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News & News & Analysis / Exclusive: Qualcomm's iPhone X Still Outpaces Intel's With exclusive lab testing from Cellular Insights, PCMag found that the Qualcomm-powered iPhone X has better LTE performance than Intel models, although the gap is narrowing. By Sascha Segan December 1, 2017 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Pinterest Reddit Email PCMag reviews products  independently , but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page.  Terms of use . Qualcomm-powered  iPhone X models get consistently better LTE speeds than Intel's on America's most common LTE band, according to new test results from Cellular Insights. While Apple's iPhone 4s through 6s units all used modems from Qualcomm, last year the company decided to split its business between Qualcomm and Intel, resulting in two iPhone 7 units  with very different LTE performance . Since then, Apple has become Intel's largest smartphone modem customer by

Why you might not be in control of your own decisions Research shows how our consciousness makes us aware of our thoughts after they have been made. Image: REUTERS/Gleb Granich This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation 28 Nov 2017 Peter Halligan Hon Professor of Neuropsychology, Cardiff University David A Oakley Emeritus Professor of Psychology, UCL Everyone knows what it feels like to have consciousness: it’s that self-evident sense of personal awareness, which gives us a feeling of ownership and control over the thoughts, emotions and experiences that we have every day. Most experts think that consciousness can be divided into two parts: the experience of consciousness (or personal awareness), and the contents of consciousness, which include things such as thoughts, beliefs, sensations, perceptions, intentions, memories and emotions. It’s easy to assume that these contents of consciousness are somehow chosen, caused or

Gas Turbines For Bangladesh Power Plant November 30, 2017 A 3D rendering of GE's PSP31553-06, LMS100, gas turbine, courtesy of GE Power. GE Power said it has been selected by the Jiangsu Etern Company Limited to supply its  LMS100 gas turbine for an upcoming 100 MW simple cycle natural gas-based power plant located in the city of Shahjibazar in Bangladesh. The order, worth multi-million USD, includes supplying the gas turbine equipment and providing related services for installation, testing and commissioning. The project is expected to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2019. The LMS100 is among GE’s high-efficiency aeroderivative gas turbines designed to meet fluctuating grid conditions due to their heightened flexibility and helping to provide a high degree of stability to the grid. The embedded dual-fuel capability gives additional flexibility to the gas turbine, enabling it to operate on both natural gas and liquefied propane gas (LPG) with zero fuel tr

Is your iPhone suddenly crashing? Here’s why (and how to fix it) Written  by  Greg Kumparak   ( @grg ) Is your iOS device rebooting itself seemingly at random this morning? You’re not alone. Apple is having a pretty rough week when it comes to nasty software bugs. First there was that  crazy admin login bypass in macOS  – now a glitch is causing iOS devices around the world to crash. Here’s what’s happening: a glitch in the notifications system is crashing springboard, the part of iOS that handles your home screen. Apps with daily notifications (workout apps, medication reminder apps, etc), in particular, seem to be triggering the crash… but only  after  your device’s clock passes 12:15 AM on December 2nd, 2017. That it originates from apps with daily notifications means it’s not affecting  everyone  — but it also makes it pretty hard to narrow down the list of impacted apps. There are just too many. The workaround:  if you can get your device to boot for a few minutes

TECH INSIDER   Mark Zuckerberg just signed the death warrant for the smartphone Matt Weinberger   Apr. 18, 2017, 5:07 PM 543,974 It's no secret Mark Zuckerberg is pinning Facebook's prospects on augmented reality - technology that overlays digital imagery onto the real world, like Snapchat's signature camera filters. At this year's F8 conference, taking place this week, Zuckerberg  doubled down  on the company's ambitious 10-year master plan, which was first revealed in 2016. According to this timeline, Facebook expects to turn artificial intelligence, ubiquitous internet connectivity, and virtual and augmented reality into viable parts of its business over the next decade. The Facebook 10-year road map, first revealed in April 2016. Facebook To accelerate the rise of augmented reality, a big part of the plan, Zuckerberg  unveiled the Camera Effects platform  - basically a set of tools for outside developers to b