On Thursday, Jan. 26, a small near-Earth asteroid will have a very close encounter with our planet. Designated 2023 BU, the asteroid will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 4:27 p.m. PST (7:27 p.m. EST) only 2,200 miles (3,600 kilometers) above the planet’s surface and well within the orbit of geosynchronous satellites.
There is no risk of the asteroid impacting Earth. But even…
NASA’s Psyche Mission Continues Preparation for Launch in 2023
January 26, 2023
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is shown in a clean room on Dec. 8, 2022, at Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft was powered on and connected to ground support equipment, enabling engineers and technicians to…
Minecraft Legends releases on April 18
January 26, 2023
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Microsoft announced today during its Developer Direct showcase that Minecraft Legends is releasing on April 18.
Minecraft Legends gives the popular block-based game a…
Xbox Game Pass adds Darkest Dungeon to its late January slate
January 26, 2023
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Following today’s Developer Direct event, Xbox announced the final games coming to Game Pass in its late January/early February slate. These include the newly announced Hi-Fi Rush and the classic Goldeneye 007, as well as several other titles. The two aforementioned titles launch today…
Twitch open letter provides 2023 monetization roadmap
January 26, 2023
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Twitch, the leading gaming livestreaming platform, released a letter to layout it’s roadmap for new monetization features in 2023. The open letter was penned by Tom…
Google announced today how Android and the Play Store will change to comply with recent regulatory rulings in India.
Android users will be able to “choose their default search engine via a choice screen.” This is similar to Europe, and “will soon start to appear when…
Google Meet making it easier to share files during calls
January 26, 2023
When presenting in Meet, Google is making it easier to share Slides with people on the call with a pair of changes.
The presentation controller in the bottom-right corner now features a “Share in Meet chat” button. It will also appear as a “suggestion in the Meet Chat.” Attendees will be notified of the share, while a “link to the file will be automatically shared in the meeting…
Google’s official Pixel 7 Pro teardown makes a great wallpaper
January 26, 2023
Google’s hardware design team occasionally takes its own teardown shots, and one for the Pixel 7 Pro works quite nicely as a wallpaper for the phone in question.
We see the components of an Obsidian Pixel 7 Pro laid out in a 3×3 grid. In the top-left corner, we have…
The rise of AMD-powered Chromebooks has arrived, with Acer’s new Chromebook Spin 514 being one of the first big launches. After a brief spin with it last year, I’ve been using the Spin 514 with its AMD Ryzen 5 5000 series processor for the past few weeks. Here’s what…
Just like for an Android device, Android Auto allows you to enable developer mode to get access to setting you wouldn’t otherwise see. This guide will take you through enabling it and what you can actually do with developer mode turned on.
Android Auto can’t act on its own in your vehicle. Rather, the OS is an extension of your phone. When connected to an Android Auto-capable head unit, your…
