Black holes can be perplexing and counterintuitive because they exist at the very edge of our current understanding of physics. Even as they’re warping the fabric of the universe, black holes have to obey certain rules. For the first time, we have direct confirmation of a vitally important property of …

For several years, SpaceX and Boeing were neck-and-neck in the race to send astronauts into space, but then Boeing encountered a few setbacks. That has left SpaceX as the sole private space firm launching both people and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). Boeing has been toiling throughout the …

Plenty of solutions exist for flying a drone while looking through an AR or VR headset (we reviewed the Epson Moverio when it came out). But until now, they have all involved compromises in video and control latency — unless you cobbled together your own as a DIY. DJI crossed …

Today OnePlus is an increasingly important smartphone maker with carrier partnerships and a lineup of products at various price points, but it all started with the OnePlus One and an obnoxious hype campaign. OnePlus has always shared some resources with Oppo, which is part of the same Chinese parent company. …

The Chinese CPU design firm Loongson wants to raise $544 million in an IPO as part of a bid to raise funds and further the development of its next-generation products. Loongson is a company we’ve discussed several times over the last few years. Its CPUs use an instruction set based …

OS-level general performance improvements are hard to come by these days. Typically, when Apple or Microsoft unveils a new OS, they tout improved performance or power efficiency in specific scenarios. The shift to hybrid processors has evidently opened up some new opportunities to improve the user experience for both Apple …

Apple is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Epic Games that could affect the future of the iOS walled garden. At issue is the way Apple exerts total control over the software that runs on its phones, and CEO Tim Cook touched on the disagreement in a recent interview …

by Just Energy | Educational, Electricity, Energy Topics In at least 14 different U.S. states, residents lost power during the winter storms that swept through the country in February 2021. The results were devastating, with over five million customers experiencing rolling blackouts that often lasted more than three days.    The …

Samsung is currently expected to announce its upcoming Exynos SOC with an AMD-designed GPU at some point next month. Benchmarks that have leaked out ahead of the launch suggest that the company’s new mobile GPU could be much faster than anything the Korean manufacturer has previously fielded.This leak is from …

Big changes are coming to Android 12, and you can take a look for yourself today. Well, you can as long as you’ve got one of the handful of Android phones supported in the Android 12 Beta. The final software won’t be available until later this year, but the beta …