As expected, Vivo has unveiled a wow-worthy design of the new Apex 2019. The new Apex has what Vivo terms as ‘waterdrop design’ and is devoid of any physical buttons (Almost as the Meizu zero). So, without any further ado, let’s get into the details. Vivo APEX 2019 Standout Features The announcement took place at a […]
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Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul can breathe a sigh of relief with the Committee of Administrators (CoA) deciding to lift the interim suspensions imposed on the duo with immediate effect.
Three Karnataka batsmen scored half-centuries but Jaydev Unadkat's four-wicket haul restricted Karnataka to 264 for 9 at stumps on the first day at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
Catch all the live updates from the first day of the Ranji trophy 2018-19 semi-finals.
Expect more at Centurion on Friday as South Africa, intent on getting their combination right in the build-up to the World Cup, have brought back their seasoned pros Quinton de Kock & Dale Steyn and an added uncapped fast bowler Beuran Hendricks in place of Duanne Olivier, Dane Paterson, and Heinrich Klaasen.
Some fine pace bowling from Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins put a dominant Australia firmly in charge after the first day of the day-night Test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Thursday.
Huawei has been in the news for the launch of new phones and the camera in its top-rung phones. And out of the blue, the Chinese giant announced the availability of its wireless charger in India. Using the new wireless charger you could fuel your device without the need for a connecting cable. And the good […]
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Xiaomi started off this year with the much-hyped Redmi Note 7 in its native land. Ever since then, Indian Mi fans have been waiting for the Note 7’s upcoming Indian launch and now we have confirmation that they won’t have to wait much longer. ɐƃǝʎɐɐ ǝɯᴉʇ ɐud∀ ɐƃǝʎɐɥɥɔ ǝd ʎɹʇsnpuI ɐƃǝʎɐɯnɥƃ ɹɐs ɐʞ qɐS ɐƃǝʎɐɐ˥ #ԀW8ᔭ ɐƃǝʎɐɐ […]
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Some fine pace bowling from Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins put a dominant Australia firmly in charge after the first day of the day-night Test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Thursday.Catch all the live updates from the first day of the Ranji trophy 2018-19 semi-finals.
After scoring a match-winning 104-ball 105 to guide India to a nine-wicket victory in the first ODI against New Zealand, Smriti Mandhana said she was glad to have not thrown away her wicket before completing her century.
Vivo has announced the Apex 2019, the futuristic follow-up to last year’s “concept smartphone” that introduced the pop-up selfie camera later seen on the Nex. To be clear, the Apex 2019 probably isn’t ever going to ship as a real product in exactly this form, but Vivo is taking it to Mobile World Congress next month and we may well see some of its features show up in the company’s product lineup over the next year.
Like last year’s Apex, the 2019 model prioritizes screen-to-body ratio and slim bezels. It’s aggressively minimalist, without any physical buttons or port openings in sight, and features a “Super Unibody” curved glass design. Unsurprisingly there’s no headphone jack, but there isn’t even a USB-C port, either; charging is...
Apple has dismissed as many as 200 people from Project Titan, its secretive autonomous vehicle project, reports CNBC. In a statement Apple confirmed the change, and said that the affected employees would be moved on to projects in other parts of the company. The changes are relatively small, given that as many as 5,000 people were either working on the project or had access to its details as of July last year.
Confirming the restructuring, Apple said that former Titan employees will “support machine learning and other initiatives, across all of Apple.” It described the project’s focus as “autonomous systems” rather than vehicles, echoing comments from CEO Tim Cook which suggested that the company’s focus has expanded beyond cars. The...
Vivo has announced the Apex 2019, the futuristic follow-up to last year’s “concept smartphone” that introduced the pop-up selfie camera later seen on the Nex. To be clear, the Apex 2019 probably isn’t ever going to ship as a real product in exactly this form, but Vivo is taking it to Mobile World Congress next month and we may well see some of its features show up in the company’s product lineup over the next year.
Like last year’s Apex, the 2019 model prioritizes screen-to-body ratio and slim bezels. It’s aggressively minimalist, without any physical buttons or port openings in sight, and features a “Super Unibody” curved glass design. Unsurprisingly there’s no headphone jack, but there isn’t even a USB-C port, either; charging is...
Apple has dismissed as many as 200 people from Project Titan, its secretive autonomous vehicle project, reports CNBC. In a statement Apple confirmed the change, and said that the affected employees would be moved on to projects in other parts of the company. The changes are relatively small, given that as many as 5,000 people were either working on the project or had access to its details as of July last year.
Confirming the restructuring, Apple said that former Titan employees will “support machine learning and other initiatives, across all of Apple.” It described the project’s focus as “autonomous systems” rather than vehicles, echoing comments from CEO Tim Cook which suggested that the company’s focus has expanded beyond cars. The...
