Monday 16 September 2019

New York state moves to ban flavored e-cigarette sales

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Welcome to Monday morning! New York state is rushing to ban sales of flavored e-cigarettes, there are even more Pixel 4 leaks -- focused on the cameras -- and it’s been five years since Apple killed off its iPod. But don’t worry! It’s iPhone week! Expect to hear our full verdict on the new iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 later this week. Unless you already put in your preorder -- you rebel.

It's also stepping up efforts to curb the marketing of e-cigs to teens.

New York state bans sales of flavored e-cigarettes

New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced an "emergency executive action" that will ban sales of flavored e-cigarettes. The move will see the state Department of Health's Commissioner hold an urgent meeting with the Public Health and Health Planning Council to implement the ban. E-cig makers and stores are "intentionally and recklessly" trying to court a younger audience, Cuomo claimed.

He pointed to Department of Health data showing steep climbs in e-cig use among teens. About 27 percent of high schoolers were apparently using e-cigarettes -- 160 percent more than they were in 2014, according to officials. The governor also referenced a 2017 survey showing that 19 percent of state teens tried e-cigs due to flavors, with 27 percent citing flavor as a reason to keep smoking. He went on to accuse companies of falsely claiming e-cigs are safe, noting that early studies suggested they could lead to cardiovascular and respiratory problems.

E-cig producers will have to sell 'plain' e-cigs in one of the most populous states in the country, and they risk further legal action if New York feels their sales tactics are still too inviting to teens.

More power, better cameras. (Duh.)

More Pixel 4 leaks, in case you missed all the others

Another day, more close-up photos. Vietnamese phone shop D Store Mobile sent nearly two dozen photos of a pre-release Pixel 4 XL to The Verge, and they appear to confirm some of its previously rumored specs. Notably, a main rear camera that will snap shots with a brighter f/1.73 aperture (versus f/1.8 on the Pixel 3). The telephoto camera's specs (yep, more cameras on this model) aren't available, but you can safely presume there will be improvements to low-light photos and some close-ups.

This gadget did one thing really well.

This week in tech history: Apple pulls the plug on the iPod classic

It's been just over five years since Apple killed off the iPod Classic (henceforth known as the iPod because it is the One True iPod). Its death on September 9th, 2014, was no big surprise: Sales had been declining for years as the iPhone surpassed it in sales and feature set. Indeed, the notion of loading files from a computer onto a spinning hard drive to listen to music was totally anachronistic by 2014. Apple Music hadn't arrived yet, but Spotify was quickly becoming the most important way to listen to music. Since we were all carrying smartphones, having another device for music just didn't make sense anymore. Nathan Ingraham tells the tale.

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The S Pen shines, but the tablet’s keyboard cover and desktop software still need work.

Galaxy Tab S6 review: Good notepad, bad notebook

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S6 is a powerful, long-lasting Android tablet that is excellent until you try to use it as a laptop replacement. Its Samsung-made keyboard cover and DeX desktop software need a lot of work before you can truly multitask heavily on the system. But if all you need is to edit some documents and spreadsheets and reply to emails and chats on the go, the Tab S6 is more than capable. Plus, the S Pen is a truly helpful tool for people who like jotting down random thoughts and having a device that automatically organizes them.

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2. Microsoft's Surface Laptop 3 may come in a 15-inch model

3. OnePlus 7T Pro may debut on October 10th

4. Verizon will launch home 5G everywhere mobile service is available

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Saturday 14 September 2019

MoviePass shuts down

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It's Saturday, September 14, 2019.

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Apple’s big iPhone 11 event revealed the biggest news of the week, but that’s not all that happened. Tesla went plaid, we celebrated the Dreamcast and Honda put a price tag on its cute EV. Check out those highlights as well as big news from Friday including the end of MoviePass.

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The end of a wild ride.

MoviePass is shutting down on September 14th

In a press release, the company said its "efforts to recapitalize MoviePass have not been successful to date." All options are on the table, with MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics saying it's considering, among other things, selling itself off entirely.

While the company experienced early success on the back of its $9.95 per month subscription plan and peaked at around 3 million customers, it has been struggling ever since. Not only did MoviePass change its pricing multiple times, in 2018 it was forced to borrow money to avoid bankruptcy. Earlier this year, the company temporarily shut down its app to work on it.

Now with four to five more hours of battery life.

Apple reveals the powerful new iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max

The iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max are powered by Apple's new A13 Bionic processor, which is reportedly around 20 percent faster than last year’s A12 when it comes to CPU and GPU speeds. That’s the same CPU as the standard iPhone 11, so the big Pro benefits are a triple camera system and some glorious new Super Retina OLED screens with a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio and up to 1,200 nits of brightness.

