Wednesday 2 August 2017

The Morning After: More leaked details on the next iPhone

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It's Wednesday, August 02, 2017.

Hey, good morning!

That SNES Classic that everyone wants is going up for pre-order this month, as Nintendo tries to ensure people who want one can actually buy one. Meanwhile, Sony is happily making more money, in part thanks to PlayStation, and more glimpses of what we might see in the next iPhone.

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The SNES Classic will be available for pre-order this month

The SNES Classic will be available for pre-order this month

In case you were worried about more false starts, Nintendo has confirmed that SNES Classic pre-orders will open later this month. We still don’t know exactly when that will be (it goes on sale September 29th), but considering the NES Classic’s short production run and the considerable demand, we’d suggest keeping an eye out for updates.

Profits!

Sony's turnaround strategy is working

Sony's turnaround strategy is working

When Sony nominated Kaz Hirai to lead the corporation, he laid out an ambitious strategy that he titled One Sony. Hirai identified three key markets where he wanted Sony to be a leader: Digital imaging, gaming and mobile. Five years later, and Hirai's managed to hit two out of three targets, with Sony's most recent financial reports vindicating his plan. The company saw its sales and operating revenue increase by 15.2 percent year-on-year, mostly thanks to semi-conductors and financial services. Sony's lucrative digital-image sensor business provides the chips for pretty much every smartphone worth a damn -- and given that many use dual lenses on the back and one up front, that's a healthy bounty for Sony.

Details from a firmware leak include a faint death knell for the Home button.

Your face might do more than just unlock the new iPhone

Your face might do more than just unlock the new iPhone

Apple's latest secret leak was from its own documentation, and we’re hearing even more tantalising details that may (almost certainly) come with that new iPhone. Some pointers inside the firmware for Apple's incoming HomePod suggest facial-expression detection and that a new iPhone could have a screen resolution far beyond that on existing models.

The EMALS goes 'Top Gun.'

Watch the US Navy’s electromagnetic catapult launch a fighter jet

Watch the US Navy’s electromagnetic catapult launch a fighter jet

This is the best way to launch a jet.

Goal-line technology and video assistant referee are just the beginning.

FIFA’s tech ‘experiments’ drag soccer into the modern age

FIFA’s tech ‘experiments’ drag soccer into the modern age

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It may not be as big as American football, baseball or basketball in the US -- at least not yet -- but there's a much larger interest in it here now than five or 10 years ago. One of the problems with soccer is that, unlike pro sports organizations such as the NFL, NBA or MLB, it has never been quick to adopt new technology. For decades, FIFA, the sport's governing body, opposed cutting-edge ideas that could keep referees from making the wrong calls. “We shall rely on human beings,” former FIFA President Sepp Blatter said in 2002.  Fifteen years later, Blatter's no longer at the helm. Still, along the way, he seemingly changed his views on technology and greenlit two projects that FIFA hopes will usher soccer into a new era: GLT and VAR, short for goal-line technology and video-assistant referee. Welcome to the modern age.

Catch of the day.

Sustainable seafood grows in a lab instead of the ocean

Biotech startup Finless Foods is pinning all of its hopes on consumers choosing lab-made meat over the potentially overfished or antibiotic-laden morsels they might be purchasing now. Host Kerry Davis takes Engadget’s The Future IRL inside its operation to find out where our next meal might come from.

But wait, there's more...

1. Australian 'budget bot' wins Amazon robot challenge

2. Nextbit ends customer support for its Robin 'cloud phone'

3. How a Bitcoin feud has split the currency in two

4. Avid's free Media Composer First lets you cut video like a pro

5. Nintendo has a fix for the Switch's battery bug

6. Trade in your Surface for a new one every 18 months

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Tuesday 1 August 2017

The Morning After: The Galaxy Note 8 looks something like this

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Good Tuesday morning to you. Hackers have accessed details of forthcoming episodes of Game of Thrones, and we've got an early leaky look at the Galaxy Note 8. Talking of hacks and leaks, our Defcon reportage also includes a closer look at the incredible (and unofficial) badges at the hacker conference.

‘A lack of willpower, not a lack of tools.’
 

Technology is failing to create transparent supply chains
 

Technology is failing to create transparent supply chains<br />   

Do you know where the materials for your cellphone, computer or TV come from? Despite years of campaigns to improve worker conditions and environmental impact, probably not. There have been efforts using RFID and satellite imagery to collect data, but as activists explain, real change will have to come from the companies involved, not just applying more technology.
 

Spoiler warning.
 

Hackers leak HBO episodes, ‘Game of Thrones’ info online
 

Hackers leak HBO episodes, ‘Game of Thrones’ info online<br />   

Someone leaked Netflix’s Orange is the New Black earlier this year, and now Entertainment Weekly reports hackers are doing the same for some HBO shows. Information leaked includes episodes of Room 104 and Ballers, and allegedly text related to an upcoming Game of Thrones episode.

Back to School 2017.

The best VR headsets and accessories for dorms
 

The best VR headsets and accessories for dorms<br />   

Need a quick escape from school or your dorm? In between bouts of socializing and study, maybe you should schedule a VR escape or two. Here’s some advice on the best hardware and accessories.
 

In ‘Midnight Black.'

Take an early look at the Galaxy Note 8
 

Take an early look at the Galaxy Note 8<br />   

Evleaks tweeted a picture of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8, and surprise, surprise, it looks a lot like the Galaxy S 8 -- just bigger.
 

Military-grade VR hardware.

HP’s Z VR backpack helps creatives, new soldiers and everyone in between
 

HP’s Z VR backpack helps creatives, new soldiers and everyone in between<br />   

This wearable computer has tight integration with the HTC Vive Business Edition, but HP says that you're not obligated to use it -- it'll work just fine with an Oculus Rift or whatever else your company prefers. The pro parts do hike the price, though, as you'll be spending at least $3,299 on the Z VR Backpack when it arrives in September.
 

His ‘Deestroying’ channel has over 90,000 subscribers.
 

College football player loses scholarship over his YouTube channel
 

College football player loses scholarship over his YouTube channel<br />   

The NCAA decided that UCF kicker Donald De La Haye couldn’t monetize his YouTube channel (with its 90,000+ subscribers) and maintain his athletic scholarship, so now he’s off the team. 
 

It’s all about the #badgelife.
 

The exquisite art and subculture of Def Con’s (unofficial) badges
 

The exquisite art and subculture of Def Con’s (unofficial) badges<br />   

Shame the official one wasn’t so hot this year.
 

But wait, there's more...

1. The VR successor to 'Second Life' is now in public beta

2. CNN: Email 'prankster' catfished White House personnel

3. What we're using: the Razer Blade and switching back to Windows

4. AMD is unintentionally profiting from cryptocurrency miners

5. What's on TV this week: 'Voltron,' 'Sharknado 5' and 'Wet Hot American Summer'

6. Samsung's latest LTE modem supports faster-than-fiber speeds

7. HP brought a trippy tech museum to a music fest

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Monday 31 July 2017

Editor's Pick: Why Facebook's Willow Beats Apple's Saucer


Rob Enderle
Jul 31, 2017 10:39 AM PT
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