The Galaxy Fold opens into a 7.3-inch screen. Angela Lang/CNET If the cautionary tale of the tortoise and the hare applies to foldable phones, Samsung and Huawei are learning the hard way that being first still won’t guarantee the prize. The phone-makers wanted their Galaxy Fold and Mate X to …
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Understanding cellular technology begins with one key piece of information: Cell phones, personal hotspot pucks, and other cellular devices are all sophisticated two-way radios, such that each new generation (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G) adds additional ways to speed up the radio communications between your device and nearby towers. One way …
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Google Doodle pays tribute to dad of every feather. Google As far as Father’s Day gifts go, Google’s Doodle tribute to dads is no neck tie, but it fits the bill — so to speak. On the day dozens of countries around the world celebrate one of the figures in …
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Enlarge / A hydrogen filling station. Peter Gercke/picture alliance via Getty Images Hydrogen fuel facilities experienced two fires this month in Santa Clara, Calif., and in Norway. But despite these setbacks, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report on Friday saying that the fuel is an important potential part …
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O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole in 2017 after serving time for a 2007 armed robbery and kidnapping conviction in Nevada. Getty Images Just when you thought Twitter couldn’t get more bizarre, football icon, actor and former murder suspect O.J. Simpson has joined Twitter. And he has …
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Facebook probably isn’t going to tell us how many Oculus Quest standalone headsets it’s sold any time soon, if ever. But it did recently offer one curious metric to measure the kit’s impact. Speaking at the recent Code conference (as reported by TechCrunch), Facebook’s VP of AR/VR Andrew Bosworth reportedly said …
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LOS ANGELES—If you couldn’t or didn’t make it to E3 2019, you’re not the only one. Anecdotal evidence suggests this was the most poorly attended E3 in some time (though its organizers at the ESA insist that this E3 had only 3,000 fewer attendees than 2018’s jam-packed affair), owing perhaps …
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Theragun You may be familiar with Theragun, a handheld massage gun that’s taken over Instagram with slow-motion videos of athletes’ muscles rippling under the device, which looks (and sounds) kind of like a power drill. The Theragun, and other devices like it, use a tactic called percussive therapy to treat …
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At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week in Los Angeles I played an early demo version of official 360-degree songs from Beat Saber and learned to steer a kayak in VR. Afterward, I went to get lunch with UploadVR senior editor David Jagneaux ,and we found Jason Rubin “VP of …
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Theragun If you follow any athletes on social media, there’s a good chance you’ve seen enthralling videos of their muscles rippling under the pressure of a vibrating self-massager that uses a recovery technique called percussive therapy. Everyone from professional athletes to recreational gym-goers to people with chronic pain tout the …
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