The leak comes courtesy of Cuban tech channel TechoLike Plus (Spanish), which spotted the phone was somehow available for sale at local cell phone shop. TechnoLike Plus contacted the shop and was sent a variety of videos and details about the device, including a full suite of specs. The phone has a code number and fake logo on the back, which means it’s a prototype, but otherwise, the hardware appears to be near-final....
The leak, published by True-Tech, was supposedly provided by a OnePlus employee. It corroborates an October leak that showed a similar rear camera setup and hole-punch camera, but only showed one camera on the front. It now appears the standard OnePlus 8 might only have the one camera, but the Pro model will get two. On the rear, we can see a similar triple-camera layout to the current OnePlus devices, including wide, ultrawide, and telephoto lenses....
In leaked documents seen by Dutch publication Het Financieele Dagblad, the European Commission is shown to be pursuing the return of user-removable batteries. It’s worth noting that as these documents are not public, there’s no guarantee the EU will actually pursue this legislation – but the idea is clearly on its mind. The proposal is rumored to be revealed in mid-March. Decreased battery performance is one of the primary reasons people replace their phones....
A patent unearthed by LetsGoDigital shows off what appears to be another take on the extra-screen case, except this time the case uses a huge flexible panel. For reference, LG’s current dual-screen case essentially just uses a second, rigid G8x panel – useless camera cutout and all. This new patent, on the other hand, shows off a full-fledged flexible display that attaches to the G8x much like the Surface Pro’s keyboard....
In 45% of fatal crashes, the drivers of passenger vehicles were engaged in at least one of the following risky behaviors: speeding, alcohol impairment, or not wearing a seat belt. These activities require action and decision by the driver — to drink, forgo a seatbelt, or put their foot on the pedal. If you ever wanted a good reason to expedite the introduction of autonomous vehicles, this is pretty much it....
If your vision of video gaming is firing up a console, popping in a cartridge or disc, and doing battle against the system…well, it’s now the 21st century. Cartridges and discs are mostly gone — and increasingly, all gaming is happening online. And as you’d expect, 2020 pushed that trend into overdrive. Last year, 91 percent of total revenue from game sales came from digital media. On consoles alone, physical media purchases were only a quarter of all revenue, with digital stores tallying a massive $158 billion in profits....
Last year the United States, the United Arab Emirates and China all launched missions to Mars, taking advantage of the relatively short journey time offered by the two planets’ unusually close proximity. Why are planetary scientists so obsessed with Mars? Why spend so much time and money on this one planet when there are at least seven others in our solar system, more than 200 moons, countless asteroids, and much more besides?...
Did you know math actually makes kids sick? No, really…it does. Math anxiety can literally make 7-year-olds get nauseous and start feeling ill. That fear and worry can spread into adult life as well, with many men and women saying they avoid math because it makes them feel stupid and frustrated. But it really doesn’t have to go that way. Often, it’s just a fear of math (which has the official name of Arithmophobia, by the way) that has so many cringing at the mere thought of simple equations and theorems....
If you’ve done any international traveling, you’ve undoubtedly hassled with how to stay connected. And we don’t mean just chatting with friends and family back home. We mean making sure your smartphone, laptop and other Wi-Fi enabled devices stay tethered so your vital data and communication pipelines keep flowing, no matter your location. Up to now, that often meant using prepaid SIM cards, changing out your cards as you hop from region to region....
Microsoft has a long and messy history of trying to make ‘light’ versions of Windows that are optimized for mobile devices. First was the awful Windows RT, the Windows 8-era OS optimized for ARM processors, and then Windows 10 S tried to pare down Windows functionality to improve performance on low-power devices. Neither OS had much success, and both were quickly shelved. It appears Windows 10X is destined for the same fate, except it might never be available to users in the first place....
