Android 7.0 Nougat update now rolling out to T-Mobile’s LG G5

Nougat OTA is now rolling out to T-Mobile LG G5.

T-mobile’s variant of the LG G5 is now picking up the Android 7.0 Nougat update. The update weighs in at 1.2GB, and includes the November 1 security patch.

The update includes split-screen mode, improvements to Doze, and all the custom tweaks LG introduced in the V20. Overall, the UI is flatter and more subdued when compared to earlier iterations. If you’re rocking a T-Mobile variant of the LG G5, it’s time to dive into the settings to see if the update is available.

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Samsung Pay isn’t coming to the UK until 2017

Hold on a little longer.

Samsung announced that it would bring Samsung Pay to the UK this year, but it now looks like the launch will be pushed back to sometime next year. According to The Telegraph, the delay is due to ongoing negotiations between Samsung and local banks.

A Samsung spokesperson revealed to the publication that the service will debut next year:

Following successful launches of Samsung Pay around the world, we are planning to launch the service in the UK in 2017.

Android Pay is already available in the UK, but Samsung Pay also works with MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission), making the service compatible with regular magnetic readers. However, unlike the US, where a majority of POS machines rely on magnetic readers, the UK has transitioned to newer chip-based systems that support contactless payments several years ago. Even if MST isn’t as widely used in the country, Samsung’s regular promotions could make Samsung Pay an enticing option.

MIT’s sensor network tracks your power-hungry appliances

You get a bill from your electricity provider every month laying out how much energy you used, but there’s no easy way to get a breakdown of which appliances suck down the most juice. But the US Navy has partnered with MIT scientists to design a cheap, portable sensor network that tracks the power drain of each of your domestic devices.

The system consists of five postage stamp-sized sensors placed above or near power lines coming into the house, which can pinpoint each light fixture or appliance based on its power use. It pipes that data to an app in real-time, allowing folks to see when their refrigerator goes into a defrost cycle, for example.

“There are already ways to monitor household energy use, but they involve hiring a licensed electrician or cutting through power lines or pipes to attach expensive, specialized equipment,” MIT engineering professor and head of the project Stephen Leeb said in a press release. “With our system, you can install non-contact sensors using zip ties or even velcro, and use signal processing to measure power consumption. It also could serve as a way to tell when equipment needs maintenance or replacement.”

Obviously, civilians would get a kick out of granular breakdowns in their electricity use every month. But the same power monitoring could allow remote forward military bases to manage their energy and fuel use to operate for longer periods. They could even be used on the water: Leeb is conducting tests on three US Coast Guard cutter ships, while his partner in the project, assistant professor at the U.S. Naval Academy John Donnal, will test the system on some of the school’s training ships.

Source: Phys.org

Delphi and MobilEye will demo their self-driving tech at CES

We’ll finally get a chance to see what MobilEye’s been up to since it split up with Tesla at CES 2017 in January. The company and its new partner Delphi will showcase their automated driving system called Centralized Sensing Localization and Planning (CSLP) at the yearly event in Las Vegas. They’re calling CSLP the “first turnkey, fully integrated automated driving solution with an industry-leading perception system and computing platform.” Their test vehicle will drive 6.3 miles of combined highway and urban roads to tackle various challenges drives face, including navigating tight city streets, looking out for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as merging on the highway.

According to the partners, their self-driving platform can pinpoints its location within 10 centimeters even without GPS and can navigate roads without lane markings. It can also detect pedestrians and even other cars from all angles. They plan to release the completed version of CSLP in 2019.

Delphi VP Glen De Vos said in a statement:

“Three factors will separate the leader from the pack in the race to offer driverless vehicles by 2019–best-in-class perception sensors such as cameras, radar and LiDAR, automotive experience and computer processing speed. We will demonstrate the capability of the CSLP solution in our intensive drive at CES2017 in Las Vegas.”

We’ll be in Vegas to cover the yearly tech convention and will let you know how the demo goes.

