China has a robotic moon lander that will land on the surface of the moon next month. Chinese scientists are in the final stages of preparing the Chang’e 3 lander to launch. The lander will lift off atop a Chinese Long March 3B rocket that is set for launch in early December. The Chinese lander […]
3D printing is used by scientists in many fields of study for things such as rapid prototyping and more. A group of German researchers recently used a 3D printer along with CT scanning to print a version of a fossil without having to remove the delicate fossil from its protective plaster covering. The new technology […]
Remember the allegation that Samsung cheats at benchmarks? Despite the manufacturer’s semi-denials, there’s growing evidence to suggest that not only Samsung, but also a number of other Android phone makers engage in some level of chicanery. Usually, it involves programming a device to temporarily ramp up its performance if it detects the launch of a benchmark test, regardless of the consequences for battery life or processor temperature. This results in a higher score on the artificial test, but one that is unrepresentative of what the device could actually achieve if it had to pace itself for a real-world task that lasted for a longer period of time — such as a 20-minute bout of gaming.
So far, so bad. However, a startup called GameBench reckons there’s another way. Its founders, who previously worked at chip companies like ARM and MediaTek, claim to have developed an “uncheatable” performance test that can be used to corroborate (or refute) the scores from traditional benchmarking apps, and which can help to rank Android phones and devices according to their true gaming capabilities. Although GameBench’s app is still in beta and likely won’t be released until the first quarter of next year, it has already collected scores for two devices, the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S 4. Ironically, as you’re about to see, Samsung may actually have less to fear from this cheat-free test than some of its rivals.
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Subaru has officially unveiled the latest version of its popular sports car called the WRX. The 2015 WRX made its official debut this week at the LA Auto Show and brings with it a new engine. Subaru says that the 2015 WRX offers improved performance compared to the outgoing model. The 2015 WRX will use […]
Japan is deeply dyed in age-old traditions and beliefs. One of these old beliefs is that a woman’s mouth should be small and discreet. That is why there is a cultural convention of women covering their mouths when they eat, especially in public and not eating anything that requires taking a big bite. For Freshness Burger, a Japanese fast food restaurant, this has created a huge challenge in marketing their biggest burger to women.
Got a Nexus phone but can’t wait for the over-the-air update process to deliver the latest and greatest operating system to your handset? Simple, clear the service framework data and commence mashing the update key. Not so fast, hotshot, says Google’s Dan Morrill, who has taken to Reddit to advise users against the approach. On the thread, the engineer has said that wiping the data will invalidate your push notifications in a variety of minor, yet annoying ways. While this process won’t brick your smartphone, Morrill advises that if you want to save yourself some annoyance, you use adb sideload to avoid the messiness altogether.
Filed under: Software, Mobile, Google
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One of the technologies that several automakers have been working on as an alternative to traditional fossil-fueled vehicles is fuel cell technology. Hydrogen fuel cells are able to produce electricity to drive electric vehicles without producing emissions other than water. Hyundai has announced that it will be offering a hydrogen fuel cell version of the […]
This article was written on July 11, 2007 by CyberNet.
As everyone has probably noticed by now, our blog got a nice update last week. We couldn’t let the forum go untouched, so late this weekend we launched a redesign of the forum that made it match our new site a lot better.
In the next day or two the forum will be hitting 8,000 posts from members located around the world. With the new redesign we also decided to enable guest posting once again, so if you see a topic that you want to respond to feel free to jump in without registering. However, if you register you’ll also be able to start your own topics, bypass the captcha, and surf the forum ad-free! You can participate without registering for an account, but in the end it will probably be easier if you do sign-up since it takes less than a minute.
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The Smithsonian’s design museum, the Cooper-Hewitt, is taking a different tack with a new website: it wants you to explore its digital collection by color.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean officials detained an 85-year-old American veteran of the Korean War last month as he sat in a plane set to leave the country, the man’s son said.
A uniformed North Korean officer boarded the plane on Oct. 26 and asked Merrill Newman, a tourist from Palo Alto, California, for his passport before telling a stewardess that Newman had to leave the plane, the son, Jeffrey Newman, said Wednesday.
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