Samsung Display to be exclusive supplier of AMOLED panels for one of Apple's 2017 iPhones

Apple is in the habit of splitting its orders to multiple suppliers for the same component, but 2017 might be an exception. The latest reports suggest Apple will launch three new iPhones next year with different display sizes: 4.7-inch, 5.5-inch and 5.8-inch.

Samsung Display, one of world largest display suppliers for the smartphone market, will certainly offer some of its products to Apple. In fact, sources from Taiwanese supply chain makers claim Samsung Display will be the exclusive supplier of AMOLED panels for the 2017 iPhone 5.8-inch model.

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Samsung Display to be exclusive supplier of AMOLED panels for one of Apple's 2017 iPhones

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Nougat beta program is ending

The last days have been quite interesting for Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge users. Samsung rolled out several updates to the Android Nougat beta program with the 5th version being available in UK and South Korea since yesterday.

According to a Weibo source the beta updates are going to end soon as Samsung is now ready to deliver a stable version to all flagship devices. The Korean manufacturer didn’t officially confirm the end of the test program.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Of course wrapping up the project doesn’t mean an update is going to happen…

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Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Nougat beta program is ending

Android Nougat beta program for Galaxy S7/S7 edge ending, final version coming soon

Samsung has delivered the fifth Android Nougat beta version to Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge phones a few days ago, and word is that will be the last beta build before the final version goes live.

Reports coming from China claim the Android Nougat Galaxy Beta Program for Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge is coming to an end, which means the final build will be released soon.

The information comes from different sources, but it hasn’t been confirmed by Samsung yet, so take it with a grain of salt until it goes official.

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Android Nougat beta program for Galaxy S7/S7 edge ending, final version coming soon

Mid range HTC One X10 appears to have received its Bluetooth certification

About a little more than a week ago, we told you about an upcoming mid range HTC model that would be called the HTC One X10. This would be the sequel to the HTC One A9. HTC is holding an event on January 12th and the HTC One X10 is believed to be one of the models being unveiled at that time. Today, an unknown HTC device received its Bluetooth certification, but there is some evidence to suggest that it is the HTC One X10.

The model number listed on the certificate is 2PYR1XX. Let’s examine the last three characters, 1XX. The number 1 can equal the spelled out word One. The first X could … – Source

Mid range HTC One X10 appears to have received its Bluetooth certification

The AirPods charging case is prone to battery drainage issues

The AirPods might be great, but as any first-generation product, they are also flawed. In about two and a half weeks since their launch, some users have started complaining of battery drain issues tied with the AirPods’ charging case. Although Apple claims that the battery in the case holds 24 hours worth of charge, users have been noticing drains of up to 40 percent – despite the AirPods being fully charged and Bluetooth activity at a minimum.

Apple is already handing out replacements to affected customers. One described getting a new set of AirPods which didn’t lose charge over night. … – Source

The AirPods charging case is prone to battery drainage issues

Charlie Sheen just made Debbie Reynolds' death about Trump

Charlie Sheen has jumped in on the online reaction to Hollywood star Debbie Reynold’s death, who died only a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher.

Except instead of posting a touching memory or heartfelt thought, the TV and film actor voiced his thoughts on Twitter about President-elect Donald Trump.

They were unkind, to say the least.

Dear God;

Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!
Trump next, please!

🖕🏾

©

— Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) December 29, 2016

Sheen also included in the tweet the middle finger emoji and, inexplicably, the copyright symbol. …

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Bowie and Prince to be remembered with huge, streamable NYE fireworks

The city of Sydney, Australia is saying goodbye to a terrible 2016 with one final bang.

Organisers of the city’s much-loved, multi-million dollar New Year’s Eve fireworks will be using the occasion to pay tribute to lost legends from the past year, including musicians Prince, David Bowie and Gene Wilder.

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It’s a change in tone from the display’s previous themes, which primarily had uplifting (and admittedly very cheesy) titles such as “Embrace,” “Make Your Mark,” or “Awaken the Spirit.”

The fireworks are set off around the harbour, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the focal point. It’s tradition for the bridge to carry a neon symbol, which is revealed at the end of the display. In previous years it’s been an eye, a pair of lips, and a light bulb. …

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The alt-right's high school drama reveals a bigger struggle

We’re still a hair over three weeks from the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump and the controversial alt-right movement that helped lift him to power is experiencing high school level infighting.

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Like a Degrassi High storyline, the alt-right is up in arms about who gets to hang out with the cool kids. Specifically, over who gets invited to …

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How humans survived in the barren Atacama Desert 13,000 years ago

Enlarge / The Atacama Desert today is barren, its sands encrusted with salt. And yet there were thriving human settlements there 12,000 years ago. (credit: Vallerio Pilar)

When humans first arrived in the Americas, roughly 18,000 to 20,000 years ago, they traveled by boat along the continents’ shorelines. Many settled in coastal regions or along rivers that took them inland from the sea. Some made it all the way down to Chile quite quickly; there’s evidence for a human settlement there from more than 14,000 years ago at a site called Monte Verde. Another settlement called Quebrada Maní, dating back almost 13,000 years, was recently discovered north of Monte Verde in one of the most arid deserts in the world: the Atacama, whose salt-encrusted sands repel even the hardiest of plants. It seemed an impossible place for early humans to settle, but now we understand how they did it.

At a presentation during the American Geophysical Union meeting this month, UC Berkeley environmental science researcher Marco Pfeiffer explained how he and his team investigated the Atacama desert’s deep environmental history. Beneath the desert’s salt crust, they found a buried layer of plant and animal remains between 9,000 and 17,000 years old. There were freshwater plants and mosses, as well as snails and plants that prefer brackish water. Quickly it became obvious this land had not always been desert—what Pfeiffer and his colleagues saw suggested wetlands fed by fresh water.

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How humans survived in the barren Atacama Desert 13,000 years ago

[Android 7.1 Tip] Get rid of the Play Store on your home screen and use the 'My Apps' shortcut instead

Odds are you have the Play Store on your home screen for easy accessibility, but have you ever considered not having it? I don’t mean you should dig into the app drawer every time you need to open the store, but perhaps the regular Play Store link isn’t the most efficient. If you’re on Android 7.1, maybe you ought to replace it with the My Apps shortcut.

App Shortcuts (formerly known as Launcher Shortcuts) were added in 7.1 Nougat to allow developers to link to specific locations in their apps.

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[Android 7.1 Tip] Get rid of the Play Store on your home screen and use the 'My Apps' shortcut instead

A closer look at how amateur rocketeers plan to launch a human into space

Jonas Linell, Copenhagen Suborbitals

The amateur rocket enthusiasts at Copenhagen Suborbitals have been plugging along now for eight years, and after a series of some launch attempts and some failures, the crowdfunded group says it is making progress toward more ambitious goals—including the launch of a human on a suborbital flight.

Founded in 2008, Copenhagen Suborbitals has attempted more than a half-dozen launches of various sized rockets, including the Heat-1X in 2011, believed to be the most powerful amateur rocket ever launched. Most recently, in July, Copenhagen Suborbitals launched its Nexø 1 rocket, a 5.6-meter-long booster weighing 205kg. Powered by liquid oxygen and ethanol, the Nexø only reached an altitude of 1.5km instead of its planned flight to 8km.

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A closer look at how amateur rocketeers plan to launch a human into space