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The week in Tech, Science, & Pop Culture... [View this email in your browser] OLED vs. QLED - LG Display Dismisses New Samsung QLED TV Technology: It's Still An LCD Panel Samsung unveiled new QLED TVs at CES 2017 touting the "best picture quality ever," but LG is not impressed. LG Display acknowledges the greater luminance offered by QLED, but says it's still an LCD panel after all. Pictured here is LG's Signature OLED TV W Series unveiled at CES 2017. [Read More...] Apple iPad Pro 2 Specs And Features That Will Make It A Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Killer Apple's next-generation iPad Pro 2 is expected to be more powerful than its predecessor, likely gunning for the Surface Pro 4. Here's what we know so far about the three iPad Pro 2 models expected to launch later this year. [Read More...] Facebook Issues Fix For Messenger Battery Drain Problem Facebook users have recently complained of battery drainage and heating issues online. David Marcus, VP of Facebook has acknowledged and addressed the glitch, offering a solution. [Read More...] iOS 10.2 Jailbreak Update: Will iOS 10.2 Jailbreak Be Released? Save Your SHSH2 Blobs! Hacker Luca Todesco said on Twitter he is planning on creating the jailbreak for iOS 10.2, but that the iPhone 7 is not included in the lineup. The Italian hacker also said that saving SHSH2 blobs is a must, implying that the iOS 10.2 jailbreak will happen soon. [Read More...] Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Gearing Up For March Release: 4K Display, 3D Support And More Microsoft will reportedly launch its Surface Pro 5 tablet in March. The device is rumored to sport a 4K screen, offer 3D support, include a magnetic stylus and many other high-end features. [Read More...] LG Teases New Video For 'Perfect Smartphone,' Could The LG G6 Be Water Resistant? LG is reportedly gearing up to unveil its next-generation flagship smartphone, the LG G6 at the MWC 2017 in February. A new video LG teased hints that the handset might be water resistant. [Read More...] Samsung Galaxy S8 And S8 Edge/Plus Release Date Points To Friday April 21 A new report claims Samsung has confirmed it will release the Galaxy S8 series during the third week of April. If previous release dates are any indication, all signs point to Friday, April 21. [Read More...] Microsoft Pulls The Plug On Xbox One Exclusive 'Scalebound': Why Was The Dragon Action Game Canceled? Microsoft canceled 'Scalebound,' the dragon-focused action-adventure game that was in development as an Xbox One exclusive. It is unclear whether the title, originally announced in 2014, will be revived by its developer Platinum Games. [Read More...] United Retires Iconic Boeing 747 Jumbo-Jet Earlier Than Expected President Scott Kirby dubbed it a “bittersweet milestone” as the 747, fondly called the “Queen of the Skies”, has been part of the United fleet since its maiden flight between California and Hawaii in 1970. [Read More...] Asteroid Barely Missed Earth When It Flew By Closer Than The Moon On Monday An asteroid about the size as the Chelyabinsk meteor flew by Earth at a proximity equivalent to about half the distance between our planet and the moon. The space rock was discovered only two days before it whizzed by. [Read More...] MIT Researchers Develop Porous, 3D Graphene 10 Times Stronger Than Steel But Lighter It has been established that graphene is a strong material, and it just keeps getting better. Researchers have created a new form of the material that makes it 10 times stronger than steel at a mere fraction of the latter’s density. [Read More...] More Tech, Science & Pop Culture Stories Can't get enough [Tech Times]? Have a comment for one of our writers? Follow us on Twitter [@techtimes_news] or like us on [Facebook] for daily tech news updates and to interact with our writers and editors. Copyright © 2016 Tech Times LLC, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 33 Whitehall Street New York, NY 10004 [unsubscribe from this list] [update subscription preferences]