Source: Delphi

Panic Discontinuing ‘Status Board’ Data Visualization App

Panic, the famed developer behind apps like Coda and Transit, today announced that it is discontinuing its Status Board app for iPad. The app was released in early 2013 and was intended to help people easily view a variety of relevant data in a beautiful interface.

The developer says that sales weren’t enough to sustain further development, outlining three reasons for low sales. While Panic was hoping to find a sweet spot in between the pro and consumer markets, it found that the market for Status Board was almost entirely pros. Those pro users expected better integration with a wide variety of data sources but Panic wasn’t able to provide that with the limited resources the app generated. And finally, Panic says they were on the “wrong side of the overall ‘want a status board’ budget” as companies bought $3,000 displays to show off its $10 app.

The app will continue to work for those who have it installed with two caveats. Dropbox support will stop in June 2017 and the app’s weather service will end in late 2017. Panic is also urging customers who purchased Status Board in the past 30 days to contact them. While Apple does not provide a way for the company to do refunds directly, it will do what it can to help.

Finally, Panic notes that it’s not feasible for them to open source Status Board because it shares frameworks and code shared by its other apps.

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Two more investors sue Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes for fraud

Two more investors have filed lawsuits (PDF) against Theranos, a few weeks after Walgreens sued the embattled startup for $140 million. This is the third one filed against the company, following the drugstore chain’s and Partner Fund Management’s (PFM), but the first that’s seeking class-action status. The plaintiffs echo PFM’s lawsuit from October, accusing Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and former president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani of spoon-feeding investors continuous lies, making false promises “built on false statements and omissions.” They said the company’s head honchos told the public they perfected a “revolutionary technology” vetted by experts and regulators that will change the world of lab testing, knowing full well that it’ll reach investors’ ears.

As you know by now, things went awry after a series of Wall Street Journal reports came out in 2015, revealing that Theranos was conducting most of its tests using typical lab practices and equipment instead of its proprietary machine. If you’ll recall, the company said its machine can produce test results from a single drop of blood — a service people could avail through Walgreens’ outlets. Because ordinary lab equipment requires more blood than that, the accuracy of Theranos’ blood test results were called into question. Since then, Walgreens severed its ties with the company, Holmes was banned from running a lab for a couple of years and Theranos had to let most of its employees go.

One of the two plaintiffs in this lawsuit is well-known Silicon Valley investment banker Robert Colman. He invested in the company when it announced its partnership with Walgreens back in 2013. The second plaintiff, Hilary Taubman-Dye, was a victim of bad timing. She bought shares through online exchange platform SharesPost Inc. in August 2015, a couple of months before WSJ’s exposé was published. According to the publication, she tried to cancel the transaction after the scandal broke. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out, and her transaction went through in December.

The Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro law firm is going all out with this case. It’s currently looking for more investors to join the class-action lawsuit and even whistleblowers who can provide information to help with its investigation.

BREAKING: Investors sue Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, alleging fraud – filing

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) November 28, 2016

MORE: Plaintiffs in Theranos suit say defendants misled investors about company’s technology in bid to raise billions of dollars

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) November 28, 2016

Source: Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, Hagens Berman (1), (2)

What’s on TV: ‘Final Fantasy XV,’ ‘Westworld’ season finale

This week brings a long-awaited finale as Westworld wraps up its debut season on HBO, and the even longer-awaited arrival of Final Fantasy XV. Other highlights include a season finale episode of Drunk History featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the return of The Vikings on History. Sports fans can keep an eye out for the various college football championship games this weekend, and we’ve also included a list of what’s leaving Netflix at the end of the month. Look after the break to check out each day’s highlights, including trailers and let us know what you think (or what we missed).

