SpaceX announced a new business strategy on Monday that indicates the company wants to adapt: It’s establishing a “rideshare program” for small satellites. Under the new initiative, SpaceX will dedicate “regularly scheduled” launches of its mighty Falcon 9 rocket to carrying large batches of smallsats, rather than focusing on one large, primary payload. SpaceX is […]
Google has vowed to use recycled materials in all products from its main hardware line by 2022. The pledge to sustainability will be enforced across its Made by Google range, which includes the likes of the Pixel smartphone, the Google Home speaker, and Pixelbook laptop. Starting in 2022, 100% of Made by Google products will […]
HTC has stopped selling phones through its UK website while a patent issue plays out. Its handsets are all listed as out of stock, including the Exodus 1 blockchain phone, though the company is still selling them in other nations. They’re also available through Amazon’s UK site. HTC has been involved in a long-running dispute […]
Pros Supports IoT solutions Impressive 128k sequential performance Versatile Cons Weak CIFS performance QNAP offers a set of unique features made for storage seekers, IoT developers, and SOHO users. By giving support to an open-source platform that Linux is embodying, QNAP has made strides to integrate private servers with smart devices and IoT. Aside from […]
Spotify on Monday announced a partnership with AT&T in which select wireless subscribers and certain AT&T customers can get Spotify Premium for free as part of a new partnership between the streaming service and phone carrier. AT&T “Unlimited & More Premium” customers can choose a Spotify Premium subscription as their entertainment option that comes with […]
Google Assistant has long had the option to read your SMS messages aloud, but that hasn’t done much good if your conversations lived in third-party apps. That shouldn’t be an issue for long. Both Android Police and 91mobiles have noticed that Google is rolling out the option to read messages from non-Google apps like WhatsApp, […]
The Galaxy Watch Active 2 is offered in two sizes 40mm and 44mm diameters to complement its two styles lightweight aluminum with a fluoroelastomer band or premium stainless steel with a leather strap. That works out to a 1.2-inch, 360 x 360 resolution Super AMOLED display on 40mm models and a 1.4-inch, 360 x 360 […]
ZTE has become the first phone manufacturer to release a 5G handset in China with the launch of the Axon 10 Pro 5G. The Axon 10 5G comes equipped with a 6.47-inch 1080p AMOLED display, and will use one of Qualcomm’s first generation X50 5G modems to connect to China’s upcoming 5G wireless network. Although […]
A new report claims that Hongmeng OS, Huawei’s alternative operating system that may or may not be able to replace Android, could be close to breaking cover. The report comes from China’s state-run Global Times and should be taken with a degree of skepticism, but contains a few key details that should be possible to […]
Cloudflare, an online infrastructure service that helps websites mitigate DDoS attacks. Cloudflare has announced that it will no longer provide security services to the far-right site 8chan following the deadly, mass shooting by a white nationalist in El Paso, Texas. Cloudflare has been reluctant to pull its services from extremist websites, citing free speech issues. […]
Facebook and Instagram appear to be experiencing an outage in some parts of the world, with users complaining that they were unable to log in, upload pictures, or update their status. According to DownDetector, the outage appears to have begun just before 10:00AM ET, and the problems appear to have popped up around the United […]
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had approved the first drone flight beyond the operator’s sight line, a major advance for retailers like Amazon.com Inc seeking to speed up deliveries by drone. Drone flights are currently required to remain in the operating team’s sight to spot and avoid aircraft and other obstacles. […]
Many companies set up their own, secretive technology programs. A new report from CNBC outlines the drama behind its secretive hardware division, Building 8, and how it’s struggled to develop its own hardware to compete with the likes of Amazon and Google. Facebook brought in former DARPA and Google technologist Regina Dugan to run the […]
Facebook has declared it is not its job to stop fake news circulated by actual politicians in the months leading up to Australia’s federal election. The nation’s Labor Party suffered resounding losses this spring, which some are linking to the deluge of social media posts that falsely claimed that the party wanted to impose hefty […]
Ahead of the launch of the Apple Card, the customer agreement for the card has been found on the Goldman Sachs website, offering up a look at the ins and outs of how it will work. The agreement goes over eligibility (an Apple ID and two-factor authentication are required), how accounts may be used (no […]