Saturday 29 February 2020

The Galaxy S20 Ultra just isn't good enough

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Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

5G is here, and to be honest -- I don’t get it. I lived through the 4G wars with LTE vs. WiMax, and before that, it was the bad old days of HSPA+, EV-DO and Edge... but now I can’t tell mmWave from mid-band. Luckily, Chris Schodt’s latest Upscaled video addresses precisely the things I need to know before I (eventually) get a 5G phone.

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Camera issues and heft hold back even this powerful device.

Galaxy S20 Ultra review: Impressive but impractical

If all you care about is getting the best of the best, then the Galaxy S20 Ultra wins on specs with big numbers like 108 megapixels, 100x zoom, 8K video, 120Hz screen and 5G support. However, As Cherlynn Low explains, while those features are outstanding, they don’t quite add up to the standard of perfection that would justify the massive device’s $1,400 price. Read the full review right here.

You can probably guess why.

GDC 2020 is canceled

Game Developers Conference organizers have announced that this year’s event is off, after seeing big names like Microsoft, Sony, Facebook and Amazon announce they would skip it due to the coronavirus outbreak. It was scheduled to take place between March 16th and 20th, and in a statement, they said: "we fully intend to host a GDC event later in the summer."

This is your 5G king?

Engadget Podcast: Reviewing Samsung's Galaxy S20 Ultra

If reading Cherlynn’s impressions of Samsung’s new flagship phone weren’t enough, then you can listen to her discussion with Devindra about why it falls just a little short. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Pocket Casts or Stitcher.

Learn the art of copywriting from these marketing pros

Including digital dollhouses.

Everything you missed at Toy Fair 2020

Baby Yoda, a scaled-down Cybertruck and the return of Tiger Electronics handheld games.

Huh.

Rian Johnson: Apple won’t let movie villains use iPhones on camera

Did the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out just reveal a secret way to tell who is or isn’t a villain? In a video for Vanity Fair, Johnson explained that Apple “lets you use iPhones in movies but, and this is very pivotal if you're ever watching a mystery movie, bad guys cannot have iPhones on camera.” We’re guessing there were no such strings when Apple gave him a sneak peek at the iPhone 11.

But wait, there's more...

1. The $35 Raspberry Pi 4 now comes with double the RAM

2. Microsoft starts to lock down Xbox Series X specs and features

3. Bad Password: Coronavirus bursts Big Tech's bubble

4. Could you live with this budget Android for four years?

5. Netflix's daily-updating Top 10 lists roll out worldwide

6. Twitter verified a fake congressional candidate created by a teenager

7. How much would you pay for the fabled Nintendo PlayStation prototype?

8. 'Crossy Road' follow-up comes to Apple Arcade with 4-player co-op

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Friday 28 February 2020

Tech News Flash

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Tech News Flash

February 28, 2020

The Dark Art of Turning Mountains of Stolen Data Into Cash

Data breaches have become so common that experts agree it isn't a matter of if, but rather when a company will become a victim. A recovery plan therefore should focus on how to deal with a breach of employee/customer/client data, how to handle a ransomware attack, and what to do to make sure exploits are plugged so that additional hackers don't use the same ones again.

Facebook Bans Coronavirus Ad Scams

Facebook's decision-making has raised a few eyebrows, as the coronavirus ad restrictions could be interpreted as limiting free speech in a way that is inconsistent with Facebook's general practices.

Firefox Scrambles DNS to Boost Consumer Privacy

Firefox users in the U.S. are getting an extra measure of privacy protection starting this week. Firefox Desktop Product Development Vice President Selena Deckelmann heralded the rollout of encrypted DNS over HTTPS (DoH) by default in Mozilla's browser.

Microsoft Releases 'Mind Blowing' Xbox Specs

Microsoft whetted demand for its Xbox Series X product line this week with the revelation of some impressive specs for its next-generation gaming console. Xbox Head Phil Spencer spilled the following details.

Linux-Powered Azure IoT Security Platform Arrives

After several years of building and testing previews, Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Azure Sphere secure IoT service.

Getting Autonomous Car Technology Right

Autonomous car efforts aren't looking very good. It is becoming clear that the five-level ranking system for autonomous cars is stupid. The reality is that the definition of "autonomous" is binary: Either the car can drive itself or it can't.

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