Huawei’s highly anticipated Mate 30 series will be formally unveiled on September 18 in Munich, though our original expectation that the phones would run Android now seems in danger of not coming to pass.

Both of those facts come from a new Reuters report, which quotes an unnamed source pinpointing September 18 as the date of the Mate 30 unveiling by Huawei, which is now the world’s second-largest smartphone maker. Meanwhile, a Google spokesman dropped this bomb to the new service — the existing US ban on sales to Huawei means the Mate 30 can’t be sold with a licensed version of Google apps and services.

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Huawei’s next big flagship phone launches next month, and it might be banned from using Android originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 29 Aug 2019 at 07:31:40 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In a report consisting of a total of just 39 words, Reuters reported late Wednesday evening that Microsoft will release its new HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset sometime in September. Why mention that the report only contains 39 words? Well, apart from the fact that it’s quite strange, it also happens to be something of a terrific metaphor for Microsoft’s HoloLens products. When the first-generation version of the company’s augmented reality glasses debuted, the tech community was abuzz as everyone dreamed of all the possibilities. Then, the buzz quickly faded as the HoloLens mixed reality headset ran into the same problem every augmented reality product runs into: It’s very cool in theory, but not terribly useful right now in practice.

That won’t stop Microsoft from updating its efforts with the new HoloLens 2 headset, and now we know when it’ll finally be available.

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Microsoft says HoloLens 2 will be released next month originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 29 Aug 2019 at 06:50:24 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re reading this, the Earth is intact. That’s good news, since a pair of asteroids made some reasonably close approaches to our planet this morning. The rocks, named 2019 QS and 2019 OU1, both safely sped past Earth on their way around the Sun.

Of the two rocks, QS is the smallest, measuring between 30 and 60 meters in width. OU1 is quite a bit larger, and is estimated to be as large as 170 meters across. Neither object meets the “planet-killer” criteria, but both of them could do a fair amount of damage depending on where an impact took place.

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Pair of asteroids make early-morning passes of Earth originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 23:07:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In yet another byproduct of continued tensions between the US and China, a national security review is reportedly scrutinizing an undersea internet cable between the US and China that’s supported by both Google and Facebook — potentially leading to the US’ first-ever denial of such a cable over national security.

The 8,000-mile cable would provide faster internet service to both countries. And it’s backed by not only the two US tech giants but also a company called Dr. Peng Telecom & Media Group Co. — the fourth-biggest telecommunications company in China.

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US-China tensions are threatening an undersea internet cable between the two countries originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 22:05:16 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When Sony announced that it was eliminating PS3 and PS Vita titles from its monthly selection of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers, I was cautiously optimistic that the quality of the PS4 titles would improve as a result. That optimism has been rewarded this week, as Sony revealed that two great triple-A titles will be free to download next Tuesday: Batman: Arkham Knight and Darksiders III.

These are two of the best action franchises of the last two generations, and if you haven’t played either of them yet, be sure to grab them when they’re available next month. Arkham Knight is a brilliant end to a fantastic trilogy, and while Darksiders III isn’t perfect, it’s good to see that the franchise has survived this long.

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‘Batman: Arkham Knight’ and ‘Darksiders III’ are September’s free PS Plus games originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 21:03:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In our solar system, each planet has a reasonably well-defined and mostly circular path that it follows around the Sun. This, astronomers think, is true of many other star systems. But as with anything, in the vastness of the universe, there are bound to be outliers. The distant gas giant exoplanet known as HR 5183 b is one such outlier.

Unlike any planets in our own system, HR 5183 b’s orbit around its host star is stretched to the extreme. Rather than being shaped like a circle, it’s shaped like a long, narrow egg, and this extreme eccentricity is making scientists question just how it came to be in the first place.

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Google upcoming Pixel 4 flagship is likely to be just as pricey as its predecessor, if not even more expensive. Google didn’t make it a secret when it launched the Pixel line a few years ago that it is going after the premium market, and that it wants to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung rather than midrange vendors.

Google may have had to create a cheaper version of the Pixel 3 to increase sales, but the Pixel 4 is going to compete against all the other high-end phones of the year, from the Galaxy S10 to the iPhone 11. And Google is apparently taking steps to ensure that whatever comes of the US-China trade war, it won’t impact its ability to manufacture smartphones or force it to pass the extra costs to customers.

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Google’s Pixel might not be affected by the US-China trade war originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 19:37:04 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As we get closer to the (supposed) release of Samsung’s (supposedly) fixed Galaxy Fold handset, a funny thing keeps happening. Not only do foldable smartphones seem to be a serious fixture within Samsung’s long-term product roadmap, such that the company keeps patenting one foldable design after another, but we might now have our first sense of what the Galaxy Fold 2 could look like.

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This could be our first look at the Galaxy Fold 2 originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 19:06:51 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The morning of August 7th was a morning like any other. The only thing special happening in the tech world on that day was the Galaxy Note 10 Unpacked event. But even that wasn’t such a big deal, considering that everything about Samsung’s new flagship had leaked well in advance of the show.

Little did we know that Facebook, early that morning, may have made a simple and unobservable change to its website that would puzzle us weeks later. Fast-forward to late August, and now we’re wondering if Facebook is suddenly going to start charging us to sign up for its social media network in the future.

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Is Facebook thinking about charging money for access to its social network? originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 18:35:42 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This $18 lighter isn’t magic, but it never runs out of fuel and can’t be blown out in the wind originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 17:41:26 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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