NASA explains how it’ll know when InSight touches down on Mars

NASA has detailed how its team will know when the InSight lander touches down on the Red Planet. The process was recently explained by scientists with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which has been tasked with managing the mission for the space agency’s Science Mission Directorate. Assuming everything goes according to plan, InSight lander will make touch down on November 26. … Continue reading

The 10 Best Deals of November 16, 2018

We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.

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Microsoft may release a disc-free Xbox One in 2019

Microsoft is no doubt pouring much of its energy into the next-gen Xbox, but it might give the current generation one last hurrah. Thurrott sources understand that it’s planning new Xbox One configurations in 2019, including one without a disc drive…

Instagram bug inadvertently exposed some user's passwords

According to The Information, Instagram has suffered a serious security leak of its own that could’ve exposed user’s passwords. While Facebook recently had a much more serious problem linked to its “View As” tool that was being actively exploited by….

Criterion will launch its own classic film streaming service in 2019

Criterion won’t kill its streaming channel after FilmStruck shuts down on November 29th — in fact, it’ll live on as an independent service slated for launch in spring 2019. The video distribution company started looking for a new home as soon as War…

Apple’s New iPad Pro Seems To Bend Pretty Easily

We’ve all accidentally sat on our devices before, and for the most part most of them escape unscathed. However with Apple’s new iPad Pro, you might want to check to make sure you don’t sit down on it because based on a test conducted by JerryRigEverything, it appears that Apple’s new iPad Pros bend pretty easily.

In the video above, JerryRigEverything puts the iPad Pro through the usual durability tests. For the most part the iPad Pro holds up pretty well. It isn’t extra durable or anything and is pretty standard as far as its scratch resistance is concerned. However what caught our attention is the durability of the frame of the tablet, where it seems that without too much effort, JerryRigEverything managed to snap it in half.

This means that should you accidentally sit on it especially on a hard surface, your iPad Pro might not survive. Also what’s equally worrying is how the Apple Pencil seems to easily snap into two like a regular pencil. Given the price of the Apple Pencil, we reckon that you’ll probably want to take extra care of it and not just simply toss it into a bag.

Overall we reckon that the durability of the iPad Pro shouldn’t really concern users too much. The device was never marketed as being rugged to begin with, but what we’ve seen in the video, perhaps investing in more rugged protection might not be such a bad idea.

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Bill That Would Drop Protections For Gray Wolves Passes House

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WikiLeaks Helped Hackers Rifle Through Stolen Company Emails, Leaked FBI Docs Show

The revelation that U.S. prosecutors have prepared an indictment against Julian Assange, a fact the government inadvertently made public Thursday evening, has again fanned the flames of speculation over what class of crimes he might be charged with should British authorities finally capture and deposit him on American…

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