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Qualcomm to remain iPhone modem supplier until 2019, but will see orders reduced to 30% in 2018
AppleInsider - 26 Apr 2018 03:57
Recent rumors suggest Apple is planning to remove longtime partner Qualcomm from its iPhone supply chain in favor of industry rival Intel, but according to a new report the switch will not be completed in full this year.
A lack of cryptocurrency miner demand may create discounts on graphics cards
Digital Trends - 26 Apr 2018 01:31
Graphics card manufacturers may be forced to offer deep discounts due to a sudden lack of demand from cryptocurrency mining farm operators and channel distributors. Demand took a nosedive in April and could remain stagna...
Dutch police seize revenge porn site Anon-IB
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 16:42
Dutch police have seized revenge porn site Anon-IB, Motherboard reports. The site currently redirects to a Dutch police force website with an image stating, "Cybercrime teams from the Dutch police have seized the Anon-IB...
Samsung's profit exceeds expectations thanks to memory chips
ABC News - 26 Apr 2018 05:56
Samsung Electronics profit exceeds expectations on record quarterly memory chip profit
Google joins gun emoji debate, switching to a water pistol
USA Today - 26 Apr 2018 01:47
Google is joining the water gun movement, replacing bullets with liquid as part of the gun emoji debate. Nathan Rousseau Smith shows us.
Brain Cell's Achilles' Heel May Prompt Hydrocephalus
Neuroscience News - 26 Apr 2018 01:16
A new study reveals viruses can disable the production of Foxj1, causing ependymal cells to lose their structure, sparking hydrocephalus.
Yet another report claims that iPhone X sales are falling fast
BGR - 26 Apr 2018 01:02
This coming Tuesday, Apple will post its earnings report for the March quarter and, per usual, all eyes will be laser-focused on how many iPhones Apple managed to sell. While the March quarter for Apple is typically unev...
Entangled clouds of atoms are quantum record-breakers
New Scientist - 26 Apr 2018 21:00
Two distinct clouds of ultracold atoms have been entangled for the first time, which could help us figure out where quantum effects begin and end
HDMI ARC and eARC: What they are and why you should care
Digital Trends - 26 Apr 2018 20:20
HDMI ARC is one of the coolest TV features at your disposal. But if you're like most folks, you have no idea how it works, if you even know what it is at all. Here's our explanation of what HDMI ARC is, and how it can ma...
How companies with small budgets can still build a cyberdefense plan
TechRepublic - 26 Apr 2018 16:00
SMBs and startups don't have the same resources to spend on cybersecurity as an enterprise, but that doesn't mean they should skimp on a cyberdefense plan altogether.
Liftoff! Europe's newest 'sentinel' satellite will study Earth's seas, land and air
Fox News - 26 Apr 2018 16:00
Europe's newest Earth-observation satellite has taken flight.
Algorithm take months, not years, to find material for improved energy conversion
Phys.org - 26 Apr 2018 15:43
In even the most fuel-efficient cars, about 60 percent of the total energy of gasoline is lost through heat in the exhaust pipe and radiator. To combat this, researchers are developing new thermoelectic materials that ca...
Tesla loses Autopilot chief Jim Keller
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 15:41
Tesla's Autopilot chief has left the building. The automaker hired veteran chipmaker Jim Keller from AMD back in 2016 before it announced that it's working on its own AI chip. Keller worked for Apple before AMD and was a...
New Smithsonian space leader talks NASA, alien life, Star Trek - CNET
CNET - 26 Apr 2018 15:37
Q&A: Ex-NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan, who'll be the first woman to run the National Air and Space Museum, also discusses rockets, Mars and discrimination.
Apple still makes it too hard to get kids to put down their iPhone
USA Today - 26 Apr 2018 15:18Snap's new Spectacles are slimmer, water-resistant, and still very ugly
BGR - 26 Apr 2018 15:12
Snap took a leap of faith on Thursday and launched the second-generation Spectacles to the public. The company behind Snapchat managed to drum up plenty of excitement for its hands-free camera when vending machines for t...
72% of Enterprise Employees Choose Macs Over PCs, 75% Pick iOS Devices Over Android
Mac Rumors - 26 Apr 2018 15:00
Among enterprise organizations that allow employees to choose their equipment of choice, Apple is becoming an increasingly popular choice, according to new survey information shared this morning by Apple IT management pl...
Recreating supernova reaction yields new insights for fusion energy
Phys.org - 26 Apr 2018 14:17
We study exploding stars in our quest to make reliable fusion energy a reality, but chances are we've been thinking about supernovae wrong.
New robot can help construct scaffolding
Springwise - 26 Apr 2018 07:10
A German company has developed a robot that can speed up scaffolding assembly The post New robot can help construct scaffolding appeared first on Springwise.
Snapchat to Users: If You Won't Watch Our Ads by Choice, We'll Just Make You Do It
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2018 06:55
Snapchat, fresh off a redesign that managed to piss off just about the entirety of its user base, is reportedly getting ready to introduce a new feature that no one (except its stockholders) has been asking for: unskippa...
Geologists say North Korea's nuclear test site has collapsed
ABC News - 26 Apr 2018 06:52
A study by Chinese geologists shows the mountain where North Korea has conducted five successive nuclear bomb tests has collapsed
YouTube Kids promises safer choices for kids, parental controls
Slash Gear - 26 Apr 2018 06:37
The Internet can be a scary place even for grownups who (at least should) know better. Imagine how even more dangerous it could be for young ones. As the biggest video source on the Internet, YouTube creates a dedicated ...