a retirement announcement, Red founder Jim Jannard is cancelling Red's Hydrogen project altogether. Now it seems that it will never come. They will most likely keep getting bug fixes, but no more significant firmware updates with new features. The Hydrogen Phone was nothing but a string of broken promises and embarrassments for Red.

Google Pixel 4 turns off 90Hz on these four apps

October 28, 2019

Thanks to GCAM, the popular community-developed version of Google's Camera App , older smartphones such as the Pixel and Pixel 2 are receiving the two new modes. The astral mode provides great-looking night sky images with exposure times that run multiple minutes, but all with automatic settings and computational algorithms that sort out issues like stars moving during that time.

Google Search gets smarter so queries don’t have to

October 28, 2019

That is, it discarded lots of information about the sequence of words and considered just what words it figured were important (such as "pharmacy" or "medicine"). Nayak points to people's use of what he calls "keyword-ese" when searching on Google because of the search engine's inability to understand natural language employing the use of qualifiers such as "from" and 'to.' Indeed, the way search now works, the service basically ignores such terms and tends to focus exclusively on the ...

DEA takes back vaping products for first time

October 28, 2019

And DEA spokesperson Randy Ladd confirms that drop-off locations nationwide will accept vaping devices and cartridges with cannabis and other illegal substances without arresting the people dropping them off. People may anonymously drop off prescription medications and other drugs at a bin in the lobby Monday through Friday during business hours. Police substations and sheriff's offices across the metro held the event until 2 p.m.

Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo revealed

October 28, 2019

The concept coupé has been heavily inspired by the LeMans-winning D-Type. Maker of the I-Pace electric SUV, Jaguar has revealed an electric concept with 1,000 horsepower, a 0-60 miles per hour time of 2.0 seconds, and a top speed of 200 miles per hour - all from a vehicle which produces a sound track based on that of the company's 1950s Le Mans-winning D-Type race auto.

Iceborne Comes To PC On January 9th

October 28, 2019

Monster Hunter World on its own has been a great trek and Iceborne has upped the ante in almost every way, including bringing a heavenly host of near gear and tools to the game, like wonderful new Clutch Claw grappling hook. The players take up the role of a hunter in the game who is given the task of hunting down and either kill or trap monsters that roam around in one of several environmental spaces.

Get To Know About Windows 10X Leak

October 28, 2019

Well-known sleuther WalkingCat discovered a (since-pulled) document cache detailing Windows 10X's interface, and it's clear the changes extend far beyond the tablet-like Start menu. A little while ago, a Twitter user by the name Walking Cat has posted what appears to be a leaked document from Microsoft (that was immediately taken down).

Man attacks officer, is fatally shot by his partner

October 28, 2019

This happened Friday night on Mother Gaston Boulevard, near the intersection of Sutter Avenue in the Brownsville section. The fight outside the venue broke out around 12:30 a.m. The shooting was the fourth fatal police shooting by a New York City police officer in less than two weeks. "An attack on a uniformed officer doing his duty is an attack on society at large, and we can't have that", First Deputy Commissioner Benjamin Tucker said.

IOS 13 Bug Might Make iPhone Devices Inoperable

October 28, 2019

Despite this, it is rare to meet cases where the manufacturer encourages users to urgently update devices released seven years ago. But it turns out, there are a few who are still stuck on the iPhone 5 model and Apple has just started sending out an important warning on their phones.

Amber Alert issued for missing Virginia teen in ‘extreme danger’

October 28, 2019

Lynch is considered to be armed and potentially unsafe. Lynch is believed to be armed with a 9MM and may be suicidal. The incident happened at about 1 a.m. The suspect is believed to be traveling with Isabel in a silver-blue 2003 Matrix Toyota with a Virginia license plate. Camping gear was reported missing from Lynch's home.

Overwatch 2 will have new heroes after all

October 28, 2019

It is expected that all this new content will be playable at Blizzcon 2019. It's exclusively dedicated to her new design, and a bit about the collaborative process Blizzard employs when designing characters. PDT on Friday, and get ready for the opening ceremony live at 11 a.m. PDT". It is expected that parts of Overwatch 2 will be available for play this weekend at BlizzCon as well.

