Since NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter to the Red Planet almost 22 years ago, the spacecraft has looped around Mars more than 94,000 times. That’s about the equivalent of 1.37 billion miles (2.21 billion kilometers), a distance that has required extremely careful management of the spacecraft’s fuel supply. This feat is all the more impressive given that Odyssey has no fuel gauge…
NASA’s Magellan Data Reveals Volcanic Activity on Venus
March 16, 2023
Direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity has been observed on the surface of Venus for the first time. Scientists made the discovery after poring over archival radar images of Venus taken more than 30 years ago, in the 1990s, by NASA’s Magellan mission. The…
Google’s Travel website to stop creating trip summaries
March 16, 2023
From 2016–2019, the Google Trips app made for a great little utility that grouped together travel details and stored everything offline. Some of that functionality lived on in google.com/travel after the Android and iOS client was deprecated, but trip summaries are now…
Google has discontinued the Glass Enterprise Edition
March 16, 2023
Google has announced today that it will no longer be selling its Glass Enterprise Edition 2 headsets, with support set to be discontinued later this year.
After the commercial failure of its original Google Glass headsets, the company segued the AR product into a solution for businesses and industrial customers, intended to allow workers to stay connected in a hands-free way. This lineup, dubbed…
After years of demand, Minecraft is finally coming to Chromebooks with the “Bedrock Edition” available in early access starting today, but you’ll need to fork over a bit more to get access.
Launching today on limited Chromebook models, Minecraft “Bedrock Edition”…
After testing in October, Google Messages looks to be widely rolling out a redesign of read receipts with icons replacing words (sent, delivered, and read).
Update 3/15: Google has updated its support documentation to explain the new Messages Read Receipt icons:
Timer…
Resident Evil 4 demo releases today
March 16, 2023
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During today’s Capcom Spotlight, the publisher announced that a demo for the Resident Evil 4 remake will be available later today.
Resident Evil 4 launches on March 24 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 and PC. This a remake of the 2005 horror shooter, which popularized the…
Bloatware has plagued Android phones for years, but it’s certainly an issue that’s gotten better over time. But in India, major action may soon be taken, as a reported plan by the country takes aim at Android bloatware, ensuring safe updates, and more.
Reported by…
Ahead of generative AI coming to Gmail and Docs, as well as third parties, Google has published a “prohibited use policy” for those using its upcoming products and capabilities.
Dated yesterday, Google starts by saying that “Generative AI models can help you explore…
Android 13 QPR3 Beta 1 rolling out to Pixel phones
March 16, 2023
Following the stable launch of QPR2 on Monday, Google is rolling out Android 13 QPR3 Beta 1 today to Pixel phones.
Here’s everything new in Android 13 QPR3 Beta 1 [Gallery]
QPR3 will see its consumer launch in June, and be the last major quarterly update for Android 13. Google previously implied that it wouldn’t publicly test QPR3 and go straight from the 13 QPR2 Beta to the 14…
