[ad_1] The company previously said that it knew its future in hardware was uncertain from the outset. With that said, Bragi wasn’t so much encouraged leave the hardware market as it was pushed. While products like the Dash were ahead of their time, they were quickly overshadowed by other smart all-wireless earbuds like Apple’s AirPods […]
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Black Ops 4′ gets a second battle royale map tomorrow
[ad_1] It’s not the first time the Call of Duty series has based a map on the infamous Bay Area prison. The Mob of the Dead zombies map is also set on Alcatraz, and there will be zombies for you to tackle in the Blackout map too. The trailer also suggests you’ll be able to […]
Google report details the ongoing fight against bad Android apps
[ad_1] More specifically, the percentage of PHAs downloaded from Google Play increase from 0.02 percent in 2017 to 0.04 percent in 2018. “If we remove the numbers for click fraud from these stats, the data shows that PHAs on Google Play declined by 31 percent year-over-year,” the report says. Google doesn’t have an easy task […]
Boeing’s 737 Max update is still ‘weeks’ away from FAA approval
[ad_1] The agency didn’t offer an estimated time frame for approval. This long wait wasn’t entirely unexpected. Leaks hinting at tentative approval warned that Boeing might have to make last-minute changes, and even an ideal update schedule would have airlines waiting a while to deploy the update to their fleets. Still, the FAA’s statement is […]
Valve’s Index VR headset will ship June 15th
[ad_1] You’ll need a reasonably powerful Windows PC to handle the Index. You’ll want a dual-core processor with hyperthreading, 8GB of RAM and either a GeForce GTX 970 or a Radeon RX480 for graphics, although Valve really wants you to have a quad-core CPU and GTX 1070-class video. There are certain reasonably safe expectations for […]
Samsung’s 5G Galaxy S10 debuts in South Korea first on April 5th
[ad_1] Even though South Korea’s 5G network has technically been live since December 1rst, mobile operators delayed an official launch since no compatible devices were ready yet for sale. Disagreements over pricing with the South Korean government further added to the delay. South Korean regulators finally approved pricing plans on Monday for 5G devices, according […]
LA County is using an algorithm to clear 50,000 pot convictions faster
[ad_1] The two counties have been working with Code for America since July to examine marijuana conviction data, as automating the process should help them clear cases much more quickly than through entirely manual processes. There are an estimated 50,000 eligible cases in Los Angeles County and 4,000 in San Joaquin County. Code for America’s […]
Kia crammed a lot of range and tech into its Soul EV
[ad_1] What’s nice is that on the tech front, Kia has followed in Hyundai’s footsteps by offering ADAS (Advanced Drivers Assistance System) standard on the Soul EV. No matter which trim level you get, it comes with adaptive cruise control and lane-keep assist. While driving in Seoul’s morning traffic, the system had no problem tracking […]
An 88-foot-long electric bus is headed to Colombia
[ad_1] Today, BYD launched what it says is the world’s longest electric bus, the K12A. At 88 feet long, the red bi-articulate bus looks like a giant caterpillar. It can carry up to 250 people, reach a max speed of about 40 MPH and travel 186 miles on a single charge. The bus is headed […]
Researchers designed a shape-shifting airplane wing
[ad_1] In a paper in the journal Smart Materials and Structures, the research team explains how it has radically redesigned the airplane wing. Their new structure is a lightweight lattice framework, made of thousands of repeating, tiny triangles of matchstick-like struts, covered in a thin polymer layer. Because this “metamaterial” is mostly comprised of empty […]