March, 2020

• 5 March

  A triple folding phone? Hands

  

  When we last saw TCL’s prototype for a crazy triple folding phone last October, it was in the preliminary stages. The concept was there, with the “DragonHinge” allowing it to bend in multiple directions, but a working screen was not. This week, however, we had a chance to get our hands on the wacky phone-tablet …

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• 5 March

  Tech companies adopt online child protection guidelines, but not on encryption

  

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• 5 March

  The Galaxy S20 failed our drop test

  

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• 5 March

  Twitter testing disappearing content, Quibi raises another $750M

  

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• 4 March

  Castlevania: Symphony of the Night shows up on Apple and Android devices

  

  The shadow of Dracula has fallen over Apple and Android devices. The incredible Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is available for $2.99, ahead of the Netflix show’s third season landing on Friday. Konami’s action RPG, which was originally released on PlayStation in 1997, puts you in the gothically fashionable cloak of Dracula’s son Alucard as he explores his dad’s castle …

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• 4 March

  Galaxy Z Flip vs. Motorola Razr: How Samsung’s foldable phone compares to the Moto

  

  If you’re a fan of foldable phones, February has been a good month. Motorola launched its new Razr foldable phone, with retro looks, a clamshell design and a tall folding screen. On Tuesday at the Samsung Unpacked event in San Francisco, the Galaxy Z Flip debuted, which also has a flip-phone design with a foldable screen. The Razr and Galaxy …

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• 4 March

  El Capitan supercomputer to blow past rivals, with 2 quintillion calculations per second

  

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise and AMD will deliver what they expect to be the world’s fastest supercomputer in 2023, a $600 million machine at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory called El Capitan they promise will perform at 2 exaflops, or 2 quintillion calculations per second. That’s fast enough that if the world’s human population could perform one such calculation per second, it …

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• 4 March

  Once you use dark mode in these 13 iPhone apps, you’ll never go back

  

  Have you used your iPhone’s dark mode setting yet? If not, you should. Not only is it easier on your eyes, especially if you often use your phone in a dimly lit room, but using dark mode actually saves battery life, according to Google. Apple first added a system-wide dark mode with the release of iOS 13 last year, converting the …

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• 4 March

  Apple closes store in Italy, restricts employee travel amid coronavirus outbreak

  

  For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, with a spike of cases in Italy and South Korea, Apple is taking steps to protect employees from coming into contact with the virus.  A memo sent to Apple employees says travel to South Korea, Italy and …

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• 4 March

  Apple now allows apps to send ads as push notifications

  

  Apps available at the Apple App Store can now send ads and other promotions as push notifications, as long as the user authorizes them. The updated guidelines, announced Wednesday, mean that users who choose to opt in will see ads show up on their Apple devices alongside text messages and breaking news alerts. Apple also announced Wednesday that apps categorized …

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