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NASA’s NuSTAR Makes Illuminating Discoveries With ‘Nuisance’ Light
A design quirk in the X-ray observatory has made it possible for astronomers to use previously unwanted light to study even more cosmic objects than before.
For almost 10 years, NASA’s NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) X-ray space observatory has been studying some…
Steam Deck has a surprisingly great microphone
March 2, 2022
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Valve is actively rolling out Steam Deck systems to people around the world. I’ve had one for a few weeks, and I’m still diving into many of its…
Nintendo adds missions and rewards to Switch Online
March 2, 2022
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Nintendo has added missions and rewards to the Nintendo Switch for anyone subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online. The Japanese gaming company follows both…
Nexon founder Jung-Ju Kim passes away at 54
March 2, 2022
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Jung-Ju “JJ” Kim, the founder of online game publisher Nexon, passed away at age 54. Nexon announced that he passed away in Hawaii on February 28.
Nexon did not provide a cause of death, but it noted that he had been undergoing treatment for depression and the symptoms had…
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Coming off a slew of enthusiastic Steam Deck reviews, fans were getting excited about Valve’s new hardware. But a handful of reports from early adopters…
Google details its security response to the war in Ukraine [U: YouTube demonetizations, blocks]
March 2, 2022
With the war in Ukraine ongoing, Google today detailed its company-wide response to the conflict with a focus on the “safety and security of our employees, users, and customers.”
Update 3/1: Google announced last night that it’s “blocking YouTube channels connected…
Google is starting to roll out a new feature to its Pixel lineup, with a “Fast Emergency Dialer” that puts local contact information for police, fire, and medical services at your fingertips.
Detailed on a support page, Google is adding the “Fast Emergency Dialer” to its Pixel lineup as a way of accessing local emergency numbers quickly. The feature is designed primarily for international…
Valve has officially released its PC gaming-focused portable handheld this week, and the flexible machine has garnered a fair bit of praise for its performance on local games. However, if you were hoping to play cloud games from Google Stadia and similar services on the…
As the creators of Chrome OS, Google is a big proponent of Progressive Web Apps (PWA) especially to expand what the platform can do. Google shared today that desktop PWA installs have seen a 270% growth spurt since the beginning of 2021.
This PWA growth spurt took place from…
For years now, iPhones and even Samsung’s Android smartphones have supported the ability to adjust the brightness of the LED flashlight on the back of your phone. Now, in Android 13, Google is finally delivering this ability to adjust flashlight brightness natively, and we’ve been able to try it out.
Google has added two new APIs to Android 13. “getTorchStrengthLevel” and…
