The 864-piece kit features the space station itself complete with two rotating joints and eight adjustable solar panels as well as a posable Canadarm2 robotic arm. The kit includes a stand, two astronaut microfigures, a mini NASA space shuttle and three mini cargo spacecraft. Fully constructed, the model measures 12 inches long, 19 inches wide […]
Apple encrypts your iOS device’s locally stored data, but it doesn’t fully encrypt iCloud backups and that was apprently a conscious choice. Reuters sources say Apple dropped plans for end-to-end encryption of iCloud backups codenamed KeyDrop and Plesio. Without any public announcement, Apple dropped plans two years ago that would have given access to iPhone […]
Sonos is continuing to distance itself from some of the oldest products it has sold over the years. Starting from May, legacy Sonos products will be dropped from the company’s update cycle, and will no longer receive new features. If you own a first-generation Play:5, an original Zone Player (ZP80, ZP90, ZP100 and ZP120), a […]
PlayStation Vue subscribers on the January 30th, will lose live TV service. But the death of Vue doesn’t mean PS4 users will have to move to different hardware for their live and on-demand fix, as YouTube TV is now available on the console. The service has a solid lineup of channels and DVR functions for […]
New for this version of the Tactix is stealth mode a multisport GPS smartwatch built to military standards (MIL-STD-810), with a scratch-resistant domed sapphire lens and diamond-like carbon coated bezel. Tactix Delta now includes stealth mode which disables storing and sharing of your location and a kill switch that erases all user memory. The fourth-generation […]
Message board website 4chan does not have a great reputation in terms of accurate consumer technology leaks, which is why a supposedly official Sony PS5 info dump recently was widely discredited. The leak, which can be now viewed on Reddit, was incredibly detailed, listing not only when and how the PlayStation 5 was to be […]
SpaceX has completed a major milestone in its quest to carry humans to orbit. The private spaceflight firm has successfully conducted an in-flight test of Crew Dragon’s launch escape system, with the capsule jettisoning itself from the Falcon 9 rocket and splashing down in the Atlantic soon afterward. As expected, the host rocket broke apart […]
TomTom has revealed that it struck a deal with Huawei to provide maps, navigation and traffic data for the Chinese manufacturer’s apps. The arrangement had been struck a while back, according to TomTom’s Remco Meerstra, but hadn’t been revealed until now. It’s not shocking that Huawei would forge a partnership like this. With the US […]
Despite an embarrassing history in VR, Lenovo will be returning to try again in a more mature market. The FCC listing calls the new headset the Lenovo VR 3030S and describes it as standalone, meaning it won’t need to plug into a PC to function. Beyond that, we don’t know anything, but Lenovo’s history in […]
Instagram’s IGTV was supposed to usher in a new era for video in the social network, but that’s not quite how it panned out. And now, the company is tempering its expectations. A Facebook spokesperson has confirmed to TechCrunch that Instagram is removing the IGTV icon at the top of its main interface. “Very few” […]
Apple has announced a new docuseries for Apple TV+ titled “Dear…” Apple TV+ documentary series that, in an odd twist, will use the “Dear Apple” ads as inspiration for the basic format. The show will profile “iconic” people through letters written by people whose lives were changed by a given cultural leader’s achievements. The figures […]
After a little privacy snafu last month around the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro still tracking location data even when users had turned off location services, Apple has added a toggle specifically for the UWB chip in the latest iOS 13.3.1 beta. Apple explained that it’s because the new phones, including the non-pro iPhone 11, […]
Microsoft is unveiling its first TV commercial for Microsoft Teams this weekend. A 30-second ad will air during Sunday’s NFL playoffs, and will also be shown in the UK, France, and Germany next month. Dubbed “The Power of Teams,” the ad opens with boring business meetings, flip charts, ancient speaker phones, and slidedecks printed on […]
Microsoft has also quietly been working on Xbox Console Streaming, a function that allows Xbox owners to play any owned and installed Xbox One, or Game Pass title on their Android smartphone or tablet with minimal effort. The feature has been available to select Xbox Insider program testers for a while now, but Microsoft is […]
Facebook is “backing away” from earlier plans to sell ads for placement inside its enormously popular WhatsApp messaging service. According to The Wall Street Journal, the team that had been working on building ads into WhatsApp was disbanded in recent months, with their work subsequently “deleted from WhatsApp’s code.” The founders have strong feelings against […]