Sci-tech
Twitter launches 280 character limit globally
Twitter previously prided itself on its limit, which forced people to edit their views and opinions and think hard about getting it all in. Twitter claims that its initial experiment showed that people who had more room to tweet received "more engagement" ie tweets, retweets and likes - something that's likely to be a draw for brands who use the platform natively. [Full Article...]
Help name the most distant object ever explored by a spacecraft
Instead, the agency and the New Horizons team will review the names with the most votes and choose their favorite. "We are hoping that somebody out there proposes the flawless, inspiring name for MU69", said Mark Showalter of the New Horizons science team. [Full Article...]
NVIDIA Announce Star Wars TITAN Xp Collector's Edition
On Tuesday, we learned that this isn't your run-of-the-mill special edition offering. On one hand, you've got the green-themed Jedi Order card that "simulates the wear and tear and battle-worn finish of many items used by the Rebel Alliance" complete with a die cast aluminum cover that's been subjected to a corrosive salt spray. [Full Article...]
IPhone X Has the Most Colour Accurate Display Ever Tested, Claims DisplayMate
DisplayMate states that the full-HD+ display of the iPhone X has 32 percent higher pixel count than a conventional HDTV, with 1125×2436 pixels resolution and a pixel density of 458 pixels per inch (ppi). While LCDs typically experience a 55 percent or greater decrease in Brightness at a 30 degree Viewing Angle, the OLED iPhone X display shows a much smaller 22 percent decrease in Brightness... [Full Article...]
Freebie: Watch Dogs is free to download from Uplay until next week
Unlike most free weekends, which to be fair are usually trial versions of new games, Ubisoft have confirmed you'll be able to keep Watch Dogs when the weekend is over. But many people remember the original game, with its positive usage of technology, alongside its somewhat faulted driving system. If you enjoy hacking into others' "thoughts" and personal information as well as gadgets and tec... [Full Article...]
Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition charges more for less
The product push expands on last year's global launch of Amazon Prime Video and helps the company get its low-priced devices in more hands. "This makes streaming content from apps like Prime Video fast and easy and we can't wait to hear what customers think". [Full Article...]
Apple iPhone users experiencing glitch while using letter "I"
A lot of iPhone users are seeing this weird "A and a question mark in a box" anytime they type the letter "i". "The workaround is to set up a replacement shortcut to make a lowercase letter i become an uppercase one", writes a user on the A#OS Reddit forum. [Full Article...]
Huawie Mate 10 Lite launches in Germany for €399
The reduction of bezels allows for more screen usability: 18% more for the HUAWEI Mate 10 and 16% more for the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro . As such, we can assume that the Honor V10 will include some AI-focused features on the hardware and software fronts, though it will ultimately be up to Huawei as to what will be included and left out. [Full Article...]