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There have been a few reports over the past couple of weeks that have revealed that Samsung will introduce new S Pen features with the Galaxy Note 9. The S Pen is now expected to feature Bluetooth support which means that it will be able to do much more than it has ever been able to do. A new report has brought some additional information about the new S Pen features that are expected to be introduced with the Galaxy Note 9.

XDA Developers dug into the latest Galaxy Tab S4 firmware and found that the S Pen will be able to control music playback and double as a remote shutter button for the camera app. A new AirCommand app was found in the firmware and the app’s teardown reveals that the S Pen will get more new features.

The stylus will be able to unlock the device if it’s not in the slot. Users will also be able to set up actions for single and double press of the S Pen’s button. There may even be additional features that will be limited to Samsung’s proprietary apps while the S Pen SDK might also enable developers to take advantage of the new features.

The information obtained from the Galaxy Tab S4’s firmware also suggests that a new S Pen may also be offered with the upcoming flagship tablet that will offer the same new features as well. The firmware has also revealed that the Galaxy Tab S4 is going to feature an iris scanner.

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The transgender activist will play the character Nia Nal for the CW show’s fourth season.

As if 8TB wasn’t enough space for nearly everyone, this external hard drive includes a couple of USB ports on the front, allowing you to plug in even more external storage devices, or just charge your phone. $150 is an all-time low price, but it probably won’t last long. Note: it’s not PS4 compatible.

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 Facebook, which earlier this year abandoned plans to build its own passenger jet-sized, solar powered drones to provide internet access in remote stretches of the world, is once again pursuing plans to launch satellites to do the job instead.

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Facebook had been working on the Aquila drone to deliver internet access to remote areas. However, the company recently decided to pull the plug on this project. It confirmed that it will no longer design and manufacture its internet drones. Facebook said that this project was not necessary when “leading companies” in aerospace are already developing their own high-altitude solutions for this purpose. Facebook is going in a different direction now. It’s going to launch an internet satellite.

Following the public disclosure of some FCC emails, Facebook has officially confirmed to Wired that it’s developing an internet satellite internally called Athena which it’s planning to launch at some point next year.

A spokesperson for the company didn’t provide any further details about the satellite but a shell organization that Facebook used in order to obscure the FCC filings mentioned that the satellite is meant for delivering broadband internet access to “unserved and underserved” areas. The low Earth orbit satellite would be on a “limited duration” mission.

What this means is that it’s likely going to be an experiment initially instead of a full deployment since a low Earth orbit satellite internet would require a major cloud of satellites to provide considerable coverage.

It goes to show that Facebook hasn’t given up on its ambitions of delivering internet access to remote regions of the planet. It’s just switching up the method of delivery.

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