Instagram might soon let you post group stories - The Next Web

Instagram might finally let you make stories for your group. According to app researcher Jane Mancun Wong, the company is currently testing out this feature in one of the app’s test builds.

Screenshots posted in Wong’s tweet indicates once you snap a photo from the stories camera option, it’ll let you post it to your stories, stories visible to only close friends, and stories for a group. Plus, you’ll be able to create a new group and post your story there too.

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— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) October 5, 2019

This can be quite useful if you have groups with specific shared interests on Instagram. You can post stories related to that topic just to your group instead of sharing it with a wider range of people.

Last month, Facebook closed down its group stories feature just after nine months of its introduction. However, it can find a valuable place in a more photo-friendly platform.

At the moment, there’s no word on when this feature will be available for users. We’ll keep an eye out for you, and update you the moment it releases.

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2019-10-07 03:35:50Z
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Microsoft Surface Pro X vs. Samsung Galaxy Book S: Arms race - CNET

The days of Windows and Intel walking mostly in lockstep may be coming to an end. Two high-profile new PCs this year have been announced using Arm processors, similar to the ones that power modern smartphones. They join a small handful of Arm-plus-Windows machines from the past two years.

The Samsung Galaxy Book S claims to offer 23 hours of active battery life, while the Surface Pro X uses the phrase "all-day battery." If you look at the fine print, it reads, "Up to 13 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage." 

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The new 13-inch Surface Pro X uses a custom version of a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, called the SQ1 Arm chip. The X has slim bezels and is closer in size to a 12-inch device, and weighs just 1.68 pounds. Its stylus is a special slim version of the Surface Pen and fits into a charging dock in the keyboard cover. Yes, since it's a Surface, the keyboard and stylus are sold separately. Adding both will cost you an extra $269.  Read more about the Surface Pro X

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The Galaxy Book S runs a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, similar to the ones found in many phones, rather than a standard Intel CPU. This should allow very long battery life, even using an always-on 4G LTE connection. It has more of a traditional clamshell design, rather than being a 2-in-1 tablet. Sure, it's less flexible, but for the same $999 starting price, you won't have to buy an add-on keyboard.  Read our Samsung Galaxy Book preview

The first wave of Arm-powered laptops from a couple of years ago didn't especially impress us. Battery life in the Asus NovaGo and HP Envy x2 (both tested in 2018) ran about 12 hours each. Excellent, but not the 20-plus hours promised, and prices weren't low enough to offset that. 

Rather than dropping prices, these new Snapdragon and SQ1 models from Samsung and Microsoft deliberately aim at a high-end audience, starting at $999. Below, we've compared the available specs for each of these not-yet-available systems. 

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	Samsung Galaxy Book S	Microsoft Surface Pro X
Price (USD)	$999 (starting price)	$999 (starting price)
CPU	2.84GHz + 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx	3GHz Microsoft SQ1
RAM	8GB RAM DDR4	8GB or 16GB LPDDR4x
Display	13-inch 1,920x1,080 touch display	13-inch 2,880x1,920 touch display
Storage	256GB/512GB SSD	128GB/256GB/512GB SSD
Wi-Fi	802.11ac	802.11ac
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
LTE	LTE Cat.18/Nano SIM	Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 LTE Modem Nano SIM
Battery	42Wh	Unknown
Battery life claim (hours:min)	"Up to 23 hours"	"Up to 13 hours"

The Surface Pro X and Galaxy Book S are both expected this fall.

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2019-10-06 11:00:08Z
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7 Cybersecurity Threats That Can Sneak Up on You - WIRED

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2019-10-06 11:00:00Z
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EVs Fire Up Pyroswitches to Cut Risk of Shock After a Crash - WIRED

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2019-10-06 11:00:00Z
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Northrop's satellite refueling spacecraft launches on October 9th - Engadget

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Space junk is hard to completely avoid when satellites can only carry so much fuel, but that might not be a problem for much longer. Northrop Grumman and NASA are launching a "first-of-its-kind" refueling vessel, the Mission Extension Vehicle, aboard a Russian rocket on October 9th. The inaugural MEV-1 will dock with an Intelsat satellite in three months' time and provide life-extending services over five years. After that, it should be free to help other satellites -- it'll still have 10 years' worth of fuel.

