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When Apple’s executives get on stage next month to unveil the next iPhone, we’ll already know almost everything there is to know because, well, they screwed up and leaked the most important details themselves.

The new iPhone will probably have an new OLED edge-to-edge screen, no physical home button, wireless charging, and likely come in a new “copper gold” color. But what will Apple call that hot shade of pinkish-bronze? 

According to phone leaker Benjamin Geskin, who has been providing a steady stream of iPhone 8 leaks that have been corroborated by other reports, Foxconn’s internal name for the copper-colored device is “Blush Gold.”  Read more…

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As the moon passes in front of the sun on August 21, bringing the first total solar eclipse to the contiguous United States since 1979, people around the country are going to be treated to one of the biggest scientific moments of the year.

And everybody can take part. 

Sure, anyone can put on some solar eclipse glasses and look to the skies to see the moon totally dominate our closest star, but where’s the challenge in that? 

Instead, why not try making some basic observations to make the most of your eclipse experience. Read more…

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Warning: Contains icy spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 6.

You’ve probably already seen the trailer for next week’s Game of Thrones episode, but it might be time to watch again.

In particular, pay attention to the very brief shot of the Hound casually crush the skull of this dead guy (it takes place around the 0:31 mark):

On the surface, it seems like harmless fun. There’s nothing more entertaining than watching Sandor cracking his opponent’s heads open, right?

Well, maybe. But the shot also contains a worrying clue. Read more…

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A number of images have gone viral on Twitter following clashes at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. But the images are actually from previous rallies and one is not even from Charlottesville.  

One photo shows a black officer guarding Ku Klux Klan members, neo-Nazis and people brandishing the confederate flag:

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SpaceX has an uncanny way of making the most amazing spaceflight events seem routine. 

If you need proof of that look no further than the Elon Musk-founded company’s plans for Monday. 

At 12:31 p.m. ET, SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket stacked with a Dragon cargo spacecraft loaded down with supplies for the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. 

Then if all goes according to plan, about 10 minutes later, the first stage of that rocket should land back at a pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, after sending the Dragon on its way. Read more…

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The world’s most recognisable timepiece is about to go silent after 157 years.

At noon on Monday, August 21, Big Ben will sound its last bong for four years. Elizabeth Tower, which is home to Big Ben and the Great Clock, will be undergoing renovations and it’s necessary to stop the bell for the safety of the workers.

If you want to win an award for pedantry, point out loudly and often that “Big Ben” is actually the name of just the bell, not the whole shebang. Go on, we’ll wait here while you alienate people then try to win them back. But really, most people call the entire thing “Big Ben,” and that is just fine.  Read more…

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A UK shoe shop with a “gender neutral ethos” has been accused of sexism after customers noticed a considerable difference in the naming of its shoe ranges for boys and girls. 

Miranda Williams — who was shopping for school shoes for her children — spotted that Clarks’ school shoes range for girls features a pair of shoes named “Dolly Babe Jnr.” But, the name of a range of shoes for boys was markedly different. 

 Meanwhile, the boys range features a pair of shoes called “Leader.”  Read more…

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After telling us all about the upcoming V30’s dual camera and huge OLED screen, LG has now shared some details about the smartphone’s new UI, which includes several visual and functional enhancements and an important security feature. 

According to the company, users will be able to unlock the LG V30 “instantaneously” with the selfie cam’s face recognition feature, which works even when the phone’s screen is off, and doesn’t require the user to press the phone’s power button.

Even though we don’t know all the details, the feature is notable as a slew of recent rumors say Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 will have a similar feature, perhaps even instead of a fingerprint scanner (according to the leaked images we’ve seen so far, the V30 will have a fingerprint scanner on the back).  Read more…

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If you happen to hop on a bus in South Korea, you might just come across one of these female statues.

The statues are meant to pay tribute to “comfort women” — women in occupied countries who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels, during World War II.

They were installed in five buses across Seoul, to commemorate international “comfort women” day, which fell on Monday.

South Korea is still home to 37 comfort women, most of whom are in their 80s.

But why is this a big deal?

According to South Korean activists, there were an estimated 200,000 women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers. Read more…

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Warning: Contains sneaky, sneaky spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 5.

In the world of Westeros, no piece of text — however briefly it flashes up on the screen — is safe from scrutiny.

If it’s there to be deciphered, you can count on Reddit to do the heavy lifting.

The note Arya found hidden in Littlefinger’s mattress during Sunday’s episode was absolutely no exception.

A couple of hours after the episode aired, there was already a handy thread in the r/gameofthrones subreddit outlining exactly what it said — and the contents clearly tells us a thing or two about what Littlefinger is planning. Read more…

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