The new in the world of technology

Fujifilm’s Instax range of instant cameras is hugely popular, but most models only take credit card-sized rectangular photos. If a  report  from the usually accurate  FujiRumors  is to be believed, however, next week could see a major shakeup to the line: square photos. That’s right, like Instagram. And, well, Polaroid. There are apparently two Instax Square cameras planned: the SQ and the SQ10. The SQ seem to be pretty much what you’d expect — another chunky plastic instant camera, just one that uses square film — but the SQ10 is a more intriguing proposition.  FujiRumors   says  that it’s a film-digital hybrid camera with a microSD card slot and an LCD on the back. What’s unclear is how exactly such a camera would work. It could be a traditional film camera like the SQ with the added ability to print digital photos like  Fujifilm’s previous Instax Share printers , which could be pretty neat. Or it could basically just be a digital camera with a built-in film printer, which

After Apple hit Qualcomm with  a barrage of lawsuits earlier this year , the chip maker is  countersuing Apple right back . Qualcomm today  filed its Answers and Counterclaims  to Apple’s January lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of California. The full details of the suit can be read  in a 139-page document (PDF) released by Qualcomm, but the company has five key complaints — including the claim that Apple deliberately didn’t use the full potential of Qualcomm chips in iPhone 7 phones so that they wouldn’t perform better than the modems provided by Intel. Qualcomm says that Apple “chose not to utilize certain high-performance features of the Qualcomm chipsets for the iPhone 7 (preventing consumers from enjoying the full extent of Qualcomm’s innovation),” and when Qualcomm iPhones supposedly outperformed Intel iPhones, “Apple falsely claimed that there was ‘no discernible difference’ between” the two variants. The company also says that Apple prevented it from revealin

Google has published a new response to Department of Labor claims that it  systematically underpays its female staff members . The statement  once again denies that any pay gap exists  within the company, explaining the “gender-blind” way the company makes its salary calculations, which it says is based on “role, job level, job location as well as current and recent performance ratings.” Once a salary is calculated by analysts — who Google says have no access to the gender information of the employee in question — it’s then fed into the company’s pay equity model. This is a four-stage process that compares suggested compensation amounts between genders, and theoretically prods the company to make adjustments if any statistical gap is observed. “Our analysis gives us confidence that there is no gender pay gap at Google,” the statement — written by Eileen Naughton, Google’s VP of people operations — reads. Naughton says that Google’s most recent analysis, performed in late 201

The Altoids   mints tin is perhaps the most iconic part of the product (which may say something about the mints themselves, I guess?), and in today’s life hack-obsessed world, people have long been repurposing them as  handy reusable boxes for tons of things  that aren’t mints. Today, you can add “fully functional handheld gaming console” to that list, as intrepid hacker sudomod has shown off his latest project, the mintyPi 2.0 ( via  The Next Web ). As the name may suggest, the mintyPi 2.0 is sudomod’s second attempt at building a  Raspberry Pi-powered Altoids tin . But the mintyPi 2.0 brings some major improvements over the hacked together original, including a far more polished design, an integrated hinge to hold up the screen, a bigger display, better sound, and built-in Wi-Fi, thanks to the  Raspbery Pi Zero W  that powers it. Like most Raspberry Pi-based emulators, the mintyPi 2.0 runs RetroPie, but given the open-source nature of the platform, there’s no limit to w

Most Americans want to let local governments build out internet service if the internet providers in their area aren’t any good,  according to the Pew Research Center . In a phone survey of over 4,000 people last month, Pew found that 70 percent of respondents agreed that local governments should have the power to start their own high-speed networks if current offerings are “too expensive or not good enough.” The results show an overwhelming support for municipal broadband — networks that are at least somewhat run by local governments — at a time when encouraging broadband buildout is a top federal priority. But despite the support, in much of the US, building out municipal networks just isn’t possible. More than 20 states have passed laws banning local governments from starting their own broadband service, largely at the behest of internet providers that want to avoid competition at all cost. These city-run networks can be hugely advantageous. The mayor of Chattanoo

The Galaxy S8 duo isn’t cheap by any means, but if you’ve decided that they’re not luxurious enough for you for whatever reason, Truly Exquisite may have a solution. The UK luxury customizing brand is selling 24K Gold and Platinum versions of the Galaxy S8 duo as well as an 18K Rose Gold edition, starting at a whopping £2,250. Truly Exquisite has been offering luxurious finishes to existing smartphones for quite some time now, and of course, the Galaxy S8 duo is no exception. Though I dare say the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus look gorgeous as they are, if you’re craving for that special touch to make your device uniquely bougie, you might want to pre-order yours through  here . The 24K Gold Galaxy S8 is the cheapest of them all, priced at a jaw-dropping £2,250. The Platinum version is slightly more expensive with a price tag of £2,350 while the Rose Gold will set you back £2,300. Both the regular Galaxy S8 and its bigger sibling come with three options for their alumi

Sling TV , the online TV service that’s owned by Dish, has expanded the reach of its Cloud DVR feature to Android devices. The service allows subscribers to store up to 50 hours of content from many of the channels that are available on the service for an extra $5 a month, on top of its normal monthly fees. In addition to Android smartphones and tablets, Sling TV’s Cloud DVR feature also works on  Android TV  devices as well. Cloud DVR is also now available on Roku devices, and previously launched on Amazon’s Fire tablets and TVs. Stored recordings will never expire, and users can also record multiple programs simultaneously. If you do go over your 50 hour limit, the feature will automatically delete the oldest recording you have stored. Keep in mind that the feature will not work for some of the channels that are available on the Sling TV service. Sling TV has expanded the reach of its Cloud DVR feature just a few days after Google launched its  new YouTube TV service  in the