Friday, 2 March 2018

The Morning After: Tesla Model 3 review

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It's Friday, March 02, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

We’re still not done with Mobile World Congress, and the show has a few surprises left -- like LG’s G7. But first, it’s time to take a ride in the Model 3.

The Fast and the Infuriating

Tesla Model 3 review

Whether you’re on the waiting list or on the fence, the Model 3 is one of the most-anticipated vehicles in a long time. Roberto Baldwin reports from behind the wheel of Elon Musk’s mainstream EV and found the experience a mixed bag. It’s faster and more nimble than Tesla’s S and X, but its touchscreen isn’t quite ready to make up for a missing dash cluster and button controls.

Sneaky.

An LG G7 showed up in Barcelona after all

Ready for one more MWC 2018 flagship device? Israeli news site YNET got hands-on time with LG’s G7 even though it was never officially revealed at the show. An LG spokesperson told Engadget that the phone in question was a "concept," and that LG never had this particular device at its main MWC booth. Whatever it was, the device sports a familiar-looking notch and OLED screen design with a Qualcomm 845 chipset inside.

The streaming show starts at 6:30 PM ET.

Facebook will stream The Oscars red carpet this weekend

The Academy Awards take place this Sunday, and if you're an Oscar fan who can't get enough behind-the-scenes looks, Facebook has you covered. Actors Sofia Carson and Wesam Keesh along with commentators Chris Connelly, Ben Lyons and Adnan Virk will host "The Oscars: All Access," which you can also stream from ABC or on Oscars.com.

Oreo with just 1GB of RAM.

The first Android Go phones blend low prices with lots of promise

Android Go may well change how people around the world get to experience Android. By reworking the OS to perform on phones that cost well under $100, people in more places can run versions of the latest software and features. We went hands-on with a few, including Alcatel’s 1X and the Nokia 1, to find out how it compares.

Get on the sticks while you watch.

Xbox One tests spring update

Microsoft’s next big update for the Xbox One is rolling out for preview program testers, and it has some features you may find intriguing. One of them is the ability for people who are streaming over Mixer to share their game controller with remote viewers, right through the web browser. There are also some tweaks for custom background music and 1440p support on the way, so keep an eye out for its arrival this spring.

Time to choose.

The best cameras under $1,000

Nowadays, you can spend less than $1,000 for a camera body and get almost as much as you would with a model with three times the price. The only trick is answering a few questions: mirrorless vs. DSLR? Fixed vs. interchangeable lens? What size sensor do you need? Our guide can help you figure out the right answers.

But wait, there's more...

1. Best Buy will close 250 Mobile stores in the US

2. MWC 2018: The Finns who refuse to give up on Sailfish OS

3. US mobile carriers test a replacement for two-factor authentication

4. MWC 2018: Archos' 'Hello' smart displays hands-on

5. Pico C review: making homebrew beer easy for beginners

6. Strava simplified opting out of its heat-map data collection

7. GitHub survives massive DDoS attack relatively unscathed

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Thursday, 1 March 2018

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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- March 1, 2018

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Disaffected Social Media Users Flock to Vero
Apple Plans Healthcare Clinics as Employee Perk
Red Hat Adds Zing to High-Density Storage
FutureProof Retail President Di Di Chan: Combine Your Strengths
When It's Time for a Linux Distro Change

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Disaffected Social Media Users Flock to Vero

Vero, a relatively unknown social network, has been enjoying a surge in
user engagement in recent weeks, a trend that may be tied to growing
user discontent over recent changes to Instagram's algorithm, along with
an assortment of other objections that have been driving users away from
the leading social platforms. Vero has rapidly moved up in the App Store
and Google Play rankings.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85175.html

Apple Plans Healthcare Clinics as Employee Perk

Apple's plans to open a number of healthcare centers for its employees
surfaced this week.The centers will offer "a unique concierge-like
healthcare experience for employees and their dependents," according to
Apple. "AC Wellness is an independent medical practice exclusively
dedicated to delivering Passionate, Compassionate, and Effective
Healthcare," reads a post at the Glassdoor job website.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85168.html

Red Hat Adds Zing to High-Density Storage

Red Hat has announced the addition of high-density storage capabilities
to its in-memory data management technology. The company has expanded an
alliance with Azul Systems to build on their prior collaboration to
provide entitlements for Azul Zing with JBoss Data Grid subscriptions.
The arrangement will help customers meet speed and volume needs for
their big data environments.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85170.html

FutureProof Retail President Di Di Chan: Combine Your Strengths

FutureProof Retail aims to redefine the in-store checkout experience.
"From the consumer point of view, when you go shopping you have people
who help you and service you, and you walk away happy," said President
Di Di Chan. "What we're doing is bringing the online offline, to
centralize that service. It's not just the top VIP shopper who can enjoy
that experience -- everyone can."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85164.html

When It's Time for a Linux Distro Change

It's common for Linux users to hop between distributions and survey the
field, and I recently reached a point where I had to seriously rethink
the one I was using most of the time. Between hardware compatibility
issues with my old standby and some discouraging missteps with other go-
to choices, I felt the time had come to reassess my pool of preferred
distributions and repopulate it from scratch.
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The Morning After: Google's next new chat app

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It's Thursday, March 01, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Another day, another chat app from Google. After Hangouts Chat, we have more news from MWC and some tips on how to get the most battery life out of your mobile devices.

How many messaging apps can one company make?

Google's Slack alternative is available

As of now, Hangouts Chat is out of Google’s early adopter program and will be available to all G Suite users over the next week, assuming their company enables it, of course. On one hand, it's easy to roll our eyes at yet another attempt at Chat. But Google has been saying ever since it launched the consumer-focused Allo messaging app that Hangouts was destined for businesses. To differentiate itself from Slack and the others, Hangouts Chat adds bots and some artificial-intelligence magic.

Launch date scheduled for 2020.

Watch the world's largest plane hit 46MPH in latest taxi tests

During its most recent tests, the 500,000-pound Stratolaunch aircraft has successfully reached a top taxi speed of 46MPH. It still hasn’t put that 385-foot wingspan to use in the sky just yet, but Paul Allen and crew say they’ve verified that it can steer and stop, which are also important features.

Are banks right to ban purchasing cryptocurrency on credit?

Woz was scammed out of Bitcoins now worth over $70,000

Speaking at the Economic Times of India's global business summit this week, the Apple co-founder said that someone bought seven bitcoins from him using a credit card, but canceled the card after the bitcoin was transferred, so the payment failed to process.

The fight is on.

Porsche claims Mission E won't have Tesla's performance limits

Porsche EV head Stefan Weckbach has promised that the Mission E has "reproducible" performance Tesla (and particularly the Model S) can't match.

Take a look at the future.

Intel's concept PC hides a 5G antenna in a plump kickstand

This unnamed concept 2-in-1 is a preview of what future PCs might be capable of, in terms of connection speeds. To help get a line of sight connection for maximum speed, its antenna is embedded in a kickstand that flaps out.