Day: March 1, 2019

Sigma ’60 megapixel’ Foveon mirrorless camera delayed until 2020, report says – CNET

We won’t see the L-Mount full-frame camera the company announced at Photokina until next year. …read more Source:: CNet


A foldable iPhone: Will Apple bend to the trend? – CNET

Apple could be working on a foldable iPhone. Here’s why we think so. …read more Source:: CNet


Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ Will Finally be Released in 4K HDR For Its 40th Anniversary

The long wait is over for sci-fi and horror film buffs: the 1979 classic “Alien” will be released in 4K and HDR for the film’s 40th anniversary. The remaster will be available on an UltraHD Blu-ray disc. From a report: 20th Century Fox and partners embarked on an effort to remaster the film in 4K…


Grape Plasma Explained

You’ve probably seen the videos of a grape — cut almost totally in half — in a microwave creates a plasma. A recent physics paper studies the phenomenon with a lot of high-tech gear and now the actual mechanism is known. [Veritasium] interviews the scientists and explains the grape plasma phenomenon in plain language. You…


So close yet so far: Pure fingers manufacturing balls-up for leaving firm $20m wide of its target

Q4 revenues up 24% anually, but all-flasher missed guidance Pure Storage’s Q4 fiscal ’19 revenues of $422m missed its own guidance by around $20m due to a manufacturing balls-up and customers preferring subscription to license deals.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Apple investors debate political diversity at annual shareholder meeting – CNET

At the company’s shareholder meeting in Cupertino, California, CEO Tim Cook takes questions from investors about privacy, politics and new products. …read more Source:: CNet


NY wants to know why Facebook collects health data from iPhone apps – CNET

The state seeks information on 11 iPhone apps that allegedly share very personal information, including health data, with Facebook, according to the WSJ. …read more Source:: CNet


Know-It-All Robot Shuts Down Dubious Family Texts

Biting your tongue at yet another questionable article shared in your message group? Add artificial-intelligence fact-checker Meiyu, she will jump in with ‘False.’ From a report: The artificial-intelligence bot will interject in real time when she detects posts about the news, pointing out factual errors and alternative interpretations. The technology, created by Taiwanese developers, is…


Amazon reportedly planning on new grocery store chain – CNET

The new chain would offer lower prices than Whole Foods, which Amazon bought in 2017. …read more Source:: CNet


How to watch SpaceX, NASA launch historic first Crew Dragon test flight tonight – CNET

Witness history in the making as the Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission, with Ripley the test dummy on board, heads to the International Space Station. …read more Source:: CNet