Catch all the live updates from the first day of the Ranji trophy 2018-19 semi-finals.
Catch all the live updates from the first day of the Ranji trophy 2018-19 semi-finals.
A complete team performance by Indian women saw them cruise to a comfortable 9-wicket victory over hosts New Zealand in the first ODI at McLean Park, Napier on Thursday.
After a gap of nearly 15 years, the women’s cricket team from the West Indies will be touring Pakistan for three T20Is beginning on January 31 in Karachi in what should be a big boost to Pakistan cricket. The T20I games will be followed by three ICC Women's Championship ODI games that will be played in Dubai on Febuary 7, 9 and 11.
You have no doubt arrived at this site to read about cricket, and the last thing you expect is bloody verse. But as this is a game of glorious uncertainties, why should this site be different? Let me begin this column with a limerick.
Catch all the live updates from the first day of the Ranji trophy 2018-19 semi-finals.
Of Late, Shami has stepped up, delivering with the new ball and in the death at various stages to become the Go-to man for Kohli in the absence of Bumrah.
James Anderson spearheaded a late England assault with the second new ball to reduce the West Indies to 264 for eight at stumps on the opening day of the first Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday.
Sarfraz Ahmed is facing the prospect of serious action after stump mics caught him making what seemed to be a racist comment against South Africa’s Andile Phehlukwayo.
South Africa have called up left-arm pacer Beuran Hendricks for the remainder of the ongoing One-Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan along with Dale Steyn and Quinton de Kock, who were rested for the first two outings.
Bangladesh recalled middle-order batsman Sabbir Rahman for the three-match one-day international series against New Zealand.
David Warner has undergone successful surgery on his elbow and is set to resume batting in three or four weeks time. The left-hander recently returned midway from a stint at the Bangladesh Premier League to go under the knife. He had to undergo the surgery to remove a bone spur and loose bone that had caused inflammation.
India captain Virat Kohli will be rested for the final two One-Day International as well as the subsequent three-match Twenty20 International series against New Zealand.
The Indian cricket team’s celebrations after they won the Test series in Australia were memorable and led to a few laughs among fans.
Catch all the live updates and live cricket score of the first ODI between India and New Zealand in Napier.
Children who survived the worst of the 2009 wildfires in Victoria, Australia performed more poorly than expected on standardized tests years later, particularly compared to their peers in regions that escaped the flames, new research says. The findings suggest that as communities around the world wrestle with more frequent and more severe fires, there may be consequences that last long after the smoke clears.
In February 2009, the Black Saturday wildfires burned more than 1,500 square miles in Victoria. The inferno killed 173 people, and destroyed 2,000 homes, three schools, and three pre-schools. A new study, published Wednesday in the journal Child Development, tracks the test scores of students who attended severely affected schools....
Microsoft’s Bing search engine is the latest American technology service to become inaccessible in China, according to a report from the Financial Times. Starting at some point today, internet users in mainland China began complaining that cn.bing.com was no longer available from within the country; it is still accessible to those outside China at the moment. According to sources speaking anonymously with the FT, the state-owned telecom China Unicom has confirmed the order came from the government. We don’t yet know what may have triggered the ban.
Microsoft provided the following statement: "We’ve confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine next steps."
It’s not particularly unusual to see a...
Following the first leak of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 a few weeks back, more images have surfaced of the flagship phone’s hole-punch display. The new leak also offers a first look at the Samsung Blockchain KeyStore app. The images were posted by Twitter user Ben Geskin, and first spotted by SamMobile.
The native cryptocurrency wallet app is described on the splash page as a “secure and convenient place for your cryptocurrency,” and will offer users the ability to import currencies like Ethereum, as well as use biometric authentication for security.
New #GalaxyS10 live images leak with ‘Samsung Blockchain KeyStore’
— Ben Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) January 23, 2019
(images via @GregiPfister89) pic.twitter.com/g0FipTooe6
The...
James Baker, also known as rapper BloBoy JB, is the latest person to file a lawsuit against Fortnite developer Epic Games, this time over the use of his “Shoot” dance move in the popular battle royale hit. Known as “Hype” in the Fortnite community, “Shoot” is one of the most popular emotes that millions have people have seen performed. It requires the dancer to swing their arm and leg back and forth in a choreographed motion, as seen in the GIFs below. It was included as an unlockable emote in Fortnite’s battle pass subscription service, which costs $10 for up to three months. The emote was not, however, ever sold directly for money.
BlocBoy JB first asked his fans on Twitter if he should sue Epic Games, especially in wake of other...
Late on Tuesday, Twitter banned an account that was parodying former House representative and potential presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s social media gimmicks and personal blog, according to The Hill. Later this afternoon, the account was restored.
