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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 vs original Galaxy Fold: we compare the foldable phones
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is here - as the follow-up to Samsung's first ever foldable phone, the original Galaxy Fold, it brings some tweaks and improvements to the established formula with some extra features thrown in. We first heard about the Galaxy Z Fold 2 at the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 launch event, where it was teased by the company, but we didn't get all the information until a separate ... Read more
2020-09-02 02:29:24
Coronavirus: Apple iPhones can contact-trace without Covid app
Apple has begun letting its iPhones carry out contact-tracing without the need for users to download an official Covid-19 app. As an alternative, owners are being invited to opt in to a scheme called Exposure Notifications Express (ENE). This keeps a 14-day log of other phones detected via Bluetooth and serves an alert if one or more of their users is later diagnosed to have the virus. Th ... Read more
2020-09-01 23:09:09
Sabrent unveils Rocket 4 Plus NVMe M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
7,000MB/s read and 6,850MB/s write sequential performance Although we might have seen a glimpse of Samsung's 980 Pro, Sabrent is not giving it any room to breathe as it has unveiled its answer, the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus PCIe 4.0 SSD. Being a faster version of the Rocket 4, the Rocket 4 Plus uses Phison's PS5018-E18 SSD PCIe 4.0 controller paired up with TLC NAND flash, hitting impressive sequent ... Read more
2020-09-01 02:56:24
RTX 3080 and 3090 specs leak: a 24GB monster looms on the horizon
According to leaked product pages from Gainward, Nvidia's new high-end card is wild, at least when it comes to memory. Here it is: The Nvidia RTX 3090. Or at least, one variant of the new GPU from hardware company Gainward, which appears to have accidentally posted product pages for the RTX 3090 and 3080 a little bit early. A day before Nvidia's Ampere reveal event, where we expect Nvidia to of ... Read more
2020-09-01 02:56:24
TikTok owner to 'strictly' obey China's tech takeover law
TikTok's owner has said it will "strictly adhere to" new rules imposed by China over what technologies the country's companies can sell overseas. The export controls could potentially be used to block the sale of TikTok's US operations. The expanded list of restricted items covers some of the methods the app uses to target who sees which videos. The app's ability to quickly iden ... Read more
2020-08-31 20:17:15
Neuralink: Elon Musk unveils pig with chip in its brain
Elon Musk has unveiled a pig called Gertrude with a coin-sized computer chip in her brain to demonstrate his ambitious plans to create a working brain-to-machine interface. "It's kind of like a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires," the billionaire entrepreneur said on a webcast. His start-up Neuralink applied to launch human trials last year. The interface could allow people with neu ... Read more
2020-08-30 20:01:57
Elon Musk to show off working brain-hacking device
Elon Musk is due to demonstrate a working brain-to-machine interface as part of his ambitious plans to give people superhuman powers. His brain-hacking company, Neuralink, applied to start human trials last year. But Friday's demonstration will involve a robot and "neurons firing in real time", a series of tweets reveals. The interface could allow people with neurological condit ... Read more
2020-08-28 20:21:23
Apple Fortnite players left behind in new update
People who play Fortnite on Apple Macs, iPhones and iPads are to be excluded from the game's latest update. It follows the weeks-long escalating row between the two companies, which resulted in Fortnite being pulled from Apple's App Store. Mac computers, which do not use the App Store, are also now affected. Fortnite's updates often make sweeping changes to the game and Thursday's introduces a ... Read more
2020-08-27 20:20:17
Warning over 'dangerous' DIY beauty trends on TikTok
DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful, healthcare groups have warned. Examples include applying bleach to whiten teeth, removing moles at home, and using eyelash glue to make lips appear larger, BBC News has discovered. When these videos went viral, they encouraged others to copy the so-called "beauty hacks", which could cause permanent harm, the groups war ... Read more
2020-08-26 20:54:28
Apple can block Epic's Fortnite but not Unreal Engine
A US judge has ruled that, for now, Apple can continue to block the video game Fortnite from its App Store. However the tech giant cannot terminate Epic Games' developer accounts or compromise its graphics tool Unreal Engine, which is used by many third-party game creators. This is until a full hearing can take place on 28 September. Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store after Epic deliberat ... Read more
2020-08-25 20:14:29