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Apple iPhone 12 Mini review: Pint-sized power
Android Authority - 21 Nov 2020 15:00
The iPhone 12 Mini is one of the best compact smartphones you can buy, and it has fantastic performance and cameras to boot.
Sea-level monitoring satellite in position for liftoff
ESA - 21 Nov 2020 12:48
With liftoff set for today at 17:17 GMT (18:17 CET, 09:17 PST), the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is poised for liftoff - atop a Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
McDonald's customers just got great news. It began as an engineer's bit of fun
ZDNet - 21 Nov 2020 15:00
Sometimes, it just takes the ingenuity of a casually bystanding engineer to completely change a passionate customer's mood. And teach a huge company a lesson.
Fortnite leak teases return of Launch Pad, but will it be the same?
Slash Gear - 21 Nov 2020 02:10
For reasons we’ve never been told, Epic removed the Launch Pad item from Fortnite with the arrival of season four — and as you’d expect, fans were both surprised and very unhappy. The Launch Pad has been in the gam...
Scientists Have Re-Analyzed Their Data and Still See a Signal of Phosphine at Venus. Just Less of it
Universe Today - 21 Nov 2020 04:02
The team that detected phosphine in Venus' atmosphere has reexamined the data and confirmed their discovery, with a few caveats and addendums. The post Scientists Have Re-Analyzed Their Data and Still See a Signal of Pho...
The Last of Us Television Adaptation Is a Go at HBO
Gizmodo - 21 Nov 2020 19:35
From the mind behind Chernobyl and some of the folks at game developer Naughty Dog, The Last of Us, the hit PlayStation series about a fungus-based zombie apocalypse, is officially making its way to television.
US, Europe and SpaceX launch a satellite to track rising global sea levels
Engadget - 21 Nov 2020 22:43
Scientists should soon have an easier time studying rising sea levels as climate change takes hold. NASA and the ESA have partnered with SpaceX to launch the Sentinel 6 Michael Freilich ocean tracking satellite. The spac...
There's still hope that the mysterious origin of the coronavirus will be uncovered
BGR - 21 Nov 2020 01:40
The World Health Organization's delayed investigation of the novel coronavirus's origin in China has caused controversy, but scientists still expect the investigation to yield results. The WHO and China agreed on how to ...
Scientists actually reversed human aging using a revolutionary new treatment
BGR - 21 Nov 2020 00:25
Scientists have developed a new therapy that they say can actually reverse aging on a genetic level. By having participants breathe pure oxygen in a hyperbaric chamber five days a week for three months, the team was able...
iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 11: All the differences and whether or not you should upgrade - CNET
CNET - 21 Nov 2020 11:00
Here's exactly how the iPhone 12 compares with the iPhone 11 in terms of screen size, battery, cameras and price.
SpaceX launches new NASA satellite and lands with a boom - CNET
CNET - 21 Nov 2020 21:30
The latest Falcon 9 mission boosted Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, which is meant to keep a precise eye on our oceans.
ICYMI: An in-depth look at Apple's MacBook Air M1
Engadget - 21 Nov 2020 19:00
Although there weren't quite as many new products to review this week as there were in the previous couple of weeks, the devices we did get our hands on were impressive. We put Apple's new MacBook Air with M1 system-on-c...
The Reasons Why Unsplash is Cancer for Photographers
The Phoblographer - 21 Nov 2020 19:00
If you've read this site for a while, then you know and understand our hate for Unsplash. From their way of blindsiding photographers to their lack of ethics--the list can go on and on. And we've recently taken to discus...
Thanksgiving in a pandemic: 5 ways tech can help the holiday
USA Today - 21 Nov 2020 15:04
Tech can help to make the most out of the situation. Here are several ways to make Thanksgiving and Christmas 2020 more festive than forgettable.
Rover that will explore Mars moon Phobos starts landing tests
SPACE.com - 21 Nov 2020 14:35
The first rover to explore the moon of another planet has started practicing for its landing, even though that historic touchdown is at least six years away.
Google's controversial icon redesign is coming for your phone app next
Android Central - 21 Nov 2020 06:35Joe Biden will be handed the keys to the POTUS Twitter account on Inauguration Day - CNET
CNET - 21 Nov 2020 03:46
Whether Trump concedes or not.
SpaceX will launch the Sentinel-6 ocean-mapping satellite Saturday. Watch it live!
SPACE.com - 21 Nov 2020 02:09
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on Saturday (Nov. 21) at 12:17 p.m. EST (1717 GMT). Watch it live!
The Mandalorian episode 4 reveals ... a guy in a T-shirt and jeans? - CNET
CNET - 21 Nov 2020 02:07
This is the way to goof up a scene in the hot Disney Plus Star Wars show.
You're Going to Love These Sony Black Friday Deals
The Phoblographer - 21 Nov 2020 01:00
The Sony Black Friday and holiday sales events are here, and these deals can save you some serious money. The Sony a7 III is just $1,698! This is the lowest price ever on this feature-packed Mirrorless camera. You can ev...
Watch a bright fireball explode over the Tasman Sea (video)
Live Science - 21 Nov 2020 16:30
A bright green meteor streaked across the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia, and researchers caught the fireball on camera as it broke up over the ocean.
Secret Service Investigates 700 Cases of Covid Relief Fraud
Wired - 21 Nov 2020 16:00
Ransomware as a service, exposed SMS photos, and more of the week's top security news.