Quick—which side of your car is your fuel filler on? No running outside to look, that’s cheating, and you might get hurt pulling your pants on. Chances are most of you at the very least had to take a moment to think about this. I suspect you won’t think long about what side your steering wheel is on. That’s because,…
Samsung’s plans to release a working and commercially available foldable smartphone has been rumored about for years. We know that the company has been working on the technology as they have demonstrated it in the past, but when exactly will we see it commercialized and available is a different story.
However it seems that we could be getting pretty close. According to the folks at Galaxyclub.nl (via PhoneArena), it seems that Samsung has recently filed for a trademark for the name “Galaxy X”, which coincidentally enough has been rumored to be the lineup of smartphones that will feature a foldable display.
This trademark was filed at KIPRIS, which is basically the body in Korea that deals with intellectual property. While Samsung has had phones with flexible displays, these flexible displays were fixed in their shape and design, meaning that they could flexed enough to be designed that way, but not flexible enough where you could fold/unfold it, which is what we’re hearing about the rumored Galaxy X smartphones.
There has been a bit of back and forth regarding the Galaxy X rumors where we heard at one point in time that Samsung almost decided to scrap their plans, but last we heard it seems that their plans are back on track and we could be seeing it launched in Q3 2017, which should also be roughly when the Galaxy Note 8 will be announced (unless they’re one and the same device).
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When it comes to LG’s VR efforts, we have to say that the company hasn’t really seen much success in that regard. Last year they launched the LG 360 VR headset and the LG 36 CAM camera for capturing content in VR, but safe to say that it did not exactly take off the way that LG had anticipated.
However that could change because Valve has recently confirmed that they would be teaming up with LG to create a SteamVR-powered headset. LG isn’t the first to launch such a headset as that honor actually goes to HTC and the HTC Vive, and actually HTC has been pretty successful in that regard, with reviews suggesting that the HTC Vive is better than the Oculus Rift.
We’re not sure when this headset will be officially released, what kind of specs we can expect, and how much it will cost. However it has been confirmed that the prototype of the headset will be shown off at GDC at Valve’s booth later this week in San Francisco, so we guess we should find out additional details by then.
It will be interesting to see how the market will be reacting to LG’s VR efforts, especially when there are more established players in the field, but it will be nice to see how LG plans to go head-to-head with Samsung who has had some help in their VR efforts by Oculus.
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[MWC 2017] There have been a few companies that have debuted proprietary fast-charging technology. For example last year Oppo unveiled their own Super VOOC charging technology, and OnePlus also debuted their own technology in the form of Dash Charge, so it doesn’t really come as a complete surprise that Meizu decided to create something of their own as well.
Announced at MWC 2017, Meizu has taken the wraps off the Super mCharge, the company’s proprietary fast-charging technology that will apparently fully charge a phone from zero to 100% in a blinding 20 minutes. Yup, this means that you could go for a meal, come back, and your phone is good to go.
According to Meizu, this was made possible thanks to the use of charge pumps which utilizes “two groups of conversion circuits to directly output half of the voltage.” This supposedly helps increase the charging efficiency from 9% to 98%, and according to Meizu, they measured the temperatures of the batteries while charging and found that they topped at 39 degrees Celsius, which should still be relatively safe.
Meizu did not mention when their Super mCharge technology would find its way into their phones or other third-party devices, although we have a feeling that another proprietary fast-charging technology is something that Google can’t be too thrilled about.
Meizu Debuts Their Own Fast-Charging Smartphone Technology , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
[MWC 2017] Whenever we hear about new Android smartphones that aren’t of Samsung or Huawei’s making, more often than not we’ll hear about how they are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon series of chipsets. However this year at MWC 2017, Xiaomi is doing things a little differently.
The company has officially announced their latest smartphone in the form of the Xiaomi Mi 5c which will be the first phone from the company to be powered by Xiaomi’s newly announced Surge S1 chipset (previously codenamed “Pinecone”), which in case you forgot is an octa-core chipset with four cores clocked at 2.2GHz, and an additional four cores clocked at 1.4GHz.
