What's the Smartest Plant?

Compared to even the dumbest human being, your average tulip is a moron. But you’d have to be dumber than a tulip to deny that something—maybe not intelligence in its dictionary definition, but some guiding, autonomic power—is at work among the members of the plant kingdom. And if we grant plants this…

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Game developer Rebellion is opening its own UK film and TV studio

The UK game developer behind Sniper Elite is opening its own film studio where it plans to shoot a Judge Dredd TV series and Rogue Trooper film. Rebellion, which also created the PSVR tank shooter Battlezone, nabbed the rights to the comic books afte…

Automotive startup Rivian unveils an electric truck and SUV

Electrified SUVs are popping up everywhere. So it’s no surprise that automotive startup Rivian has unveiled one of its own, the R1S. More exciting is the company’s electron-powered pickup truck, the R1T.

Confirmed: The iPhone XR Will Be Cheaper In Japan

Earlier it was reported that Apple could be looking to discount the iPhone XR in Japan. Exactly by how much was anyone’s guess, but now it has been confirmed that the previous reports were true and that over in Japan, buying the iPhone XR on contract from carrier NTT Docomo will help customers save $100 over the course of the contract’s period.

Note that this $100 in savings isn’t a direct discount of the phone’s price, but rather it seems to be in line with the previous reports claim that the savings could be done through carrier subsidies. Previously the iPhone XR 64GB model on a 24-month contract would have cost 36,000 yen in installments, but now it will cost 24,000 yen.

At the moment it only seems that NTT Docomo is offering the discounted iPhone XR, but we imagine that other local carriers should follow suit in the near future as well. Apple has yet to comment on the reason behind the discount, but following various reports suggesting that iPhone sales are not what they used to be, we suppose lowering the price could be one way to generate sales.

Also as we had previously mentioned, these subsidies/discounts are only for Japan. Whether or not Apple plans to bring similar discounts to other markets is unclear (although it feels unlikely), so don’t get your hopes up for a discounted iPhone XR just yet.

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No Trump, Your Migrant Child Separation Policy Isn’t The ‘Exact Same’ As Obama’s

Trump separated more than 2,000 families at the southern U.S. border. Obama did not.

ISS timelapse shows the launch of the Progress MS-10 resupply mission

Some of the best photography and video of the Earth available comes from the lucky few astronauts that are aboard the ISS. As the space station orbits the Earth, the crew members get a literal bird’s eye view of the entire planet complete with clouds during the day and bright city lights at night. Crew members also got an extraordinary … Continue reading

Cyber Monday 2018 Buyers Guide: the best digital deals in town

Another Thanksgiving, another maddening run to get the best Black Friday sales deals. These days, though, you rarely need to literally run and rampage through stores thanks to online shopping. In fact, some of the deals aren’t even physical things you need to race for to grab before anyone else. So while you recover from the weekend’s festivities and frenzy, … Continue reading

Automotive startup Rivian unveils an electric truck and SUV

Electrified SUVs are popping up everywhere. So it’s no surprise that automotive startup Rivian has unveiled one of its own, the R1S. More exciting is the company’s electron-powered pickup truck, the R1T.

Confirmed: The iPhone XR Will Be Cheaper In Japan

Earlier it was reported that Apple could be looking to discount the iPhone XR in Japan. Exactly by how much was anyone’s guess, but now it has been confirmed that the previous reports were true and that over in Japan, buying the iPhone XR on contract from carrier NTT Docomo will help customers save $100 over the course of the contract’s period.

Note that this $100 in savings isn’t a direct discount of the phone’s price, but rather it seems to be in line with the previous reports claim that the savings could be done through carrier subsidies. Previously the iPhone XR 64GB model on a 24-month contract would have cost 36,000 yen in installments, but now it will cost 24,000 yen.

At the moment it only seems that NTT Docomo is offering the discounted iPhone XR, but we imagine that other local carriers should follow suit in the near future as well. Apple has yet to comment on the reason behind the discount, but following various reports suggesting that iPhone sales are not what they used to be, we suppose lowering the price could be one way to generate sales.

Also as we had previously mentioned, these subsidies/discounts are only for Japan. Whether or not Apple plans to bring similar discounts to other markets is unclear (although it feels unlikely), so don’t get your hopes up for a discounted iPhone XR just yet.

Confirmed: The iPhone XR Will Be Cheaper In Japan , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

No Trump, Your Migrant Child Separation Policy Isn’t The ‘Exact Same’ As Obama’s

Trump separated more than 2,000 families at the southern U.S. border. Obama did not.