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Top analyst says Apple will use cheaper iPhone battery technology to offset cost of adding 5G
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Top analyst says Apple will use cheaper iPhone battery technology to offset cost of adding 5G

Last year Apple surprised many by beefing up the capacities of the batteries used with the iPhone 11 line. However, a new report issued by TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo contains some interesting news. More precisely, Kuo says that Apple could cut 40% to 50% off of the average unit cost of the batteries needed for this year's handsets.

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Sat Aug 22 - Phonearena
The Uncanny Escapism of Flight Simulator 2020
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The Uncanny Escapism of Flight Simulator 2020

From a couple thousand feet up in Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator 2020, real-world mapping data from Bing Maps unfurls from the horizon. Hong Kong is a strip of urbanity snaking around the coast. A baseball field outside Yokohama, Japan, forms a chalk pastel smudge.

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Sat Aug 22 - Wired
Google Pixel 5 specs include mid-range chip, 8GB RAM, wide-angle cam
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Google Pixel 5 specs include mid-range chip, 8GB RAM, wide-angle cam

Google Pixel 5 leaked specs reveal Snapdragon 765G, 90Hz display, wide-angle camera, and 8GB RAM We may earn a commission for purchases made using our links. The Google Pixel 5 is also expected to feature a dual-camera setup like the Pixel 4, but instead of a secondary telephoto camera, Android Central believes the secondary camera will be a wide-angle lens.

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Sat Aug 22 - Xda-developers
COVID-19 Warning: Humid Air Can Extend Lifetime of Virus-Laden Aerosol Droplets
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COVID-19 Warning: Humid Air Can Extend Lifetime of Virus-Laden Aerosol Droplets

Scientists report a detailed model of aerosol transport through air, considering several environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity and ambient flow. The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is thought to spread through natural respiratory activities, such as breathing, talking, and coughing, but little is known about how the virus is transported through the air.

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Wed Aug 19 - Scitechdaily
Arctic sea ice melting faster than forecast
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Arctic sea ice melting faster than forecast

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK -- The Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models had predicted, researchers at the University of Copenhagen warned on Tuesday. Their findings, published in the journal Nature at the end of July, showed the unusually high temperatures currently being seen in the Arctic Ocean have only been observed during the previous ice age.

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Wed Aug 19 - Ctvnews
Army, Texas A&M develop 'Terminator'-style material that can 'heal itself'
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Army, Texas A&M develop 'Terminator'-style material that can 'heal itself'

U.S. Army and Texas A&M researchers have developed a material that they say can “heal autonomously. ” The research, which is still in the discovery phase, is published in the peer-reviewed journal Advanced Functional Materials. Army researchers, for example, are eyeing drones that can change shape in midflight.

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Wed Aug 19 - Foxnews
Latest SpaceX Starlink satellite launch sets another flight record
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Latest SpaceX Starlink satellite launch sets another flight record

SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink broadband satellites on their way to orbit from Florida on Tuesday, along with a few Earth-observing metal birds, and made history once again in the process. That means its flight this week was its sixth, a new mark for a single orbital rocket. "

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Wed Aug 19 - Cnet
Here's Why Buying Coronavirus Stocks Can Be Risky
International
Here's Why Buying Coronavirus Stocks Can Be Risky

Many of the hottest stocks on the markets right now are those of companies developing potential vaccines or treatments for COVID-19, or businesses that are well-suited to the transformed economic conditions of the coronavirus pandemic. While new COVID-19 cases may continue to pop up for many years, investors shouldn't assume the pandemic is a long-term situation and ought to avoid investing based on that assumption.

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Wed Aug 19 - Fool
Novavax Launches Midstage Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
International
Novavax Launches Midstage Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

Vaccine specialist Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) announced the launch of a phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa to test the effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine, NVX-CoV2373. Novavax is somewhat behind the leaders in the race for an approved vaccine for COVID-19, but the level of transmission in South Africa may give the company a chance to evaluate the efficacy of its vaccine very quickly.

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Wed Aug 19 - Fool
Freeland rises to Canada’s first female finance minister amid Trudeau scandal
International
Freeland rises to Canada’s first female finance minister amid Trudeau scandal

Shifting Freeland to finance allows Trudeau to put a fresh, forward-looking face on his government's economic restart plan — one that's not tied to scandal, but is well-known and respected among Canadians and other countries who could do future business with Canada.

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Wed Aug 19 - Politico
Payless makes comeback with launch of new e-commerce platform
Business
Payless makes comeback with launch of new e-commerce platform

Payless is making a comeback just in time for back-to-school season with the launch of a new website on Tuesday. Payless also plans to open 300 to 500 free-standing stores across North America over the next five years, beginning with the launch of the first prototype store in Miami, Florida, near Payless' headquarters.

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Wed Aug 19 - Foxbusiness
Warren Buffett Changes Mind on Gold: He Will Panic-Buy Bitcoin at $50K, Says Max Keiser
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Warren Buffett Changes Mind on Gold: He Will Panic-Buy Bitcoin at $50K, Says Max Keiser

Warren Buffett has changed his mind about gold as an investment, prompting some people to think that he might do the same with bitcoin. Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway revealed Friday that it had dumped bank stocks and took a position in a gold miner.

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Wed Aug 19 - Bitcoin
Amazon Adding Hundreds of Tech, Corporate Jobs in North Texas
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Amazon Adding Hundreds of Tech, Corporate Jobs in North Texas

Amazon is planning to add more than 600 new tech and corporate jobs in Dallas as they expand their Tech Hub in North Texas. The expansion is part of a national expansion of hubs in Detroit, Denver, New York, Phoenix and San Diego that will create more than 3,500 jobs across the country.

