Samsung may be developing two more high-end Exynos processors null
When it comes to smartphone manufactures, Samsung seems to be pretty self reliant and develops and manufactures most parts on its own. And it has been developing its own processors…
iQoo U1x listed on e-commerce portals ahead of the launch null
Vivo’s sub-brand iQoo is set to launch a new smartphone and the U1x, as it is going to be called, on October 21 in China. However, the phone is already…
Joe Biden Is Very Offline—and That’s OK
“Every period has its great men, and if these are lacking, it invents them.” Those are the words of philosopher Claude Adrien Helvétius. Or, well, they probably are. The phrase…
The Election Will Bring a Hurricane of Misinformation
The 2020 election is a hurricane. In nature, hurricanes don’t suddenly appear; they draw energy from the speed of the wind, the temperature of the water, and the rotation of…
I loved the iPhone 12 event so much I hate it
This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. That’s right, it’s the twelfth edition of Plugged In — which is sort…
Facebook and YouTube take action against QAnon — but they’re fighting a losing battle
Recent decisions by Facebook and YouTube to crack down on the far-right conspiracy theory movement known as QAnon will disrupt the ability of dangerous online communities to spread their radical…
Xiaomi claims its new wireless charger can juice up your phone in 19 minutes
I honestly can’t wait for the cable-free life of wireless charging. However, most wireless chargers juice up phones at around 10W, and that’s simply not enough. Thankfully, companies are making…
UK finally closes the ‘Candy Crush loophole’ in its driving laws
Starting next year, UK drivers will be considered criminals if they pick up their phone whilst driving. Ok, that sounds pretty bleak, but in other words: the UK government has…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Is About to Touch an Asteroid
Once Bennu has its sample, it will return to an orbit around the asteroid so it can tag along while the rock makes its annual journey around the sun. Bennu…
The New Science of Wildfire Prediction
Back in 2018, a research ecologist for the US Fire Service found himself suddenly on the edges of the largest fire tornado ever observed, “a whirling vortex of flame 17,000…