WASHINGTON — As the coronavirus pandemic began to ravage the globe, U.S. Army Pacific created Task Force Oceania, an effort to deploy two-person teams to island nations in the region to build relationships there.
“We wanted to figure out a way to bring forces, small forces, into the Pacific Island chains in Oceania that would meet the needs of those nations and be able to engage where, in…
US Army pegs 2023 as tipping point for ending old weapons
October 13, 2020
WASHINGTON — The Army will see a significant shift in funding from its current fleet to new and modern capability designed to fight in multidomain operations in fiscal 2023, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told Defense News in an Oct. 8 interview.
The service has conducted…
HomePod mini confirmed for iPhone 12 event today, smaller design with spherical shape
October 13, 2020
It’s not just the entire iPhone 12 lineup that Evan Blass has leaked before today’s Apple event. As rumored, HomePod mini will make an appearance at today’s iPhone 12 event, and Blass has revealed the first look at the new smaller smart speaker.
Here’s a recap of…
Google Maps for Android has quietly added new vehicle icons
October 13, 2020
Google Maps on Android should be the “main” iteration of the navigation app but like many Google applications, features bleed through to iOS first, then come to Android later. The latest such change is that of new vehicle icons, that have now very quietly been added to the Android version of Google Maps.
You may have never even known that this was an option within Google Maps at all. The…
General Dynamics rolls out new TRX ground robot at AUSA
October 13, 2020
WASHINGTON — General Dynamics Land Systems debuted its new medium-class robotic combat vehicle — Tracked Robot 10-Ton, or TRX — at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference, which came together using AI-enhanced design and lightweight materials.
TRX is…
Poll: What’s your favorite of the iPhone 12 colors?
October 13, 2020
If leaker Evan Blass is right, we’ve just had our first full look at the iPhone 12 colors, ahead of today’s launch. The images do look like the real deal, likely leaked from someone involved in updating Apple’s website.
All four models are shown, and all colors…
Update October 13th, 9:53AM ET: New Shepard successfully took off at 9:36AM ET, climbing to a height of about 66 miles up. Both the rocket and crew capsule returned safely to Earth following the flight.
Original story: This morning, Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is set to conduct another test launch of its New Shepard rocket, a reusable vehicle designed to take paying tourists to the…
Eight out of 15 deaths in Hurricane Laura on the US’s Gulf Coast were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators, as NPR wrote in September. And that’s not an isolated incident — 85% of all carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in the US are caused by…
The latest Android Auto 5.7 release has already caused a few problems for people out there, the latest being with Google Assistant responses — or lack thereof.
It looks like the standard “Okay, Google” wake-up phrase and steering wheel activation keys (in supported…
The Apple Store is down ceremony continues with Apple’s October event, which kicks off (virtually) at 10 AM Pacific Time today. We are expecting to see the iPhone 12 lineup — comprising four different models in new smaller and larger sizes than the iPhone 11 — as well as a new smaller ‘HomePod mini’
Stay tuned to 9to5Mac for full coverage of all the announcements.
Apple takes the…
