Feb 14
“Because there is no #24 without #2. We hope to empower young athletes in a world they left us all to help shape.”
Feb 14
Eilish and her team join a list of musical luminaries to write a theme song for a Bond movie.
Feb 14
LGBTQ viewers accused the daytime talk show host of being homophobic and transphobic after some eyebrow-raising remarks.
Feb 14
Trish Cahill is part of a new wave of survivors trying to take the Catholic Church to court.
Feb 14
Sunrise Movement is taking the fight to Big Oil’s home turf, endorsing another insurgent Democrat.
Feb 14
Depending on how old you are, you might recall that back in the day if you wanted to hail a cab from your home or office, one of the ways you could do so is by calling the cab company. Of course, these days there are apps that offer more precise locations to make it easier for both you and the driver, but Uber seems to be wanting to go back to the good old days.
According to the reports, Uber will be running a test in which they will trial allowing users to call for an Uber car by dialing a number. When the caller connects, they will be put through to a human operator, tell them where they want to go, and provide payment details. They will then be sent details via text about the driver’s name, car number, and ETA.
While this might seem like a step backwards, we understand where Uber is coming from. While it is safe to assume that we all have smartphones, by creating a low-tech way of hailing an Uber, it opens up the service to more customers who might not have a phone, or whose phone is dead, and so on.
Uber will also not be charging customers extra for using this service, although the usual phone call related charges should still apply. Right now, the feature is currently only being tested in Arizona, so if you live in the state, you can dial 1-833-USE-UBER if you want to test it out for yourself.
Uber Testing A ‘New’ Way To Hail Rides…By Making A Phone Call , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Feb 14
Are foldable phones the next big thing in smartphone design? Will foldable phones represent the new standard of smartphones moving forwards? That’s hard to say, but it seems over at Strategy Analytics, the company’s analysts are pretty optimistic about foldable phones, especially over the next five years.
They believe that through 2025, more companies including Apple are expected to hop onto the foldable bandwagon. As such, they believe that this will result in a rise in demand for such devices, where they estimate that by 2025, companies would have shipped 100 million foldable phones.
According to Ken Hyers, Director at Strategy Analytics, “Samsung was the world’s number one foldable smartphone vendor in 2019, followed by Huawei in second place. Samsung is top in Western regions, like the US, while Huawei is focusing on its home market of China. Rival brands, such as Motorola and TCL, will deliver their own new models in 2020 and look to grab a slice of the foldables pie. By 2025, every major player should have a foldables portfolio, including Apple.”
As it stands, Samsung is probably the only company to have enjoyed some measure of success with the Galaxy Fold, where it is estimated that they might have sold 500,000 units to date. Whether or not we will actually see that 100 million units shipped number by 2025 remains to be seen, but what do you think? Are foldables on track to become the next big must-have gadget?
Analysts Believe Companies Could Ship 100 Million Foldable Phones By 2025 , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Feb 14
When it comes to microphones used for recording video and audio, Rode is one of the more popular brands around. You might have seen their microphones used on various vlogging setups, but now it seems that Rode wants to take on the streaming and podcasting space with its latest produce: the Rode NT-USB.
While Rode isn’t exactly new to the desktop microphone scene, the NT-USB seems to be challenging Blue and their Yeti Nano microphone, which is one of the more popular microphones around for streamers and podcasters. This is largely due to the fact that the Yeti Nano is priced affordably at $99, and this is what Rode is hoping to do as well with its similarly-priced NT-USB.
The NT-USB will be a rather simple and straightforward microphone, where it features a dial on the front to adjust headphone volume. There will also be a USB-C connection and a 3.5mm headphone jack on the back. There will also be an integrated pop filter and a weighted desktop stand with a 360-degree swivelling mount that lets you spin the microphone in any direction.
While this might not necessarily be a microphone aimed at professionals, at $99 it does make it an entry-level microphone for those who are starting out in their streaming careers and don’t see the need to spend so much money upfront.
Rode Targets Streamers And Podcasters With Its New $99 USB Microphone , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Feb 14
NASA has announced four science mission proposals that were selected under its Discovery Program. The space agency will offer millions of dollars to the teams behind these missions, funds intended to go toward developing and maturing the concepts. At the end of the nine-month period each team receives, NASA will get a Concept Study Report that’ll help it decide which … Continue reading
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