The Mi 5c will also feature a 5.15-inch Full HD IPS display, and it will also be accompanied by 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. We’re also looking at a 12MP rear-facing camera, an 8MP front-facing camera, a 2,860mAh battery, a fingerprint sensor on the front, and it is also expected to run on Android 7.1 Nougat.
In terms of pricing, Xiaomi will be launching the phone in China where it will be priced at 1,499 yuan which is roughly $218 after conversion. There’s a good chance we won’t be seeing the Mi 5c debut stateside anytime soon, but it will be interesting to see what other devices the new Surge S1 chipset will find its way into.
Xiaomi Mi 5c Officially Announced , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
With the iPhone 5, Apple did away with the 30-pin dock connector and replaced it with a smaller and reversible Lightning connector. Sure there were some complaints at the start, but eventually Lightning became the standard connector for the iPhone and many accessories that were launched for it.
However come the iPhone 8, Apple is rumored to make some changes yet again. In a report from The Wall Street Journal (paywall; via 9to5Mac), they are claiming that Apple is expected to ditch the Lightning connector on the iPhone 8 and instead replace it with the industry standard USB-C.
Apple is a company that is notorious for using proprietary technology, going as far as creating non-conventional screws so that the iPhone would be harder to be disassembled, so for Apple to decide to conform to USB-C is an interesting move (although there are some who have speculated that USB-C’s invention was helped along by Apple).
However given that the MacBooks have already made the transition to USB-C, maybe Apple is hoping to bring it all together somehow. The WSJ’s report had also previously suggested that the iPhone 8, which is said to be the 10th anniversary iPhone, will feature a curved OLED display. Take it with a grain of salt for now, but what do you guys think of Apple potentially moving to USB-C for the iPhone 8? Yay or nay?
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Not all great music has to come from big record labels. Some come from less known indie artists who might have a hard time getting on the likes of Spotify or even the now more indie-friendly Apple Music. SoundCloud has always offered a home for musicians, whether indie or label but recently it has jumped on the streaming subscription bandwagon. … Continue reading
Virtual reality is about to be invaded by derpy, mischievous rabbits. Ubisoft’s long-running Rabbids franchise is coming to Google’s Daydream VR platform sometime this spring, the publisher announced.
Quite understandably, all anyone could talk about after the Oscars gaffe for the ages between Best Picture nominees “La La Land” and “Moonlight” were those two films. But according to social media research firm Fizziology, another Best Picture contender had been the talk of Twitter on the film industry’s biggest night of the year before the mix-up.
“Hidden Figures,” the space race –era drama starring Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae, was mentioned over 80,000 times on the social media platform during the Academy Awards broadcast, the company found.
The film didn’t take home awards that night, but people raved about the cast’s “stunning” looks and used emotional words such as “moving” when the black former NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose work inspired the film, took the stage in front of millions.
“Many also took to social to generally praise the film, saying how it was their favorite of the year,” the firm said in a statement provided to The Huffington Post. Actress Henson was talked about the most, followed by her two co-stars.
The research company found that “Hidden Figures” saw “heavy organic conversation” ― meaning that a lot of real people, not media outlets, were talking about the film during the event. It was on par with the conversation around “Moonlight” throughout the night. And although “La La Land” garnered the most mentions, the company noted that those were mostly neutral and driven by the number of awards the film was winning (six out of 14 nominations).
For those who haven’t, there’s never been a better time to catch “Hidden Figures” in theaters.
