Samsung was among the companies that launched Windows Mixed Reality headsets as part of Microsoft’s bit VR push last year. The Samsung Odyssey was well-reviewed compared to other Windows head mounted displays (HMDs), but it was also more expensive. Now, Samsung has announced an improved version of the Odyssey called …
Read More »Indie ISP Offering Tor-Enabled SIM Cards
Keeping your online activities private can be a challenge when the online world is so rife with dangers. Even your ISP or a VPN provider could technically keep a log of everything you’re doing online. The Tor network provides a possible way to anonymize your data, but it’s a …
Read More »Do Jaguars Need A New Quarterback?
Eagles facing uphill climb for playoffs The biggest injuries of NFL Week 7 The Ravens score in the final minute to tie the game, except while theyre deciding what to do for the overtime coin toss, Justin Tucker misses the first extra point of his career and the game is …
Read More »Rote Leaf Warbler: New Bird Species Discovered in Indonesia
A striking new species of leaf warbler has been discovered in the forests of the Indonesian island of Rote by an international team of researchers. The discovery is outlined in the journal Scientific Reports. The Rote leaf warbler (Phylloscopus rotiensis) has a characteristic long bill. Image credit: Philippe Verbelen. Named …
Read More »Caffeinated Coffee Consumption Lowers Risk of Rosacea: Study
Consuming caffeine from coffee but not from other foods is associated with a lower risk of rosacea, a common chronic inflammatory skin disease, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Dermatology. Increased caffeine intake from coffee was inversely associated with the risk of incident rosacea. Image credit: …
Read More »European-Japanese BepiColombo Spacecraft is on Its Way to Mercury
BepiColombo, a joint endeavor between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), blasted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 01:45 GMT on October 20, 2018. It will make a seven year cruise to Mercury, the smallest and least explored planet in the …
Read More »App Developers Can Stalk You Around the Web if You Uninstall Their App
We’ve all gotten used to the fact that installing an app on a smartphone means the developers will get at least some information about us. Both Android and iOS include controls to block app permissions, and you can always remove an app if you think it’s being too nosey. As …
Read More »New Google Patch Reduces Spectre Performance Impact to ‘Noise’
When news of Spectre and Meltdown broke in January, end users were significantly concerned by the idea that patching these issues could come with a side dish of substantial performance penalties. In the long run, the concern proved to be a non-issue for most client-side workloads, though server customers …
Read More »Rajon Rondo’s Apparently Spit At Chris Paul.
While much of NBA Twitter posted grainy video of the alleged spit, ESPNs Rachel Nichols shared a clear, zoomed-in look that certainly showed spit leaving Rondos mouth. Its unclear if Rondos spit will bring a lenient punishment for Paul, but at the very least, Rondo will have to argue that …
Read More »Pando, World’s Largest Single Organism, is Shrinking
A team of researchers from Utah State University has conducted the first complete assessment of the Pando aspen clone — the largest living organism on Earth — and the results show continuing deterioration of this unique ‘forest of one tree.’ The Pando aspen clone from a distance (green foreground and …
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