Jul 20
Jul 20
Qualcomm recorded a hefty 40-percent drop in quarterly profit for its fiscal Q3 2017, with the chip-maker blaming its ongoing legal spat with Apple for biting into revenues. The news comes as four new companies – all closely tied to Apple’s supply chain – have filed new antitrust complaints against Qualcomm, while it itself has expanded its demands for an … Continue reading
Jul 20
SpaceX has abandoned plans to use powered landings for its Mars-destined Dragon spacecraft, company CEO Elon Musk recently revealed. The original plan involved utilizing thrusters to help the Dragon land, but a ‘tough decision’ was made to eliminate that ability, or at least part of it. Musk explains that while the technical ability is still there, it has removed from … Continue reading
Jul 20
Apple’s much-anticipated iPhone 8 will launch on time, one high profile analyst has predicted, but be warned: even if you can afford it, you might not be able to find one to buy. After months of back-and-forth over just how much the flagship iPhone for 2017 will cost, now J.P. Morgan analyst Rod Hall has weighed in with his own … Continue reading
Jul 20
Nest burst onto the scene with a thermostat that was easy to use, had a slick interface, came with actual smart features and didn’t look like someone just taped an off-white box to your wall. It followed that up with a less exciting but possibly more…
Jul 20
Microsoft isn’t content to let Amazon or Alphabet dictate the future of the smart home. The software giant has unveiled a smart thermostat from Johnson Controls, GLAS, that promises to one-up what you see from the likes of Nest. The slick-looking con…
Jul 20
Google is acting on its promise to further guard your Android phone against rogue apps. The company tells us that it’s rolling out its Play Protect home screen to every Android device running Google Mobile Services 11 or newer. If you see it (it’s…
Jul 20
Elon Musk shared more of SpaceX’s plans to get its rockets to full reusability today at the International Space Station R&D conference. Those plans include faster turnaround for recycled Falcon 9 rockets and recovery of the rocket’s nose cone.
Jul 20
A House of Representatives panel just greenlit a measure that, once officially signed into law, would allow thousands of autonomous cars to hit the road while federal legislators draft more comprehensive safety laws. It would be a significant first s…
Jul 19
Inspired by a classic YouTube video, The Slow Mo Guys decided to deploy a couple of airbags in microwave ovens so that they could capture the destruction at 2,000 frames per second. It is an awesome idea, because who doesn’t love to watch things getting demolished in slow motion?
The results? Well, the first microwave is merely demolished, while second microwave’s door shoots off like a missile. These guys got really lucky, because at one point, they parked the microwave near the house windows and fortunately parts didn’t go flying through when the airbag deployed.
So that is your fun destruction for the day. You’re welcome.
Also, if you were thinking about installing an airbag in your microwave to protect your meals, something tells me that it isn’t going to work.
[via Sploid via Geekologie]
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