Apr 09
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Apr 09
Television can be a rough business—just look at what’s happening right now, with social distancing guidelines shutting down productions across the country. Even under normal circumstances, how Hollywood runs means that shows have to end before their time, leading to botched storylines and clumsy epilogues. Here are…
Apr 09
WeWork Can't Pay the Rent
Posted in: Today's ChiliWeWork has bailed on April rent on some of its locations as the beleaguered coworking space company goes into a financial spiral amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Apr 09
In some ways, the timing couldn’t be better: as the smartphone market is rapidly declining (-40% according to some reports), and unemployment rising dramatically in several key regions like the USA and Europe, the new Galaxy A-series smartphone lands, with prices starting at $110.
Samsung’s new line-up has six smartphones: Galaxy A10 ($109.99), Galaxy A11 ($179.99), Galaxy A21 ($249.99), Galaxy A51 ($399.99) and Galaxy A51 5G ($499.99) and the Galaxy A71 5G ($599.99).
Samsung designed these phones to provide good value (for the price) in their respective market segments, addressing what Samsung calls the “Core Essentials”: Battery, Camera, Display, Storage, and Speed.
Although it doesn’t get a lot of press when compared to the flagship Samsung Galaxy S or Note handsets, the Galaxy A-series has been very successful in relatively high-volume, so it’s not a surprise that Samsung is going “all-in” with it in 2020.
First, let’s take a quick look at the specs we have compiled and you can follow the links for more detailed technical details.
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| Product Name | Galaxy A01 | Galaxy A11 |
| Product | Galaxy A01 (2019) | Galaxy A11 (2020) |
| Display | 5.7″ 1560×720 TFT LCD | 6.4″ 1560×720 TFT LCD |
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| Battery | 3000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
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| Product Name | Galaxy A51 5G | Galaxy A71 5G |
| Product | Galaxy A51 5G (2020) | Galaxy A71 5G (2020) |
| Display | 6.5″ 2400×1080 Super AMOLED | 6.7″ 2400×1080 Super AMOLED |
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| Battery | 4500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
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As you can see, the technical quality of these smartphones will be proportional to the price, and that’s true for all the Core Essential aspects of the phones.
The side and/or display resolution steadily increases, so is the battery size (see chart below), storage performance, and camera hardware. Samsung’s line up makes it easy for prospective buyers to choose, based on the one thing everybody understands: your budget.
Generally speaking, new phones feature a modern design with various features that will become better as the higher price allows for fancier industrial design techniques.
The design language is reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy S20 line, which launched in fanfare earlier this year.
The cameras of the Galaxy A01 and A11 have modest technical specifications, but that’s not completely surprising for a $100-$180 budget.
However, the Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy A71 5G cameras look a lot stronger and feature modern sensors that are larger than what the Galaxy S10 primary sensor, for example. We won’t know what the image quality is like before taking a closer look, but it looks pretty good on paper, even if it won’t equal the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s formidable camera IQ performance.
Finally, this launch is significant because it brings 5G down to the $499.99 range, and that’s a fantastic drop form last year’s $1200+ price to get into 5G when coverage was available at all.
The Galaxy A-Series line of smartphones seems to bring a lot of value for the prince, and we’re looking forward to getting a lot more data to analyze, so we can determine exactly how it compares to the rest of the competition.
If you like the overall Samsung mobile experience and can’t afford a Galaxy S or Galaxy Note, the A-Series should be the first thing to consider. Official page.
Samsung Updates Galaxy A-Series: Affordable 5G Smartphones
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Apr 09
Did you know that your poop is a pretty good indicator about your health and diet? It can also be used as an indicator of your gut health, which is why things like consistency of your poop matters, as well as how frequent you need to go to the bathroom. If you’re looking to help track your health, then this smart toilet could be of interest to you.
It appears that a group of researchers are working on developing a sensor package for your toilet that will turn it into a smart toilet. By smart toilet, we mean a toilet that comes with sensors that have the ability to analyze your poop whenever you go to the toilet, thus allowing you to monitor your health from the comfort of your home.
These sensors will be able to check for things like consistency, color, and even glucose levels and red blood cell count. To help protect the user’s privacy, the researchers have proposed using biometric security. This not only involves using fingerprint scanners to authenticate the user, but by also relying on “analprinting”.
Yes, this is exactly what it sounds like, where the creases of your anus can be used to identify and authenticate you when you are using this system (apparently the creases of our anus are unique to each of us). We’re not sure when the researchers plan to turn their tech into an actual product, but it does sound like an intriguing idea nonetheless.
This Smart Toilet Can Analyze Your Poop To Monitor Your Health
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Apr 09
Apple Music Launches $50 Million Fund To Support Indie Labels During COVID-19 Crisis
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The world needs to band together right now to fight the COVID-19 virus outbreak. This is no longer an issue of one country facing a crisis, but the entire world. As such, we’re starting to see various companies starting to make changes to their operations to help do their part in combating this disease.
For Apple, it seems that they are working on multiple fronts. According to a report from Music Business World, they have learnt that Apple Music has quietly set up a $50 million advanced fund that they will be giving to indie music labels and distributors who might have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Given that smaller companies do not have the same cashflow or resources compared to bigger companies, it could spell trouble for some of them. With this $50 million advanced fund, indie labels who meet Apple’s requirements will be eligible to receive a one-off advanced payment for royalties.
Some of the criteria needed includes a minimum quarterly threshold of $10,000 in Apple Music earnings every quarter, and must also have a direct distribution deal with Apple Music. This means that indie labels must distribute directly through Apple Music, as opposed to distributing through a major label, who then distributes it through Apple Music.
Apple has yet to officially confirm anything, but given what Apple has been doing recently, such as providing face masks and also designing and producing face shields for frontliners, such a move wouldn’t come as a complete surprise.
Apple Music Launches $50 Million Fund To Support Indie Labels During COVID-19 Crisis
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Apr 09
Communication tools have become more important than ever, where due to the coronavirus outbreak, people are being forced to self-isolate where they are now working and studying from home. This means that being able to chat with your friends and loved ones is crucial, especially in maintaining your mental health.
This is why it might have been a bit alarming when the other day, Apple’s latest iOS update seemingly broke FaceTime on older iPhones and iPads. The good news is that if you’re an iOS user, it looks like Apple has since issued a new update in the form of iOS 13.4.1 that has restored FaceTime functionality on older devices.
For those who are unfamiliar, basically when Apple issued the iOS 13.4 update, it caused FaceTime to stop working when trying to connect with older iPhones and iPads that were still running iOS 9. There were some concerns when this happened, because there was a good chance that those running these older devices might be older users, such as grandparents, who might not have the technical know-how to search for alternatives. This also affected macOS computers.
However, like we said, the good news is that the latest iOS update should have fixed it, which means that all you need to do is download it on your iPhone or iPad and you should not have issues using FaceTime with older iOS devices anymore.
iOS 13.4.1 Update Will Fix FaceTime Bug For iPhones And iPads
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Apr 09
Rock band Radiohead has started uploading some of its concert film archives to its YouTube channel, giving fans something free to help keep them entertained during the long quarantine. The footage is available for anyone to stream; you don’t have to pay for it or have a YouTube Premium subscription, though the latter will let you save them for offline … Continue reading
Apr 09
Economic calamities spurred by the health crisis could erase decades of progress in raising standards of living.
Apr 09
“It’s hard to have a fever for 20 hours a day, it just wears you down, emotionally,” the CNN anchor said.
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