Tesla’s ability to think outside the box is undoubtedly one of the reasons behind the company’s ongoing success. From its vast Supercharger network to its steady stream of over-air-updates, Tesla has quite literally changed the dynamics of the automotive experience. At the same time, Tesla’s penchant for thinking outside the box can sometimes stretch far beyond what is necessary or even practical.

Take Smart Summon, for example. The feature enables users to summon their vehicles in parking lots. It sounds intriguing, but at the end of the day, all it does is save you a quick walk to your parked car. The downside, though, is that we’ve already seen a number of instances of Tesla vehicles getting into accidents while cruising with Smart Summon engaged. While the technology behind Smart Summon is impressive, it’s essentially a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.

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Tesla vehicles could park themselves after dropping you off in the future originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 19:33:15 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung has just launched two new flagship handsets — the Galaxy Z Flip and the Galaxy S20 — which means that it’s open season when it comes leaks about the next flagship phones set to arrive this year. The first Galaxy Fold 2 and Note 20 rumors are already here, and we have two reasons to get excited.

While it may be too early for Samsung to confirm anything, the company is notorious for its inability or unwillingness to prevent rumors. For a few years now, we’ve known everything about the upcoming Galaxy S or Note handset long before they launched thanks to plenty of leaks and rumors that preceded Samsung’s announcements. The same will probably happen with the Note 20 series, and the closer we get to Samsung’s Unpacked event that will likely take place in early August, the more we’ll know about the phone.

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This is the most exciting Galaxy Note 20 rumor we’ve heard yet originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 18:47:40 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While it remains to be seen if the coronavirus ultimately has much of an impact on when Apple’s iPhone 12 hits store shelves, the epidemic is already impacting iPhone replacement availability. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple has started informing retail stores that “replacement iPhones for heavily damaged devices will be in short supply for as long as two to four weeks.”

On a related note, some stores employees have already started noticing that certain replacement parts — such as displays and camera modules — are in short supply as well.

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Getting an iPhone replacement may take longer due to the coronavirus originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 18:01:44 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NASA and other space agencies around the globe do their best to keep a close eye on objects that get a little too close to Earth for comfort. Oftentimes these space rocks are small in size, representing little threat to our planet or its inhabitants. The asteroid called 52768 (1998 OR2) falls into an entirely different category, and it’s about to pay Earth a visit.

Astronomers studying the rock don’t know for certain how large it is, but they’ve narrowed it down to between 1.1 and 2.5 miles wide. That’s a big chunk of space junk, and if it were to collide with our planet it would be absolutely devastating. The good news is that as far as NASA is concerned, that’s not about to happen.

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A colossal asteroid is about to pass by Earth, but we’ll be fine originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 17:15:51 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Traditional smartphones may not be at risk of being replaced by foldable counterparts quite yet, but there are signs that the new form factor might be more than a passing craze. Despite earlier reports to the contrary, DigiTimes cites industry sources who claim that Samsung is ramping up production of the recently released Galaxy Z Flip after the phone sold more units than expected in Korea and in other countries around the world.

According to the new report, the first batch of Galaxy Z Flip shipments to Korea, the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Russia, Singapore, France, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates have already sold out.

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Galaxy Z Flip production ramping up after strong early sales originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 16:46:50 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We dug through hundreds of iOS apps and games on Wednesday morning in order to find all the best ones that have gone on sale for free for a limited time. The result is the roundup of nine different iPhone and iPad apps you’ll find when you scroll down below. There are some wildly popular games in today’s roundup as well as a few apps you’ll wonder how you ever lived without, but they’re all only free for a short time so download them while you can.

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9 paid iPhone apps and games you can download for free on March 4th originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 16:17:11 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There’s no end in sight for the coronavirus outbreak, as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases continues to rise around the world. Aside from China, three major coronavirus hot zones emerged in the past few weeks, including Iran, Italy, and South Korea, which account for over 11,000 cases combined, or more than 10% of the total number of cases worldwide. The infection rate in Italy significantly increased the number of cases in the rest of Europe, as well, and the US has seen a steady increase in new cases over the past couple of weeks.

These developments prompted companies to withdraw from various trade shows. Other events were closed or postponed, with prominent examples including MWC, the Geneva Auto Show, and Google I/O 2020. Others might follow soon. Apple’s WWDC 2020 event might be next, and even the Tokyo Olympic Games are at risk of being canceled. Now, it looks like the outbreak might hinder the launch of various products this year, including Apple’s devices.

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Coronavirus will force Apple to delay at least one new product, insider says originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 15:48:55 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While companies like Samsung and Apple are still battling for smartphone dominance when it comes to premium handsets, a growing market for more affordable devices has emerged. This, of course, shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given how pricey flagship smartphones cost these days. Especially with carrier subsidies now nothing more than a distant memory, folks interested in picking up a next-gen smartphone often have to shell out well over $1,000 for a new device.

Naturally, not everyone is keen on breaking the bank on a new device, especially given that smartphones these days tend to last longer than in years past. All the same, pricey new smartphone models have created room for budget-oriented devices with impressive hardware to flourish. Indeed, that’s the very reason why the original iPhone SE was so popular and why a lot of people are excited for Apple to finally release the iPhone 9, a device set to be something of an iPhone SE successor.

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The iPhone 9 release will be devastating for Google’s Pixel 4a originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 15:19:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is going to be historic in many ways, and as is often the case with high-profile missions, the space agency has done its best to get the public involved. A contest to name the Mars 2020 rover has been ongoing for months, with submissions from K-12 students going through several rounds of judging before being narrowed down to just a handful of potential candidates.

Now, with the launch of the mission rapidly approaching, NASA is finally ready to announce the winner of the contest and the name of the shiny new Mars rover. It’s a big deal, so NASA is pulling out all the stops, hosting a live event on NASA’s streaming channel on Thursday, March 5th.

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As part of Twitter’s ongoing effort to increase engagement, the company today announced a new initiative called “Fleets” that was clearly inspired by the likes of Snapchat. So what is a Fleet exactly? Well, it’s essentially a tweet that goes up for 24 hours before being removed from existence. The new Fleets feature is rolling out today in Brazil and may expand in the months to come depending on how it’s received.

Now as to why Twitter is getting into the realm of ephemeral tweets, well, the company explains that some users are hesitant to tweet in the first place because they’re not always confident a tweet will age well.

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Twitter just started testing tweets that disappear after 24 hours originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Mar 2020 at 14:21:51 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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