The upcoming Galaxy S10 may not be Samsung’s first to incorporate next-generation 5G wireless technology. DJ Koh, head of Samsung’s mobile business, told journalists at its recent global Unpacked event that the electronics giant is working with Korean telcos to launch the first 5G model in the country — and that won’t be the Galaxy S10, according …
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13 August
Protecting your data on the web is about to get faster
The encryption that protects your browser’s connection to websites is getting a notch faster and a notch safer to use. That’s because the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) on Friday finished a years-long process of modernizing the technology used to secure website communications. You may never have heard of Transport Layer Security — TLS for short — but version 1.3 …
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13 August
Nvidia Turing architecture arrives in high
At SIGGRAPH 2018, Nvidia announced its first processors built on its long-awaited Turing architecture, the Quadro RTX 5000, 6000 and 8000 graphics processors; Turing brings higher-bandwidth processing thanks to 4,608 CUDA cores along with support for high-bandwidth GDDR6 memory and the new one-cable VirtualLink VR. RTX adds new ray-tracing cores for high-quality, real-time rendering with global illumination. They’re slated to …
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13 August
Alcatel 7 lands at MetroPCS for $180
Although Alcatel released a legion of budget phones earlier this year, the Alcatel 7 was not among them; clearly eight is not too many. Now the company brings a MetroPCS-specific model of a 6-inch phone with a big 4,000mAh battery to market at a bargain price of $180 — $130 if you fulfill the fine-print conditions. On the surface it …
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13 August
Print your own labels for $30
I can’t think of label makers without thinking of that classic Seinfeld episode of the same name. And, let’s be honest, “Label Baby” is such a better product name than P-Touch Cube. On the plus side, the Cube’s labels probably won’t fall off, leading to an awkward threesome situation. If you’re willing to take that risk, Staples has the Brother …
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13 August
Enter to win* the 65
Watching TV will never be the same for the winner of this sweepstakes! CNET and CBS Sports have teamed up to give away a 65-inch LG W7 ultrathin OLED TV that weighs only 18 pounds and is a mere 3.85 mm thick. According to CNET’s David Katzmaier, the “W7 OLED is like no TV you’ve ever seen.” Now playing: Watch …
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13 August
Ticketmaster shuts down UK ticket resale sites, launches ‘fan
Ticketmaster UK announced Monday that it’s shutting down its second-hand ticket reselling sites and will launch a fan-to-fan ticket exchange on its site later this year. You won’t be able to buy tickets for any new events on Seatwave or Get Me In from Monday and the new site will launch in the UK and Ireland in October. It’ll roll …
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13 August
See striking and bizarre images of cancer cells
The Art of Science, an exhibition in Melbourne, Australia, has taken on the interesting challenge of blending art and a healthy dose of science education. The free exhibition, held at the Federation Square in the city, features images and videos taken from medical research, and the pictures of cancer cells or protein structures are visually stunning. With five days left …
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13 August
Earn free Bitcoin when you shop online
For years I’ve urged online shoppers to use a cashback service like BeFrugal, Ebates, Honey or TopCashback. With little effort, you can score cash rebates from many, if not most, online stores. Cash? Phbbblltt. How 20th-century. These days, it’s all about cryptocurrency, right? So wouldn’t it be cool if you could get your online-shopping rebates in the form of Bitcoin? …
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13 August
Apple delays 32
Apple promised us that we’d be able to use FaceTime to video chat with up to 32 people at the same time in iOS 12 and MacOS Mojave. While we’re eager to try it, it seems we’ll have to wait. Group FaceTime won’t release with the launch of iOS 12 and MacOS Mojave, according to Apple build release notes spotted …
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