Blu-ray & Games & Streaming

• Pete’s Dragon
• The BFG
• Soundbreaking
• Don’t Breathe
• Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
• Knights of Sidonia (S2)
• Finders Keepers
• Rifftrax Live! MST3K Reunion Show
• Final Fantasy XV (PS4, Xbox One)
• The Crew: Ultimate Edition (PS4, Xbox One)
• Watch_Dogs 2 (PC)
• Pinball FX2 VR (PS4)
• How We Soar (PS4)

Monday

• Monday Night Football: Packers/Eagles, ESPN, 8:15PM
• Supergirl (fall finale), CW, 8PM
• Patria o Muerte: Cuba, Fatherland or Death, HBO, 8PM
• Gotham, Fox, 8PM
• The Voice, NBC, 8PM
• CMA: Country Christmas, ABC, 8PM
• WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
• X Factor UK, Axs, 8PM
• American Dad, TBS, 8:30PM
• Mariela Castro’s March: Cuba’s LGBT Revolution, HBO, 9PM
• The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade, Investigation Discovery, 9PM
• Mars, National Geographic Channel, 9PM
• Jane the Virgin, CW, 9PM
• Lucifer, Fox, 9PM
• The Odd Couple, CBS, 9:30PM
• Big Brother: Over the Top, CBS All Access, 10PM
• Explorer, National Geographic Channel, 10PM
• Timeless, NBC, 10PM
• Conviction, ABC, 10PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM
• StarTalk, National Geographic Channel, 11PM

Tuesday

• WWE Smackdown, USA, 8PM
• Tackle My Ride, NFL Network, 8PM
• The Flash, CW, 8PM
• Brooklyn Nine-nine, Fox, 8PM
• The Voice, NBC, 8PM
• WWE Smackdown, USA, 8PM
• New Girl, Fox, 8:30PM
• American Housewife, ABC, 8:30PM
• Bull, CBS, 9PM
• Good Behavior, TNT, 9PM
• Teen Wolf, MTV, 9PM
• No Tomorrow, CW, 9PM
• Inside the NFL, Showtime 9PM
• This is Us, NBC, 9PM
• Scream Queens, Fox, 9PM
• The Gary Owen Show, BET, 9:30PM
• NCIS: NO, CBS, 10PM
• Shooter, USA, 10PM
• Sweet/Vicious, MTV, 10PM
• Soundbreaking, PBS, 10PM
• Aftermath, Syfy, 10PM
• Tosh.0 (season finale), Comedy Central, 10PM
• The Letter, Freeform, 10PM
• A Season with Florida State Football (season finale), Showtime, 10PM
• Drunk History (season finale), Comedy Central, 10:30PM
• Cyberwar, Viceland, 10:30PM

Wednesday

• Chance, Hulu, 3AM
• Arrow, CW, 8PM
• Lethal Weapon, Fox, 8PM
• The Goldbergs, ABC, 8PM
• Survivor, CBS, 8PM
• Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 8PM
• Unsung: Frankie Knuckles and house music, TV One, 8PM
• Speechless, CBS, 8:30PM
• Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors, NBC, 9PM
• Criminal Minds, CBS,9PM
• Empire, Fox, 9PM
• Modern Family, ABC, 9PM
• NFL Turning Point, NBC Sports Network, 9PM
• Frequency, CW, 9PM
• Vikings (fall premiere), History, 9PM
• Black-ish, ABC, 9:30PM
• Incorporated (series premiere), Syfy, 10PM
• The Real World, MTV, 10PM
• Code Black, CBS, 10PM
• Designated Survivor, ABC, 10PM
• South Park, Comedy Central, 10PM
• Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, Viceland, 10PM
• Rectify, Sundance, 10PM
• Impastor, TV Land, 10:30PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM

Thursday

• The Grand Tour, Amazon Prime, 7PM
• Cowboys/Vikings football, NBC, 8:25PM
• The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8PM
• Rosewood (fall finale), Fox, 8PM
• DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, CW, 8PM
• The Great Indoors, CBS, 8:30PM
• Nightwatch (season premiere), A&E, 9PM
• The Great American Baking Show (season premiere), ABC, 9PM
• Mom, CBS, 9PM
• Life in Pieces, CBS, 9:30PM
• Great Moments from Soundbreaking, PBS, 9:30PM
• Big Brother: Over the Top (season finale), CBS All Access
• Pure Genius, CBS, 10PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM
• This is Not Happening, Comedy Central, 12:30AM

