Sci-tech Tesla switches on the world's biggest battery Musk accepted the challenge, adding if he couldn't produce the battery within 100 days of signing the contract the battery and installation would be free. Tesla's chieftain Elon Musk has delivered on his bold promise to build a new storage solution within 100 days - a move that the South Australian public met with applause following a number of frustrating blackouts across the country, including a nationwide one a year ago. Trai backs net neutrality; says internet services must be non-discriminatory In February 2016, TRAI had ruled in favor of net neutrality by prohibiting discriminatory tariffs for data after an extended campaign by internet activists, who argued that Facebook's Free Basics platform and other offerings by Indian telecom companies violated net neutrality principles. Microsoft Office Now Widely Available on Chromebooks As Chrome Unboxed correctly highlights, this won't mean new functionality for all. The apps were free to use for viewing and editing documents on phones if users signed in to their Microsoft account. Chromebook users can already tap into cloud-based productivity services like Google Drive , which can convert Microsoft file formats. Although there's been no official word from either party, Chrome Unboxed has been tinkering with the various offerings and it appears that they are all ... PUBG could get a 'socialist makeover' in China There's been speculation about whether PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will release in China and what all it would take to make that happen. "As pointed out by the South China Morning Post, news of this announcement comes comes just a few weeks after China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television announced it was considering possibly banning the game for its violent content and "[deviation] from the socialist core values, traditional Chinese culture and ... Investigation Finds Google Collected Location Data Even With Location Services Turned Off Google has only said that it was done to "further improve the speed and performance of message delivery". This Cell ID code is encrypted and "immediately discarded" a Google spokesperson told us. The revelation comes as Google and other internet companies are under fire from lawmakers and regulators, including for the extent to which they vacuum up data about users. Google Pixel 2 Finally Putting Screen Issue To Rest Turning off the ambient sensor is the temporary fix for the flashing screen issue on Pixel 2 XL . Google is yet to acknowledge the issue but we can expect some sort of software patch to fix the issue. Users just need to follow the link provided in the email, which will take them directly to the Google Store, according to 9 to 5 Google . Talking about the microphone issue first, some Pixel 2 owners have reported unresponsive microphones during calls or while using voice assistant. New Facebook Anti Revenge Porn Tool Wants Users To Upload Their Nudes The victims of revenge porn often give initial consent to sharing their photos with one other person, only to find out later that the images have fallen in the hands of a stranger. Facebook will create a digital fingerprint of a nude picture you flag up to it through Messenger , and automatically block anyone from uploading the same image to the site at a later date. Razer unveils insane gaming smartphone Dave Dyson, CEO at Three UK, said: "My ambition is always to innovate in ways that deliver better experiences to our customers and a partnership with Razer is a ideal fit". The smartphone is also equipped with a " quad HD" display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. Wait a minute what? The bezel above and below the display on this smartphone is there for a good reason. OnePlus Seemingly Confirms OnePlus 5T Name For Its Upcoming Smartphone This all means that, like the OnePlus 5 from earlier this year, the upcoming OnePlus 5T will still support wired headphones without the need for a dongle. While OnePlus only released one flagship per year ... The upcoming smartphone is expected to be the company's first to sport an edge-to-edge display with an aspect ratio of 18:9. Far Cry 5 Friends for Hire Trailer and Co-Op Details All of that, despite the fun havoc to be had, made Far Cry 4's co-op fairly unfulfilling and annoying to deal with. A hilarious new Far Cry 5 trailer showed off a different look at the highly anticipated new chapter to the franchise. 'SA recommended for 2023 rugby world cup' South Africa's 2023 bid played heavily off the memories of '95, as well as its recent success in hosting the 2010 soccer World Cup, and its favorable exchange rate, which promises a cheaper World Cup experience for traveling fans than one in Europe. 'Pay with Google' makes online shopping quicker and easier Instead, Google sends the merchant your payment details and shipping address from your account, making it all much more simple. Places such as iFood in Brazil, Dice in the United Kingdom, and Kayak in the USA have started supporting the new checkouts development. Volvo's Polestar Electric Cars Will Be Sold Online The Polestar 1 will arrive in 2019, with numbers to be capped at just 500 units per year due to its finicky carbon fiber-intensive production process. Polestar 2 will start production later in 2019 and will be the first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) from the Volvo Car Group. For example, China plans to set goals for electric and plug-in hybrid cars to make up at least a fifth of local sales by 2025, with a staggered system of quotas beginning in 2018. Polestar 1: Sweden's Volvo and China's Geely unveil new electric sports vehicle Polestar 2 - a mid-size electric sedan aimed directly at the upcoming Tesla Model 3 - will be the first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) from