WoW Shadowlands Will Require an SSD
Not the normal thing I would post, but I think this is significant. I think you may be seeing that more and more as the games get larger and larger. For previous expansions, the minimum requirements list 70 GB on a 7200 RPM HDD (hard disk drive), the recommended specs list 70 GB available on…
Alternatives to Zoom
If Zoom’s out, what about WebEx, Google Meet or Skype? We took a good hard at four competitors this week, which all offer tiers of free service. Zoom is still far and away the most popular of all of them, top-ranked on Apple and Google’s app store download chart, along with Messenger (No. 10), Microsoft…
EPA approves a virus-killing coating for American Airlines
This is welcomed news. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday it has granted emergency approval for American Airlines (AAL.O) to use a disinfectant against the coronavirus on certain surfaces that lasts for up to seven days, and is studying whether it could be effective in places like schools. For more, check out this…
TSMC talks about chips down to 3nm
TSMC is showcasing the latest developments in its advanced logic technology, specialty technologies, 3DIC system integration solutions, and design enablement ecosystem at the Company’s first online Technology Symposium and Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum. TSMC’s industry-leading 5 nanometer (nm) N5 technology entered volume production this year and defect density reduction is proceeding faster than…
Your Wi-Fi network may need a boost
With school and work at home during the Corona virus crisis, your Wi-Fi network may need a boost. Fortunately, you have a few methods of improving the speed, range and overall performance of your home network, with several easy-to-follow suggestions below – plus there’s a new wireless standard you should familiarize yourself with called Wi-Fi…
How Earth’s gravity changed record-breaking space rock’s path forever
The asteroid 2020 QG won’t soon forget its run-in with Earth. “It’s really cool to see a small asteroid come by this close, because we can see the Earth’s gravity dramatically bend its trajectory,” Paul Chodas, director of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, said in a…
World’s Smallest Flying Car Targets 2023 Launch
It will be in the air long before it reaches average road speeds. SkyDrive is a Japanese aero/auto startup helmed by former Toyota engineer Tomohiro Fukuzawa. The Tokyo-based company has ambitious plans to design and develop the world’s smallest flying car with aspirations of launching a flying taxi service as soon as 2023. By 2050,…
‘Fortnite’ pulled from Apple App and Google Play stores
A battle royale seems to be brewing between tech titans Apple and Google and wildly popular game Fortnite. At issue is how players pay for weapon and outfit upgrades for their in-game personas. Apple and Google both require a cut for players using iOS and Android devices, essentially cutting into how much Epic takes in…
Aurora Mysteries Unlocked With NASA’s THEMIS Mission
A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is helping scientists better understand the science of auroras and their powerful drivers out in space. Known as auroral beads, these lights often show up just before large auroral displays, which are caused by electrical storms in space called…
Xiaomi reveals its transparent 55-inch TV
…and the benefit?? Xiaomi on Tuesday announced the “world’s first mass-produced” see-through transparent TV, the Mi TV Lux OLED Transparent Edition, as part of its 10th anniversary celebration. For more, check out this MSN/C|Net story.