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Neptune's latest moon has a name
First imaged by Voyager 2 in 1989, Neptune's tiny seventh inner moon has finally been detailed and named Hippocamp (The Guardian). Measuring just 17km across, Hippocamp has an orbital speed of some 32,187 kilometres per hour, and craters on its neighbouring satellites show that it has been repeatedly been shattered in impacts with them.
Samsung reveals the very flexible Galaxy Fold
Samsung has finally shown the world its next great leap forward in mobile handset design, the Galaxy Fold - the first mainstream folding smartphone (WIRED). In its compact guise, the Fold is thin and tall, with a 4.6in screen on the front. Then, when unfolded, the device reveals a 7.3in Infinity Flex display, which is only slightly smaller than the 7.9 inches on the iPad Mini.
Google didn't tell anyone there was a mic in their Nest home alarm system
Earlier this month, Google activated the microphones built into every Nest Secure home security unit to turn them into Google Assistant smart speakers (Ars Technica). The only problem is that the company had failed to previously mention that the Nest was capable of listening in on users' lives. Google told Business Insider that "the on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret and should have been listed in the tech specs."
Nike's self-lacing smart trainers are reportedly getting killed by their own Android app
Users of Nike's Back to the Future 2 inspired self-lacing Adapt trainers are reporting that their shoes are being "bricked" when they attempt a firmware update via the Android version of Nike's Adapt app (The Register). The app is used to control the shoes' lacing – the only alternative is buttons on the shoe itself, but it's not clear from reports whether even these still work after an update is attempted.
Steam will stop selling videos, focus on games
Steam's the biggest games store in the world, but its attempt to sell non-gaming related films and TV series was met by disinterest from its users (VG247). Valve says that it will remove non-gaming videos from sale in the coming weeks, although people's existing purchases will still be available to download.
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