OnePlus One gets July security update, Samsung flagships to follow suit soon

OnePlus One is getting a new Cyanogen firmware update, which contains the July security fixes for its Android OS.

The OTA upgrade file weighs about 277MB and you can get it right now. There are no new features, just security fixes as expected.

In other news, Samsung announced it has finished with the new firmware updates for its flagship Galaxy lineup. While the manufacturer was mum on the list of exact models, it detailed the new OTA updates will integrate the Android July security patches, as well as a few fixes for Samsung’s TouchWiz.

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OnePlus One gets July security update, Samsung flagships to follow suit soon

Report: The next iPhone may finally ditch the 16GB version

Enlarge / The 16GB iPhone could be on its way out. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)

Speculation about the headphone jack has dominated most of the conversation about the next iPhone, but here’s a rumor that should make everyone happy: citing “a person familiar with Apple’s plans,” the Wall Street Journal reports that the next iPhone will get rid of the 16GB storage option. The base model would reportedly jump up to 32GB—a more reasonable minimum for casual iPhone users who still want to store plenty of photos and apps (and install updates without running into storage problems).

Apple has made several changes to iOS in the last year or two to make 16GB (and, horror of horrors, 8GB) iPhones and iPads more livable. It has reduced the amount of storage space needed to install updates, it’s introduced features like iCloud Photo Library that lean on the cloud to free up local storage, and App Thinning reduces the size of installed apps behind the scenes. But this stuff is countered in part by space-eating camera features like Live Photos, 12 megapixel images, and 4K video. Selling a 64GB model for $100 more than the 16GB models may have helped Apple’s average iPhone selling price, but the user experience has gone downhill as time has gone on.

Apple bumped up its mid- and top-tier iPhone capacities two years ago when it introduced the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and there was never an 8GB version of the iPhone 5S at the low-end. But that 16GB option has been the entry model since the iPhone 3GS came out in 2009 (an eternity ago in phone years). The report doesn’t say whether the higher-end 64 and 128GB iPhones will also get a storage bump, but in any case it would be nice to be able to recommend an iPhone without also having to recommend that $100 upgrade.

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Huawei P9 goes global

The Huawei P9 – which made its debut alongside the P9 Plus in China back in April this year – is now up for international pre-orders. The device has been available available in Europe and the Middle East for a while, but now those living in other regions including the US can also pre-order it.

Online retailer Everbuying is accepting the pre-orders for the 3GB/32GB variant and asking $653.12 for it. Color options include Gray and Gold. Expected shipping time is around a week.

The Chinese company revealed last month that it has shipped 2.6 million P9 and P9 Plus units.

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Selena Gomez, J-Lo and other music royalty come together on a song for Orlando

Music industry royalty has come together to sing in honour of the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016.

The song, “Hands,” is being released through Interscope Records with support from LGBT advocacy group GLAAD. It features Mary J Blige, Jason Derulo, Britney Spears, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Imagine Dragons, Jennifer Lopez, Kacey Musgraves, P!nk, Prince Royce, Gwen Stefani, and Meghan Trainor, alongside many others.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and and Jennifer Lopez are also working on a song inspired by the tragedy called “Love Make the World Go Round.”

“When you hear the song it talks about hate being the driver here,” GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told …

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Tesla says it informed government of crash involving Autopilot before its huge stock sale

Tesla says it told regulators about the May 7th crash involving one of its electric cars in self-driving Autopilot mode nine days after the incident, adding that there was nothing unusual in either that delay or its decision to keep quiet about the incident before a federal investigation was publicly announced last Thursday.

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This music video lets you swap out the actors in real time

Cassius’ new music video for “The Missing” is a sparkly, neon-colored statement on sexual fluidity and free love — that is, if you want it to be.

In the interactive clip for “The Missing” — which features Ryan Tedder and is the lead single off their new album Ibifornia — the French electronic duo let the viewer swap out the actors. The We Are From LA-directed clip begins with a couple making out in the remnants of a crash between a car and a helicopter.

There are 20 different actors to choose from, meaning there are more than a hundred different combinations to try.

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How Champion Eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut Scarfed Down 70 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes

Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut set a new record this Fourth of July when he scarfed down a whopping 70 hot dogs and buns in just 10 minutes at the annual Famous Nathan’s hot dog eating contest in Coney Island. How do he and other champion competitive eaters do it? With …

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Facebook's former chief technology officer is joining Twitter's board

Twitter’s newest board member once belonged to the C-suite of its much bigger competitor.

The social network announced Tuesday that Bret Taylor, former Facebook chief technology officer and CEO of productivity software startup Quip, will join its board of directors as its ninth member.

SEE ALSO: Twitter adds BET’s CEO to board, bolstering diversity and media chops

Taylor, who is also credited with co-creating Google Maps before joining Facebook, offers a product and engineering know-how the board largely lacks at the moment.

“Bret brings to our Board a great mind for consumer products and technologies that will be invaluable to the company as we execute our plans for 2016 and beyond,” said Twitter’s executive chairman, Omid Kordestani, in a press release statement. …

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What happens when 'League of Legends' joins 'Super Mario World'

Sure, League of Legends may not have the same catchy tunes as any Super Mario title, but it doesn’t mean these two games can’t mesh well — against all odds.

YouTuber diyyo brought the sights and sounds of SNES classic Super Mario World into the Summoners Rift. Hearing that power-up sound when Gnar becomes mega Gnar should be a permanent addition to the game.

Stephen Colbert sweetly recounts the night he knew his wife was the one

Drying you hair in less than a second involves simply changing your perspective

Daniel Radcliffe plays an undercover white supremacist in thriller ‘Imperium’

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Theranos faces congressional inquiry over faulty blood tests

The U.S. House of Representatives recently sent a letter to troubled blood analysis startup Theranos asking for an explanation of the company’s failure to offer accurate results to patients using its proprietary blood test technology.

Theranos developed a technique using its proprietary ‘Edison’ machine it claimed could detect hundreds of diseases using just one drop of blood. Read More

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Theranos faces congressional inquiry over faulty blood tests