[ad_1] The deal isn’t done yet.Justice Department approves T-Mobile / Sprint merger The companies will have to sell the prepaid parts of Sprint’s business — Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Sprint prepaid — to Dish, while that company will gain a chunk of Sprint’s spectrum. T-Mobile and Sprint will have to open up more than […]
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CBS All Access is coming to Apple TV Channels next week
[ad_1] Apple TV Channels lets users pick their favorite streaming service and watch them through their Apple TV. Current a la carte options include traditional channels like CBS and Comedy Central as well as premium cable channels like HBO or Showtime. With the addition of CBS All Access, Apple TV viewers will be able to […]
Google’s Pixel sales doubled thanks to the 3a
[ad_1] Check out the engine cam video.SpaceX sends its ‘Starhopper’ on an untethered test flight After completing zero of two launch attempts on Wednesday, SpaceX went two for two on Thursday. Its Dragon spacecraft is making a third trip to the ISS, while its Starhopper test vehicle took a tiny untethered jump from its test […]
SpaceX’s Starhopper test vehicle successfully makes its first bounce
[ad_1] After completing zero of two launch attempts on Wednesday, SpaceX went two for two on Thursday. Its Dragon spacecraft is making a third trip to the ISS, while its Starhopper test vehicle took a tiny jump from its test pad in Texas (the picture above is from Wednesday’s fiery test that was aborted just […]
SpaceX’s Starhopper test aborted seconds after starting
[ad_1] The Starhopper was supposed to lift off for a short flight — 65 feet in the air, to be precise. However, the prototype vehicle didn’t move after its rocket shot out flames and smoke. The test was supposed to happen last week, but it was pushed back because Starhopper was engulfed in flames during […]
Samsung rescheduled the Galaxy Fold launch
[ad_1] We’ll meet Samsung’s first foldable phone in September.The Galaxy Fold release has been rescheduled Three months after its postponed launch, we finally have an idea of when the $1,980 Galaxy Fold’s release date. Samsung announced that “select markets” will have a chance to get the convertible device in September. Its engineers have changed the […]
Two dead, dancing stars challenge astronomers' expectations
[ad_1] Stars still have plenty of surprises despite (or perhaps, because of) advances in astronomy. Researchers using Caltech's Zwicky Transient Facility have discovered a binary white dwarf system 8,000 light-years away, ZTF J1539+5027, where the two dead… [ad_2] Source link
LightSail 2 is now surfing on sunlight
[ad_1] One slight hiccup — the spacecraft did not rise far above the horizon, which scientists theorize is due to its orientation during the pass and the presence of the sail. The 32-square meter sail is roughly the size of a boxing ring. After the sail deployed on July 23rd, telemetry indicated that the spacecraft’s […]
Canada invests $85 million in internet satellites for rural areas
[ad_1] Navdeep Bains, the Canadian minister of innovation, said that high-speed internet access is not a luxury, and that Canadians should have access to it regardless of where they live. “Today’s announcements will provide us with a glimpse of what future connectivity of rural and remote communities will look like. It will also ensure that […]
Watch SpaceX launch a twice-used Dragon capsule at 6:24PM ET (updated)
[ad_1] There will be ample cargo aboard the capsule, including an experiment for 3D-printing human tissue, a study of the effects of tissue healing in microgravity, a test for how microbes interact with rocks and a second docking adapter for new capsules like the Crew Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner. It’s also a symbolic mission. The […]