An asteroid named 2024 RN16 will make a close approach to Earth today, September 14, 2024, at 08:46 UTC (2:16 PM IST). This space rock, 110 feet wide and traveling at 104,761 km/h, will come within 1.6 million kilometers of Earth. 2024 RN16 belongs to a group of near-Earth objects called Apollo asteroids. These asteroids have orbits […]
Month: September 2024
Gemini Live is now free for all Android users
What you need to know The Gemini Live was demoed as part of the Pixel 9 launch and is now available for all phones in the Gemini app. Gemini Live is a powerful AI tool that can have natural conversations with users, enhancing the already impressive Gemini assistant. The interesting element of Gemini Live is […]
Astro Bot PS5 Sales Trending Ahead of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart in the UK
Hold your horses, then! Initial information coming out of the UK was that Astro Bot may be underperforming, as its boxed sales were below those of 2021’s equally excellent Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. However, as we stressed at the time, digital splits have continued to increase in Britain over the past three years, and this early data never provided […]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Reveals New Insights Into Star Formation in the Extreme Outer Galaxy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured unprecedented images of star formation in the remote outskirts of the Milky Way, an area known as the Extreme Outer Galaxy. This region, located more than 58,000 light-years from the Galactic Center, offers scientists a rare glimpse into star-forming environments that resemble the early days of our galaxy. Exploring the […]
‘We just ran out of time’: Boeing Starliner astronauts on why their spaceship returned to Earth without them
Boeing’s Starliner capsule might have been able to finish its mission as planned if time had been on its side. Starliner launched June 5 on its first-ever crewed flight, a trial run that sent NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to the International Space Station (ISS). The duo were supposed to live on the orbiting lab for […]
Google Warns Millions Of Android Users—Do Not Install These Apps
Updated September 13 with details of new Android trojan warning. Make no mistake—Google is bringing Android closer to iPhone. Hardcore members of the Android fan club may not like it when I point this out, but that doesn’t make it less true. That doesn’t mean Android isn’t innovative or that iPhone doesn’t take inspiration from […]
Lando Norris drove a full-sized McLaren P1 replica made from 342,817 Lego pieces
Lego made a full-sized, fully functional McLaren P1 sports car out of 342,817 Lego Technic pieces and had McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris do a lap in it around Silverstone Circuit. F1 drivers regularly have their endurance tested on the track, but having stepped on a Lego brick before, I can’t imagine what sitting in a car […]
Forget the iPhone 16. Get a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra for as low as $550 right now
Apple may have just launched the latest iPhone, but if you’re an Android user looking for an upgrade, you can grab the Galaxy S24 Ultra for up to $870 off with a trade-in during the Discover Samsung Fall sale event. We may have just gotten a new iPhone 16, but Samsung isn’t looking to celebrate the […]
Stolen iPhones Will Be Even More Useless From iOS 18 Onwards
Each part is now linked to the owner’s Apple Account via its unique serial number, which means it has now an additional layer of security. But, how does it work? When an iPhone detects a used part during repair, it will now request the Apple Account password of the original device owner. This process will […]
Alternative app stores will be allowed on Apple iPad in the EU from September 16
It was a matter of time, but Apple is going to allow third-party app stores on the iPad starting next week, on September 16. This change will occur with the next major release of iPadOS, the operating system specifically designed for the iPad. The move is related to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a set of […]