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There are some sites out there that autoplay videos when you load the page, which means that if you’re juggling multiple tabs at once, this can be rather jarring and annoying when suddenly you hear audio blasting at you and you have to hunt that tab down. However Google is making some changes on that front.

In the latest version of the Chrome Beta (via 9to5Google), one of the features that is currently being tested is autoplay-muting. This feature will allow users to choose the behavior of audio site-wide, and whether or not to allow it to play by default, or to disable it which means that audio is automatically muted and can only be unmuted at the user’s discretion.

In addition to this feature, Google will also be introducing improved popup blocking. While Chrome already blocks popups, this improved feature means that Chrome will be able to detect popups that disguise themselves as play buttons, or where a “X” button to close actually launches more popups instead.

All of these features will be part of the Chrome Beta which means that you’ll have to participate in it if you’re looking to take advantage of it. However we expect that Google will eventually roll out those features to users, so do keep an eye out for it in the near future.

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The iPhone X is Apple’s latest flagship and as we have seen with Apple flagships in the past, it was expected to do really well. However the shipping times which have dropped dramatically since its release seems to be telling a different story, that and report which claims that component demand for the handset has been weakening.

Now according to a report from Bloomberg, it cites Cowen analyst Karl Ackerman who seems to suggest that maybe the iPhone X isn’t doing as well as Apple would have hoped for. Ackerman points to the shortening shipping estimates and echoes what many are speculating, which is that demand is below the initial expectations.

“Some investors may conclude this relates to better sales momentum for the X, but we are increasingly concerned that demand has been below initial expectations as users appear to have gravitated toward the previous iPhone models.” He also writes that while sales are “good”, they aren’t indicative of the anticipated super cycle, which KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims will most likely take place in 2018 when the next-gen iPhones are released with further improvements.

Ackerman claims that Apple is expected to sell 79 million iPhones across all models through December, which is a slight increase from the previous year where they sold 78 million. We suppose only time will tell how well the iPhone X has done, but what do you guys think? Is the iPhone X not as hot as you would have expected?

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When it comes to choosing a smartphone, there are many things to take into consideration, like display size, resolution, camera, and so on. However if there is one thing that users should probably also consider is the amount of RAM that comes included with the phone, because as the video above shows, the amount of RAM certainly has a huge impact on performance.

The video above by PhoneBuff sees the iPhone X VS the Razer Phone VS the OnePlus 5T in a speed test. The iPhone X comes with 3GB of RAM while the Razer Phone and OnePlus 5T feature 8GB of RAM and also almost identical hardware specs, save for the display in which the Razer Phone has a display with a refresh rate of 120Hz.

In the first round, the iPhone X managed to blow past the competition with a ton of ease, completing the first round in 1 minute 17 seconds, while the OnePlus 5T took 1 minute 19 seconds, while the Razer Phone seemingly lagged behind with 1 minute 29 seconds. However the second round which was basically a test of multitasking and keeping apps open in the background, it is clear that the 8GB of RAM helped.

The OnePlus 5T ultimately took the crown by taking 26 seconds to reopen all the apps, while the Razer Phone took 30 seconds. As for the iPhone X, it seems that the 3GB of RAM really slowed it down as many of the apps had to be relaunched, resulting in the second round completing in 54 seconds, more than double that of the OnePlus 5T.

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There is this debate which has been going on for a while now as to whether or not our cellphones give off radiation to the point where it can cause cancer and other health complications, such as causing infertility in men. While there is still debate about that, California’s Department of Public Health has decided that maybe we shouldn’t take our chances.

The organization has recently released a health advisory (via Engadget) in which they are advising people not to put their phones in their pockets. It also asks that users to avoid using phones when unnecessary, such as when the cell signal is expected to see a spike, such as during poor network coverage where the phone might be working extra hard at trying to find a signal.

According to CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith, “Although the science is still evolving, there are concerns among some public health professionals and members of the public regarding long-term, high use exposure to the energy emitted by cell phones. We know that simple steps, such as not keeping your phone in your pocket and moving it away from your bed at night, can help reduce exposure for both children and adults.”

That being said, apart from issuing an advisory there’s really on so much the organization can do as it is pretty much unenforceable. Given how much we rely on our phones these days, it’s hard not to use them or keep them close, but if you’re worried about some of the issues highlighted by some experts, it could be worth considering.

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One of the drawbacks to chemotherapy is that it affects the entire body, meaning that the rest of your body which isn’t affected by the tumor/cancer gets affected, which is why many patients undergoing such treatment experience a variety of side-effects, such as nausea. However scientists might have found a way to overcome that by more effectively delivering the treatment.

Researcher Haifeng Xu and his team over at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research in Germany have found a potentially better way of delivering cancer drugs, which is through the use of sperm. The reason for choosing to use sperm is due to its natural mobility, and also because they can encase the drug within themselves which also means that the drug won’t get diluted and lose its effectiveness before it reaches its target. It also doesn’t cause immune responses (unless in the rare case the person is allergic to sperm).

What the researchers have done is that they soaked the sperm with doxorubicin, a common chemo agent, and then outfitted them with a magnetic harness, which allowed them to be guided with magnets to help reach their destination. In their tests which used mini cervical cancer tumors, the sperm carrying the drug was successfully in its delivery, and ultimately killed 87% of the cancerous cells within 3 days.

However before you get too excited about this potentially new treatment, it was done using bull sperm so whether or not it will be equally effective with human sperm remains to be seen. There are also questions that need to be answered, such as whether or not those magnetic harnesses the sperm are equipped with could have negative side-effects when left behind in the human body after delivery, but it does seem rather promising for now. More information on the study can be found on ACS Nano’s website.

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