Day: January 5, 2020

Dell’s Upcoming XPS 13 Linux Laptop Includes a Fingerprint Reader

An anonymous reader quotes Forbes: If you’ve been following the steady march of progress from Dell’s Linux-first Project Sputnik team, you’re no doubt aware that the “Developer Edition” variant of the XPS 13 is one of the finest Linux-ready ultrabooks you can buy. Just ahead of CES 2020, Dell is pushing out a few more…


Galaxy S11 will launch Feb. 11 at Samsung Unpacked in San Francisco – CNET

Evidence is also mounting that Samsung will unveil a foldable phone rival to the Motorola Razr that closes into a square. …read more Source:: CNet


Porsche and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Tri-wing tie-up – Roadshow

Meet the sports car of Star Wars spaceships. …read more Source:: CNet


Geoengineering Wouldn’t Be Enough to Stop Greenland From Melting

An anonymous reader quotes Gizmodo: When the Greenland ice sheet went into a record meltdown in the summer of 2019, it raised a very terrifying specter of the future. Here was a 12.5-billion-ton mass of ice — one that’s been melting at a quickening pace since the 1980s — melting in a way scientists didn’t…


Galaxy S11: Feb. 11 launch confirmed, 108MP camera, price, release date and other rumors – CNET

The rumor mill is ruminating, the buzz is building and the renders are resolving to form a picture of the Galaxy S11’s features and specs — or will it be the Galaxy S20? …read more Source:: CNet


Space-Saving Servo Tester Console Looks Space-Worthy

You know how it goes — sometimes you just have to stop in the middle of a project and build yourself a tool that vastly improves your workflow as soon as it’s completed. [Ikkalebob] aka [Will Cogley] on YouTube is working on some super secret project that requires a whole bunch of servos. And since…


Vizio will release an OLED TV in 2020 – CNET

But pricing and screen sizes haven’t been announced. …read more Source:: CNet


CES 2020: Wireless charging is about to become a lot less finicky

Aira is a relatively new and small company that promises it’s solved wireless charging’s most annoying issue. …read more Source:: ZDNet


I flew 3,000 miles and tried T-Mobile’s 5G. It didn’t go well

The only way to make a decision about 5G is to test it yourself. My experience was troubling. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Yummly materializes in smart thermometer form – CNET

Whirlpool-owned Yummly is expanding into smart food thermometers for even more delicious data. …read more Source:: CNet