What is a lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon and Earth line up so that the Earth’s shadow falls over the Moon and darkens it. Conversely, a…
At the Epic trial, Phil Schiller got away clean
phil schiller wwdc 2013 Phil Schiller is one of the biggest names at Apple, and at the Epic v. Apple trial, his job was to make Apple feel small. Over…
Spotify and YouTube Music will bring much needed offline tunes to Google’s Wear watches
Image: Google Spotify’s product lead for cars and wearables teased an exciting new feature coming to Wear devices during Google’s Developer Keynote on Tuesday: the ability for the streaming services’…
Watch SpaceX’s recap of its successful Crew-1 mission to space station
SpaceX has released a new video showing highlights from the historic Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station that ended successfully earlier this month. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover,…
Smart Home at Google I/O 2021: Everything new
Google’s annual I/O conference (short for “Innovation in the Open”) was sadly postponed in 2020 due to coronavirus concerns, but Google made a triumphant return with the 2021 iteration of…
Everything Google announced at I/O 2021
Google’s Sundar Pichai promised I/O 2021 would be full of new announcements and the company delivered. Across two hours, Google talked about upcoming features for most of its consumer-facing products,…
Google plans to build a commercial quantum computer by 2029
Google developers are confident they can build a commercial-grade quantum computer by 2029. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the plan during today’s I/O stream, and in a blog post, quantum…
President Biden reveals Ford’s electric F-150 a day early in factory speech
US President Joe Biden delivered a speech Tuesday afternoon at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, and the F-150 Lightning was behind him the entire time. Ford has…
Google’s Project Starline is a ‘magic window’ for 3D telepresence
The future of immersive video chat might not require a headset. Google showed off Project Starline, which uses a combination of specialized hardware and computer vision technology to create a…
Google’s latest AI tool claims to identify common skin conditions
During its opening-day Google I/O keynote today, the company announced a new AI-powered “dermatology assist” tool that could help anyone with a smartphone get more information about common skin conditions.…
Shake-up reported at the CDC; two high-profile officials depart
Enlarge / Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, DC on…
20 percent of Switch sales now going to households that already had a Switch
Congratulations! It’s a bouncing, baby gaming console! [credit: Nintendo ] In the last year, Nintendo sold roughly 5.8 million Switch units to households that already had at least one Switch.…
Android 12: Everything we know so far
Android 12 is well and truly on the way. Google finally showed off some of the major new features and design updates at Google I/O 2021, and in general, Android…
Top streamer says Twitch revoked her ability to run ads without warning
Amouranth during an ASMR stream. | Image: Amouranth / Twitch Twitch has removed the ability for Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa, one of the most popular streamers on its platform, to run…
Together, Google and Samsung just may have a chance to beat the Apple Watch
At this moment in time, Apple owns the smartwatch space, and the Apple Watch’s status as the world’s bestselling watch is well-deserved. Google, on the other hand, has let Wear…