Samsung has probably learned a thing or two from the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, but the Galaxy Fold is not one of those things. What was supposed to be a revolutionary product, the world's first folding smartphone, is now close to become a disaster. Samsung opened Galaxy Fold pre-orders last week and the expensive phone sold out in a matter of hours.The South Korean company closed the pre-order page after the initial batch of 200,000 units was bought by early adopters. The thing is the Galaxy Fold is a pretty expensive device, so we expected Samsung to have tested the review units quite thoroughly. Those who want to be among the first to own one will have to come up with around $2,000, unless they work for a mainstream media channel or made a name for themselves and are now seen as important influencers in the tech world.Samsung didn't offer Galaxy Fold review units to just every publication, but those that received the foldable smartphone were quite influential. The Verge, CNBC, Bloomberg … [Read more...] about Samsung investigating Galaxy Fold display issues, won’t delay the April 26 US launch
Australia officials work with social media to safeguard poll
Rod Mcguirk, Associated Press Updated 10:30 pm PDT, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian electoral authorities have for the first time set up a cybersecurity task force and are working with social media companies to tackle misinformation in the run up to general elections on May 18, an official said on Thursday. Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said safeguarding the election's integrity gained priority due to experiences in other countries, including Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election that included use of social media. Rogers said he was having daily briefings with the Electoral Integrity Assurance Task Force, which comprises the nation's major security agencies and government departments. He declined to detail the task force's functions, but said they included dealing with disinformation spread through social media. "The major task, in my view, for the cyber task force is to make sure that all of our … [Read more...] about Australia officials work with social media to safeguard poll
How Scotland – and you – can play key part in genetic health revolution – Catherine Calderwood
0 Have your say How much do you think about your genes, your genetic make-up? Of course we talk about them all the time, noticing family resemblances and personality, ability and other traits (positive and negative!) through the generations. We feel pleased when a child is complimented on a feature we see in ourselves, a bonus in life they have inherited from us, writes Scotland’s chief medical officer Catherine Calderwood. Our DNA code is the recipe for making all the complex machinery of the human body. About two per cent of it codes directly for our 22,000 genes, and we are just learning to understand how differences in our genes and the other 98 per cent of our DNA interact with the environment to cause diseases. Most of our gene differences are inherited from our biological parents. Small variations in the code are common – about one in 1,000 of the elements of a person’s code are different from other people’s. Some of these variants … [Read more...] about How Scotland – and you – can play key part in genetic health revolution – Catherine Calderwood
Samsung gets reports of Galaxy Fold screen problems, raising…
NEW YORK/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has received “a few” reports of damage to the displays of samples of its upcoming foldable smartphone, raising the prospect of a less-then-smooth entry for the splashy $1,980 handset. FILE PHOTO: The Samsung Galaxy Fold phone is shown on a screen at Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s Unpacked event in San Francisco, California, U.S., February 20, 2019 REUTERS/Stephen Nellis/File Photo The Galaxy Fold, on sale from April 26 in the United States, resembles a conventional smartphone but opens like a book to reveal a second display the size of a small tablet at 7.3 inches (18.5 cm). The design, matched by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s Mate X, was hailed as the future in a field that has seen few surprises since Apple Inc’s iPhone in 2007. Yet ahead of the launch, journalists supplied with review samples reported malfunctions after only a day or two of use. “We will thoroughly inspect these … [Read more...] about Samsung gets reports of Galaxy Fold screen problems, raising…
Wednesday’s NBA: Harden’s triple-double helps Rockets rout Jazz again
Associated Press Published 12:48 AM EDT Apr 18, 2019 Houston — James Harden put on an MVP performance with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Houston Rockets to a second straight rout of the Utah Jazz, 118-98, on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. Harden, who recorded his third career playoff triple-double, had 25 points by halftime in a game the Jazz were all but out of after the first two quarters. Game 3 is Saturday night in Utah. It’s the second straight season in which Houston has met Utah in the postseason, after facing the Jazz in the second round last year. The Rockets also won Game 1 of that series easily before losing the second game at home. They ended up winning the series in five games but talked about the importance of maintaining focus after their 32-point win in Game 1 this season to avoid another such letdown. It was clear early that they wouldn’t have that problem this time around. Harden controlled … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s NBA: Harden’s triple-double helps Rockets rout Jazz again