Available as a software development kit (SDK), ElectionGuard aims to make voting tamper-proof by leveraging encryption to “enable a new era of secure, verifiable voting.” It also allows individual voters to confirm that their votes were correctly counted. “Security researchers play an integral role in the ecosystem by discovering and reporting vulnerabilities to Microsoft through coordinated vulnerability disclosure,” the Windows maker said. The bug bounty offers security professionals, part-time hobbyists, and students a reward of up to $15,000 for eligible submissions with a clear and concise proof of concept (POC) that demonstrates how the discovered high impact vulnerability could have an impact on the security of its users....
Microsoft is also ending support for Internet Explorer in Teams even earlier: November 30 of this year. That said, the browser isn’t totally going away; there’s no word on when Internet Explorer will be removed from Windows 10 itself, and businesses will still be able to access sites built specifically for the browser. It’s also worth noting the new Edge has an Internet Explorer 11 compatibility mode that should assuage those making the transition....
By 2026, more than a million drones could be carrying out retail deliveries, up from 20,000 today, according to new analysis from Gartner. Drones have played a part in the response to the coronavirus pandemic and this could speed their longer-term adoption in a wider range of areas. City leaders have a key role to play in adoption and deployment, Pedro Pacheco, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner, told Cities Today. During the COVID-19 crisis, drones have been used to deliver medication and test samples in remote locations in Ghana, Rwanda, Chile and Scotland....
The Firefox maker is rolling out a new offer for organizations that run the browser in enterprise environments with a premium support plan. Costing $10 per supported installation, Firefox Premium Support will provide several benefits, including capabilities to submit bugs privately, get critical security bug fixes, and even contribute to the browser and its roadmap, as noted by Ghacks. This will the company’s first paid-for product, and it’s aimed squarely at businesses....
The milestone was pushed back after astronaut Anne McClain realized she needed a smaller configuration than originally planned. While the spacesuit had swappable parts, replacing the necessary piece could have taken up to 12 hours. On McClain’s recommendation, NASA switched the spacewalkers to avoid delaying the mission. The move was rational, but it put the spotlight on the uniformity of spacesuits. McClain’s outfit was an upgraded version of kit developed in the 1970s, when most astronauts were larger men....
At Facebook, Verdu worked to bring games to platforms such as Oculus. And at Netflix, as a VP of game development, he’ll try and bring games to screens where we stream Netflix. The report noted that the company plans to introduce games as a programming genre such as movies, documentaries, and stand-ups — and the pilot program will launch sometime next year. The firm is already posting jobs to recruit folks for this game team....
This system has worked well since the 1980s but has come under growing scrutiny due to its ability to expose private user information. For example, imagine that your neighbor could monitor your wifi network and see all the DNS queries from your web browser. They would be able to identify the websites you have visited. This is where DNS-over-HTTPS comes in. It is a new technology that encrypts your DNS queries so that only the intended recipient can decrypt and read them....
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) July 23, 2019 Brexit was the poison pill that felled his predecessor, the eminently unpopular Theresa May. As Johnson moves into Number 10 Downing Street, he’ll have to grapple with the sticky problem of the Irish border. In particular, Johnson’s government will have to figure out how to ensure the border remains open to goods and passengers, while simultaneously leaving the international legal instruments that permit such an arrangement (namely the EU Customs Union and Single Market)....
Nigeria has been expanding its capacity to test. The country’s laboratories can carry out about 18,000 tests per million daily, but this can be improved. The country ought to be doing about 40,000-50,000 tests daily. Nigeria successfully controlled Ebola and is applying some of the lessons learned. But COVID-19 presents new challenges as scientists are still trying to understand the novel virus. This novelty highlights the importance of continuous investment in science, research, and development....
If you’re an entrepreneur or somehow responsible for the marketing of a brand or product, 2020 was likely a scary time for you. Many old rules changed, but new ones cropped up to take their place. What worked six months ago doesn’t necessarily work today. And who knows what things will be like six months from now? With all that uncertainty, it pays to be up to speed on…well, pretty much everything....
