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NASA astronaut Don Pettit dazzled us on Tuesday with a gorgeous image showing star trails and city lights as seen from the International Space Station (ISS). On Wednesday, he turned the “wow” dial all the way up to 11 by sharing a video clip from which Tuesday’s image was taken. The surreal footage (below) shows the star trail expanding, with the city lights also trailing across the frame. Please enable Javascript to view this content Here is a movie clip (processed by Babak- big thanks) sequentially adding the star trail still frames creating orbital motion. pic.twitter.com/upC4vNC5mA — Don Pettit (@astro_Pettit)…
Sonos has had a rough few months lately. In the wake of a botched app makeover and top leadership changes, it seems a few product plans have also been axed. The company was reportedly developing a streaming box at one point, but it seems the device has been put on cold ice. “The news was announced by the company’s leadership during an all-hands call today. That product, codenamed Pinewood, was set to be Sonos’ next major hardware launch,” claims a report by The Verge. The company’s interim chief had reportedly told employees that plans for the streaming device are not…
iPhone 17 series is rumoured to be in development as the successor to the iPhone 16 lineup. Over the last few months, the rumour mill has suggested that the purported phones could have a key new feature for managing thermals — liquid cooling. The iPhone 16 series doesn’t have this feature, which could help in keeping the phone running cool under pressure. While there has been contrasting news regarding the availability of this technology on the iPhone 17 series, a new report suggests that it could make its way to only the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro…
WhatsApp is developing a new functionality which may provide Android users with more choice when it comes to picking up video calls, according to a new report. The instant messaging platform is said to be testing a new option which offers the choice of turning off the device’s camera before picking up a video call. The in-development WhatsApp feature was reportedly discovered following an APK teardown of a beta version of the app.Turning Off Camera Before Video Calls on WhatsAppThe feature was spotted by Android Authority following an APK teardown of the WhatsApp beta app for Android version 2.25.7.3. While…
Intel’s Panther Lake chip has now been showcased in public, with the tech brand putting it on display at the Embedded World 2025 conference in Nuremberg, Germany. The Dutch publication, PC Games Hardware shared images of the chip on display, noting that this is the first time the Panther Lake SoC has been seen publicly, not being held up by Intel’s former CEO Pat Gelsinger. With the company discussing more of its plans and timelines for the Panther Lake rollout in 2025 and beyond at the conference, more of the component’s release strategy has become a lot clearer. Also referred…
Snapchat is bringing generative AI videos to its social platform. The company has today introduced what it calls Video Gen AI Lenses, which essentially add an AI-powered video effect to your Snaps. The new video AI lenses are currently limited to Platinum subscription tier, which costs $14.99 per month. “These Lenses, powered by our in-house built generative video model, bring some of the most cutting edge AI tools available today to Snapchatters through a familiar Lens format,” Snap says in a press release. In the early phase, there are only three AI video lenses available to paying users. The Raccoon…
If you follow the hype, it seems like Apple fans are always having their day in the sun. But this week has been great for Google Pixel fans. First of all, there are leaked Google Pixel 10 Pro XL images to gawk at. The phone is already set up to be one of the best Android phones when it gets released, with only the Pixel 10 Pro Fold beating it in the Pixel 10 lineup. However, the other big news for the week is something you can act on now. The 128GB version of the Google Pixel 9 is $150 cheaper…
You may know Walmart as the king of low prices, but today they’re really showing it with this deal on the Onn. 10.4-inch Tablet Pro. Normally $129, you can get the tablet for $50 off, making it just $79. While this deal lasts, this is one of the best tablets to get if you’re on a budget. They are selling out quickly though, with over 100 sold in the past day alone. So, be quick to tap the button below to see if it is still available, then read on to see why this is the tablet under $100 to…
SpaceX and NASA have stood down from Wednesday’s 7:48 p.m. launch attempt of Crew-10 to the International Space Station (ISS) due to a technical issue on the ground. With the four crew members strapped into their seats inside the Crew Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket at the Kennedy Space Center, the countdown clock was stopped at 7:06 p.m. ET, and at the same time the call was made to scrub the launch attempt. Commentators on the livestream said the problem centered on the hydraulic system that controls a clamp arm that links the rocket to the launch tower.…
If the Microsoft Surface Pro 11 is out of your price range — or just not your style — you should check out Lenovo’s detachable keyboard laptop, the ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2. It’s currently available from Lenovo at 45% off. Instead of its estimated value of $2,429, you can get it for only $1,336, for savings of $1,093. This clearance sale isn’t going to last forever though, so if you don’t want to miss out on one of the most interesting 2-in-1 laptop deals we’ve recently discovered, you better hurry and complete the transaction immediately. Why you should buy…