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An Unprecedented Cyberattack Hit the US Power Grid - WIRED

Posted: 07 Sep 2019 07:00 AM PDT

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Motorola: Our premium 5G phones are coming - CNET

Posted: 07 Sep 2019 04:42 AM PDT

Motorola has spent the last several years carving out a niche for itself as a manufacturer of excellent budget and midrange phones. But its days dealing in devices that rarely exceed $500 are about to come to an end. Motorola says it's ready to embrace premium phones again, with the price tag to prove it.

The brand will launch a 5G, premium flagship phone, said Francoise LaFlamme, who leads the brand's global marketing strategy.

And 5G doesn't come cheap. Motorola isn't ready to share their price range yet, but Samsung's cheapest 5G phone, the triple-camera Galaxy A90 5G, costs around $800. The OnePlus 7 Pro 5G is "cheap" at $840.

"If you put out a $399 5G phone, you're going to have to sacrifice a lot of the elements that people value," LaFlamme said.

Today, you'll spend $300 for the budget Moto G7, $450 for the new Motorola One Zoom with three cameras and a satin glass backing and $500 for the Moto X4. But $500 is about where the range stops. Motorola's own "5G" device, the Moto Z3, costs $480 with Verizon, but you'll only get 5G speeds by buying the 5G Moto Mod for an additional $350.

It's likely that a premium 5G Motorola phone would start in the $800 range, if not higher. Samsung's feature-packed Galaxy S10 5G and Note 10 Plus 5G phones cost $1,300 apiece.

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So why the shift to higher-end phones? Motorola, which operates within parent company Lenovo, has just turned a profit for the first time in a decade. Cutting extraneous products, staff and marketing dollars has helped Motorola cut its losses, LaFlamme said. So has focusing on its most important markets, which include the US, UK, Brazil and Mexico.

Now that Motorola is back in the black, it can focus on ramping up the kinds of phones it sells and where it sells them.

Motorola's move is unsurprising, and well-timed. In the era of 5G phones and foldable designs, sticking with budget and midprice 4G phones is a sure way to get left behind.

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Nintendo Files New Patent For Hinged Joy-Con Controller - Nintendo Life

Posted: 07 Sep 2019 12:00 AM PDT

Get flexible

by Liam Doolan 9 hours ago

Nintendo is always trying to improve existing products and the Joy-Con is no exception. While we're sure there is one design flaw in this controller many Switch owners would like to see fixed, it seems Nintendo is more interested in coming up with brand new ways to enhance and innovate.

Presenting the hinged Joy-Con – a new Nintendo patent that's recently appeared on the official patent database in Japan. As you can see in the images above and below, it allows the user to adjust the angle of the top part of the Joy-Con.

Nintendo has already made some incredibly minor changes to the internals of the Joy-Con controller, but the appearance of it remains the same. If anything was to come of this recent filing, this would technically be the first revision altering the look of the controller.

Of course, that's not to suggest anything will happen. This is just a patent – meaning there's no certainty it will actually become a real product.

What do you think of this design? Does it look comfortable? Leave a comment below.

[via ipforce.jp, old.reddit.com]

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