A second spacecraft, MEV-2, will help another Intelsat satellite in 2020 and should have the same amount of leftover fuel. Both MEVs are flexible, too. They can dock with 80 percent of current geostationary satellites, even if they weren't designed for servicing.

If the MEV program ramps up, NASA could buy its services going forward. The agency is working on its own in-orbit service tech, such as refueling for satellites in low-Earth orbit.

Refueling vehicles like this could be vital going forward. They'd reduce the need for replacement satellites, of course, but they could also enable missions that wouldn't be practical with existing satellite lifespans. Scientists could conduct longer-term studies, for instance. While satellites ideally wouldn't need fuel in the first place, this is one step closer to making them more sustainable.

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2019-10-06 09:01:33Z
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Instagram tests Group Stories after Facebook ditched them - Engadget

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Facebook might not be giving up on Group Stories just because it's cutting them from its main app. App sleuther Jane Manchun Wong has found test code for a Group Story feature in Instagram. There's no mystery to how it works -- you'd just choose to "share to Group Story." Still, it could be helpful for those moments when you'd like to recap your adventures for a smaller social circle beyond those you've marked as Close Friends.

Like other tests, there's no guarantee this will make the cut. That's particularly relevant given the fate of the equivalent feature in Facebook. However, it might stand a better chance of survival in Instagram. Simply put, Stories are more of a staple here than they are in Facebook -- it makes more sense to include them in this app. It helps that Instagram already has Story stickers that directly link to group chats.

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2019-10-06 02:02:49Z
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Consumer Reports names iPhone 11 Pro the best smartphone, praising battery life and camera - 9to5Mac

Consumer Reports has updated its smartphone rankings with the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. This year, the iPhone 11 Pro models are able to edge out competition from Samsung, while the iPhone 11 ranks in the top 10.

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For the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, Consumer Reports praises the battery life improvements. In testing, the organization says the iPhone 11 Pro Max was able to run 40.5 hours, which is “a big turnaround” compared to the iPhone XS Max that latest 29.5 hours. Meanwhile, the iPhone 11 Pro lasted 34 hours, while the iPhone 11 ran for 27.5 hours.

Here’s how Consumer Reports tests smartphone battery life:

To find out how long a phone’s battery can go, Consumer Reports uses a robotic finger programmed to put the phone through a range of tasks designed to simulate a consumer’s average day. The robot browses the internet, takes pictures, uses GPS navigation, and, of course, makes phone calls.

What about camera quality? Consumer Reports doesn’t go into much detail here, but says that the devices earned “some of the highest scores” in these categories. For rear image quality, all three iPhone 11 models earned “very good” ratings, which puts them in line with the competition.

Our testers say the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max notched some of the highest scores in our ratings for still-image quality. The iPhone 11 also earned a Very Good score in this category. And all three phones received an Excellent rating for rear-video quality.

Apple also says the iPhone 11 series feature improved durability. All three phones survived a water resistance test, but the iPhone 11 Pro couldn’t make it through a durability test:

The tumbler is a rotating chamber that repeatedly drops a phone from a height of about 2.5 feet. The phone is checked for damage after 50 drops and then again after 100. The goal is to expose it to impacts from a wide variety of angles.In

the case of the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro Max, the phones we tested made it through all 100 drops with just minor scratches. But when we checked the iPhone 11 Pro after 50 drops, we found that its display was broken and not working. A second sample also broke.

Ultimately, Consumer Reports rated the iPhone 11 Pro Max at an overall score of 95, followed by the iPhone 11 Pro at 92. The iPhone 11 earned an overall score of 89, putting it in eighth place overall.

1. iPhone 11 Pro Max – 95
2. iPhone 11 Pro – 92
3. Samsung Galaxy S10+ – 90
4. iPhone XS Max – 90
5. Samsung Galaxy S10
6. Samsung Galaxy Note10+
7. iPhone XS
8. iPhone 11
9. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G
10. Samsung Galaxy Note 10

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