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L.A.'s Mystery 'Jetpack' Allegedly Captured on Video, But We Still Have Questions
Gizmodo - 28 Dec 2020 13:00
A pilot in Southern California has captured video of what appears to be a person flying a jetpack, the first visual evidence of an unexplained flying object that seems similar to a reported jetpack sighting near the Los ...
10 science records broken in 2020
Live Science - 28 Dec 2020 15:39
From the longest bird flight to the oldest identical twins, 2020 was filled with record-breaking science.
LG Wing Review - Swiveling Android is Peak 2020
Slash Gear - 28 Dec 2020 22:45
As anybody who wished for a more eventful 2020 now knows, sweating the details is important. How else to describe the LG Wing, a rotating dual-screen curio that – even in a time of foldable smartphones – still manage...
Ant's Regulatory Nightmare Could Torment Other Chinese Tech Giants
Wall Street Journal - 28 Dec 2020 11:57
China's latest salvo against one of its most well-known technology giants could portend a more perilous regulatory regime for others in the industry as well.
Surveys identify relationship between waves, coastal cliff erosion
EurekAlert! - 28 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers have always known that waves were an important part of the cliff erosion process, but they haven't been able to separate the influence of waves and rain before. After de...
Amazon's Kindle Lending Library program is ending next week
Android Central - 28 Dec 2020 12:33
One of the most popular Kindle programs is coming to an end. What you need to know Amazon is closing down the Kindle Owners Lending Library program on January 4, 2021. The program was introduced in 2011 and allowed Kindl...
Adobe Flash warnings start popping up on Windows 10
Slash Gear - 28 Dec 2020 08:37
We’re counting down the days to the end of the year but that won’t be the only thing that will end after December 31, 2020. While we probably wish a certain pandemic will magically end at the stroke of midnight, it w...
Huawei Harmony OS 2.0 may still be Android underneath
Slash Gear - 28 Dec 2020 05:05
Huawei has long been boasting about its independence from Google, especially in software, though that independence was more or less forced upon it anyway. In addition to building its own ecosystem of Android apps and ser...
MediaTek surpassed Qualcomm as the largest mobile chipmaker in Q3
Slash Gear - 28 Dec 2020 04:09
It’s not that hard to see Qualcomm and MediaTek as the Intel and AMD of smartphones. Qualcomm pretty much has the lion’s share of the smartphone chipset market while MediaTek’s silicon is often regarded as the more...
What's the Best Gaming Chair, Fellow Gamers?
Life Hacker - 28 Dec 2020 21:00
Earlier this year, my neighbors and I all had some weird quarantine-induced scheme where we decided we would all gift each other gaming chairs. The idea was that we'd all be in lockdown working from home, so we might as ...
Pentax 'Cannot' Go Mirrorless: Ricoh Imaging CEO
PetaPixel - 28 Dec 2020 19:20ESA-NASA Solar Orbiter probe completes its first Venus flyby
Slash Gear - 28 Dec 2020 15:48
A joint ESA and NASA probe is on its way to the sun. The probe is called the Solar Orbiter, and on its trek towards the sun, it passed by Venus. Solar Orbiter completed its first flyby Venus about 7:39 AM Eastern time on...
This hand sanitizer is a proven virus killer - and it keeps working for hours after you use it
BGR - 28 Dec 2020 15:33
Amazon has some shockingly good Purell deals right now, which is great since Purell is obviously the top sanitizer brand on the market. In addition to Purell, there's also another option that has been proven to efficient...
Tesla software update allows owners to change their horn sound
Slash Gear - 28 Dec 2020 14:57
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently tweeted something interesting about the latest Tesla software update. According to the tweet, Tesla vehicle owners who apply the software update will be able to change the sounder horn makes ...
Samsung Galaxy S21 series pre-order reservations are now live in the U.S.
Android Central - 28 Dec 2020 14:24
You'll be able to trade-in your existing phone for up to $700. What you need to know Samsung has opened pre-order reservations for its upcoming Galaxy S21 series phones in the U.S. If you register for the pre-order notif...
Every company (ahem, Google) should embrace big camera sensors in 2021
Android Central - 28 Dec 2020 14:00The coolest ancient weapons discovered in 2020
Live Science - 28 Dec 2020 14:00
Here are nine cool ancient weapons discovered this year.
MIT create plant-based sensors that monitor arsenic levels and soil
Slash Gear - 28 Dec 2020 13:58
Researchers from the Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, the research arm of MIT in Singapore, have created a new type of plant se...
Ancient Pompeii street food shop unearthed in a recent excavation
Slash Gear - 28 Dec 2020 13:02
One of the most famous ancient cities in all of Italy is the ill-fated city of Pompeii. The city and its residents were covered in hot ash and pumice stone after an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. In modern times, ...
No VPN? Why your company needs one and how to pick the best provider
TechRepublic - 28 Dec 2020 13:00
A virtual private network is a critical element in your cybersecurity strategy to keep your users, data, and network secure.
James 'Scotty' Doohan's ashes may have been smuggled aboard the ISS
Engadget - 28 Dec 2020 11:37
With his (fake) Scottish lilt, James Doohan's "Scotty" is one of the most quoted characters from Star Trek. It now appears that the Canadian actor got in one last word, as his dying wish to have his ashes aboard the Inte...
China orders Ant Group to return to online payment roots
Phys.org - 28 Dec 2020 11:14
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has been ordered by regulators to drastically change its business model and return to its roots as a payment services provider, as the state squeeze continues on the once unbridled empire ...