[ad_1] The OnePlus 8 Pro is also powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 and notes a 6.78-inch 3168 x 1440 QHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 48-megapixel quad camera system and a 16-megapixel selfie camera. Like its smaller counterpart, the Pro comes in two variants with 8GB/12GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB of storage. The […]
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NASA successfully deploys the James Webb Telescope’s enormous mirror
[ad_1] Getting the new telescope to this stage has been a challenging endeavor for NASA — its launch was initially scheduled for 2018, but the intricacy of construction, number of parts needed and the fact that it’s the most complex telescope built to date meant its launch date has seen a series of delays. Now […]
US Space Force will send its first satellite into space today
[ad_1] The launch is an important milestone for Space Force — the sixth branch of the military formed as a Trump administration directive. Until now, the agency has mostly just laid out plans, asked for funding, released a Star Trek-esque logo and inspired a Netflix comedy series starring Steve Carell. The AEHF-6 satellite will provide […]
SpaceX aborts Falcon 9 launch with rare ‘Liftoff! Disregard’ sequence
[ad_1] Apparently, the launch was aborted automatically by the Falcon 9’s onboard computer after it detected a Merlin 1D engine issue. During the commentary, SpaceX supervisor Michael Andrews noted that it had a “condition regarding engine power that caused us to abort today’s launch.” SpaceX later added, via a tweet: “Standing down today; standard auto-abort […]
Quibi is launching on April 6th with 50 shows
[ad_1] Quibi will share content in short clips, 10 minutes or less. Those 175 shows will be released in 8,500 “quick bites,” and they’ll be divided into three categories. Movies in Chapters will share long stories told in seven- to 10-minute segments. Unscripted and Docs will offer short, episodic shows, and Daily Essentials will give […]
Sony withdraws from MWC and will launch phones on YouTube instead
[ad_1] “As we place the utmost importance on the safety and well-being of our customers, partners, media and employees, we have taken the difficult decision to withdraw from exhibiting and participating at MWC 2020 in Barcelona, Spain,” the company wrote. Instead of holding a press conference live at the event, Sony will host one on […]
Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in-flight abort test at 8 AM ET on Saturday
[ad_1] Tomorrow’s test will demonstrate Crew Dragon’s ability to separate from Falcon 9 and carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on ascent pic.twitter.com/Cji4S5JDHl — SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 17, 2020 Last March, Crew Dragon successfully flew to the ISS and back, and if all goes well, a crewed flight could occur […]
Watch SpaceX try to catch both halves of a Falcon 9 nose cone at 7:10PM ET
[ad_1] If you’ve seen footage of a rocket launch, you’ll have some sense of all the moving parts involved with trying to recover a nose cone — even if you don’t know the name of the components. The nose cone of a rocket is made up of two halves, called the payload fairing. These shield […]
Google Stadia will have 10 more games at launch
[ad_1] Excited to announce that we are INCREASING the Day One launch line-up of titles for @GoogleStadia – we now have TWENTY TWO games launching with the platform on Tuesday. Huge thank you to our game developer and publisher partners for bringing more titles #stadia — Phil Harrison (@MrPhilHarrison) November 18, 2019 Google took some […]
Huawei’s flagship Mate 30 arrives on September 19th
[ad_1] The US could still give Huawei a reprieve on the Mate 30 ahead of the launch, but the company isn’t counting on it. It recently unveiled its own HarmonyOS operating system, Play Store substitute and mapping service. However, without Google’s official Android OS and apps, the Mate 30 will clearly be a much less […]