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Boeing's new 777X extends its folding wingtips to complete first flight - CNET
CNET - 26 Jan 2020 00:24
The aircraft's design is intriguing: Folding wingtips will let the 777X fit at existing airport gates while still giving the wings the lift they need.
Why type when you can tap? Meet the wearable keyboard that's on sale.
Mashable - 26 Jan 2020 12:00India is now a larger smartphone market than the US
Engadget - 26 Jan 2020 05:01
China eclipsed the US as the largest smartphone market on Earth years ago, but now Americans can't even claim second place. Counterpoint Research estimates that India overtook the US to become the second-largest market, ...
Tim Cook Says Apple Will Donate to Coronavirus Relief Efforts in China
Mac Rumors - 26 Jan 2020 01:33
Apple intends to donate money in support of groups fighting the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China, Tim Cook said on Saturday. Electron micrograph of coronavirus virions In a morning tweet marking the Luna New Year, th...
Marvel axes two of its Hulu animated shows
Engadget - 26 Jan 2020 00:49
Hulu's animated Marvel show lineup won't be quite as extensive as you might have hoped. Hollywood Reporter understands that Marvel has cut two of the shows, Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler, in favor of focusing its e...
Stellina: imaging the sky with a smart telescope
DP Review - 26 Jan 2020 16:00
Stellina Telescope Camera$3,999 | vaonis.com Stellina is a self-contained, portable telescope designed to easily take photographs of celestial objects. All you need is the Stellina itself and a smartphone. It is not a tr...
Tech-Focused Firms Pursue Billions as Sector Deals Rise
Wall Street Journal - 26 Jan 2020 16:00
Francisco Partners aims to raise more than $5 billion for its latest flagship fund, according to a person familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, London-based Hg is targeting around $10 billion across three separate funds, ...
Is Google better than Bing? I asked Google and Bing (and got surprising results)
ZDNet - 26 Jan 2020 15:00
Microsoft is about to force Bing onto Office 365 Plus users. But does even Bing think it's better than Google? I asked each search engine five relevant questions to find out which is better. The results were fascinating.
How to Be Humane to a Lab-Grown Brain
Wired - 26 Jan 2020 15:00
Ethicists and biologists seek to head off challenges raised by tissue "organoids" as they become increasingly similar to human brains.
Here's an affordable way to break into the data analysis field
Mashable - 26 Jan 2020 12:00Wild horses in the US are being shot with contraceptive darts
New Scientist - 26 Jan 2020 09:00
Wild horse populations in the western US are growing out of control, but contraceptive darts may be an effective way to stop them breeding
How to Bring a 160-Year-Old Giant Petzval Lens Back to Life
The Phoblographer - 26 Jan 2020 07:00
How big can a vintage Petzval lens get? Markus Hofstaetter shows us in yet another awesome video. Clue: It’s really BIG! When you’re a wet plate photographer like Austrian wedding photographer and wet plate artist Ma...
Coronavirus in pictures: Scenes from around the world - CNET
CNET - 26 Jan 2020 03:55
From China to South Korea, Scotland to Russia, the world reacts to a novel health threat.
Nearly 100 beehives stolen from California orchard; beekeeper tells thief to buzz off
Fox News - 26 Jan 2020 02:37
Local law enforcement is investigating the theft of nearly 100 beehives -- each reportedly holding more than 50,000 bees -- from an orchard in northern California.
Apple Ordered to Pay $85 Million in Royalties to WiLan in Patent Infringement Case
Mac Rumors - 26 Jan 2020 02:18
Apple must pay $85 million in royalties to Canadian patent holding company WiLan for infringing patents related to wireless communications, a jury in San Diego has ruled (via Bloomberg). The two patents relate to making ...
Hong Kong Closes Schools as Death Toll Rises Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Gizmodo - 26 Jan 2020 01:17
All Hong Kong primary and secondary schools are shutting down until February 17 as part of the latest effort to curb the deadly Wuhan coronavirus' spread, the Associated Press reported Saturday. Hong Kong leader Carrie L...
Rivian says its electric vehicles will cost less than first announced
Engadget - 26 Jan 2020 23:49
Rivian's first vehicles are getting a price cut of sorts months before they even roll off the line. Company founder RJ Scaringe told Reuters in a chat that the electric R1T truck and its R1S SUV counterpart would cost le...
U.S. state AGs, Justice Department officials to meet and coordinate on Google probe: sources
Reuters - 26 Jan 2020 23:35
U.S. state attorneys general will meet Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Inc's Google, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. The prob...
2020 is the year Apple gets serious about augmented reality
Cult of Mac - 26 Jan 2020 23:15
Apple CEO Tim Cook called augmented reality "the next big thing" this week. But he kept quiet about his company's specific plans for this emerging technology. So Cult of Mac reached out to industry analysts who predicted...
That's a wrap folks (MobileTechRoundup show #500)
ZDNet - 26 Jan 2020 23:07
We touched on a couple of new purchases and then spent the rest of the show talking about the past 14 years talking about mobile technology. Thank you all for your support.
China Releases New Pictures From the Surface of the Moon
Universe Today - 26 Jan 2020 23:03
China's Chang'e-4 mission just released a trove of data collected by the lander and rover during its year-long exploration of the far side of the Moon. The post China Releases New Pictures From the Surface of the Moon ap...
Everything we know about the iPhone 12 lineup so far
9 to 5 Mac - 26 Jan 2020 20:14
This year is shaping up to be a busy one for the iPhone. Apple is rumored to be preparing a new low-cost iPhone that could be released as soon as March, as well as four different iPhone 12 variants set for release in Sep...