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🌞 good morning! Finally, today at 11 a.m. ET, we’re going to get Microsoft to unload what Windows 11 will be and what it all means: new Windows UI, new store, and more!
Okay, Samsung’s next generation foldables are really showing up now.
FCC certification:
It looks like both devices passed FCC certification yesterday.
- There’s a nice bit of work from my colleagues here digging through everything to find the juicy bits, but also checking what we see: the Galaxy Z Fold 3 lines up around model number SMF926U with leaks, plus “the filing points expressly point out “. “Folder closed” and “Folder open” as well as “Screen open” and “Screen closed” “and diagrams to illustrate the design.”
- Then with the Flip 3, with the model number SM-F711U again, there are also diagrams and information on the states “screen open” and “screen closed”.
What we know:
- It takes a lot of time to search through those dry certification records, but the details are there.
- Z-fold 3: Qualcomm powered, with Magnetic Stripe Technology (MST) Return, Wireless Charging and Reverse Charging, UWB support, NFC, Sub-6 GHz and mmWave functions as well as S Pen support.
- Z-Flip 3: On the other hand, we also see the confirmation of Qualcomm Power and MST, as well as NFC, wireless charging with reverse charging, but no S Pen support.
- So, there are still a lot of unknowns here, including the mention of rumors like the selfie camera under the display, along with the size of the new devices, new hinges, new display technology, protective glass, prices, availability … but confirmation is one Confirmation, so these hard facts are pretty juicy.
While we’re here: A patent suggests Samsung is moving forward with rollable phone plans (Android authority).
🍎 The Sideload Wars: Apple released a 16-page white paper yesterday saying that the ability to sideload apps (or alternative app stores) would erode confidence in its ecosystem (Apple). Here are opinions: “I think it’s good, fair, and compelling.” (Daring Fireball) “Apple is more interested in protecting its fiefdom than it is in iPhone security” (Android authority), and from the Coalition for App Fairness: “In Apple’s war against developers, users are the biggest losers” (Wired). One point I want to address is mentioned in these articles, but I’ll make it here too: Apple’s macOS gives you the freedom to download any old software. Kind of fine, but it’s not on iOS. The overwhelming reason is money, even if the minor security issues mentioned resonate – until you look at Android, where sideloading is possible, but most people just stick with Play Store apps and people survive. In any case, it looks like the legislation will address this issue, so it’s how well both sides play the PR / lobbying game from here. Apple isn’t exactly waiting to see what might happen either.
⌚ Samsung Galaxy Watch 4: Everything We Know So Far Including New Leaked Renders (Android Authority).
👉 Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus Review: This is a really good guide, whether you should get one or not, with great insights (Android authority).
🤝 Samsung’s AMD enhanced processor may not be limited to Galaxy phones (Android authority).
📦 That’s Crazy: Amazon Accused of Destroying Countless Flawless, Brand-New Laptops, TVs, Phones, and More: “A former Amazon employee told ITV News that the center’s goal was to destroy a staggering 130,000 items every week! ” (Android authority).
📉 The chip shortage will likely get worse before it gets better (can get better if we don’t destroy very good things?) (The edge).
👉 Wow: 75-year-old John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison after extradition warrant (Wired).
🪓 Here’s a great niche: Warhammer + is already the best streaming service because none of the others come with a free Ork (Gizmodo).
đź“Ł The Supreme Court says a school can’t punish a cheerleader for berating Snapchat (The edge).
🌑 China’s lunar plans: five missions, first manned mission to Mars in 2033, a base is to be built there too (CNBC).
🍻 Physicists show that beer coasters fly into the air in 0.45 seconds. And the model can be used to “predict the trajectories of other types of flying disks,” hooray! (Ars-Technica).
⚡ “If Nikola Tesla was on the way to running electricity like Wi-Fi through the air, why can’t we do this now, when the technology is so advanced?” (R / question science).
Today, in 1982, British Airways Flight 9 flew off Indonesia into a cloud of volcanic ash, a remarkable event known as the “Jakarta Incident”, but fortunately without any loss of life (Wikipedia).
- A dry ash cloud that was not detected by the weather radar, which was looking for traces of water, sent a Boeing 747-200.
- The dry dust was electrified by static electricity and produced strange effects like the St. Elmo fire. Even more amazing: “Passengers who looked through the window at the aircraft’s engines found that they were unusually light blue, with the light shining forward through the fan blades creating a strobe effect.”
- All four engines stopped, volcanic ash melted in the turbines, which led to the pilot making what is known as a “masterpiece” of understatement: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a little problem. All four engines have stopped. We’re doing our best to get it working again. I trust that you are not in too great a distress. “
- Incredibly, the plane’s engines re-ignited and the plane landed despite the problems.
Amazing story: everything that happened was unknown in aviation at the time.
(Ps. The above picture and the ash cloud is Mount Etna, Italy.)
Cheers,
Tristan Rayner, Managing Editor.
