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Passive income ideas: Make money while you sleep

Passive income ideas might just change your life. Passive income is income that you earn while you’re not working. That doesn’t mean earning money for nothing, but rather it means earning money from a business or an idea that you set up previously and that is now running on its own. You’ll wake up a little richer every day It means escaping a situation where you are trading time for money; so that you’re free to choose what you do with your time once again.

Ray tracing is coming to mobile, and more news from Gary Explains

Ray Tracing is coming to mobile: Ray Tracing is a hot topic for PC owners. However, it won’t be long before hardware Ray Tracing could make its way into a smartphone. Imagination Technologies is working on hardware ray tracing for its next-generation IMG B-Series GPU. (YouTube)Windows terminal review and customization tricks: Microsoft’s new terminal application is modern, fast, and highly configurable. You can run tabs and panes with the Power Shell, the Command Prompt, and with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) shells like Ubuntu.

Unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8 just $385

Happy Monday, folks. It might lift your start-of-the-week blues to learn that right now you can you can get a certified refurbished and GSM unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8 for just $384.99 from Dailysteals.  You can get the full lowdown on the Galaxy Note 8 in our comprehensive review. Spoiler alert: it scored a rather sensational 9.1 out of 10 when we reviewed it in 2017. It launched less than 18 months ago for $950, and as our comparison article explains, you’re not missing out on many features between the Note 8 and the Note 9.

MediaTek launches Pump Express 3.0: faster, cooler, safer charging

There’s a bevy of quick charging solutions out there, including some that you may be less familiar with, like Huawei SmartPower or MediaTek Pump Express. The latter has just received a major update bringing faster charging and lower heat emission to devices equipped with MediaTek Helio P20 processors. MediaTek claims the new Pump Express 3.0 is the most efficient charging solution on the market. According to the Taiwanese company, PE 3.

Rovio preparing a new spin-off, Angry Birds Stella

The creator of Flappy Birds might want to save us from our own addiction, but Rovio is more than happy to keep us hooked while they continue to give us the bird — the Angry Bird, that is. From Angry Birds to its many sequels and spin-offs, Rovio has spun out the bird-themed games in mass. Most recently came Angry Birds Go, the most massive departure from the bird-flinging formula outside of Bad Piggies.

new Exynos 5420 sails through benchmark that makes the Nexus 10 stutter

The Korean manufacturer highlighted in the press release the performance improvements that the new Exynos 5 Octa offers over the model that was first introduced in January, and especially the graphics prowess of the ARM Mali powered chip. Folks at Engadget visited the SIGGRAPH 2013 trade show where they got the chance to compare a 10-inch reference tablet powered by the new Exynos 5420 chip with the Nexus 10, powered by a dual-core Exynos 5 Dual processor codenamed 5250.

The mythical unicorn that is the Saygus V2 pays the FCC a visit

At this point, the Saygus V2 is more convincing as an urban legend than an actual smartphone. 2015 was supposed to be the year when everyone could get their hands on the V2, when Saygus made every power user’s dream come true. Fast forward two years, and that has yet to happen. That could finally change soon, thanks to the phone swinging by the FCC for some photo shoots and the agency’s blessing.

3DS game Monster Hunter Stories gets a faithful port on Android

The original Monster Hunter Stories was a bit divisive when it first came out for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016 (2017 outside of Japan). The game deviated a lot from the previous installments in the Monster Hunter series by primarily being an RPG-style adventure. However, despite its deviation from the main series’ gameplay, Monster Hunter Stories is a much-loved title, most likely because of its uniqueness. Now, Monster Hunter Stories is available on Android for the first time ever in a faithful port of the 3DS version.

Boot animation and live wallpaper for Google Play edition phones available for download

The boot animation and live wallpaper for the Google Play edition phones (also known as Galaxy S4 and HTC One Nexus experiences smartphones) can be downloaded and installed on other devices. Now the boot animation and live wallpaper can be installed, with the latter being the easiest one to get. Called SunBeam, the new wallpaper is a variation of the PhaseBeam wallpaper on the Nexus 4. The boot animation requires a more complex effort, including rooting your device.

Here's what's new with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 v2.1

Some methodical digging around in some kernel sources has revealed that Qualcomm has developed a new 2.1 version of its contentious Snapdragon 810 mobile SoC. Throwing further fuel on the speculative fire that something is not quite right with Qualcomm’s flagship processor. If you’re not familiar with the saga by now, the gist of the story is that various industry sources, observers, and tests have suggested that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 runs too hot and/or throttles its peak speeds under heavy loads.