The Orion spacecraft had an intimate brush with the lunar terrain on Monday, hugging the moon’s curves just 80 miles above the surface. Shortly after it emerged around the bend, NASA‘s moonship delivered some mind-warping photographs that flipped the script on our place in space: The crescent rising in the distance was not the object…
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Half a dozen Android apps, pretending to be utility services, have been scamming users and earning the developers advertising revenue, cybersecurity researchers have claimed. The apps have managed to fool quite a number of people, having apparently been downloaded more than two million times. Google has since removed all of them from the Play Store,…
Microsoft has confirmed it will increase the prices of some of its first-party Xbox games to $70 starting in 2023. Specifically, major games built for Xbox Series X/S will cost $10 more in the US, including Starfield, Redfall and Forza Motorsport. Regional price increases may vary. “This price reflects the content, scale, and technical complexity…
Ever since we learned that HBO Max and Discovery+ will merge the question was always “what will it be called?” and we might have our answer. While still not confirmed by either of the TV streaming outfits, it’s been reported that the merged platform could simply be called Max. The name is reportedly now being…
OnePlus hasn’t confirmed that it has a new flagship phone in the works but the OnePlus 11 is expected soon and now press images have begun to leak. The latest OnePlus leak comes via the usually accurate @OnLeaks on Twitter, this time in collaboration with GadgetGang. The leak itself shows us the official renders for…
Jonathan on his 185th birthday in 2017. Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP) (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images) Over the weekend, a three-day long birthday celebration for the ages began for a very special reptile. Jonathan the tortoise turned 190 yesterday, with a tortoise-friendly birthday cake and an animated video about his…
Not quite a decade ago, two technologies were racing toward an unseen finish line. They weren’t competing with each other — the adoption of one didn’t lock out the other. But to avoid catastrophic climate consequences, the order of the finish mattered. Autonomous vehicles had to lose, and electric vehicles had to win. It wasn’t…
SAVE $70: As of Dec. 5, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro Titanium Smartwatch, 45mm is now on sale at Best Buy for $379.99. That’s a savings of 15%. Winter is a great time for skiers and snowboarders to hit their workout and endurance goals. Having a decent smartwatch comes in handy during harsh weather…
Save up to 42%: As of Monday, Dec. 5, you can save more than $200 on a pair of Sony Bluetooth wireless speakers on Amazon. These are the best deals: BEST BASS-HEAVY SPEAKER DEAL: Sony SRS-XB23 EXTRA BASS Wireless Bluetooth Portable Lightweight Travel Speaker — $64 $109.99 (save $45.99) BEST PARTY-FRIENDLY SPEAKER DEAL: Sony SRS-XG500…
Give the gift of warm drinks with an Ember temperature-controlled mug. As of Dec. 5, here are our picks for the best Ember Mug deals: BEST EMBER MUG2 DEAL: The Ember Mug² is equipped with a built-in battery and includes a charging coaster — $90.95 $129.95 (save $39) BEST EMBER TRAVEL MUG2 DEAL: The Ember…