Shortly after O’Rourke failed to secure a Senate seat in Texas last November, he began blogging on Medium. He started infrequently writing about the people he met and places he traveled along the campaign trail in a lyrical, 20th century voice likened to that of Jack Kerouac or even Karl Ove Knausgård.
“Maybe if I get moving, on the road, meet people, learn about what’s going on where they live, have some adventure, go where I don’t know and I’m not known, it’ll clear my head, reset, I’ll...
Polestar, Volvo’s electric performance brand, is teasing what will be the first native version of Android Auto in a new mobile web demo that was released on Wednesday. The app-like experience, viewable on smartphones or tablets, allows people to tap around an early version of the user interface that will launch on Polestar’s second car, the aptly named Polestar 2, later this year.
To view it, users need to click this link and choose “Add to Home Screen” from the share sheet in their mobile browser. After that, they can tap through the new icon on their home screen to launch a website that simulates the Android Auto-powered user interface. It’s not fully operational, but it’s enough to get a decent sense of what it will be like to tap...
[The following Slack log has been lightly edited for content]
Chaim Gartenberg: god i have no idea where to put this but https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1448272668?mt=8
[Ed. note: The app in question lets iOS users easily type in nearly any text field using the alternating case format, made popular by the “Mocking SpongeBob” meme that made its way around the internet a few months ago.]
Micah Singleton: Promoting this app should be a crime
Russell Brandom: pRoMoTiNg tHiS aPp sHoUlD bE a cRiMe
Chaim: pRoMoTiNg tHiS ApP ShOuLd bE A CrImE
Micah: I fucking knew it
Micah: ughhh this is awful but probably a good hit
Chaim: it installs as an actual iPhone keyboard too!
Chaim: #5 in Social Networking
Chaim: popular app
Micah: This app will let...
Children who survived the worst of the 2009 wildfires in Victoria, Australia performed more poorly than expected on standardized tests years later, particularly compared to their peers in regions that escaped the flames, new research says. The findings suggest that as communities around the world wrestle with more frequent and more severe fires, there may be consequences that last long after the smoke clears.
In February 2009, the Black Saturday wildfires burned more than 1,500 square miles in Victoria. The inferno killed 173 people, and destroyed 2,000 homes, three schools, and three pre-schools. A new study, published Wednesday in the journal Child Development, tracks the test scores of students who attended severely affected schools....
Microsoft’s Bing search engine is the latest American technology service to become inaccessible in China, according to a report from the Financial Times. Starting at some point today, internet users in mainland China began complaining that cn.bing.com was no longer available from within the country; it is still accessible to those outside China at the moment. According to sources speaking anonymously with the FT, the state-owned telecom China Unicom has confirmed the order came from the government. We don’t yet know what may have triggered the ban.
Microsoft provided the following statement: "We’ve confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine next steps."
It’s not particularly unusual to see a...
Following the first leak of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 a few weeks back, more images have surfaced of the flagship phone’s hole-punch display. The new leak also offers a first look at the Samsung Blockchain KeyStore app. The images were posted by Twitter user Ben Geskin, and first spotted by SamMobile.
The native cryptocurrency wallet app is described on the splash page as a “secure and convenient place for your cryptocurrency,” and will offer users the ability to import currencies like Ethereum, as well as use biometric authentication for security.
New #GalaxyS10 live images leak with ‘Samsung Blockchain KeyStore’
— Ben Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) January 23, 2019
(images via @GregiPfister89) pic.twitter.com/g0FipTooe6
The...
James Baker, also known as rapper BloBoy JB, is the latest person to file a lawsuit against Fortnite developer Epic Games, this time over the use of his “Shoot” dance move in the popular battle royale hit. Known as “Hype” in the Fortnite community, “Shoot” is one of the most popular emotes that millions have people have seen performed. It requires the dancer to swing their arm and leg back and forth in a choreographed motion, as seen in the GIFs below. It was included as an unlockable emote in Fortnite’s battle pass subscription service, which costs $10 for up to three months. The emote was not, however, ever sold directly for money.
BlocBoy JB first asked his fans on Twitter if he should sue Epic Games, especially in wake of other...
Late on Tuesday, Twitter banned an account that was parodying former House representative and potential presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s social media gimmicks and personal blog, according to The Hill. Later this afternoon, the account was restored.
Shortly after O’Rourke failed to secure a Senate seat in Texas last November, he began blogging on Medium. He started infrequently writing about the people he met and places he traveled along the campaign trail in a lyrical, 20th century voice likened to that of Jack Kerouac or even Karl Ove Knausgård.
“Maybe if I get moving, on the road, meet people, learn about what’s going on where they live, have some adventure, go where I don’t know and I’m not known, it’ll clear my head, reset, I’ll...
