The Hubble Space Telescope resumed science observations on Friday after ground teams spent most of the last three weeks assessing the performance of a finicky gyroscope, NASA said. As ArsTechnica reports, the troublesome gyroscope is a critical part of the observatory’s pointing system. Hubble’s gyros measure how fast the spacecraft is turning, helping the telescope […]
Epic has just released a trilogy of new games inside of Fortnite. As The Verge reports, it started with Lego Fortnite, continued with Rocket Racing, and is wrapping up with Fortnite Festival, developed by Guitar Hero studio Harmonix (which Epic acquired in 2021). It’s all part of an ambitious plan to turn Fortnite from a hit battle royale into a platform filled with all kinds […]
A few days after the team at Beeper proudly announced a way for users to send blue-bubble iMessages directly from their Android devices without any weird relay servers, and about 24 hours after it became clear Apple had taken steps to shut that down, Apple has shared its take on the issue. As The Verge reports, the company’s stance […]
It’s been 3 years since Amazon updated its Alexa app and in tech years, it feels like a hundred. But the wait is over. As The Verge reports, the revamp is rolling out fully this week to iOS and Android devices, but it started this summer with some small changes you may have already spotted. […]
The noise of someone chomping on chips can be irritating, especially if it’s directly in your ear, on say, a voice chat or a Zoom call. Voices – and crunching – are amplified when people are using headsets, which are often worn by gamers, many of whom spend hours at a time playing multiplayer video […]
Last week, both Apple and Google announced their best apps and games of the year, with the hiking and biking companion AllTrails winning as Apple’s iPhone App of the Year in 2023, while the educational app Imprint: Learn Visually won as Google Play’s best app. Meanwhile, Apple and Google agreed on their Game of the Year, as both picked Honkai: […]
Police are cautioning iPhone users over security concerns related to a new feature that is part of Apple’s latest operating system software update. Called NameDrop, the feature allows users with iOS 17.1 and watchOS 10.1 “to quickly share contact information with a nearby iPhone or Apple Watch,” according to the tech company. As People magazine reports, […]
Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for relief — as soon as possible — from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods. “Please regulate AI. I’m scared,” wrote a podcaster concerned about his voice being replicated by AI in one of thousands of […]
Tesla is finally making it easier for Apple users to interact with their EV’s. It recently started introducing new Apple Shortcuts via a mobile app update. As The Verge reports, this feature will allow Apple users to access vehicle and climate controls from the Shortcuts feature, such as starting preconditioning, locking and unlocking the vehicle, and enabling dog […]
The rumours that Samsung will release its upcoming Galaxy S24 slightly earlier than normal are stacking up. As Forbes reports, Korean publication The Elec (via SamMobile) has claimed that Samsung’s next flagship will be announced on January 17th 2024, with the device line-up being available to pre-order the next day. The Galaxy unpacked event will also be held in San Jose, […]