Friday, February 10, 2017

SpaceX discovers source of rocket explosion, plans new launch and other top stories.

  • SpaceX discovers source of rocket explosion, plans new launch

    SpaceX discovers source of rocket explosion, plans new launch
    LOS ANGELES –  SpaceX plans to resume flights as early as next week after finding the cause of an explosion that destroyed a rocket and satellite on a Florida launch pad in September. The Hawthorne, California-based company is aiming for a Sunday, Jan. 8, flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. The launch still needs approval by the Federal Aviation Administration. The company said its investigation of the Sept. 1 explosion found that a tank failed within t..
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  • Hands on: Dell turns the XPS 13 into a 2-in-1

    Hands on: Dell turns the XPS 13 into a 2-in-1
    Dell has just improved its already brilliant XPS 13 -- it will now be available as a 2-in-1, which means the device has the versatility to be a laptop or a tablet. I had the chance to play around with the device prior to CES. It has a clever design and wowed me with its sleek design and edge-to-edge screen, but it won't come cheap. The starting price of the XPS 13 2-in-1 is US$999, and it'll start shipping this month. That's about $200 more than the starting price of the XPS laptop. You ..
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  • Lenovo's Y520 and Y720 laptops launch new 'Legion' brand of gaming hardware

    Lenovo's Y520 and Y720 laptops launch new 'Legion' brand of gaming hardware
    It looks like Lenovo’s toe-dip in the gaming laptop market has been successful enough to make the company’s gaming aspirations more permanent. Announced at CES on Tuesday, Lenovo’s gaming laptops have been spun off to a “Legion” sub-brand—which is definitely more fitting than the “IdeaPad” designation of the 2016 models. The new Y520 and Y720 models will be the first to bear the Legion name. Lenovo The laptops include the obligatory under-the-hood tune ups one would expect of a 2017 upda..
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  • Lenovo has made an Amazon Echo lookalike, but with better speakers

    Lenovo has made an Amazon Echo lookalike, but with better speakers
    Lenovo, the world's largest PC maker, is getting into "smart" speakers. The company just unveiled the Lenovo Smart Assistant, a tall, tubular speaker that has Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa built in. Lenovo says it worked directly with Amazon to ...
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  • World's oldest known killer whale Granny dies

    World's oldest known killer whale Granny dies
    Image copyright CWR Image caption J2 or Granny in the Salish Sea in 2010 The world's oldest known killer whale, affectionately known as Granny, is missing and presumed dead, researchers say. Estimated to be over 100 years old, the matriarch's official name was J2.She was the focal point of a recent BBC documentary that followed biologists' study of her clan of orcas, an effort to unravel an evolutionary mystery. Studying female orcas, which live long ..
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  • Rugged Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Spotted In Benchmark With Android 7.0 Nougat On Board: Update Imminent?

    Rugged Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Spotted In Benchmark With Android 7.0 Nougat On Board: Update Imminent?
    It looks like Samsung has an update in tow for its rugged Galaxy S7 Active, as the handset was just spotted on GFXBench with Android 7.0 Nougat on board. If this listing is anything to go by, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active should soon move from Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow to Android 7.0 Nougat. Other Samsung devices expected to get a taste of Nougat soon include the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, and the Galaxy Note 5 phablet. Samsung has already started testing Android Nougat be..
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  • New Leak Shares A Ton Of Snapdragon 835 SoC Details

    New Leak Shares A Ton Of Snapdragon 835 SoC Details
    Qualcomm's CES 2017 keynote is only a couple of days away, and some new info regarding the company's Snapdragon 835 SoC just leaked. This SoC was already announced by Qualcomm last year, but the company did not introduce that many details thus ...
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  • CES 2017: Fiat Chrysler And Google Band Together, Unveil Uconnect System Running Android 7.0 Nougat

    CES 2017: Fiat Chrysler And Google Band Together, Unveil Uconnect System Running Android 7.0 Nougat
    It seems that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles liked what Google has done to its hybrid Pacifica minivan so much that it announced a new collaboration with the tech company, and this time, it involves the development of its Uconnect infotainment system based on Android Nougat. Android Auto Plus UConnect A working prototype will be showcased at CES 2017, and it will be outfitted in the dashboard of a Chrysler 300 sedan. Consumers can expect a modified Android build, tailored according to the current Uc..
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