The first benchmarks for the Galaxy S11’s processor just leaked, and it still can’t touch last year’s iPhones
Samsung just launched the Galaxy Note 10, complete with a brand new Exynos 9825 processor that’s slightly faster than the Galaxy S10’s Exynos 9820, at least in benchmarks. However, these chips can’t offer the same performance as Apple’s 2018 iPhones when it comes to tests. And a new leak indicates that the Galaxy S11’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor won’t beat the A12 series either. But the 865 should deliver notable performance gains over the Snapdragon 855.
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The first benchmarks for the Galaxy S11’s processor just leaked, and it still can’t touch last year’s iPhones originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 07:31:59 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Huawei just unveiled HarmonyOS, which sounds a lot like the OS Google is building to replace Android
We’ve been talking about Huawei’s Android alternative for quite a while now, and the Chinese company has finally unveiled it. It’s called HongmengOS in China, which translates to HarmonyOS for the rest of the world. It’s unclear whether the OS is coming to phones first. But in the future, it’ll be deployed across a bunch of other smart devices that can benefit from advanced operating systems that can run apps — think smartwatches, smart cars, and other gadgets. And if it wasn’t already clear, Harmony OS sounds a lot like Fuchsia, the operating system Google is developing to one day replace Android. Fuchsia is also supposed to work on a large variety of devices, not just smartphones.
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Huawei just unveiled HarmonyOS, which sounds a lot like the OS Google is building to replace Android originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 06:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hubble just snapped a glorious new image of Jupiter
The Hubble Space Telescope is really, really good at spotting distant objects in space, but it’s just as well-suited for catching a snapshot of planets that are a lot closer, like our very own Jupiter. On June 27th the spacecraft did just that, and the resulting image (and animation) might be one of its finest ever.
The photo, which NASA has chosen to highlight in a new post, shows the gas giant in all its glory. We get to see the player’s intricate cloud layers, raging storms, and of course the iconic Great Red Spot.
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Hubble just snapped a glorious new image of Jupiter originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 8 Aug 2019 at 23:06:46 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This brilliant trick got a Norwegian comedy onto Netflix’s recommended list
I was poking around the other day for something new to watch on Netflix that I hadn’t seen before, and I came across a series from Norway I hadn’t heard of that looked to be a Vikings-era comedy that Netflix was recommending I check out. It’s called Norsemen and I thought it was reasonably funny, but it wasn’t clear until today how this show, which I certainly hadn’t previously been aware of, came to be among the list of recommended titles showing up for me.
Long story short: Norsemen showrunner Anders Tangen seems to have figured out a brilliant hack for getting Netflix’s recommendation algorithm to pick up his series. Here’s how he did it.
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This brilliant trick got a Norwegian comedy onto Netflix’s recommended list originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 8 Aug 2019 at 22:04:30 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NASA fires up Orion’s engines for critical test
NASA is sending humans back to the Moon. Nobody knows for sure whether that will happen in 2024 or a somewhat later date, but it’s definitely happening in the near future. When those important missions finally launch, the Orion service module will play a big role, and NASA just conducted a very important test to ensure the spacecraft’s engines are up to the task.
The 12-minute-long test saw the module’s engines fire continuously to simulate a scenario in which a rocket launch fails to push Orion with enough force to make it to the Moon. Orion’s engines would be used to allow the spacecraft to enter a safe orbit around Earth while NASA can decide how to proceed.
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NASA fires up Orion’s engines for critical test originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 8 Aug 2019 at 21:02:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Huawei’s first smartphone to ship with its custom OS could be a Mate 30 variant
Months of obfuscation, mixed signals, and carefully worded non-denials have led Huawei, finally, to this weekend, when the company that’s been the target of a US ban since May appears ready to show off the custom smartphone operating system it’s been working on as an Android backup. The expected reveal will happen at this weekend’s Huawei developer conference, ahead of which comes the rumor of which Huawei handset will be the first to get its new HongMeng mobile OS.
It’s looking like that phone will be the Mate 30 Lite, with Huawei rumored to be prepping an Android version for Europe and international markets and another for the Chinese market.
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Huawei’s first smartphone to ship with its custom OS could be a Mate 30 variant originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 8 Aug 2019 at 20:07:07 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It took an incredibly long time for the Earth’s poles to flip
If you’re looking for some kind of apocalyptic scenario to get anxious about, the Earth’s poles flipping is as good a nightmare as any. Scientists know that our planet’s poles have indeed flipped in the past, but how long it took for that to happen has long been a topic of debate.
