Daily Archives: May 27, 2016

Samsung built a 5.5 inch 4K smartphone screen for VR

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Remember when just a few short years ago, the smartphone industry was shifting from 720p (1280x720px) to 1080p (1920x1080px) displays and we thought: What for? We don’t need so much resolution just to read text and see pictures off the screen, right?

Well, no one would have predicted at that time that we’d be sticking our phones into VR headsets to enjoy an immersive virtual reality experience powered by our everyday smartphones and the displays they power.

The demand for 4K (3840x2160px) has since sky-rocketed. Especially with Google recently announcing its VR platform called Daydream…

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Apple Loop: New Glass iPhone Leaks, iPhone Prototype On Sale, Apple Faces A.I. Death Spiral

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This week’s Apple Loop includes more details on the glass-covered iPhone 8, the latest iPhone 7 leaks, iOS 10’s new features, Tim Cook taking about high iPhone prices, an iPhone 6 prototype appearing on Ebay, the AI strategy that could weaken Apple, an OLED keyboard for the MacBook Pro, and Eric Schmidt using an iPhone.

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Google Photos APK breakdown reveals Nexus users may get unlimited full-res uploads

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Here’s good news for Nexus Owners that love taking a lot of photos and videos. According to Android Police, an APK breakdown reveals code that suggests Nexus device users can upload an unlimited amount of original quality photos that will not count against their Google Drive storage allotment.

This would be most beneficial to Nexus device owners as they do not have the option of memory expansion for storing pictures, videos and media. It makes sense for Google to provide this nice gesture as 4K TVs and media become more common in consumers’ households.

Remember that Google…

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Android Circuit: New Note 6 Leak, Android’s Comforting Victory, Google’s Update Anger

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This week’s Android Circuit includes hints at the Galaxy Note 6’s new security features, details on the Galaxy S7 Active, Google’s new approach to Android updates, the verdict in Oracle vs Google, OnePlus’s new handset prices, a concept car built around Android OS, Pebble’s return to Kickstarter, and more details on Project Ara.

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Be Careful With Your ‘Diet’ Of Spaghetti Plots This Hurricane Season

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The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season is cooking. Meteorologists are watching what may become the second named storm of the season. The National Hurricane Center, at the time of writing, just announced that they will be issuing advisories on Tropical Depression 2 and will place the South Carolina coast under Tropical Storm Warnings. If named, the storm would be “Bonnie” because Hurricane Alex happened back in January. Remember that?  As we gear up for the tropical season, you will begin to see “Spaghetti Plots” on social media and television stations.  As we approach June 1st (the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season), it useful to offer a few cautionary notes about those often used communication tools.

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