Author: Randall

Astronomers spot a super-rare class of black hole for the first time

[ad_1] As Vanderbilt University research assistant professor, Dr. Karam Jani, explained to Engadget, the signal itself was minuscule — a mere four squiggly lines lasting just a tenth of a second — but its implications for our understanding of the cosmos are immense. “We were able to confirm that this came from a collision of […]

Russian law could force Apple to cut App Store fee to 20 percent

[ad_1] A Russian lawmaker has proposed a bill that would see all app store transactions capped at 20 percent,  down from the usual 30 percent. Reuters is reporting that Fedot Tumusov, a member of the State Duma, Russia’s lower house in its parliament, has tabled the law. At the same time, it would mandate that […]

Rocket Lab gains FAA approval to launch missions from the US

[ad_1] Rocket Lab is on a roll this week. After successfully returning to launch following a failure in July, the company announced that it has received FAA clearance to launch small satellites from its Electron rockets in the US. So far, all its missions have flown from the Launch Complex 1 (LC-1) facility in New […]

Samsung’s Premiere 4K ultra short throw is the first projector certified for HDR10+

[ad_1] “Over the past few months, we have seen how consumers are spending more time at home and how the role of everyday life continues to change. TV has become the center of entertainment, a fitness partner, a co-worker and a source for news. The Premiere re-imagines the home cinema experience with an all-new, compact […]

Amazon opens the first permanent online-only Whole Foods store

[ad_1] Amazon opened the new location on September 1st to exclusively serve customers in the Brooklyn area. In its announcement, the company said that grocery delivery continues to be one of its fastest-growing businesses and that online grocery sales tripled year-over-year for the second quarter of 2020. “[W]e’re thrilled to increase access to grocery delivery. […]

LG teases a reveal of its dual-screen ‘Wing’ phone on September 14th

[ad_1] LG claims this device is just the first one in its Explorer Project, which “will include devices that deliver distinctive and yet unexplored usability experiences,” while phones like the Velvet represent mainstream needs in its Universal line. The teaser doesn’t clearly show the Wing in action, but LG announced Rave, Ficto, Tubi and Naver […]

DARPA’s hypersonic weapons move closer to free-flight testing

[ad_1] Defense News points out an earlier report that one of the weapons was destroyed during a captive carry test, but DARPA said those results were classified. According to today’s announcement, both variants have successfully completed captive carry tests. Next up is testing that focuses on “ hydrocarbon scramjet-powered propulsion and thermal management techniques to […]

AT&T reportedly backs away from selling Warner Bros. Interactive

[ad_1] For the time being, AT&T has reportedly decided against selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division to another company. According to Bloomberg, the telecom concluded the unit was too valuable to ditch, even if a sale would have helped the company with its $165 billion debt load.  When news of the potential sale first […]

B&H Photo knocks $250 off Lenovo’s high-powered Legion 7 laptop

[ad_1] This particular model is $250 off and its specs are impressive: in addition to the RTX 2070 GPU with Max-Q, it’s powered by a 10th-gen Core i7 processor, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. It also has a 15.6-inch 1080p, 240Hz display, so you’re getting an even better refresh rate than on the […]