Friday

• Pacific Heat (S1), Netflix, 3AM
• Fauda (S1), Netflix, 3AM
• Hip Hop Evolution (S1), Netflix, 3AM
• Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure, Amazon Prime, 3AM
• Pac-12 Football Championship, Fox, 8PM
• Last Man Standing, ABC, 8PM
• The Vampire Diaries, CW, 8PM
• Dr. Ken, ABC, 8:30PM
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, CW, 9PM
• A Football Life: Troy Aikman, NFL Network, 9PM
• Z Nation, Syfy, 9PM
• Van Helsing, Syfy, 10PM
• Tracey Ullman’s Show (season finale), HBO, 11PM
• Comedy Bang! Bang! (series finale), IFC, 11 & 11:30PM

Saturday

• Lost & Found Music Studios (S2), Netflix, 3AM
• Big 10 football championship, Fox, 7PM
• ACC football championship, ABC, 7PM
• Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks, BBC America, 8:25PM
• Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, BBC America, 9PM
• The Ultimate Fighter (season finale), Fox Sports 1, 9PM
• Saturday Night Live: Emma Stone / Shawn Mendes, NBC, 11:30PM

Sunday

• Panthers/Seahawks Sunday Night Football, NBC, 8:20PM
• 60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM
• The Librarians, TNT, 8PM
• Once Upon A Time (fall finale), ABC, 8PM
• The Simpsons, Fox, 8PM
• Son of Zorn, Fox, 8:30PM
• The Walking Dead, AMC, 9PM
• Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (season finale), CNN, 9PM
• Westworld (season finale), HBO, 9PM
• Alaska: The Last Frontier, Discovery, 9PM
• Poldark, PBS, 9PM
• Secrets and Lies (season finale), ABC, 9PM
• Shameless, Showtime, 9PM
• Berlin Station, Epix, 9PM
• The Last Man on Earth, Fox, 9:30PM
• The Affair, Showtime, 10PM
• Edge of Alaska, Discovery, 10PM
• Eyewitness, USA, 10PM
• Graves, Epix, 10PM
• Divorce, HBO, 10:30PM
• Talking Dead, AMC, 10PM

Netflix Movies leaving December 1st:

• 50 First Dates (2004)
• American Beauty (1999)
• Black Ops: Series 2
• Camp Takota (2014)
• Carmen Jones (1954)
• Cats & Dogs (2001)
• Curious George: Swings Into Spring (2013)
• Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (2016)
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
• Event Horizon (1997)
• Frequencies (2013)
• McConkey
• Medora (2013)
• Monkey Business (1952)
• Myth Hunters: Series 1
• Myth Hunters: Series 2
• Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
• Paycheck (2003)
• Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)
• River of No Return (1954)
• Sling Blade (1996)
• Thor: Hammer of the Gods (2009)
• The Great War Diary: Season 1
• The In-Laws (2003)
• The Out-of-Towners (1999)
• Top Gun (1986)
• Valley of the Dolls (1967)
• World Trade Center (2006)

Today only, Amazon will sell you a Fire Tablet for just $33

Stop complaining about specifics, this is a tablet for $33.

Amazon has the 7-inch Fire tablet with 8GB storage (and “special offers” ads) on sale right now for just $33. If that’s all you needed to hear, click right here and buy one before they run out of stock.

If you aren’t convinced right away, for 33 bucks you’re getting a quad-core 7-inch tablet that can run Android apps from the Amazon app store or ones you sideload from other places. Basically, anything that doesn’t need Google’s Play Services integration. If you like to tinker with things, you can monkey with the software and install “regular” Android and/or the Google Play Store with a little bit of effort.

Read:Why you should try the Amazon Fire tablet

If you’re not the kind of person who hacks away at tablet software, this is the best tablet you can buy for $33. In fact, it’s the only tablet you should buy for $33. It’s perfect to sit on the living room table to control your lights or TV remote. It’s perfect to give to the kids (without the password for app purchases!) so they can shoot angry birds out of a slingshot or watch a video or two. Or 90. For $33, you can buy one for each kid so they aren’t fighting over it and stuff them in a stocking so you look like a superhero when they grab it.

It’s no iPad or Pixel C. But it’s the best damn tablet you can buy for $33.

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