Apple starts selling locally assembled iPhone XR in India

October 25, 2019

The relatively newer iPhone 8, iPhone X and newer models were still being assembled in China. Once again, Samsung is the main supplier of OLED panels for Apple's iPhone . Riding on heavy promotional offers on iPhone XR, Apple regained top position in the premium smartphone segment in India in the second quarter (Q2) this year.

Twitch Superstar Michael 'Shroud' Grzesiek Joins Mixer as Exclusive Streamer

October 25, 2019

Shroud made the announcement on Twitter with a slick video similar to how Ninja left. "Streaming is my passion and I owe my success to my fans who have helped me get to where I am now. Grzesiek's first stream on Mixer is set to kick off at 5 p.m. PT Thursday. With more than 7 million followers on his Twitch channel and an average viewership of around 26,000 users per stream, Grzesiek is now the eighth-most-watched streamer on Twitch, according to analytics site TwitchMetrics .

First gameplay teaser for Command & Conquer Remaster

October 25, 2019

It's a simple tease, but it confirms they're retaining the 2D style of the original. I'm excited for two reasons: I freakin' adore classic visuals given a high definition upgrade and I'm looking forward to being able to run this game in its legacy mode on a laptop that is starting to show its age.

Amazon's profit falls as faster shipping costs soar

October 25, 2019

Amazon's push for faster delivery is hurting its profits. Shipping costs are skyrocketing after Amazon said in April that it would speed up its free delivery promise from two days to one day for Prime members. Amazon's costs for technology and content - largely salaries related to employees in research and development and infrastructure for AWS data centers - jumped 28% to $9.2 billion.

Apple TV App Comes to FireTV Stick

October 25, 2019

Where Apple - that other tech giant that doesn't make the world's most popular operating system - was once able to lock users into its walled garden of premium-priced hardware, the tech industry has recently been shifting further from what devices are (processors, cameras, and displays) and more toward what they can do through software.

The Incredible Way an Apple Watch Saved This Man's Life

October 25, 2019

Last week, James Prudenciano and his date Paige Paruso were hiking in Hartshorne Woods Park in New Jersey. The setting sun made it hard for the hikers to see what is ahead. In Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5, the next-generation accelerometre and gyroscope are more powerful. If the person wearing the watch doesn't dismiss the alert within one minute of falling, an emergency call is placed to the local helpline, in this case, 911.

Google lists manufacturers that will ship Android 10 updates this year

October 25, 2019

ASUS , LG, Motorola , OPPO , Realme , Samsung, Sharp , Sony , Transsion , and Vivo , have committed to bringing updates by the end of 2019, notes the blog from Google. Google's blog post notes that before Android Pie launched, Android Oreo accounted for just 8.9 per cent of the ecosystem in July 2018. The second was this past August, right before the launch of Android 10.

FDA proposes "black-box warning" for breast implants

October 24, 2019

Health officials want women getting breast implants to receive stronger warnings and more details about the possible risks and complications. "They have a lifespan, and that might range from seven to 10-plus years, based on the implant and patient ", Dr.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Proves Easy to Open in iFixit Teardown

October 24, 2019

Once the screws are removed, fix company iFixit says in a new report, that cover can be easily lifted off. Possibly suggesting that you may have to take it to a Microsoft Store or third-party fix shop to upgrade the SSD, but seemingly from iFixit's findings, it's easy enough to replace DIY style.

Five new Google apps to cut smartphone addiction, boost digital wellbeing

October 24, 2019

Google and Apple have focused on digital well-being, added statistics and time constraints on the screen so you can set some boundaries for yourself and - if you have them - your kids. This can have an adverse impact on the group bonding, and We Flip tries to address just that. I'm guilty of checking my phone often, however, We Flip is created to pair everyone's phone in the group (all need to have it installed) and then track who looks at the phone in the middle of the conversation.

Play Along With Your Favorite Apple Music Tunes Using Fender Songs

October 24, 2019

The app costs $4.99 per month or $41.99 for a 12-month subscription (subscribers also get 10% off guitars, amps and gear on Fender.com and at participating retailers). I had a chance to try out Fender Songs ahead of its release, and I found that the app paired a slick interface with a database of chords that sounded pretty accurate to my ears.

