Apple held its Far Out event today, and the company launched several new bits of hardware. It announced upgraded iPhones as expected, and also announced a brand new Apple Watch Ultra designed for extreme sports enthusiasts. It also introduced several new features designed to improve your personal safety in the …
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NASA has announced preliminary results from the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, which successfully smashed into the asteroid Dimorphos several weeks ago. Now, the mission is successful in more ways than one — NASA would have been happy with altering the space rock’s orbit by a few seconds, but …
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Netflix is developing features that would allow members to play its mobile games with one another and competitively rank themselves on gaming leaderboards. The company, starting last month, quietly launched the ability for users to create unique “game handles” in a subset of its mobile games, including Into The Breach, …
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Google closed its $2.1 billion Fitbit acquisition in early 2021, but it is only now that we’re seeing the results. Fitbit has announced two new smartwatches (plus a fitness tracker) that have deeper integration with Google services and a new version of Fitbit OS with a more Google-y design. They’ll …
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NASA is on the verge of finally launching the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket after years of development. The Artemis 1 mission won’t have a crew onboard, but by the third launch, the SLS will be taking astronauts back to the moon for the first time in 50 years. …
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Google is rolling out its big 2022 Android update a little earlier than expected. Android 13 is now available on eligible Google Pixel devices, bringing the latest themes and security features to the masses. However, those with a non-Google Android device will have to wait a bit longer for the …
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(Photo: AMD)It’s about that time folks. Get your Phillips head screwdriver out, make sure your thermal paste is handy, and deliver last rights to your old CPU and motherboard. It’s time to make way for AM5, as AMD will be officially announcing its Zen 4 CPUs at the end of …
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NASA has been using the same spaceflight computers for almost 30 years, but it won’t be much longer. The agency has awarded a $50 million contract to Arizona-based Microchip Technology Inc. to “architect, design, and deliver” a next-generation space-optimized processor. NASA expects the new chip, which will be used in …
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The number of emoji subscription purchases on the South Korean messaging app KakaoTalk has dropped by a third over the year, parent firm Kakao said in quarterly earnings call Thursday. It blamed Google’s new in-app payment policy, which forces apps to use the Android-maker’s own billing system. KakaoTalk’s Emoticon Plus …
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Samsung has been talking up its success in foldables over the past few weeks, and the timing wasn’t random — Samsung was building hype for today’s event in which it unveiled its fourth-gen foldables, plus new watches and earbuds. The frequently leaked Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 are now …
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