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COVID-19: how can satellites help?
ESA - 2 Apr 2020 14:28
The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has virtually paralysed daily life as we know it. Even when the spread of this highly infectious disease has been stemmed, the world will face huge challenges getting back to normal. To ...
Apple MacBook Pro 16 buying guide: Everything you need to know
Digital Trends - 2 Apr 2020 15:00
Which MacBook Pro 16 model is right for you? Use our handy buying guide and you'll know in next to no time.
How do I connect a microphone to my MacBook?
ZDNet - 2 Apr 2020 14:02
A lot of people who have suddenly found themselves working or teaching from home have realized something -- you can't connect a microphone to a MacBook headphone jack.
ASUS' ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 is a gaming laptop with a built-in second screen
Engadget - 2 Apr 2020 09:01
ASUS has been pushing laptops with second screens for a couple of years now, but it's still searching for a winning formula. Last year's ZenBook Pro Duo pushed the keyboard down to the edge of the laptop's body, with the...
Gigabyte unveils high-end gaming laptops with Nvidia SUPER GPUs and mechanical keyboards
Pocket-lint - 2 Apr 2020 11:48
Gigabyte has revealed new flagship models of its Aorus range that include the latest 10th gen Intel processors, updated Nvidia RTX GPUs and mechanical
Several Sonos smart Wi-Fi speakers are cheaper than usual today
The Verge - 2 Apr 2020 16:37
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Sonos Beam soundbar is $50 off at Amazon and includes a free $20 gift certificate that you can use for future purchases. This model is Wi-Fi-ready, so if you have other Son...
Discovery of life in solid rock deep beneath sea may inspire new search for life on Mars
EurekAlert! - 2 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of Tokyo) Newly discovered single-celled creatures living deep beneath the seafloor have provided clues about how to find life on Mars. These bacteria were discovered living in tiny cracks inside volcanic roc...
NASA's Perseverance rover will carry a secret message to Mars
BGR - 2 Apr 2020 02:06
NASA hid a coded message on its Mars Perseverance rover, and internet sleuths quickly picked up on it. On the aluminum plate attached to the rover, an etching of the Sun includes "rays" that are actually morse code. The ...
10 of the all-time best NFL games you can watch right now
Android Central - 2 Apr 2020 15:04
This is usually about the time of the year that I start craving some football. Especially now that free agency has started and we can see some of the teams taking shape. I mean, how crazy are the Buccaneers going to be w...
Facebook rolls out new Messenger desktop app: First look at how it works
USA Today - 2 Apr 2020 16:55New Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop is a tale of two models
Slash Gear - 2 Apr 2020 16:54
Razer today announced a new entry in its Blade line of gaming laptops. Officially dubbed the Razer Blade 15, this new laptop doesn’t look a while lot different from previous models, but it does have some rather serious...
Sprint is dead. Long live Sprint
The Verge - 2 Apr 2020 13:00
Sprint Flatiron Logo It's done. We now have just three major cell phone carriers in the US: Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, which just completed its merger with Sprint. It's been such a long time coming and has seemed so in...
1,400-year-old mystery of strange 'red sign' in Japan's sky solved
SPACE.com - 2 Apr 2020 12:00
A scarlet fan spread across the skies over Japan 1,400 years ago, and it's been puzzling astronomers ever since.
UIC clinical trials investigate COVID-19 treatments
EurekAlert! - 2 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of Illinois at Chicago) The University of Illinois at Chicago is participating in two clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments.
SpaceX reportedly bans use of Zoom videoconferencing app by employees - CNET
CNET - 2 Apr 2020 03:37
Email sent to employees cites "significant privacy and security concerns," Reuters reports.
Call of Duty games can depict Humvees without a license, says judge
The Verge - 2 Apr 2020 00:07
A New York judge has ruled that publisher Activision isn't infringing trademark by featuring Humvees in its Call of Duty series. The decision, handed down yesterday, is a mark in favor of game developers depicting actual...
When Will Grocery Stores Get Back to Normal?
Life Hacker - 2 Apr 2020 22:00
I, too, thought the toilet paper would be back in stock by now. I got used to seeing empty shelves throughout the grocery and drugstores, but assumed that once enough people had purchased their 20-pack of toilet paper, t...
Slideshow: 2020 Zeiss Photography Award winners and shortlisted projects
DP Review - 2 Apr 2020 20:53
Winner, ZEISS Photography Award, Seeing Beyond - Discoveries, 2020 KyeongJun Yang, Korea A previously unpublished 27-year-old journalism student from Korea has picked up €12,000 to spend on Zeiss lenses on top of a €...
Over 12,000 people applied to fly to the moon as NASA Artemis astronauts - CNET
CNET - 2 Apr 2020 19:03
Many applied. Only a few will be chosen.
Apple and Emerson Collective donate $12 million to new America's Food Fund
AppleInsider - 2 Apr 2020 18:38
America's Food Fund has launched with a $12 million donation from Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective and Apple.
Does relativity lie at the source of quantum exoticism?
Phys.org - 2 Apr 2020 18:19
Since its beginnings, quantum mechanics hasn't ceased to amaze us with its peculiarity, so difficult to understand. Why does one particle seem to pass through two slits simultaneously? Why, instead of specific prediction...
'Sea of Thieves' is coming to Steam with crossplay
Engadget - 2 Apr 2020 17:14
Microsoft's buccaneering simulator, Sea of Thieves, already has 10 million players on Xbox One and Windows 10. The company announced that the game is coming soon to Steam, adding to an already large stable of Microsoft g...