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Editor’s note:The leaked promotional image of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 mentioned in this article has been removed. It’s since been replaced with other previously-shown renders and images of the Z Flip. The original story follows. There has been a lot of talk about the design of theGalaxy Z Flip 5over the past few months — mainly revolving around the design of its cover screen. But it seems like we’ve finally gotten a genuine, official look at the foldable....

Whether it’s the weird, illogical sympathy you feelwhen a robot dog is kickedor the unsettling “uncanny valley” effect when computer graphics come close to generating a human face, but just falls short, there is some weird territory to investigate when it comes to the creation of lifelike machines. That’s something that German-based artist Piet Schmidtexplores with his new work, “Encounter.” Taking the form of a robot arm holding a mirror, the robot will respond to people by angling the mirror in their direction....

Super Nintendo World, which is set to open in Universal Studios Japan in the spring of 2020, may feature Nintendo Switch integration to augment the theme park’s interactive experience. Universal Parks & Resorts chairman and CEO Tom Williams, in aninterviewwith Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Jessica Jean Reif Cohen, provided several details about Super Nintendo World ahead of its debut next year in Japan. “It’s a whole new separate area of the park,” Williams said, with the first phase to offer two rides, namelySuper Mario Kart Rideand Yoshi’s Adventures....

Summary TheDivergentmovie series gave its title word a unique meaning within its dystopian universe, but the details of it, its place among the other factions, and other elements can be confusing. During the peak of film adaptations of young adult dystopian novels cameDivergent, released in 2014. Directed by Neil Burger and based on Veronica Roth’s 2011 novel of the same name,Divergenttook viewers to a post-apocalyptic Chicago, where a war led to society being divided into five factions, each one focused on specific activities and roles within society....

Why you should watch “haunting” new Netflix series Sara: Woman in the Shadows Dept. Qmight be the most talked-about newNetflixseries right now, but another thriller has been quietly added to the platform, and it’s well worth your time. The second half of 2025 is shaping up to be the biggest in Netflix history, with the upcoming release ofSquid Game Season 3,Stranger Things Season 5,Wednesday Season 2, andThe Witcher Season 4....

TCL has taken to MWC 2019 to show off concepts of its latest technological advances, including the “DragonHinge” hardware that will form the physical backbone of its upcoming foldable phones. While none of these devices are anything close to final products, it offers examples of what we could expect from a TCL-branded phone, but also how TCL could use the technology in its other products and appliances. Accompanying the news about DragonHinge are also a handful of new budget-priced Alcatel phones, as well as a bold redBlackBerry Key2....

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has said there is concern in the mobile industry that 4G phones won’t be so popular in 2020, which with the success of its first 5G device in China, has prompted the company to commit to producing at least 10 5G phones in 2020.Speaking at a conferencein China, Jun is quoted as saying: “People in the industry fear that next year 4G models won’t sell,” before urging network operators to build their 5G networks faster....

Amazon may be part of the problem for cable companies when it comes to cord cutting, but now, it’s playingboth sides of the field.As of this week, you can now buy Internet, TV, and phone services from Comcast by way of Amazon. So yes, you can now buy basically everything from Amazon — including its own competitors’ offerings. It’ll be one of thebiggest partnershipsfor either party. Indeed, the cable giant has never struck such a deal with an online retailer, and Amazon looks to be trekking along in its alarmingly successful quest to infiltrate every aspect of consumerism....

A select group of YouTube listeners will have plenty to sing about on November 3. Starting that day,YouTube Musicwill allow music to continue playing in the background, such as when your screen is turned off or when you’re performing other mobile tasks, for some user of its free service. The catch, however, is that this option willonlybe available in Canada. YouTube hasn’t announced any further rollouts in other countries as of yet....