The Impossible $2,800 ALL-SCREEN Phone
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·TechLinked
·2020-05-05
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1,294 words · ~6 min read
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set phasers to stun everyone because it's time for the trek news
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just kidding it's tech news there's been a lot of buzz over microsoft's upcoming
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project xcloud game streaming service and now some users are on the verge of
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getting their first glimpse of it although it's still in beta microsoft is
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now accepting applications for public trials which will start next month this
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sounds like a drug rollout anyone can apply though microsoft has said that
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actual invites will be limited to a small number of participants
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a couple of big name titles though namely gears of war 5 and halo 5 will
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apparently be available to play for those who are chosen hardware
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requirements aren't too onerous you just need an Android device and an xbox one
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controller that both support bluetooth and currently applications are being
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accepted from the us the uk and south korea so i guess us canadians are
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getting the shaft yet again i'm moving
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for being a bunch of hosers right phones and other displays with as little
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bezel as possible are all the rage these days but what about a phone that's
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nearly all screen even on the back
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xiaomi is trying to put even the curved
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screens that you see on phones like the samsung galaxy edge to shame with the me
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mix alpha the screen wraps almost entirely around the phone's body with
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only a small strip on the back being covered by a camera module volume is
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controlled with a pressure sensitive function on the side and the phone
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includes 5g support and samsung's new
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camera sensor that can capture 108
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megapixels although it's a concept at this stage it
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will apparently be sold in limited quantities in china for around 2 800 u.s
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dollars no one is asking for this hopefully they found a way to keep the
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phone from registering a tab every time you merely try to hold the thing though because otherwise i'm gonna feel like i
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got ripped off when i inevitably import
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one from china now depending on where you live you
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might be used to data caps from your isp and you're almost certainly used to them
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from your mobile provider but what about from your car
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well it looks like tesla is imposing a data cap of 50 gigabytes on its vehicles
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even for drivers who have the premium
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connectivity package this is quite a change as tesla has traditionally
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offered unlimited internet service in its cars for free
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this might be a way to keep the loads on cell towers under control as tesla
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previously announced that built-in support for youtube and netflix
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streaming is coming soon although guys the car has to be in park
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for it to work for what i hope are fairly obvious reasons i just can't look
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away from Linus now it's time for quick bits brought to you by privacy no not
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the abstract concept privacy.com there are free easy to use service that
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hides your credit card number when you shop online so you don't have to worry
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about your card falling into the wrong hands when the next massive data breach
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happens which is like two or three times a week now privacy
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works by creating a virtual card number locked to whichever merchant you're
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shopping at so even if the merchant gets hacked the bad guys can't use the number
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and even if they try you get a notification so you can cancel your real
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card privacy uses military-grade encryption two-factor authentication
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is pci dss compliant and is super easy
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to set up plus it's free since they make money from the stores not you they'll
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even give you five bucks if you sign up today at privacy.com
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TechLinked like do it
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onto the butt quacks if you're looking for a short-term job for some extra cash
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you can now ask alexa or the google assistant to help you get a job at
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mcdonald's the program is called apply through
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i love it and it will automatically transfer your
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information to mcdonald's and tell you
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about what kinds of jobs are available with that said you do have to actually
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complete the application on the mcdonald's website so i'm not really
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sure how this becomes more efficient by adding another step to
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the chain but so kids can apply
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if you live in austin texas keep an eye out for more self-driving cars in the
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near future ford is going to be deploying a fleet of fusion hybrids
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which sounds a lot more advanced than it is it's just ford fusion hybrid vehicles
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uh within the next couple of months to collect map data seriously it sounds
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like like nuclear reactors driving around so the idea is for ford to have
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its own transportation and delivery service in cities including austin by
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the end of 2021 so
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watch out driving services industry because this whole self-driving future
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is coming sooner than even i thought the
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impossible burger continues wrapping its plant-based tentacles around america and
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is now available in 12 ounce packages at grocery stores in the eastern u.s the
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wegmans chain will now be carrying the meat alternative at all of its locations
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while the new york city-based fairway market will have it on offer at two
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manhattan stores a package will set you back nine bucks which i guess is a small
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price to pay to taste the future although you probably don't think of
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high fashion and esports as having much in common
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no i can't say that i do uh that is apparently about to change as the famed
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design house louis vuitton is making a
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custom case for the troph yeah louis who who the hell who else is
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named louis louis vuitton is making a custom case for the trophy that'll be
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given to the winners of the league of legends world championship set to take
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place in november this apparently isn't the first time that lv has created a
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trophy case but it's the first one for an esports competition so
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maybe we'll see a fortnight team on the cover of gq at some point
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and if you've ever wanted your very own battle robot that uh oh i thought we
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were going to talk about the boston dynamics thing they're robots like do
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this now oh wow
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that moment you realize you're inferior to a robot anyway now's the time for a
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battle robot the company megabots which previously built a 15-ton fighting robot
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for a competition is now selling it on
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ebay you really can buy anything on ebay at
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the time of writing bidding was up over a thousand us dollars not including
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shipping which won't be cheap for something so heavy and while we're at
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things that won't be cheap maintaining the robot won't be cheap either as it
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has a tendency to leak hydraulic fluid but hey this could be one small step
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toward living out your tony stark fantasies speaking of fantasies if you
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wanted more tech news you're just gonna have to fantasize about it because that's it for today but come back friday
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for more news fired at you from a battle droid's canon or we could just talk and
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you can listen the traditional way turns out they are french
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i looked it up look of course they're french louis vuitton