Huawei is forging ahead with plans to launch the Mate 10 Pro in the US after deals with AT&T and Verizon both fell through . The unlocked phone will cost about $800, which will be a tough sell when you can get a Galaxy Note 8 or iPhone X on a payment plan from carriers. In a misguided attempt to hype up the phone before launch, Huawei appears to have on the Best Buy pre-order page in a foolishly transparent way. Currently, there are over 100 fake 5-star reviews. The Mate 10 Pro came out in Europe and Asia in late 2017, but it’s still only up for pre-order in the US.
Insects see the world very differently than we do, but researchers from Newcastle University in the UK now say that the praying mantis possesses one important element of human vision. It can see in despite having a comparatively tiny brain. The team has been conducting this research for a few years, but only recently has the nature of praying mantis vision come into focus. While these creatures have 3D vision, the way they get there is . Mantis 3D vision, it turns out, is based on movement (like a T-rex from Jurassic Park). Unlike most insects, the praying mantis has two forward-facing eyes.
As 5G network deployments approach, mobile developers and telecoms are starting to spin into gear. 5G is a major advance over the 4G/LTE networks that debuted earlier this decade, and multiple companies are talking about 10 gigabit wireless performance and new, seamless connectivity options. There’s good reason to take all such claims with a grain of salt, but Qualcomm’s recent 5G testing announcement is a genuine step forward. A wide range of companies have adopted the X50 modem for 5G NR trials, including AT&T, British Telecom, China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, Telstra, and Verizon.
Your next car might have LCDs stretching the width of the dash, a moonroof that’s actually a curved OLED panel, mood-shaping audio and cockpit lighting based on how you’re doing right now, and shape-shifting speakers that can sound like different brands. That’s the vision of Harman, now that it’s been a part of Samsung for a year. This is part of a broader trend toward consolidation. The hundred or so microprocessors or electronics modules in your car may soon be distilled down to a half-dozen major modules (with lots of processors inside). The assumption is that there’ll be less wiring inside the car, fewer connectors that can corrode, and better compatibility.
Hacker group Fail0verflow has announced a Switch hack that the organization claims can’t be patched or blocked by firmware updates on already-shipped Switches. They’ve published a screenshot of the device booting a Linux distribution, likely giving someone at Nintendo heartburn in the process. In case it wasn't obvious, our Switch coldboot exploit: * Is a bootrom bug * Can't be patched (in currently released Switches) * Doesn't require a modchip to pull off — fail0verflow (@fail0verflow) It’s not clear when we’ll see the exploit in the wild. Fail0verflow says there’s no need for modchips, but the Switch in the image above is clearly wired up for something.
Microsoft’s upcoming Redstone 4 build of Windows 10 (aka Windows 10 Spring Creators Update) is still adding features, including several new capabilities of interest to enthusiasts — and a few puzzling changes unique to Windows 10 S. Let’s take a look at what’s in the pipeline. Nvidia and AMD have shipped various multi-GPU configuration for years. In these systems, which GPU is used for which applications is typically set within the GPU control panel for each vendor. There’s been nothing baked into Windows to handle that task, and configuring applications on a case-by-case basis is somewhat tedious. Microsoft wants to make this process simpler by baking that functionality directly into the operating system.
The is a huge moment for the company and human space exploration as a whole. For the first time, we have a mostly reusable rocket with enough power to deliver large payloads to other planets. One peculiarity of the Falcon Heavy is its complement of 27 engines, which seems like it would be unnecessarily complicated. However, CEO Elon Musk says . The Falcon Heavy has the most engines of any rocket ever to reach orbit — it’s not even close. The highly reliable Russian Soyuz has five engines, as did the American Saturn V vehicle (in the first stage).
Is Tesla testing the patience of its nearly half-million Model 3 reservation holders? In the wake of a mostly good-news quarterly earnings analyst call Wednesday, word seeped out that Tesla appears to be prioritizing Model 3 deliveries toward the higher-end versions with longer ranger and more options. It means more people waiting in line to buy a Model 3 may not collect on the $7,500 federal tax credit. “Standard” Model 3 deliveries are being pushed back to “late 2018, early 2019” reports Inside EVs. With Tesla at an estimated 140,000 EVs delivered to date, that leaves only 60,000 more Tesla buyers who can collect on the full $7,500 federal tax credit available to the first 200,000 buyers of EVs per auto manufacturer.
Ever since bugs like Spectre and Meltdown became public knowledge, Intel has been working to craft updated microcode that would close the loopholes and secure its processors. Progress on this front has been relatively slow and, in some cases, downright confusing. Several updates have been yanked as a result of reboot issues and it hasn’t always been clear how effectively Microsoft and Intel were at coordinating their work. Now, Intel is telling the press that Skylake patches are now available, with other fixes still in beta. To briefly recap: are the terms used to refer to three separate bugs and flaws.
