Новости за 24.08.2017

The all-electric big rig that Tesla has been developing will travel 200 to 300 miles on a single charge, according to a new report from Reuters. Tesla is slated to unveil a prototype of the semi truck at an event in September, though a specific date has not been revealed.

Spotify has just renewed its licensing deal with Warner, the last crucial component needed before its public offering in late 2017 or early 2018. The deal is likely identical to what was struck with Universal in April, which included the option to initially hold back new albums from Spotify’s free tier and a break for Spotify in royalty payouts to the label.

HTC is ready to commit to an Android Oreo upgrade. The company tweeted today that it will update its devices to the new OS starting in the fourth quarter of 2017, starting with the U11. Oreo will eventually come to U Ultra and the 10, too. This seems slightly ambitious, but at the same time, if you're going to release an expensive flagship device, you should also be able to keep it up-to-date.

After a dispute over the scope of a warrant, a judge today ordered hosting service DreamHost to turn over records related to an anti-Trump website.

The iPhone may not be the only thing Apple’s going to unveil this September. According to a report by Bloomberg, the Cupertino-company is finally refreshing the Apple TV after nearly two years, bringing it up to 4K streaming standards.

Anyone relying on the CIA for tech support got a nasty surprise this morning, as documents published by Wikileaks revealed a secret project to siphon out data through its technical liaison service, dating back to 2009.

Humans of New York, the popular photo blog dedicated to documenting intimate moments with people from around the world, is becoming a 30-minute TV show. The series will live in Facebook’s recently redesigned video platform Watch, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

People on the internet seem to think Apple CEO Tim Cook is carrying around the next iPhone, as evidenced by a photo he tweeted today of a visit to a manufacturer. Could that bulge in his right-hand pocket be the next iPhone? Is this how low we're going to go for iPhone rumors? (Yes.)

Twitter is updating its Xbox One app today to make it a lot more functional. The updated app will now let you actually log into Twitter to see your own timeline alongside videos, or relevant tweets / commentary. You can watch videos in fullscreen or with tweets displayed alongside content. Twitter’s previous app for Xbox One only let users view live content and top tweets, but it wasn’t relevant to your own timeline or who you follow.

When Elon Musk announced last fall that all of Tesla’s cars would be capable of “full autonomy,” engineers who were working on the suite of self-driving features, known as Autopilot, did not believe the system was ready to safely control a car, according to the Wall Street Journal.

HTC has brought on an adviser as it explores several paths for the struggling company’s future, according to Bloomberg. One idea under consideration spinning off or selling the Vive virtual reality business. Earlier this week, HTC lowered the price of its Vive headset by $200 in an attempt to make the immersive VR device accessible to more consumers.

Razer's new Wolverine Ultimate controller has a lot going on. It’s sort of a whole situation. Let's break it down with bullet points:

Amazon today announced that it expects to close the deal on acquiring Whole Foods on Monday after the FTC and shareholders approved the sale this week. Amazon says shoppers can expect lower prices at Whole Foods stores starting that same day on “best-selling grocery staples” such as organic eggs, bananas, butter, salmon, ground beef, and — our Vlad Savov’s favorite — avocados. (Maybe he’ll change his mind about Amazon Prime now?)

Images of Sony's rumored Xperia XZ1 smartphone leaked today, and we're underwhelmed, to say the least. The device, which we're expecting to be announced on August 31st at IFA in Berlin, features two massive bezels. Generally, it looks like the same design we've seen with Xperia devices for years, which maybe wouldn't have mattered as much if nearly every major phone maker wasn't minimizing their bezels. LG, Samsung, and Essential all introduced phones this year with smaller bezels while Apple... Читать дальше...

You’re probably familiar with Square’s iconic, blocky card readers found at farmer’s market stalls, boutique gift shops, or hipster cafes. The payment processor is particularly popular with small to medium-sized businesses, so today the company is opening its first brick-and-mortar location to offer in-person technical support for those who run into issues or have questions about the card readers.

Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our brief breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special-event releases. An earlier version of this review originally in January 2017, in conjunction with the Sundance Film Festival. It is being republished to coincide with the film’s theatrical rollout.

After working in the home, as an assistant at various stores, and as a waiter, SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper is adding Buddhist priest to the list of careers the robot can take on. Pepper can chant sutras in a computerized voice while hitting a drum, reports Reuters, as detailed at the creepily-named Life Ending Industry Expo in Tokyo.

In my personal experience, I’ve found that parties with photo booths are more fun than parties without photo booths. But if you’re hosting a big event or wedding, you’ll know that actually renting a company to come set up a booth can get really expensive.

Sprint is giving out free tickets to select concerts on Jay Z’s 4:44 tour to customers who sign up for Tidal trial membership. The carrier says it will offer one ticket to current customers who sign up for Tidal’s six-month trial membership and up to two tickets to new users who activate two or more lines and the trial membership before Saturday.

If you thought you were bad at dancing, get ready to feel worse, because 1,069 robots have broken a Guinness World Record set just last year for the "most robots dancing simultaneously" in China. The robots are all named Dobi and are made by Chinese company WL Intelligent Technology. Walking, talking, and doing Tai Chi are some of their abilities on top of the synchronized dancing. WL Tech said the team organized the dance off as a way to display the technology of their robots, which were programmed through one group control system. Читать дальше...

No matter how shiny you polish it up, this phone doesn’t live up to its price and epithet

Chipolo just announced the Chipolo Card for wallets, calling it the "world’s thinnest Bluetooth tracker." A bold claim considering the TrackR Wallet 2.0, announced in January, is 0.15-mm thinner. Not that it really matters since neither device is shipping yet.

Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, best known for the 2011 romantic comedy Crazy Stupid Love — starring eventual La La Land leads Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling — will be directing a Suicide Squad spin-off about the love story between the Joker and Harley Quinn.

A little over a week after its last launch, SpaceX is back at it with a rocket launch out of Vandenberg, California this afternoon. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket is sending an Earth-observation satellite called FORMOSAT-5 into orbit for Taiwan’s space agency. And after launch, SpaceX will pull off its rocket landing stunt again, by having its Falcon 9 touch down on one of the company’s drone ships in the Pacific Ocean.

LG has launched its UP970 Ultra HD Blu-ray Disk Player with HDR compatibility that was first previewed at CES earlier this year. The player supports Dolby Vision and HDR10 playback — both of which are the primary competing standards for HDR content. Of course, your TV will have to support Dolby Vision HDR to benefit, which LG and others will happily sell to you.