Cheesy sci-fi movies depict the magnetic field shift as happening virtually overnight, and while researchers know that’s not the case it’s still hard to pin down an estimate. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that a pole flip which occurred around 770,000 years ago took tens of thousands of years to finish once it began.
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It took an incredibly long time for the Earth’s poles to flip originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 8 Aug 2019 at 19:05:40 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This Nintendo Switch portable dock solves one of the console’s biggest issues
The Nintendo Switch has been a critical and financial success in the two years since it launched, but it’s not a perfect product. Fixing these issues wouldn’t exactly be a Herculean task though, as a clever Kickstarter project from a group called Human Things goes to show. The group is making a portable dock for the Switch that is a fraction of the size of the dock that ships with the console, and yet does everything Nintendo’s dock can do.
As Human Things explains on Kickstarter, the Genki Covert Dock is really just a charging brick for Switch that doubles as a dock. In order to use the dock with your Switch, all you have to do is plug it into an outlet, connect it to a Switch with a USB-C cord, and then connect it to a television with an HDMI cord. Then you’re set.
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This Nintendo Switch portable dock solves one of the console’s biggest issues originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 8 Aug 2019 at 18:03:44 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Your $2,000 beater car can have a head-up display like a $75,000 luxury car for only $40
Head-up displays in cars like BMWs, Mercedes, and other premium brands are so cool. They’re also so expensive — not just the cars themselves, but the extra options you need to buy to get a HUD. The TIMPROVE T600 Universal Car HUD Head Up Display, meanwhile, is only $40 on Amazon and it installs in mere minutes in any car you already have. Also of note, this model isn’t like those aftermarket reflector HUDs you can barely see. It’s a full-on display that’s crystal clear!
TIMPROVE T600 Universal Car HUD Head Up Display Digital GPS Speedometer with Speedup Test Brake…: $39.99
Here’s what you need to know from the product page:
- 【WORKS FOR ALL VEHICLES】– Unlike other Car HUDs, you do not need to worry about the compatibly, T600 could work for ALL vehicles, no matter which brand or which model all over the world cause T600 is based on the GPS module inside.
- 【TFT LCD DISPLAY】– T600 HUD is equipped with a high definition 2.2” TFT LCD screen, which displays the information more clearly than the windshield HUD, companied with a multi colors switching function, it may make you feel more comfortable to monitor the speed and bring more fun to your driving experience. With a 30° angle supporting design, it’s a good view to read the information directly without moving your eyes from the road, no need to paste any reflecting sticker on your windshield.
- 【RICH CONTENTS】– Almost everything you may need to read during driving will be shown by this HUD, including vehicle speed, driving direction, voltage, driving distance measurement, driving time, low voltage alarm, over speed alarm, satellite time and number, altitude, freely switch between kilometers and miles. A great partner for your driving.
- 【MULTIFUNCTIONS】– T600 HUD has been upgraded with new functions which make it different and more competitive than the traditional HUD in the market. Because T600 is based on the GPS module and satellite, so it can be used to speedup test, brake performance test and other car data information reading. A mutifunctional tool to help you know about your car.
- 【One-Year Warranty】 – Support email: timprove.amazon@gmail.com
TIMPROVE T600 Universal Car HUD Head Up Display Digital GPS Speedometer with Speedup Test Brake…: $39.99
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Your $2,000 beater car can have a head-up display like a $75,000 luxury car for only $40 originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 8 Aug 2019 at 17:32:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google researcher details iOS exploit that can take over an iPhone with a text message
As a general rule, if you avoid clicking on suspicious links that might pop on your phone — whether they’re sent via text message or appear as an in-browser pop-up ad — the odds of your device becoming infected with malware is slim to none.
That notwithstanding, security researchers from Google’s Project Zero team recently divulged a sophisticated exploit that would allow a malicious actor to take control of a targeted device with no interaction required from the device owner at all. As Google researcher Natalie Silvanovich detailed during a presentation at the Black Hat security conference this week, there are a handful of iOS 12 exploits — which have since been patched by Apple with iOS 12.4 — that can let a third-party gain full control of a device simply by sending over a text message.
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Google researcher details iOS exploit that can take over an iPhone with a text message originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 8 Aug 2019 at 17:01:10 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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