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Snapdragon 845: the best Android phones in 2018 will record incredible HDR video

Snapdragon 845: the best Android phones in 2018 will record incredible HDR video

[ad_1] Your next smartphone won’t just be able to display brilliant-looking HDR video, it will be skilled at recording in HDR, too, Qualcomm announced today. For that reason alone, the new Snapdragon 845 chipset, which debuted at the company’s annual tech summit in Hawaii, is enough to make us excited for the best Android phonesRead more about Snapdragon 845: the best Android phones in 2018 will record incredible HDR video[…]

Gadget Book: The Official BBC micro:bit User Guide

Gadget Book: The Official BBC micro:bit User Guide

[ad_1] It’s described by the publishers as “the go-to guide to getting started with the BBC micro:bit and exploring all of its amazing capabilities”. As well as explaining the workings of the BBC micro:bit and its sensors, it introduces readers to basic programming concepts (using JavaScript Blocks, JavaScript, and Python), shows how to build theirRead more about Gadget Book: The Official BBC micro:bit User Guide[…]

IBM’s new chip promises blazing performance for AI

IBM’s new chip promises blazing performance for AI

[ad_1] IBM has pushed out a new Power chip, or as the company puts it, the ‘next generation in accelerated computing’ has arrived. The Power9 processor is built to cope with intensive AI and machine learning workloads, utilizing Nvidia NVLink and PCIe Gen4 for 5.6x faster data throughput compared to PCIe Gen3, along with OpenCAPIRead more about IBM’s new chip promises blazing performance for AI[…]

IEDM: Three-electron scattering discovery improves SiC mosfets

IEDM: Three-electron scattering discovery improves SiC mosfets

[ad_1] Factors limiting resistance under SiC interface “Although it has been recognised that electron scatting under the SiC interface is limited by three factors, namely, the roughness of the SiC interface, the charges under the SiC interface and the atomic vibration, the contribution of each factor had been unclear,” said Mitsubishi. In a proof-of-concept, aRead more about IEDM: Three-electron scattering discovery improves SiC mosfets[…]

Google pulls YouTube from Amazon Echo Show again, as well as from Fire TV

Google pulls YouTube from Amazon Echo Show again, as well as from Fire TV

[ad_1] Mere days after the little tussle between Google and Amazon seemed to be clearing up, the two companies are apparently at it once again. Two weeks ago Google allowed YouTube to return to the Amazon Echo Show after pulling the service in September, when the company cited a “broken user experience” compared to whatRead more about Google pulls YouTube from Amazon Echo Show again, as well as from Fire TV[…]

US #FakeNews timeline – Trump, Putin, Facebook and Mueller – an annotated infographic

US #FakeNews timeline – Trump, Putin, Facebook and Mueller – an annotated infographic

[ad_1] On the one hand, Donald Trump has been largely responsible for, and has relied heavily upon, the creation and dissemination of so-called ‘fake news’ in order to elevate himself (or have himself elevated, depending on how you care to view the 2016 US election process) to the dubious position in which he finds himselfRead more about US #FakeNews timeline – Trump, Putin, Facebook and Mueller – an annotated infographic[…]

Smiths Interconnect offers wafer-level chip test probes

Smiths Interconnect offers wafer-level chip test probes

[ad_1] The probe heads in the Volta series are used for testing the chips while in their wafer form. In the design spring probe contacts are used in place of cantilever and traditional vertical probe card technologies. The am is to create a short signal path enabling low and stable contact resistance, high current carryingRead more about Smiths Interconnect offers wafer-level chip test probes[…]

The Samsung Galaxy S9 may not have microSD slot – and here's why

The Samsung Galaxy S9 may not have microSD slot – and here's why

[ad_1] The Samsung Galaxy S9 is one of the first flagship phones we’re expecting to see in 2018, and we’ve started to hear a few interesting bits of speculation about it – including a hint that the next generation of Samsung phones won’t offer support for microSD cards. That’s hasn’t come from anything we’ve heardRead more about The Samsung Galaxy S9 may not have microSD slot – and here's why[…]

World’s worst submarine disasters remembered, as Argentine submarine rescue mission hopes fade – an annotated infographic

World’s worst submarine disasters remembered, as Argentine submarine rescue mission hopes fade – an annotated infographic

[ad_1] With a submarine crewed by 44 sailors still missing off the coast of Argentina, we recall 10 of the worst submarine disasters in history, all from the last few decades. The Argentine ARA San Juan submarine, with 44 crew on board, disappeared 430km (270 miles) off the Argentine coast last Wednesday after reporting aRead more about World’s worst submarine disasters remembered, as Argentine submarine rescue mission hopes fade – an annotated infographic[…]