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MediaTek Announces Helio X30 Availability

@ 2017/03/02 read/post comments(0)

MediaTek first unveiled the Helio X30—its next-generation high-end SoC—last fall, but today at Mobile World Congress the Taiwanese company announced its commercial availability. The Helio X30 is entering mass production and should make its debut inside a mobile device sometime… Go To Full Article

Fox tests auto-downloading movies onto your phone

@ 2017/03/02 read/post comments(0)

Wouldn't you like it if newish movies trickle-downloaded onto your phone when you weren't looking so you could watch them later? That's the concept behind an experiment being carried out by 20th Century Fox over the next month. The studio… Go To Full Article

Sensor turns on a cop's body camera when their gun is pulled

@ 2017/03/02 read/post comments(0)

Years after high-profile police shootings pressured departments across the country to adopt body cameras, results have been mixed. The increased accountability expected from their rollout has been marred with technical malfunctions or absent footage... Go To Full Article

Connected teddy bears leaked kids' voices online

@ 2017/03/02 read/post comments(0)

When Germany banned a connected doll over security concerns, it wasn't being overly cautious. As it turns out, there's a textbook example of what happens when toy data privacy goes horribly wrong. Security researchers have discovered that Spiral To...… Go To Full Article

Sony unveils its flagship Xperia XZ smartphones

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Sony has unveiled its two new flagship Xperia XZ series smartphones, including the Xperia XZ Premium which is the first smartphone with 4K/HDR, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 SoC. In addition to the 5.2-inch Xperia XZs, which… Go To Full Article

Takata pleads guilty to fraud in faulty airbag cover-up

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Japanese auto parts maker Takata has formally pled guilty in federal court today to a criminal fraud charge stemming from its cover-up of millions of faulty airbags. As part of the guilty plea, Takata admitted it intentionally hid the fact… Go To Full Article

Was that 'Moonlight' Oscar mix-up caused by a tweet?

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By now, you've probably seen the video from last night: Warren Beatty looking confused holding an envelope and card that didn't match what he expected, Faye Dunaway announcing the wrong winner, and, eventually, the cast and crew of Moonlight correctl... Go To Full Article

HP Pro x2 612 G2 is a convertible you can upgrade

@ 2017/03/02 read/post comments(0)

We're fans of the Microsoft Surface around here, but there's no denying it's a consumer-grade device. Technical-minded folks often prefer a device with some measure of upgradeability and superior durability. If you're one, but you're keen on the whole Surface… Go To Full Article

Boston Dynamics officially reveals its rolling 'Handle' robot

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We got a preview of Boston Dynamics' latest "helper" thanks to offscreen video leaked from a presentation, but now the company is ready to let us meet Handle. Unlike its previous robots that ran, jumped or walked, this two-legged monstrosity… Go To Full Article

Huawei is considering cell towers that wirelessly charge drones

@ 2017/03/02 read/post comments(0)

Huawei's big news at MWC was, of course, the P10 handset and a new watch. The company does have its fingers in other pies, though, and one of those is the drone game. Far away from the exhibition halls where… Go To Full Article

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