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Wed Aug 19 - Nbcdfw
Trump approves of Oracle’s effort to buy TikTok
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Trump approves of Oracle’s effort to buy TikTok

President Donald Trump voiced support on Tuesday for Oracle Corp. to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, adding a fresh wrinkle to the bidding for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. Oracle, a giant in business software, has had preliminary discussions about teaming with some of ByteDance’s existing minority investors to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations but it isn’t clear how advanced the talks are, said people familiar with the matter.

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Wed Aug 19 - Marketwatch
Universal Orlando reveals new date-based pricing model
Entertainment
Universal Orlando reveals new date-based pricing model

Universal Orlando has moved to a date-based pricing model for theme park tickets. Guests will find higher ticket prices on days that are typically of higher demand. Tickets are non-refundable, but can be modified to a date of equal or lesser price at no fee, or moved to a higher-priced date by paying the difference. "

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Wed Aug 19 - Wesh
Kris Jenner sells Hidden Hills home opposite daughter Kim Kardashian's mansion for $15M CASH!
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Kris Jenner sells Hidden Hills home opposite daughter Kim Kardashian's mansion for $15M CASH!

Keeping Up With The Kardashians momager Kris Jenner clearly knows how to negotiate a deal. Exclusive neighborhood: The property is located opposite the mansion owned by Kris' daughter Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. The landscaped grounds have a swimming pool and outdoor kitchen with fire pit.
Professional touches: Kris bought the mansion for under $10 million three years ago, Variety reported, and gave it a designer makeover.

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Wed Aug 19 - Dailymail
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Pitching a Top-Secret Project to Hollywood (EXCLUSIVE)
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Pitching a Top-Secret Project to Hollywood

Ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to California earlier this year, rumors have swirled that they had a plan to gain a foothold in Hollywood. While the concept behind their pitch is unknown, the world-famous couple took meetings in June with networks. Insiders indicate their pitch has been shopped to numerous media companies.

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Wed Aug 19 - Variety
Killer Google Chrome upgrade will fix one of its biggest problems
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Killer Google Chrome upgrade will fix one of its biggest problems

New Google Chrome features are on their way to solve the browser's unfortunate tendency to hog your device's memory and drain its battery. Introduced earlier this month, the feature revolves around the introduction of a "battery-savings" tag.

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Wed Aug 19 - Tomsguide
Latest mockups of 5G Apple iPhone 12 line surface
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Latest mockups of 5G Apple iPhone 12 line surface

Between renders and dummy units, we have a very good idea what the 5G Apple iPhone 12 family looks like. In the old days, dummy units were made for carriers to put on their shelves so that consumers could get an idea about the size and looks of an upcoming handset.

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Wed Aug 19 - Phonearena
New images of Fitbit Versa 3 and Fitbit Sense leak
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New images of Fitbit Versa 3 and Fitbit Sense leak

The first look at Fitbit’s new smartwatches, the Versa 3 and Sense, have leaked, courtesy of WinFuture, showing off the upcoming fitness tracking-focused devices. There are, however, some immediate changes that 9to5 Google pointed out. The Versa 3 also has “icons for what appear to be voice controls, location/GPS, and water resistance of 50M.”

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Wed Aug 19 - Theverge
Instagram launches QR codes globally, letting people open a profile from any camera app
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Instagram launches QR codes globally, letting people open a profile from any camera app

Users can now generate QR codes that’ll be scannable from any supporting, third-party camera apps. The idea is that businesses can print their QR code and have customers scan it to open their Instagram account easily. While Nametags might have worked for this purpose, QR codes make it easier for people to scan and make them less reliant on taking out the Instagram camera to access information.

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Wed Aug 19 - Theverge
Next-gen console prices and release dates allegedly leaked with Microsoft's Xbox Series X and S taking very strong positions against the PlayStation 5 consoles
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Next-gen console prices and release dates allegedly leaked with Microsoft's Xbox Series X and S taking very strong positions against the PlayStation 5 consoles

The apparent prices and release dates for the PlayStation 5 Blu-ray model, PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S have been shared online. According to Serrano, Microsoft will be first to release its next-gen consoles, with the Xbox Series S stealing the limelight on Thursday, November 5, immediately followed by the main event on Friday, November 6 with the launch of the Xbox Series X.

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Wed Aug 19 - Notebookcheck
You can now send audio messages to contacts through Google Assistant
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You can now send audio messages to contacts through Google Assistant

You can now send audio messages to your contacts through Google Assistant. We briefly tested out the new feature and got a prompt to send an audio message to a contact through SMS (Google Messages) or WhatsApp. Assistant is already adept at transcribing text and even translating text for international communications.

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Wed Aug 19 - Xda-developers
For The First Time, Physicists Have Controlled The Interaction of Time Crystals
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For The First Time, Physicists Have Controlled The Interaction of Time Crystals

The existence of time crystals - a particularly fascinating state of matter - was only confirmed a few short years ago, but physicists have already made a pretty major breakthrough: they have induced and observed an interaction between two time crystals.

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Tue Aug 18 - Sciencealert
Ariane 5 Rocket Launches 3 Spacecraft Into Orbit From Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana
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Ariane 5 Rocket Launches 3 Spacecraft Into Orbit From Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

Europe’s Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits. Galaxy-30, with a launch mass of 3298 kg, was the first to be released after about 27 minutes. Galaxy-30 is owned by Intelsat and will deliver high-performance broadcast distribution capabilities, including ultra-high definition and over-the-top streaming media, while also supporting broadband, mobility and enterprise network solutions.

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Tue Aug 18 - Scitechdaily