the Volvo Car Group . The Polestar 1 will be produced in "lower volume", but the subsequent models will be "mass produced" and all will be sold online via a subscription model involving monthly payments. Xbox One gets major update, quicker dashboard There's also more choice when it comes to the colour scheme of the user interface, offering new light and high-contrast options alongside the dark colour scheme utilised by the company until now. Broadcasts at 1080p will now happen automatically if your network can support it. The main thing you will notice immediately is the design change to the main dashboard. Predominantly black school named after Confederate general renamed to honour Barack Obama A predominately black public school in MS that was named after Jefferson Davis now has a new moniker: Barack Obama Magnet. A dominantly black public school in MS named after Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States in the 1860s, will be renamed after former President Barrack Obama, according to a report released Wednesday. Apple only allows streaming, not download, of upgraded 4K movies Apple has ungraded iTunes to automatically provide you 4K for any of your previously purchased in HD. And if your Internet speed isn't fast enough, the quality of video will be downgraded to what your connection can support. As for the Apple TV 4K itself, that's priced at $179 for the 32GB model, and is available in stores from today. You've got yourself a fancy 4K TV, now it's time to get some 4K content on that bad boy. Needle Moving Activity Spotted in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NYSE:TEVA) It closed at $14.37 lastly. Sharkey Howes & Javer boosted its position in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited by 21.7% in the second quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 76,325,059 shares of the company's stock worth $2,535,518,000 after acquiring an additional 9,260,426 shares in the last quarter. 'It' Final Box Office Clears Massive $123M in US Bow The horror movie, It, is being screened in cinemas worldwide, and many who go to watch it are dressing up as clowns (and freaking people out in the process). Other top foreign earners are Annabelle: Creation (US$8.6 million) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (US$7.9 million). IT also received positive reviews, including 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and a B+ CinemaScore . TRAPPIST-1 planets could contain substantial amounts of water New observations from the Hubble telescope have provided the first hints that water may still exist on the outer planets of the TRAPPIST-1 star. Observations using the Hubble's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph indicate that while the radiation from the star is indeed intense, it is likely that the innermost planets were the ones that were truly devastated by it. ← Back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Forward →
Tesla switches on the world's biggest battery Musk accepted the challenge, adding if he couldn't produce the battery within 100 days of signing the contract the battery and installation would be free. Tesla's chieftain Elon Musk has delivered on his bold promise to build a new storage solution within 100 days - a move that the South Australian public met with applause following a number of frustrating blackouts across the country, including a nationwide one a year ago.
Trai backs net neutrality; says internet services must be non-discriminatory In February 2016, TRAI had ruled in favor of net neutrality by prohibiting discriminatory tariffs for data after an extended campaign by internet activists, who argued that Facebook's Free Basics platform and other offerings by Indian telecom companies violated net neutrality principles.
Microsoft Office Now Widely Available on Chromebooks As Chrome Unboxed correctly highlights, this won't mean new functionality for all. The apps were free to use for viewing and editing documents on phones if users signed in to their Microsoft account. Chromebook users can already tap into cloud-based productivity services like Google Drive , which can convert Microsoft file formats. Although there's been no official word from either party, Chrome Unboxed has been tinkering with the various offerings and it appears that they are all ...
PUBG could get a 'socialist makeover' in China There's been speculation about whether PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will release in China and what all it would take to make that happen. "As pointed out by the South China Morning Post, news of this announcement comes comes just a few weeks after China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television announced it was considering possibly banning the game for its violent content and "[deviation] from the socialist core values, traditional Chinese culture and ...
Investigation Finds Google Collected Location Data Even With Location Services Turned Off Google has only said that it was done to "further improve the speed and performance of message delivery". This Cell ID code is encrypted and "immediately discarded" a Google spokesperson told us. The revelation comes as Google and other internet companies are under fire from lawmakers and regulators, including for the extent to which they vacuum up data about users.
Google Pixel 2 Finally Putting Screen Issue To Rest Turning off the ambient sensor is the temporary fix for the flashing screen issue on Pixel 2 XL . Google is yet to acknowledge the issue but we can expect some sort of software patch to fix the issue. Users just need to follow the link provided in the email, which will take them directly to the Google Store, according to 9 to 5 Google . Talking about the microphone issue first, some Pixel 2 owners have reported unresponsive microphones during calls or while using voice assistant.