Sprint Now Claims to Cover 16 Million With 5G

October 24, 2019

The long-standing saga of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger agreement may soon be over. Dish is committed to launching its wireless arm from an existing business facility in Littleton and keeping it there for at least seven years, according to Monday's announcement.

Samsung Unveils Exynos 990 Mobile SoC, Exynos 5123 5G Modem

October 24, 2019

It is, of course, created to work well with that Exynos Modem 5123 and a whole range of mobile memory, supporting up to the fastest LPDDR5. This comes in addition to an overall 20-percent performance boost from a powerful and flexible tri-cluster CPU structure that consists of two powerful custom cores, two high-performance Cortex-A76 cores and four power-efficient Cortex-A55 cores.

Motorola Moto G8 Play Specifications, Release Date, Latest News

October 24, 2019

Besides the Moto G8 Plus, the Moto G8 Play, and vanilla Moto G8 are both also in the making but have yet to surface on Geekbench . The chipset that has a base frequency of 1.80GHz is coupled with 4 GB of RAM . The smartphone is expected to release in 64 GB and 128 GB storage editions. But if this isn't sufficient, microSD cards of up to 256GB are supported.

Google says it just achieved "quantum supremacy." Is it true?

October 24, 2019

Google has claimed the mantle of " quantum supremacy" after its 53-bit quantum computer named Sycamore took just 200 seconds to perform a calculation that would have taken the world's top supercomputer 10,000 years to crack. Despite the claims and counter-claims, the fact that several of the world's leading quantum computing scientists are even having this debate suggests that the horizon of quantum supremacy, however messily and contentiously, has been reached.

'Whoa, It Worked': Elon Musk Tweets Via SpaceX's Starlink Satellites

October 24, 2019

Musk used the network in place with the Starlink satellites already in orbit to send a simple tweet, declaring that he'd done just that. Within minutes, he wrote another tweet to his 29 million followers "Whoa, it worked!". Shotwell said that to achieve this, SpaceX will need to start at least six satellites Starlink batches, with each batch containing 60 satellites, and also complete work on the user terminal system.

OnePlus already has its second 5G smartphone

October 24, 2019

When it comes to smartphones, T-Mobile now plans to launch two phones later this year that'll be able to access this 600MHz 5G coverage. T-Mobile now offers 5G in parts of six cities: New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Cleveland, and Atlanta.

Grab a third-generation Echo Dot for just $9

October 24, 2019

The Amazon Echo Dot is our favorite small smart speaker , and you can now get one, along with a month of Amazon Music Unlimited , for only $8.98. Quantities may be limited. Amazon Music Unlimited has over 50 million tracks that you can play, and they can be downloaded for playback offline too. Technically, there are other Tile bundles available on Amazon that come with a free Echo Dot.

Oprah Buys Student New Phone After Noticing His Cracked Screen

October 24, 2019

Yossoufou posted another photo of him unboxing the new phone which had a personalized letter saying, "Dear Olufemi, we can't have you out her viewing the world through a cracked screen or a cracked cover". Yossoufou also said that the gift from Winfrey has taken a lot of pressure off his parent's shoulders. Media mogul, Oprah Winfrey has sent, Olufemi Yessoufou , a Nigerian student at the Morehouse college in the USA a new phone, after she teased him about his cracked screen in a viral ...

Doctor Who: The Edge of Time Release Date Confirmed

October 24, 2019

The Edge of Time , however, has the power to do the Who-niverse justice, as it will be the first to immerse the player completely in a virtual world. Wield the Sonic Screwdriver - with exhilarating moment-to-moment gameplay, wield the Sonic Screwdriver to solve fiendish puzzles and traverse a risky universe full of challenges, enemies and wonder.

Samsung issues Note10, Galaxy S10 fingerprint scanner fix

October 24, 2019

Users of two Samsung mobile phones and one tablet were affected, according to the state lender. The Seoul-based tech and electronics giant responded to the latest issue by asking Samsung Galaxy S10 users not to use the said screen protectors and promised to roll out an update to fix the issue within the week.

