Yep, Creative is still around and have announced their Digital Triple-driver In-ears now come with Headphone Holography. The cream of the features crop is the critically-acclaimed Super X-Fi technology, which is incorporated through an attached in-line SXFI WIRE, which is a 40% smaller version of the already finger-sized SXFI AMP, the first-ever Super X-Fi product…
Month: June 2020
What’s next for Windows 10 updates
Windows 10, version 20H2 was includes a new numbering scheme and the hotly debated Edge browser powered by Chrome. We continue to learn and adjust the delivery and overall experience of the Windows Updates based on customer feedback. As a result, we will again deliver Windows 10, version 20H2 using servicing technology (like that used…
New planets discovered orbiting a star 11 light-years away
That’s pretty close in star distance. Astronomers have discovered at least two, and possibly three, planets orbiting a nearby star – a planetary system so close that a new generation of telescopes should be able to scrutinize it for potential chemical signatures of a living world, according to a report published Thursday in the journal…
Segway to stop making its two-wheeled scooter
Segway, while popular with police and tourists but not most of the public, will be no more. Segway, which boldly claimed its two-wheeled personal transporter would revolutionize the way people get around, is ending production of its namesake vehicle. For more, check out this USA Today story.
New maps reveal New Zealand’s lost underwater continent
There lies a vast continent on the sea floor under New Zealand. Once part of the same land mass as Antarctica and Australia, the lost continent of Zealandia broke off 85 million years ago and eventually sank below the ocean, where it stayed largely hidden for centuries. For more, check out this CNN story.
Archaeologists find massive ring of ancient shafts close to Stonehenge
A group of archaeologists discovered what could be one of the largest prehistoric sites in the United Kingdom near Stonehenge. Researchers led by the University of Bradford discovered a ring of at least 20 “shafts” more than 32 feet in diameter and 16 feet deep that form a circle more than 1.2 miles in diameter….
FCC wants an investigation into T-Mobile’s outage
Folks were none too happy. Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said the agency would open an investigation into T-Mobile’s Monday network issues that affected voice and data service for many customers. For more, check out this USA Today story.
Microsoft won’t sell facial recognition to police…
…until new law is in place. Microsoft will not sell facial recognition technology to U.S. police departments until there is a national law to regulate the technology. For more, check out this USA Today story.
Inexpensive Catalyst Improves Fuel Cell Technology
A new catalyst allows fuel cells to convert gasoline to electricity without stalling out during the electrochemical process. Washington State University researchers have made a key advance in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that could make the highly energy-efficient and low-polluting technology a more viable alternative to gasoline combustion engines for powering cars. For more,…
More ‘fast radio bursts’ have been detected from a distant galaxy
More unexplained signals are coming from outer space, scientists report in a new study. For only the second time ever, scientists have detected a radio signal from a distant galaxy that repeats at regular intervals.The series of “fast radio bursts” – short-lived pulses of radio waves that come from across the universe – were detected…