39 ancient galaxies found, base universe knowledge shaken

Jak Connor | Science, Space, Health & Robotics | Aug 8, 2019 4:03 AM CDT

What is the universe? That question is currently being answered by numerous persons across the planet and a recent discovery of 39 ancient galaxies could add to the equation of answering that very question.

39 ancient galaxies found, base universe knowledge shaken

According to some researchers out of Institute of Astronomy at the University of Tokyo, a recent discovery has been made using The Hubble Space Telescope and has shed some light on some light on some pretty big questions in this scientific field. The astronomers have found 39 ancient galaxies that were around during the first 2 billion years of the universe forming. Even though The Hubble Space Telescope unlocked better vision into the cosmos, it cannot see everything and according to Professor Kotaro Kohno, "The light from these galaxies is very faint, with long wavelengths invisible to our eyes and undetectable by Hubble."

The discovery of these galaxies has led researchers to believe they will be able to get a better understanding of how dark matter is connected to the supermassive blackholes that are at the center of each of these galaxies. Researcher, Tao Wang said "This is the first time that such a large population of massive galaxies was confirmed during the first 2 billion years of the 13.7-billion-year life of the universe. These were previously invisible to us. This finding contravenes current models for that period of cosmic evolution, and will help to add some details, which have been missing until now."

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Beefy Nintendo Switch console to have high-resolution screen

Jak Connor | Gaming | Aug 8, 2019 3:08 AM CDT

Nintendo is without a doubt launching their Nintendo Switch Lite Console, as good as that will be for the Big N, what about gamers who want higher-resolution screens with more frames?

Beefy Nintendo Switch console to have high-resolution screen

Recent rumors are circling around about Nintendo sitting on a more beefy console, and according to the rumors from WSJ this console release is designed "to make the platform lifecycle long". The VP for Sharp, Katsuaki Nomura might have dropped a hint towards an upcoming Switch, he said that the IGZO panels made by Sharp are going to be bought by a video game client, which WSJ assumes to be Nintendo.

At the end of the day, Nintendo has only officially announced one additional console to the base Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo Switch Lite. However, it would not be surprising if Nintendo decided to try and compete at the higher-end of the market. If they did it would be filling a void for gamers who want to play games handheld at 1080p, at 60FPS.

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Disney will be rebooting 'Home Alone' & more for Disney+

Jak Connor | Gaming | Aug 8, 2019 2:09 AM CDT

Disney is gearing up for the release of their new video streaming platform and what better way to pull viewers to their platform than to reboot some childhood heartthrob franchises.

Disney will be rebooting 'Home Alone' & more for Disney+

According to Bob Iger, Disney's chairman and CEO, Disney will be rebooting four franchises for Disney+ and the four franchises that are in the pipeline are; Cheaper By the Dozen, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Night at the Museum and Home Alone. It is unclear what these reboots will look like, but according to Iger they will be a "re-imagined" for a "new generation" of children.

This is some risky moves by Disney, as many of the franchises mentioned above are extremely close to people's hearts and messing with their format could splash back into Disney's face. Whether or not the reboots are good or not, when Disney launch their Disney+ streaming service they are going to be a force to be reckoned with. Netflix, Stan, Amazon Prime and all the other streaming platforms are going to be shaking in their boots at Disney's gargantuan library of content.

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Twitter might let you snooze push notifications, live tests

Jak Connor | Internet & Websites | Aug 8, 2019 1:04 AM CDT

A new feature could be coming to Twitter and that new feature will allow for users to choose to whether or not they want to snooze their push notifications.

Twitter might let you snooze push notifications, live tests

Above we have Jane Manchun Wong, she has screenshotted her Twitter feed showcasing the "snooze notifications" options. From the screenshot we can see that Twitter is testing out this feature by allowing users to snooze their notifications for 1, 3 and 12 hours. The snooze option can be found in the top right and corner of the app, under the bell option.

Wong came across this new feature while going through the Twitter background code on her Android device, she has gone into further detail in her blog post which can be found here. It is unclear whether or not this option will be here to stay or Twitter is just monitoring its usage, but hopefully it does stay because I think this feature is very needed as other social media platforms allow for users to mute their notifications.

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NASA snap image of edge-on galaxy similar to our Milky Way

Jak Connor | Science, Space, Health & Robotics | Aug 8, 2019 12:40 AM CDT

NASA has used their Spitzer Space Telescope to capture an image of a distant galaxy, with this image scientists can now attempt to gather a better understanding of this galaxy works even though it will be challenging due to its angle.

NASA snap image of edge-on galaxy similar to our Milky Way

The galaxy is called NGC 5866 and from the image that due to the way the galaxy is positioned we can only see its outer edge. This means we can only see a extremely small fraction of what the galaxy actually contains. According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory new blog post, scientists are "Trying to learn about the history and shape of NGC 5866 is challenging due to its orientation. Our view of this galaxy is somewhat like our view of the Milky Way galaxy: Because Earth lies inside the Milky Way, we can see it only edge-on rather than face-on."