Polestar, Volvo’s electric performance brand, is teasing what will be the first native version of Android Auto in a new mobile web demo that was released on Wednesday. The app-like experience, viewable on smartphones or tablets, allows people to tap around an early version of the user interface that will launch on Polestar’s second car, the aptly named Polestar 2, later this year.
To view it, users need to click this link and choose “Add to Home Screen” from the share sheet in their mobile browser. After that, they can tap through the new icon on their home screen to launch a website that simulates the Android Auto-powered user interface. It’s not fully operational, but it’s enough to get a decent sense of what it will be like to tap...
[The following Slack log has been lightly edited for content]
Chaim Gartenberg: god i have no idea where to put this but https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1448272668?mt=8
[Ed. note: The app in question lets iOS users easily type in nearly any text field using the alternating case format, made popular by the “Mocking SpongeBob” meme that made its way around the internet a few months ago.]
Micah Singleton: Promoting this app should be a crime
Russell Brandom: pRoMoTiNg tHiS aPp sHoUlD bE a cRiMe
Chaim: pRoMoTiNg tHiS ApP ShOuLd bE A CrImE
Micah: I fucking knew it
Micah: ughhh this is awful but probably a good hit
Chaim: it installs as an actual iPhone keyboard too!
Chaim: #5 in Social Networking
Chaim: popular app
Micah: This app will let...
LG’s upcoming phone could consider your hands as its input interface. This means you could control the device with touchless gestures. The South-Korean giant has sent out a “save the date” invitation for an unveiling event at MWC 2019 (Mobile World Congress) later this month. The invitation delivered via Youtube exhibits the aforementioned message along with a […]
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All juggernauts of the smartphone world are busy coming up with their versions of the foldable phones. And we could expect the unveiling for some of them in the upcoming MWC 2019. While we were awaiting the unpacked event of Samsung and the likes, Xiaomi has teased a working foldable smartphone by none other than […]
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Next month may not be the busiest period for new horror arrivals on Netflix, but February 1st still sees a few interesting additions, including a couple of popular franchise-starters, the entirety of a celebrated film series, and a highly anticipated Netflix Original.
To break these down individually, the first of the month sees the first Final Destination come to the platform. This fondly remembered flick managed to kick off a whole series based on the novel premise of Death itself killing off victims in gruesome, often elaborate ways. The addition seems well-timed, too, given the reboot in the works from the writers of several of the Saw sequels.
Speaking of torture porn, Eli Roth’s Hostel is also being added to Netflix next Friday, for those who like their horror movies to go hard with the gore. Better yet, the platform is set to bring us all four Jaws films, from the classic 1975 original to 1987’s infamous Jaws: The Revenge by way of Jaws 2 and Jaws 3. And while the first film remains the most cherished of the series by a country mile, you may find there’s guilty pleasure to be had from the rest of the franchise.
Incidentally, if you feel your killer fish movie marathon could use a fifth entry, the 2010 Piranha remake is on Netflix until February 20th.
But the horror arrival that will undoubtedly get the most attention next month is Velvet Buzzsaw, the new Netflix Exclusive that reunites Dan Gilroy and Jake Gyllenhaal for the first time since 2014’s Oscar-nominated Nightcrawler.
All in all, February 1st is seeing some noteworthy additions to Netflix, but as always, there are also a few horror movies that are set to leave the platform next month, and you can check out this list of imminent departures right here.
Next month will see the arrival of a whole load of new additions to Netflix, but as per usual, the platform will also be cutting a fair few entries from its catalogue like so many slasher movie victims, and that includes several horror films that you may want to check out while there’s still time.
Leaving February 1st, for instance, is the 1998 movie Bride of Chucky, which famously saw the introduction of Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany in the surprisingly sustainable Child’s Play franchise. With a reboot for the series scheduled to drop later this year, the timing may be right to give this horror-comedy a (re-)watch, especially if writer Don Mancini can also make good on his plans for a TV show that maintains the original continuity of the franchise.
Also going on February 1st is Shaun of the Dead, which you really should’ve seen already, but assuming you have, another viewing may still be worth it if only to catch the film’s many horror movie references, along with the various other sneaky little Easter eggs that we’ve come to expect from Edgar Wright pics.
After that, February 2nd will see the departure of the 2016 remake of Cabin Fever, which may not be anyone’s idea of essential viewing, but feel free to give it a chance if you’d like to judge for yourself if the flick deserves its 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes. A more favorably received remake, however, was 2010’s Piranha, which will continue to provide gore and guffaws on the platform until it leaves on February 20th.
So, those are the horror movies that Netflix is set to lose in the next month, but with these four departures, you can expect plenty more entries to take their place.