As for the triple cameras, they’re housed in a square camera hump for the Wide, Ultra-Wide and telephoto lenses. An upcoming feature called Deep Fusion will use all three at once and then stitch the results together for higher-quality photos. Also, these phones are Apple’s first to come with an 18W fast charger packed in.

Better battery life and dual cameras for the masses.

iPhone 11: Still cheap and cheerful

The iPhone 11 will follow up last year’s XR model by including a new A13 Bionic chipset (that it shares with the more expensive Pro edition). Its new chipset is both more powerful and more efficient, which is enough to extend battery life by another hour over the XR. Apple also upgraded the rear camera with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens for dual-lens action and Night Mode.

You can get its aluminum frame in six shades, and an updated front TrueDepth camera can pull off tricks like slow-motion selfies. Still, the best news about this mid-range phone might be the price -- it starts at $699.

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Even more black.

MIT scientists accidentally create the blackest material ever

MIT engineers have cooked up a material that's 10 times blacker than anything else previously reported. Capturing more than 99.995 percent of any incoming light -- VantaBlack tops out at 99.96 -- the material is made of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on chlorine-etched aluminium foil.

It’s like Lego, except each block costs around $10,000.

Sony's Crystal cinema display supports 16K, but could cost millions

Sony will sell these screens through specially trained and certified dealers in sizes up to 63 feet wide at 16K resolution, but unless you're a one-percenter, you probably won't be able to afford it. Sony will offer it any way you want, but some sample configurations include 1080p with 18 modules at 8 feet x 4 feet, 4K size at 16 feet wide (72 modules), 8K at 32 feet x 18 feet (288 modules) and 16K and 63 feet x 18 feet (576 modules).

Honda’s E isn’t like other electric cars.

The uphill battle to build Honda’s first modern EV

For years, Honda has pursued tech like hydrogen instead of EVs. Now its futuristic Honda E is ready to debut, with a higher price and less range than some rivals. We interviewed company executives at the Frankfurt Motor Show to find out the thinking behind decisions made "to demonstrate Honda's capability in looks, technology and driving ability."

9/9/99

The Dreamcast predicted everything about modern consoles

Twenty years after Sega’s innovative console debuted, Devindra Hardawar reminisces about all the ways it changed gaming, and the impact those changes had even into the present day. Also, we asked readers for memories of the Dreamcast era, and your responses were just as incredible. Grab your VMUs Sega fans, we’re going back to 1999.

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Friday 13 September 2019

Tech News Flash

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The Pitched Battle Over Streaming Content
Apple Debuts Triple-Cam iPhone, New iPad, and Aggressively Priced Game and TV Services
Google's Super-Sized Nest Hub Draws Mixed Reviews
Taking the AI Approach to US Problem-Solving
Multi-Cloud Strategy May Pose Higher Security Risk: Study

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Today's Story Highlights

The Pitched Battle Over Streaming Content

At Apple's annual new products and devices event earlier this week, CEO
Tim Cook told the crowd gathered at its Cupertino headquarters that the
new Apple TV+ streaming service will be available for $4.99 per month.
Consumers who buy a new iPad, iPhone or Apple laptop will receive a year
of the subscription-based streaming video service for free. It was a
shot across the bow at Disney.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86240.html

Apple Debuts Triple-Cam iPhone, New iPad, and Aggressively Priced Game and TV Services

Apple raised the curtain on its latest iPhone models, introduced a new
iPad, refreshed its watch, and announced pricing for its subscription
game and premium TV services at an event in Cupertino, California. The
highlight of the presentation was the new iPhone lineup: the iPhone 11,
the 11 Pro and the 11 Pro Max. The iPhone 11 comes in six colors --
black, green, yellow, purple, red and white.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86235.html

Google's Super-Sized Nest Hub Draws Mixed Reviews

The new larger version of Google's Nest Hub smart display has been
garnering mixed reviews. It has a 10-inch screen, compared to its
predecessor's 7-inch display, and it sells for $229, compared to $129
for the Nest Hub introduced in June. "I like the big screen on the Nest
Hub Max, since I was able to watch a football game in the kitchen and
still see the score," wrote Todd Haselton.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86232.html

Taking the AI Approach to US Problem-Solving

At an IBM briefing on its joint AI project with MIT, it struck me that
some of the training concepts could improve the quality of political
decisions to shift attention more to fixing problems rather than using
them as weapons against opponents. I'm not talking about using
artificial intelligence systems directly. I'm suggesting we apply
methods similar to those used to train them.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86228.html

Multi-Cloud Strategy May Pose Higher Security Risk: Study

Users of a multi-cloud storage strategy may be twice as likely to face a
security breach as those that use hybrid or single clouds, suggests a
report from UK-based security specialist Nominet. Fifty-two percent of
survey respondents who adopted a multi-cloud approach suffered a data
breach over the past 12 months, compared to 24 percent of hybrid cloud
users, and 24 percent of single-cloud users.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86229.html

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