Ongoing concerns in the US about Chinese company Huawei have spread to Germany, where security agencies have been warned that they’ll be cut off from certain intelligence data if Huawei equipment is used as part of the nation’s 5G infrastructure. The matter stems from concerns in the US that Huawei could be used by the Chinese government for espionage purposes, … Continue reading
A ten dollar price increase was tipped this afternoon for all DIRECTV NOW users. That’ll apparently make the standard package DIRECTV NOW cost around $50 a month – and it’ll be re-named DIRECTV NOW Plus. This smaller of two packages will have “40+ channels” and will replace the standard DIRECTV NOW package that currently costs $40 USD. The larger of … Continue reading
The Hubble Space Telescope has just released some spectacular new cosmic eye candy. This wild image shows NGC 6052, a pair of colliding galaxies 230 million light-years away.
NASA’s Jim Bridenstine also announced that a female astronaut will likely be the next person to go to the moon.
Apple will hold an event on March 25, with the Cupertino company expected to reveal its new video service among other things. The event – with the tagline “It’s show time” – will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater at the Apple Park campus in California, the striking circular glass-and-marble venue named after the Apple co-founder. That theater was … Continue reading
If the Bixby Button is the only feature on your Galaxy Note 9 of which you’re not a fan, today’s the day to change. Today you’re able to change what that button does, and what it activates. To attain the ability to make this change, the user must have the latest version of the Bixby app, which can be found … Continue reading
A non-invasive eye test may one day be used to screen patients for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. The test involves looking at blood vessels in the retina, but isn’t something that currently takes place as part of a normal eye test. The process is described as quick, involving ‘relatively new’ technology that can capture high-resolution images of … Continue reading
Folding phones like the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X certainly have geek-appeal, but how exactly are they meant to improve everyday life? That’s the question Samsung has set out to at least begin to answer with its latest Galaxy Fold video, a sort of day-in-the-life of an owner of the upcoming flagship foldable. Certainly, there’s no shortage of … Continue reading
If you’d seen the plush “Earthie” toy in photos of the International Space Station, you’d know it. It’s basically a spherical earth in blue and green, with blue arms, blue legs, black oval-shaped eyes, and a circular black dot mouth. It’s super cute, really – but where did Earthie come from? And the most obvious question – where can I … Continue reading
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