Google reportedly investing $880M in LG OLED for Pixel phones

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Google reportedly investing $880M in LG OLED for Pixel phones

CNET
Google unveiled its first generation of Pixel phones at the end of 2016. Jason Cipriani/CNET. Here’s an early clue as to what we can expect to see from Google’s next Pixel phones: flexible OLED displays made by LG.

Switching from Mac to PC, Part 4: How to keep your iPad and iPhone in the mix

PCWorld
After close to 20 years of owning a Mac, I’m switching to a Windows PC and bringing you along for the ride. So far, I’ve shared pointers on how to choose your first Windows 10 laptop and finding software to replace some of your favorite MacOS applications.

This might be our first look at the Galaxy Note 8

BGR
The Galaxy S8 is the talk of the town right now, but that doesn’t mean Samsung hasn’t started working on its next flagship handsets.

LAPD to begin using the world’s first ‘pursuit-rated’ hybrid patrol car

Los Angeles Times
Ford Motor Co. has unveiled the world’s first “pursuit-rated” hybrid police car and the Los Angeles Police Department may be among the first agencies to have one.

Google Home looks set to support multiple users soon

The Verge
An update to the Google Home app is telling people that “multiple users are now supported” – although, it seems the message might have been published by accident, as actual multi-user functionality isn’t yet available in the app.

Diving into Project Scorpio’s backwards compatibility, 4K, VR, and 1080p support

ExtremeTech
Now that we’ve discussed the basic technical specs of Project Scorpio, Microsoft’s follow-up to the original Xbox One, it’s time to cover some of the ancillary information, like 4K support, 1080p goodies, and VR functionality.

Windows 10 Enterprise Creators Update Evaluation Version Available for Download

Windows IT Pro
Last week Microsoft made the Creators Update available early for anyone running Windows 10. It will begin a wider rollout this week with its release to Windows Update on this month’s Patch Tuesday – the 11th of April.

The Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Look Way Better With SNES-Themed Buttons

Kotaku
The Nintendo Switch grey Joy-Con controllers are pretty nondescript all by themselves, but you can throw a few SNES-themed buttons on there to spice things up if you’re brave enough.

The iPhone 8 launch will go up against a problem of Apple’s own making

Business Insider
It will be the biggest iPhone launch Apple has ever done, eclipsing iPhone 6, as Apple has a massive installed base of users waiting to upgrade to the first truly new iPhone since 2015.

Jeep to reveal 707-horsepower SUV

CNNMoney
Most Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs never go off-road. Even fewer of them go to the racetrack. But now they can, with the introduction of the new 707-horsepower Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, set to be be unveiled at the New York Auto Show this week.

Someday, Our Astronauts Might Have Clothes As Cool As These Mass Effect Uniforms

Kotaku
Human beings won’t make it to the far reaches of space for a long, long time, and the engineers who make spacesuits aren’t sure what we’ll wear when we get there.

OLE 0day affects nearly all versions of Microsoft Word

BetaNews
Security issues with Word documents are nothing new, but they have a tendency to rely on macros — something which users have learned to become very wary of.

Make Nokia Great Again! HMD official explains how Android will help Nokia return to former glory

Phone Arena
Simplicity, ease of use, build quality. These were some of the main attributes that made Nokia phones so popular in the pre-iPhone era.

Apple Struggles With The Mac — And The Media Agrees

Forbes
Apple’s mea culpa about the Mac Pro this past week made it an easy target for media scolding. Both the Mac Pro and MacBook Pro have been frequent targets.

Why Ubuntu dumping Unity is a good thing

PCWorld
Hey, Ubuntu users: If you haven’t heard yet, Canonical killed off any hopes of releasing Unity 8 with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS next year.

Google’s dedicated TensorFlow processor, or TPU, crushes Intel, Nvidia in inference workloads

ExtremeTech
Several years ago, Google began working on its own custom software for machine learning and artificial intelligence workloads, dubbed TensorFlow.

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