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Combined Weight of a 12.9-inch iPad Pro and a Magic Keyboard Is Heavier Than a 13-inch MacBook Air
Mac Rumors - 20 Apr 2020 13:35
Apple hasn't specified the weight of its new Magic Keyboard, but a MacRumors reader who received their unit early has weighed the larger model for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and found it to be 710 grams. That makes the Magic...
Apple Magic Keyboard comfortably turns your iPad into a MacBook
Pocket-lint - 20 Apr 2020 17:09
Launching alongside Apple iPad Pro, the Magic Keyboard is a supped-up version of the company's Smart Keyboard Folio that has been available for a number
Sketchy report claims Apple plans to manufacture iPhone SE in Brazil
AppleInsider - 20 Apr 2020 19:20
Based on Apple Store images, a new Brazilian report infers that Apple may assemble the iPhone SE in the region, in part to circumvent local import laws that drive up the retail cost.
Physicists develop approach to increase performance of solar energy
Phys.org - 20 Apr 2020 18:28
Experimental condensed matter physicists in the Department of Physics at the University of Oklahoma have developed an approach to circumvent a major loss process that currently limits the efficiency of commercial solar c...
This Smart Speaker Prototype Can Throw Its Voice Like a Ventriloquist
Gizmodo - 20 Apr 2020 17:50
If you get carried away with setting up helpful reminders, eventually you'll get tired of your smart speaker's endless nagging and will start ignoring it. But what if instead of Siri or Alexa reminding you to water the p...
Keep your Moto G Power's screen looking pretty with these screen protectors
Android Central - 20 Apr 2020 17:00
Getting a scratch on your screen is one of the most frustrating things about using a smartphone because nothing's "wrong" but there's now a nice eye sore. If you use your smartphone all of the time, who wants to look at ...
Self-aligning microscope smashes limits of super-resolution microscopy
Phys.org - 20 Apr 2020 16:27
An ultra-precise microscope that surpasses the limitations of Nobel Prize-winning super-resolution microscopy will let scientists directly measure distances between individual molecules.
Astronomers discover planet that never was
EurekAlert! - 20 Apr 2020 06:00
(University of Arizona) What was thought to be an exoplanet in a nearby star system likely never existed in the first place, according to University of Arizona astronomers. Instead, they concluded that the Hubble Space T...
Verizon's BlueJeans acquisition is about more than the work-from-home trend
TechCrunch - 20 Apr 2020 19:36
It would be easy to assume that Verizon’s purchase last week of video-conferencing tool BlueJeans was an opportunistic move to capitalize on the sudden shift to remote work, but the ball began rolling last June and has...
Collaboration aims to streamline UI-application development
Medical Design Technology - 20 Apr 2020 19:23
IAR Systems and The Qt Company, a provider of tools for creating graphical user interfaces, announced that they have established a partnership. The partnership will enable the companies' joint customers to more easily cr...
ESPN will stream a 'Valorant' tournament today at 3:30PM ET
Engadget - 20 Apr 2020 17:31
The Valorant esports strategy is getting off to a quick start. ESPN is streaming an Esports Valorant Invitational tournament on its Twitch channel between April 20th and April 22nd, starting at 3:30PM Eastern each day. T...
Unprecedented 3-D images of live cells plus details of molecules inside
Phys.org - 20 Apr 2020 16:58
The insides of living cells can be seen in their natural state in greater detail than ever before using a new technique developed by researchers in Japan. This advance should help reveal the complex and fragile biologica...
NASA Missions Help Reveal the Power of Shock Waves in a Nova Explosion
SpaceRef - 20 Apr 2020 05:27
Unprecedented observations of a nova outburst in 2018 by a trio of satellites, including two NASA missions, have captured the first direct evidence that most of the explosion's visible light arose from shock waves -- abr...
Australia will make Facebook and Google pay media organisations for content
Mashable - 20 Apr 2020 04:56To Celebrate Hubble's 30th Anniversary, NASA's Sharing What it Snapped on Your Birthday
Gizmodo - 20 Apr 2020 02:40
Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch, and NASA's celebrating its birthday with another launch: a new search feature to find out what out-of-this-world photo Hubble captured on your ...
Lyrid meteor shower, the best night sky show for months, is active now - CNET
CNET - 20 Apr 2020 00:57
Catch a potential shooting star extravaganza. You probably don't have anywhere else to go.
3D-printed glasses startup Fitz is making custom protective eyewear for healthcare workers
TechCrunch - 20 Apr 2020 23:42
A lot of startups have answered the call for more personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essentials to support healthcare workers in their efforts to curb the spread and impact of COVID-19. One of those is direct-...
This Robovac Helpfully Shreds Hair It Finds on the Floor
Gizmodo - 20 Apr 2020 22:30
Now that they can reliably navigate your home, avoid trouble, and run for hours, we're starting to see other innovations introduced for robot vacuums. The HaierTab Tabot not only includes a built-in mop and a removable h...
Virtual reality makes empathy easier
Neuroscience News - 20 Apr 2020 20:26
First-person embodiment via virtual reality could help to treat those with empathy disorders. It could also assist violent offenders to develop an ability to empathize with their victims.
Microsoft launches 'Plasma Bot' to recruit recovered COVID-19 patients to help treat sick ones
The Verge - 20 Apr 2020 20:05
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is launching a self-screening tool for people to check whether they qualify to donate their plasma in the hopes of creating a treatment for those with COVID-19, according...
Facebook launches COVID-19 symptom maps
ZDNet - 20 Apr 2020 18:56
The heat maps show an estimated percentage of symptomatic people in every US county based on data from a CMU Delphi Research Center survey taken by a sampling of Facebook users.
Daily Crunch: Apple's new Magic Keyboard, reviewed
TechCrunch - 20 Apr 2020 18:46
The new Magic Keyboard is good, Uber launches new delivery services and Facebook releases its Gaming app ahead of schedule. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 20, 2020, a totally regular date with no cultural significa...