New Snapdragon Mobile Processor to Bring 'Widespread 5G Access'

Qualcomm announcedthe new Snapdragon 4s Gen 2via a press release on its site on Tuesday. The new chip offers Gigabit 5G connectivity, all-day power efficiency, and better camera capabilities. Qualcomm The 5G connectivity is not all the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 will offer. Qualcomm assures other brands will soon follow.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 50 words · Dennis Mitchell

New Solar Hyperion Promises Fast, High-Range E-Scooter Fun

The Hyperion is powered by a Samsung 72V 40Ah 2880Wh battery that boasts 21,700 cells. The Hyperion also touts a set of dual 3500W motors, which peak at 4500W each. Hyperion The display is a 3.5-inch TFT screen and is fully waterproof, perfect for off-road adventures. Hyperion e-scooter deck with green Tron light.Hyperion Plus, it just looks cool.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 58 words · Dawn Wilkins

New Student Loan Plan Would Cut Payments by More Than Half: How It Works

TAX SOFTWARE DEALS OF THE WEEK How will the new repayment plan benefit student loan borrowers? How will the new student loan repayment plan work? Second, discretionary income will be calculated differently. Most current repayment plans definite discretionary income as household income minus 150% of the federal poverty level. The new plan will define discretionary income as household income minus 225% of the poverty level. Their standard monthly payment now would be 10%, or $487 per month....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Jason Mcintosh

New Study Shows iPhone 13 Holds Its Value Better Than the Pixel 6

Thereport comes from Sell Cell, an online marketplace for older mobile devices. The company researched trade-in values across 45 vendors' devices to see the data. Octavio Jones/Stringer/Getty Images Consumer interest in Apples latest smartphone hasnt waned. Octavio Jones/Stringer/Getty Images In fact, its seeing a steady rise. The Pixel 6, on the other hand, is struggling to compete. Despite theinitial problems of the iPhone 13, the Pixel 6 seems to be struggling to end the gap....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Evelyn Thornton

New Superconductors Could Make Faster Quantum Computers

“Superconducting qubits are solid-state electrical circuits, which can be designed with high accuracy and flexibility.” The superconductor also releases another kind of particle into the metal, known as Andreev reflection. The researchers looked for these Andreev reflections to detect Cooper pairs. gremlin / Getty Images This approach lets them detect the amount of Andreev reflection returning to the superconductor. One of the biggest challenges in quantum computing today relates to how we can make superconductors perform even better....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Nicole Diaz

New Tablo DVR Boasts 4 Tuners and FAST Channels for $140

Nuvvyo has unleashed its latest OTA recorder, thefour-tuner Tablofourth-gen DVR, which enables users to watch and record live TV anywhere in the home. The Tablo’s four ATSC 1.0 tuners can record up to four channels at once onto its integrated 128GB storage (roughly 50 hours), and storage can be expanded to 8TB using the USB port. The unit also includes access to over 60 differentFASTchannels – using Ethernet or Wi-Fi – which are included as part of the program guide....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Gary Lang

New Tech Could Make Machines Think More Like Humans

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory areusing a rare form of matterknown as spin glass to replace circuits. The spin-glass allows researchers to investigate material structures using mathematics. The lithography could allow the printing of new types of circuitry. Andriy Onufriyenko / Getty Images “Our paper lays the groundwork we need to use these physical systems practically.” Ideas from spin glass theory could help researchers navigate high-dimensional landscapes. Theoretical models describing spin glasses are broadly used in other complex systems, such as those describing brain function....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Ruth Jensen

New Tech From Camera Makers Tries to Prove Photos Are Not AI Fakes

And these three leading camera makers want to help regain this trust and presumably ensure that photojournalism remains relevant. Images could have plausibly been generated by older gear, different photo equipment brands, or phone cameras." When Israel invaded Palestine last year, the number offaked images on social media was alarming. AI Face Swap for Deep Fake.Tero Vesalainen / Getty Images Deepfake statement.Olivier Douliery / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 66 words · Nicole Jackson

New Tech May Mean You’ll Feel Pain in the Metaverse

A wristband that shocks Aksonov / Getty Images Get ready to feel real pain when exploring the metaverse. A Japanese start-up company called H2L Technologies isworking on creatingreal-life experiences that involve discomfort for the metaverse. It’s part of a growing effort to bring real feelings into virtual experiences. Aksonov / Getty Images For example,Meta is working on a vibrating glovethat could help you feel sensations. The system needs to know when and where to deliver the right sensations....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Robert Baker

New Technologies Could Make Clean Water

Water From Air Uravu Labs thinks it can help solve the world’s water problems with air. Its prototype uses desiccant and heat from solar energy to extract liquid water. The companyrecently raisedseed funding to put its technology into production. adamkaz / Getty Images “These are very interesting technologies but are in the early stages.” Other climate-friendly solutions to the water problem are in the works. For example, Bretschger’s own company focuses on recycling wastewater....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Brian Mcclure

New Technology Could Help Clean Up Water in the US and the Developing World

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agencyrecently purchasedmachinery to remove concentrations of hazardous substances known as PFAS. It’s one of a growing number of devices that are helping make water safer. “It’s a very limited resource, and water stress is the first sign of climate change.” Guido Mieth / Getty Images By 2050, six billion people will suffer from clean water scarcity as a result of climate change. He said that part of the problem is water technology hasn’t changed much since the Roman Era....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Aaron King

New VR Tech Could Give You X-Ray Vision, but What About Privacy?

MIT researchershave builta headset that gives the wearer a kind of X-ray vision. The system combines computer vision and wireless perception to locate a hidden item. “We need to have built-in safeguards to protect our privacy and that of everyone around them.” mikkelwilliam / Getty Images Kagan said that having a superpower like X-ray vision could bring risks. “AR is also an always-on, always-recording technology,” he added. You’ll never forget a face because facial recognition brings up people’s social profiles alongside them....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Jennifer Miller

New WhatsApp Integration Makes the Chat App Better for Work Plans

WhatsApp has already been building official support for large group chats andcommunities, and a new integration from task manager Any.do is taking that idea further by building team task management and discussion into the chat app. The WhatsApp for Teams integration, announced Tuesday by Any.do, adds a chatbot into the desktop version of WhatsApp that allows for quick task creation, task assignment and reminders and for conversations within shared tasks....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Sean Forbes