The blog post continues and says "But our proximity to the rest of the Milky Way has allowed astronomers to reconstruct what our galaxy would look like viewed face-on." A quick history lesson on the Spitzer Space Telescope: This space telescope has been in use for nearly 16 years now which is much longer than its initial mission time. According to NASA, they are planning on retiring the space telescope as it is only operational for a few hours a day since it requires huge amounts of time to recharge.

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Rockstar working on Bully 2 for PS5, Xbox Scarlett consoles

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Aug 7, 2019 11:42 PM CDT

It looks like new rumors are firing up the hype train engines for Bully 2, with Bully 2-focused YouTube channel SWEGTA reporting from its 'insider source' at Rockstar Games that Bully 2 is being developed for next-gen hardware.

Rockstar working on Bully 2 for PS5, Xbox Scarlett consoles

Bully 2 being developed for the next-gen Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Scarlett consoles is an exciting one, and more so when you considering ComicBook.com backed it up with their own sources. The rumors suggest that Rockstar's next game after its mega-successful Red Dead Redemption 2 will be Bully 2, and not Grand Theft Auto 6.

All the way back in April 2017 there was a tweet from Rockstar insider Yan2295 that said "Bully 2 was in development" and that it is the next game after RDR2. There's no official news on Bully 2 yet, especially compared to GTA 6, but as it happens we'll bring you updates on Rockstar's sequel.

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Samsung announces its new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ phones

Samsung has launched its new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ smartphones, but there were also a few surprises along the way, something that includes the Galaxy Book S -- the world's first with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx.

Samsung announces its new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ phones

Both of the new Note 10 handsets feature Samsung's new Exynos 9825 SoC on the 7nm node, while the Note 10+ will have 5G support, and both have an "all-new" S-Pen stylus. The smaller Note 10 features a 6.3-inch display with a native 2280x1080, which is a lower resolution than the Note 9 from last year, but the larger Note 10+ packs a huge 6.8-inch display with a native 3040x1040 OLED panel.

Samsung's larger Galaxy Note 10+ doesn't just have a larger and higher-res display, but it features the Snapdragon X55 modem from Qualcomm for 5G connectivity, a quad-camera rig, and a huge 4500mAh battery. The smaller Note 10 has a much smaller 3500mAh battery, so the Note 10+ is definitely a huge upgrade in many areas.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx powers Galaxy Book S

Samsung launched its new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ smartphones with a surprise announcement of the new Galaxy Book S, the company's new premium, ultra-portable laptop powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx platform.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx powers Galaxy Book S

The previous iterations in the Galaxy Book and Galaxy Book 2 were 2-in-1 designs, but Samsung has changed it up with the Galaxy Book S making it into an ultra-portable laptop. The big ticket here is that the Galaxy Book S is the first laptop powered by Qualcomm's exciting new Snapdragon 8cx, made on 7nm.

We have the Snapdragon 8cx and its 8-core CPU at up to 2.84GHz joined by 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM, either 256GB or 512GB SSD with up to 1TB thanks to a microSD slot. Samsung's new Galaxy Book S has a 13.3-inch 1080p touchscreen display, a 720p webcam, 2 x USB-C 3.1 ports, a microSD card reader, and 3.5mm audio jack.

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Call of Duty: Mobile pre-loaded on Galaxy Note 10, Note 10+

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Aug 7, 2019 9:42 PM CDT

Samsung has just unveiled its new Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ smartphones, with the company teaming with Acitivsion to get Call of Duty: Mobile preloaded onto the phones.

Call of Duty: Mobile pre-loaded on Galaxy Note 10, Note 10+

Samsung isn't a stranger to preloading the most popular mobile games on the market on its phones, where in 2018 it launched the Galaxy Note 9 with Fortnite Mobile for Android. This time, Call of Duty: Mobile is in beta and will be out in the next few months both on Android, and iOS.

Call of Duty: Mobile is meant to be the next big thing in mobile gaming, and could dethrone PUBG but Fortnite? We'll have to wait and see. The problem Samsung is having is that Call of Duty: Mobile is available in Australia and Canada, but not the US right now.

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Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL to get 90Hz display, 6GB of RAM

ASUS, OnePlus and Razer are already up in the 90-120Hz refresh rate on their smartphones, but it looks like they will be joined by Google with its next wave of Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones.

Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL to get 90Hz display, 6GB of RAM

According to "a reliable source" of 9to5Google, the new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones will have 90Hz displays which Google will call 'Smooth Display'. We should expect the Pixel 4 to have a 5.7-inch Full HD+ display while a 6.3-inch Quad HD+ display will find a home in the Pixel 4 XL -- both will be OLED panels.

Google is expected to use Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chip, 6GB of RAM (in both) and will each come in 64GB and 128GB flavors in the US. Google will use the latest Android Q on the new Pixel 4 phones, somethign that I'm thoroughly enjoying the beta of on my Pixel 3 XL at the moment.

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