Bethesda introduces controversial Fallout 76 premium membership option

October 24, 2019

Along with that, members will not only get a monthly bonus of 1,650 Atoms , but they'll also receive Atomic Shop discounts. And the best part? The perks of a Fallout 1st subscription. The private worlds will be moddable in the future, and will offer bigger building zones and increased C.A.M.P. resources. For the cost of that subscription, a player gets access to a private version of the world that they can share with up to seven other players, who don't also have to be subscribers.

Flight attendants accused of money laundering in Florida

October 24, 2019

Carlos Alberto Munoz-Moyano, Maria Isabel Wilson-Ossandon, Maria Beatriz Pasten-Cuzmar and Miaria Delpilar Roman-Strick were booked my Miami Dade County police, records show, and now face charges of money laundering and unauthorised money transmittal.

Microsoft Q1 2020 Earnings: Surface Revenue Declines As Cloud Continues to Grow

October 24, 2019

Revenue from Azure increased 59% in the quarter ended September 30, but came in well below last year's 76% growth. Commercial cloud profitability will continue to improve in the coming quarter and the current fiscal year, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood said in an interview.

Hong Kong government to withdraw bill that sparked months of chaotic protests

October 24, 2019

Despite the removal of the bill, protests are reportedly expected to continue due to activists' additional demands. "There are still other demands the government needs to meet, especially the problem of police brutality", she said. Instead, Chan was jailed in April on money laundering charges in relation to cash and valuables he took from his deceased girlfriend - Poon Hiu-wing, 19.

Google Pixel 4 increases refresh rate with higher screen brightness (but why?)

October 23, 2019

Dip below 75% brightness, and the new flagship's refresh rate is pegged at a more traditional 60Hz. If you don't have "Force 90 Hz" enabled, your screen isn't always running at that level. There is a way to force the 90Hz refresh rate at all times: you need to enable Developer options first by opening Settings, selecting System and then About phone, and then tapping on Build number until you see a developer notification appear.

Huawei's $2,400 folding Mate X finally arrives next month

October 23, 2019

In June, Huawei announced that it was pushing back the Mate X's July launch date to September to ensure the folding mechanism works as intended and that apps are compatible with the device when it's opened out. Of course, that is as a result of the trade ban imposed on the Chinese company by the States Commerce Department . In the tablet state - when unfolded, the Huawei Mate X 5G screen measures 8 inches diagonally.

PewDiePie banned in China after sharing meme that mocks country’s president

October 23, 2019

PewDiePie , the YouTube blogger with more than 100 million subscribers worldwide, has been banned in China, joining Comedy Central's South Park and the German DJ Zedd on a recent and growing list of artists and commentators to fall afoul of Chinese authorities since a Houston Rockets executive expressed support for Hong Kong rebels and ignited a firestorm.

LG's Dual-Screened G8X Phone Arrives at AT&T, Sprint on November 1

October 23, 2019

The phone will sell bundled with the Dual Screen case for $699, a great price and a sign that LG might have cottoned onto the fact its previous flagship phones were too expensive. The phone comes in black, and also features the LG Game Pad for dual-screen mobile gaming; and the LG Smart Keyboard, which, LG says, converts the phone into a "mini-laptop".

Google says 'quantum supremacy' achieved in new age super computer

October 23, 2019

Professor Preskill was the originator of the concept of "quantum supremacy" , which he put forward in a 2011 talk at the annual Solvay conference. Computer scientists have for decades sought to harness the behavior of sub-atomic particles that can simultaneously exist in different states - in contrast to the "real" world that people perceive around them.

Chrome for iOS goes dark after the latest update

October 23, 2019

According to WABetaInfo , which specializes in dissecting WhatsApp beta releases, the app's developers are now working on a dark mode for its iOS and Android apps, and optimizing the new design before its release. When the feature first rolled out , there was a Nobody option, instead of the My Contacts Except option. Now users will have to manually select people they wish to block from adding them to groups.

SAP, Microsoft partner to help customers 'Embrace' Cloud

October 23, 2019

SAP also announced that it has entered into a partnership with the American tech company Microsoft. "We bundled SAP's cloud platform services to support customers around the extension, integration and orchestration of SAP systems", Morgan told reporters, adding that Microsoft would act as a reseller for the product.

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