There’s no doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S10 range will be powerful. But based on a new benchmark there could be a significant difference between the power of the models using a Snapdragon 8150 chipset (which the US is likely to get) and those powered […]
Day: November 27, 2018
AWS launches Arm-based servers for EC2
At its re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, AWS today announced the launch of Arm-based servers for its EC2 cloud computing service. These aren’t run-of-the-mill Arm chips, though. AWS took the standard Arm cores and then customized them to fit its needs.The company says that its […]
‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Wrecked It at the Box Office
It’s time once again to turn on The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of the latest in the world of culture, from box-office news to release-date announcements. In today’s installment: A new Ralph and a new Rocky dominate the holiday; Disney’s Lion King trailer feels the love; […]
Instagram is testing a redesign of profiles
Instagram is planning to update the app according to feedback from users, and is testing a redesign of profiles. Changes would be to the arrangement of features, icons, buttons, as well as how users navigate between tabs on the platform. “We’re testing ways you can […]
Pernigotti, i proprietari incontrano Conte per parlare del futuro dello stabilimento
Novi Ligure – Sembra «imminente» l'incontro tra il presidente del consiglio Giuseppe Conte e i fratelli Toksoz, proprietari dello stabilimento e del marchio Pernigotti di Novi Ligure. In città continua la mobilitazione in vista della manifestazione di … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Mars Lander InSight sends the first of many selfies after a successful touchdown
Last night’s 10 minutes of terror as the InSight Mars Lander descended to the Martian surface at 12,300 MPH were a nail-biter for sure, but now the robotic science platform is safe and sound — and has sent pics back to prove it. The first […]
Italian Clifftop Village Sparks Controversy by Charging Tourists to Enter its Historic Centre
As Italy wrestles with how to manage the effects of mass tourism on places … that the more expensive it becomes, the greater number of tourists visit. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
WeChat e-wallet teams up with Line to target Japan’s 7M Chinese tourists
China’s biggest chat app WeChat is set to make its payments service more ubiquitous in Japan, a popular outbound desitnation for Chinese tourists. On Tuesday, the Tencent-run messenger unveils a partnership with Japan’s Line chat app on mobile payments. The tie-up allows Japanese brick-and-mortar merchants […]
Online Shopping From the Couch Worsens Traffic on the Roads
Is there anything more magical than ordering something online? The click of a button, the already saved credit card info, the shiver-inducing free shipping. Little wonder the US Postal Service expects to deliver 900 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Fedex and UPS expect […]
Pixel 3 Lite pics have leaked – here’s how it compares to the 3 XL and iPhone XR
Several months before the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL were officially launched by Google, a number of Russian tech blogs managed to got their hands on the flagships and leaked their details in full. Today, the oft-rumored Pixel 3 Lite (codenamed ”Sargo”) has gotten […]