New Facebook Anti Revenge Porn Tool Wants Users To Upload Their Nudes The victims of revenge porn often give initial consent to sharing their photos with one other person, only to find out later that the images have fallen in the hands of a stranger. Facebook will create a digital fingerprint of a nude picture you flag up to it through Messenger , and automatically block anyone from uploading the same image to the site at a later date.
Razer unveils insane gaming smartphone Dave Dyson, CEO at Three UK, said: "My ambition is always to innovate in ways that deliver better experiences to our customers and a partnership with Razer is a ideal fit". The smartphone is also equipped with a " quad HD" display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. Wait a minute what? The bezel above and below the display on this smartphone is there for a good reason.
OnePlus Seemingly Confirms OnePlus 5T Name For Its Upcoming Smartphone This all means that, like the OnePlus 5 from earlier this year, the upcoming OnePlus 5T will still support wired headphones without the need for a dongle. While OnePlus only released one flagship per year ... The upcoming smartphone is expected to be the company's first to sport an edge-to-edge display with an aspect ratio of 18:9.
Far Cry 5 Friends for Hire Trailer and Co-Op Details All of that, despite the fun havoc to be had, made Far Cry 4's co-op fairly unfulfilling and annoying to deal with. A hilarious new Far Cry 5 trailer showed off a different look at the highly anticipated new chapter to the franchise.
'SA recommended for 2023 rugby world cup' South Africa's 2023 bid played heavily off the memories of '95, as well as its recent success in hosting the 2010 soccer World Cup, and its favorable exchange rate, which promises a cheaper World Cup experience for traveling fans than one in Europe.
'Pay with Google' makes online shopping quicker and easier Instead, Google sends the merchant your payment details and shipping address from your account, making it all much more simple. Places such as iFood in Brazil, Dice in the United Kingdom, and Kayak in the USA have started supporting the new checkouts development.
Volvo's Polestar Electric Cars Will Be Sold Online The Polestar 1 will arrive in 2019, with numbers to be capped at just 500 units per year due to its finicky carbon fiber-intensive production process. Polestar 2 will start production later in 2019 and will be the first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) from the Volvo Car Group. For example, China plans to set goals for electric and plug-in hybrid cars to make up at least a fifth of local sales by 2025, with a staggered system of quotas beginning in 2018.
Polestar 1: Sweden's Volvo and China's Geely unveil new electric sports vehicle Polestar 2 - a mid-size electric sedan aimed directly at the upcoming Tesla Model 3 - will be the first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) from the Volvo Car Group . The Polestar 1 will be produced in "lower volume", but the subsequent models will be "mass produced" and all will be sold online via a subscription model involving monthly payments.
Xbox One gets major update, quicker dashboard There's also more choice when it comes to the colour scheme of the user interface, offering new light and high-contrast options alongside the dark colour scheme utilised by the company until now. Broadcasts at 1080p will now happen automatically if your network can support it. The main thing you will notice immediately is the design change to the main dashboard.
Predominantly black school named after Confederate general renamed to honour Barack Obama A predominately black public school in MS that was named after Jefferson Davis now has a new moniker: Barack Obama Magnet. A dominantly black public school in MS named after Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States in the 1860s, will be renamed after former President Barrack Obama, according to a report released Wednesday.
Apple only allows streaming, not download, of upgraded 4K movies Apple has ungraded iTunes to automatically provide you 4K for any of your previously purchased in HD. And if your Internet speed isn't fast enough, the quality of video will be downgraded to what your connection can support. As for the Apple TV 4K itself, that's priced at $179 for the 32GB model, and is available in stores from today. You've got yourself a fancy 4K TV, now it's time to get some 4K content on that bad boy.
Needle Moving Activity Spotted in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NYSE:TEVA) It closed at $14.37 lastly. Sharkey Howes & Javer boosted its position in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited by 21.7% in the second quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 76,325,059 shares of the company's stock worth $2,535,518,000 after acquiring an additional 9,260,426 shares in the last quarter.
'It' Final Box Office Clears Massive $123M in US Bow The horror movie, It, is being screened in cinemas worldwide, and many who go to watch it are dressing up as clowns (and freaking people out in the process). Other top foreign earners are Annabelle: Creation (US$8.6 million) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (US$7.9 million). IT also received positive reviews, including 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and a B+ CinemaScore .
TRAPPIST-1 planets could contain substantial amounts of water New observations from the Hubble telescope have provided the first hints that water may still exist on the outer planets of the TRAPPIST-1 star. Observations using the Hubble's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph indicate that while the radiation from the star is indeed intense, it is likely that the innermost planets were the ones that were truly devastated by it.
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