NASA has completed its readiness review of the Boeing Starliner, a new spacecraft designed to carry astronauts from Earth to the International Space Station (ISS) and back. With the first crewed test flight of the Starliner less than two weeks away, NASA has given the go-ahead for the launch. If successful, the Starliner will join the SpaceX Crew Dragon as the first American spacecraft to carry astronauts since the Space Shuttle....
Intel isn’t quite ready to release its10nm Cannon Lake chipsjust yet, but it does have some mid-generation upgrades for its eighth generation chips in the works. The new Whiskey Lake U-series CPUs integrate a gigabit wireless controller, potentially opening up much faster Wi-Fi speeds to midrange laptops. Y-series CPUs will introduce native support for smart assistants like Cortana and Alexa. The release schedule and lineup of Intel hardware from the past year and the year to come have been shaken up dramatically by AMD’s stellar Ryzen CPU lines....
Summary New leaks may have revealed a canceledCyberpunk 2077DLC. When CD Projekt Red’s futuristic RPG launched in 2020, it was heavily criticized for bugs and performance issues. These issues impacted the post-launch content, as the studio had to work on getting the base game into a workable state, pushing back the development timeline. Cyberpunk 2077was eventually fixed and even improved upon with patches such as the 2.0 update that overhauled its gameplay, and CD Projekt Red launched the game’s acclaimedPhantom Libertyexpansion in 2023, introducing a new area near Pacifica called Dogtown, and a whole new story involving the FIA....
If you’re looking to bring your smart home onto the Apple HomeKit network,Belkinand its Internet of Things brandWemocan now help. At CES, the smart home brand announced a new version of the Wemo Bridge smart home hub, this time enabled with Apple HomeKit. While it may be annoying to have to buy an entirely different device just to ensure Apple compatibility, this is an inconvenience thatApple requires, as most HomeKit devices must have a proprietary chip inside them....
The iPad Mini tablet has its fans, just like the compact smartphone, but it seems neither group is large enough for Apple to pay ongoing attention to the smallest members of its iPad and iPhone range. Despite itsApril Spring Loaded eventbeing a very good time to do so, Apple once again hasn’t refreshed the iPad Mini, preferring to packall the available techinto its new, largestiPad Pro tablet. Why is there no love for the iPad Mini?...
Welcome to our debate on the future of car propulsion. We’ve collected both sides of the argument for and against electric cars, from everyday drivers and enthusiasts. You can read the rebuttal to this piecehere. As electric vehicles become increasingly popular, a fierce debate rages on the internet with trolls talking trash about electric vehicles and their sudden surge in popularity. The usual points brought up have to do with range and charging infrastructure (or lack thereof)....
Pokemon Go Dragapult: Best moveset for PvP and Raids Dragapult, one of thebest Dragon-typePokemon in the franchise, is making itsPokemon Godebut, so if you’re looking for the best movesets to take it into battle, here’s what you need to know. PokemonSword & Shieldintroduced theDragon/Ghost-type Dragapult and it quickly became a fan favorite due to its strong Attack and high Speed, but mostly because of its type combination. The Dragon/Ghost combo offers Dragapult plenty of resistances, and there’s only one otherPokemonthat shares this typing:the mighty Giratina....
Prime Day 2020 is over, with the official Amazon sale coming to an end last night. While there were a fewPrime Day dealsof note this year, it was one of the most disappointing shopping holidays to date. With its proximity toBlack Fridaythis year, we expected Prime Day to have steep discounts that would persuade consumers to buy now rather than later. And while there were some low prices on select products, there was a serious lack of mind-blowing sales....
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Boys season 4, episode 3! Summary Sister Sage may be secretly plotting something in the background ofThe Boysseason 4, with this theory explaining that Ryan may be her real target. Sister Sage is one of the newest additions to The Seven inThe Boys, with Homelander recruiting the smartest person on Earth to help his villainous plans. However, being the smartest person on Earth, it is likely that Sister Sage isn’t simply helping Homelander out of the goodness of her heart....
“Do you like scary movies?” The originalScreammemorably used that line early in the film to establish Ghostface’s incredibly menacing voice. And while the identity of the Ghostface killer has changed in every film, his (or her) methods are always very lethal. Next year, Paramount is reviving the franchise with a new movie simply calledScream, even though it’s the fifth entry in the franchise. That’s because this isn’t a reboot — it’s a revival....
The European Space Agency’s BepiColombo spacecraft recently made a close flyby of Mercury, and it snapped some stunning pictures along the way. Launched in 2018 along with Japanese space agency JAXA, the spacecraft is preparing to go into orbit around Mercury in 2026, when it will perform up-close analysis of the planet’s surface, interior, and magnetic field. To get into position, the spacecraft performed twoflybys of Venus, and has now performedfour of sixplanned Mercury flybys....
Summary Sister WivesstarKody Brown’s children may have their father’s last name, but they have their mothers' looks. As they mature into adults, Kody’s children all bear a striking resemblance to their moms. Following the plural family’s fracture over the last several years, most of Kody’s children are now estranged from him. Fortunately, their bonds with their mothers remain close, with many of them even beginning to look like mini versions of their moms....
Google’s first foldable, theGoogle Pixel Fold, is now available for everyone. Even though Google is a few years late to the game compared to other brands like Samsung, it’s better late than never, right? The Google Pixel Fold has received mostly positive reviews, including our own. But like any other foldable, it’snot without some issues. Since there are moving parts with foldable devices, there are more points of failure than a simple slab-style smartphone, especially as this category is still only in its infancy....
