Horror Stories From The Samsung Galaxy Note7 Flight Ban
On Saturday the federal flight ban on Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones went into effect in the United States. All four major Australian carriers have also banned the phone. We asked our readers how this was working out around the globe and from the replies we’ve received, it’s safe to say that, so far, this sucks. The US Transportation Department’s decision to ban the Note7 from all flights came just days after Samsung announced that it was killing the phone for good. That short window left little ..>> view originalSamsung 960 Pro review: The fastest consumer SSD you can buy
Edward Chester reader comments 33 The all new Samsung 960 Pro, released today, is the follow up to last year's 950 Pro. It offers the same core set of features, with an M.2 form factor, four-lane PCIe 3.0 interface, NVMe communication standard, and 3D V-NAND. But the 960 Pro isn't just a minor spec bump. Samsung has seriously cranked up the speed (and capacities) of its flagship drives to the point where such ludicrous performance may be lost on all but the most demanding of users. These a..>> view originalCan Google be the new Samsung?
Google will release what it calls its first smartphone, the Google Pixel, in Australia on October 20. Picture: Ramin Talaie/Getty Images/AFPJennifer Dudley-NicholsonNews Corp Australia NetworkTHE PIXEL is dubbed the first “Phone by Google” but it’s not a typical debut device. This smartphone is a sophisticated marriage of metal and glass, with the physical features you’d demand of a flagship phone, and just enough design differences to ensure it’s not an iPhone clone.And, while its hardware is s..>> view originalApple car: How tech giant backed away from game-changing plan
Apple has drastically scaled back its automotive ambitions, leading to hundreds of job cuts and a new direction that, for now, no longer includes building its own car, according to people familiar with the project.Hundreds of members of the car team, which comprises about 1000 people, have been reassigned, let go, or have left of their own volition in recent months, the people said, asking not to be identified because the moves aren't public. More Technology Videos Previous slide ..>> view originalnbn™ says nobody needs gigabit internet, trumpets XG-Fast at 8Gbps anyway
nbn™, the organisation building and operating Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN), has announced trials of fibre-to-the-curb and broadband-over-copper technology XG-fast that hit 8Gbps on 30 metres of copper in lab trials. It's also done tests that produced “5Gbps peak aggregate speed being achieved over 70 metres of twisted-pair copper”. Which is lovely. But also confusing because nbn™ has previously argued that gigabit-per-second speeds just aren't necessary at home and won't be for ..>> view originalBaby NZ seals take RAAF flight to freedom
10000 critically endangered 'scrotum frogs' found dead at Lake Titicaca
Wildlife officials in Peru are investigating the mass death of thousands of rare frogs near the Bolivian border.Locals estimate that the bodies of some 10,000 Titicaca water frogs have been found in Lake Titicaca and its adjoining rivers.The critically endangered amphibian, known as the ‘scrotum frog’ due to its unfortunate appearance, is believed to have been killed by polluted waters. Thousands of the critically endangered amphibians, known as the ‘scrotum frog’ due to its unfortunate appearan..>> view originalMouse eggs engineered entirely in the lab for the first time — later lead to healthy adults
Mouse pups born from eggs released by lab-grown ovaries. Credit: O. Hikabe et. al.A paper that has been met by everyone in the field with cheerful enthusiasm describes how the authors grew mice eggs from the ground up, starting from stem cells. The eggs were then fertilized with sperm and implanted in foster mothers. Though the success rate was less than 1%, some of the embryos grew into healthy pups and later into adults with no sign of dysfunctionality. The implications for fertility, but also..>> view originalLG's V20 may be the phone of the year. So why the f*%k can't you buy it?
For beleaguered Android phone makers, you might think a juicy prize has just appeared. For some of them, it could be a life-saver. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was expected to ship around 20 million units over its lifetime. An inflammable battery emphatically put paid to that - with the potential loss of tens of millions of more sales from “contagion”. In the short term, some five to seven million Note 7 owners are looking for an alternative. Most, it is reasonable to assume, would prefer to stick w..>> view originalHave you seen this dolphin?
EXPERTS are warning of an increase in marine debris following the sighting of a baby dolphin with netting wrapped around its neck off the coast of far north Queensland.James Cook University’s Dr Isabel Beasley spotted a baby dolphin off the coast of Cairns earlier this month and feared the marine debris wrapped around its neck could prove to be fatal.She said it came after seeing large amounts of marine debris floating in waters off Queensland’s coast.“The calf looked healthy, in good condition,..>> view original
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Horror Stories From The Samsung Galaxy Note7 Flight Ban and other top stories.
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