Nov 28
The Muslim congresswoman-elect will be the first hijab-wearing member of the House.
Nov 28
Back in the day, all the game consoles used cartridges. We had to blow on those things regularly, or dust got in the connectors and things didn’t work correctly. Dutch tech site Techtastic is reporting on a supposed Sony patent application that hints the next console could ditch the discs used for games today and return to the cartridge format.
Filed in late 2017, the patent application’s illustrations appear to show a cartridge that combines elements of flash drives with old-school cartridges. A Sony exec previously stated that the company needed a link between a console for home and a handheld, and this format looks like it might do that job. Keep in mind that in our searches of the USPTO database, we can’t locate this listing, so it’s also quite possible that it’s a hoax.
Assuming this is real, it could mean that the PS5 has a portable gaming component like the Switch, or perhaps Sony is cooking up a refreshed PS Vita that will play the same games as your PS5 at home using the same media. Perhaps each of these cartridges will have all the storage needed to run the game you are buying without filling up your internal drive. This also fits in with rumors of a disc-less console future that we had assumed to mean downloads or streaming games only – but not everyone has the bandwidth or patience to download 10 GB of game data before they can play a game.
[via TechTastic via ComicBook]
Nov 28
As of this article’s release, Google Fi is compatible with the iPhone – not all iPhones, but some of the newest of the new. This update comes not long after Google’s opened their gates to compatibility with a large number of devices outside the devices they sell from their own stock. “Fi works on this iPhone,” the message read, “but … Continue reading
Nov 28
LG Thinks the Guy Who Runs Its Stellar TV Business Can Save Its Phones
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Even though LG has put out a respectable line of phones in 2018, sales for the company’s mobile division continue to struggle. So in an effort to rejuvenate its business, alongside an increased focus on robotics and autonomous vehicles, LG announced today that LG Home Entertainment President Brian Kwon will also be…
Nov 28
Nov 28
Project Fi, Google’s virtual mobile network, has been around for three years but it’s truly being expanded today. The company today announced that it’s rebranding the service to Google Fi. It has also added support for iPhones and more Android devices from different OEMs. This is the first time that Fi will properly support iOS devices.
It was possible to get a data-only SIM for iPads before and a workaround could be used to get a Project Fi SIM to run on an iPhone. With Google officially supporting the platform now, it’s going to be much easier for iPhone owners to get in on the Fi action.
The company said today that Project Fi is now available on more phones and that it will work “with the majority of Android devices and iPhones.” The many Android devices that receive support come from the likes of Samsung, Moto, LG, and OnePlus. Support for the iPhones is in beta right now.
Since this is the first time that iPhone owner will be going through the setup process for Google Fi, they will be required to make a few extra steps to get set up using the Google Fi iOS app. The process will largely remain the same for Android devices.
Google Fi offers a variety of features such as easy group plans, high speed international data coverage for the same rates that subscribers pay at home, no hidden fees with reliable coverage to top it all off.
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Nov 28
Back in the day, all the game consoles used cartridges. We had to blow on those things regularly, or dust got in the connectors and things didn’t work correctly. Dutch tech site Techtastic is reporting on a supposed Sony patent application that hints the next console could ditch the discs used for games today and return to the cartridge format.
Filed in late 2017, the patent application’s illustrations appear to show a cartridge that combines elements of flash drives with old-school cartridges. A Sony exec previously stated that the company needed a link between a console for home and a handheld, and this format looks like it might do that job. Keep in mind that in our searches of the USPTO database, we can’t locate this listing, so it’s also quite possible that it’s a hoax.
Assuming this is real, it could mean that the PS5 has a portable gaming component like the Switch, or perhaps Sony is cooking up a refreshed PS Vita that will play the same games as your PS5 at home using the same media. Perhaps each of these cartridges will have all the storage needed to run the game you are buying without filling up your internal drive. This also fits in with rumors of a disc-less console future that we had assumed to mean downloads or streaming games only – but not everyone has the bandwidth or patience to download 10 GB of game data before they can play a game.
[via TechTastic via ComicBook]
Nov 28
IVFML Season 2, Episode 6: Deciding To Use A Surrogate Is The Easy Part
Posted in: UncategorizedFor some, gestational surrogacy is the only way to have genetically related children.
Nov 28
When the Internet Archive Forgets
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On the internet, there are certain institutions we have come to rely on daily to keep truth from becoming nebulous or elastic. Not necessarily in the way that something stupid like Verrit aspired to, but at least in confirming that you aren’t losing your mind, that an old post or article you remember reading did, in…
Nov 28
No amount of flamethrower sales could save Elon Musk’s dream of building a tunnel beneath the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. On Thursday, Musk’s Boring Company announced that it had settled a lawsuit opposing the project and it will not move forward.
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