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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO SELL VISION FOR BUDGET IN TONIGHT’S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS As well as explain his plans for deep cuts to the EPA, State Department, and other parts of the federal budget in order to pay for a hike in military spending. Cuts to entitlement programs are not currently on the chopping block, which could cause tensions with Republicans in Congress. And try your hand at balancing the federal budget with this interactive. [HuffPost]
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS AND DAY SCHOOLS HIT WITH ANOTHER WAVE OF THREATS Bomb threats to at least 13 Jewish community centers and eight day schools forced evacuations in 16 states. [HuffPost]
COMPANY THAT OWNS KAY JEWELERS AND JARED THE GALLERIA OF JEWELRY FACES MASSIVE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE “Declarations from roughly 250 women and men who worked at Sterling, filed as part of a private class-action arbitration case, allege that female employees at the company throughout the late 1990s and 2000s were routinely groped, demeaned and urged to sexually cater to their bosses to stay employed.” [WaPo]
GEORGE W. BUSH PRAISED THE FREE PRESS AND A WELCOMING IMMIGRATION SYSTEM Which is hard to interpret as anything but shade thrown at the current president. [HuffPost]
THAT OSCARS GAFFE? WATCHED BY THE SMALLEST AUDIENCE SINCE 2008 Just 32.9 million viewers tuned in. Here’s how Sammy Davis Jr. handled a similar flub with grace over 50 years ago. And another massive gaffe at the Oscars? The In Memoriam segment featured the photo of a woman who is very much alive. [HuffPost]
SPACEX WILL SEND TWO PRIVATE CITIZENS AROUND THE MOON IN 2018 We’d volunteer, but apparently large sums of money have already been exchanged. [HuffPost]
HERE ARE THE 12 FAMILIES OF BACTERIA THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS WE NEED NEW ANTIBIOTICS FOR The WHO called these “priority pathogens” the greatest threats to human health. [Reuters]
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MEET THE PwC EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST OSCAR GAFFES OF ALL TIME Brian Cullinan definitely had a rocky Monday after his mistake caused PricewaterhouseCoopers a maelstrom of negative press. At least we all got this Meryl Streepreaction gif? [HuffPost]
AND YOU THOUGHT THE DRESSES DURING THE OSCARS WERE SOMETHING… The after-party outfits were on a whole other level. Heck, Gabrielle Union basically invented a new category: bikini-cover-up combos. And Viola Davis rocked sneakers. But the best moment of the night? It’s a tie between the pure friendship expressed in this hug between Best Actress winners Emma Stone and Brie Larson and Jeremy Renner walking his three-year-old daughter down the red carpet. [HuffPost]
PEOPLE HAD A LOT OF FEELINGS ABOUT HALLE BERRY’S HAIR AT THE OSCARS We loved it. We also loved her ingenious “Versace on the Floor” post. [HuffPost]
RBG WORKS OUT HARDER THAN YOU DO At least according to this Politico journalist, who was huffing and puffing after the 83-year-old Supreme Court Justice’s workout, which she completes twice a week. [Politico]
~ In an interview airing this morning on “Fox and Friends,” the president says he believes Barack Obama is behind the town hall protests.
~ This Smithsonian piece on the “great escape of the Holocaust” is a must-read.
~ Here’s why you might find a little plastic baby hiding in your king’s cake today.
~ Why weren’t we invited to one of the world’s largest food fights that involves over 500,000 pounds of oranges? And want more bizarre news? Check out our Weird News email.
~ You decide ― is this photo of Kellyanne Conway in the Oval Office worth all the memes?
~ Your favorite “Gossip Girl” angst-ridden crush just got married.
~ The beauty of centenarians, in portraits.
~ There really is nothing better than MLB photo day.
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~ Be right back, counting down the minutes until we get new music from Lorde.
~ Kate Middleton proved you didn’t need to be at the Oscars to look like a star.
~ “How to use dark matter detectors to catch a uranium thief.”
~ Woof: Looks like there won’t be a dog in the White House, which is almost as sad as the joke preceding this news.
~ The Atlantic has a nifty new tool that shows you your life in the context of historical events. We’re a bit sad to hear that iTunes factors so heavily into our timeline, but alas.
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