Everything You Need to Know About the Samsung Note 9

'Alien' signal, Android 9 Pie, and The Meg [Gizmodo]( August 9, 2018 [Everything You Need to Know About the Samsung Note 9]( [Last year’s Galaxy Note 8 was a totally solid phone, but it wasn’t very exciting. With a screen that was the same size as what you get on a Galaxy S8+ or S9+, and a battery that was actually smaller, it felt like Samsung played it safe. But on the new Galaxy Note 9, it seems Samsung is back to its old, component-cramming ways.]( [SPACE]( [Mysterious 'Alien' Radio Signal: Here's What You Need to Know]( [You may have seen recent headlines about a strange radio signal picked up by a Canadian telescope. Some go as far as to say it was caused by all-caps ALIENS.]( [FIELD GUIDE]( [12 Cool Things You Can Do in Android 9 Pie That You Couldn't Do Before]( [Whether you’ve been following the development of the OS for the last six months, or you’re completely new to it, here are some of the cool tricks that are now possible on Android devices.]( [IO9 REVIEWS]( [The Meg Is Dumb, But It Knows It's Dumb, and That's Why It's Great]( [Though they are complete tonal opposites, The Meg feels like an unlikely and very unconventional love letter to Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. It’s as if the film’s writers sat down to watch that 1975 masterpiece and just kept asking “What if?”]( [CLIMATE CHANGE]( [Yet Another Reason Geoengineering Won't Save Us]( [Geoengineering our planet to solve climate change is one of the riskiest propositions humanity has ever considered. That’s largely because there’s no way to know all the consequences that come with reflecting sunlight back into space.]( [SPONSORED]( [Get Dollar Shave Club's Starter Set: Razors, Shave Butter, Body Cleanser, & Wipes, Just $5]( [Dollar Shave Club is here with their most complete starter set that has your grooming needs covered. Grab yours for just $5, plus free shipping. After receiving your starter set, replacement blades come for just $9 per month. See full details here.]( [PALEOFUTURE]( [Alvin Toffler Investigated by FBI for Communist Activities According to Newly Released Files]( [Alvin Toffler, who died in 2016, will be remembered for his many contributions to the work of futurism. Toffler’s newly released 400-page FBI file, obtained by Gizmodo through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the National Archives, reveals that he was also investigated by the FBI for being a communist.]( [NEWS]( [Report: The White House Is Using California Wildfires as a Pretext to Seize Control of State Waterways]( [Donald Trump’s administration has moved to have the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration take control of California water management under the official rationale of fighting the state’s rampaging fires, saying that the water “should be prioritized for wildfire response instead of endangered species protections.”]( [YOU MAY ALSO LIKE]( [KOTAKU]( [Our First Look At Red Dead Redemption 2 Gameplay]( [Rockstar today showed off a first look at the western Red Dead Redemption II, which comes out October 26 for PS4 and Xbox One, and it looks like a fascinating evolution of the first one. Most importantly, this time you can brush your horse.]( [DEADSPIN]( [The End Of Felix Hernandez]( [Felix Hernandez, once and not too long ago among the AL’s most feared and fearsome fireballers, is near the end of the line. It’s been a steady decline too, not a cliff, which makes it feel less like an aberration and more the irreversible march of time. His injury-plagued 2017...]( [PROMOTIONS]( [Save 25% On Your First Month Of Bespoke Post: Individually Curated Boxes For Summer Styling]( [Bespoke Post is a subscription club for men delivering goods from small-batch brands in categories like barware, apparel, travel gear, and more. Simply take the lifestyle quiz and Bespoke Post emails you on the 1st of each month with a full view of the box contents. Get 25% off your first month,...]( [KOTAKU]( [Sony Is Releasing A Gorgeous Translucent PS4 Console]( [To commemorate 500 million PlayStation consoles sold over the last couple of decades, Sony will be bringing back that 90s styling and releasing this blue, transluscent PS4 Pro.]( [JALOPNIK]( [American Pickers Found Aerosmith's Original International Metro Tour Van and It's Extremely Cool]( [In a recent episode of the History Channel’s American Pickers, the two hosts who drive around buying up antiques discovered Aerosmith’s original tour van in western Massachusetts. It’s a 1964 International Harvester Metro Van, and even after all these years sitting and rotting, it’s still awesome.]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Gizmodo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2018 Gizmodo Media 114 5th Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY, 10011