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How to preorder the Galaxy Watch 5

August 10, 2022

Samsung announced the new Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, and the forthcoming Galaxy Buds Pro 2 during its Galaxy Unpacked event this week. Both smartwatches are set to launch on August 26th but are available for preorder today starting at $279.99 and $449.99, respectively. Like its predecessor, both versions of the Galaxy Watch 5 are built on…

FCC rejects Starlink’s bid for rural internet subsidies due to its $600 satellite dish

August 10, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected Starlink’s application for $885 million in federal subsidies that it would use to provide satellite internet to broadband customers in rural areas. The FCC states that the SpaceX-owned company’s dish is simply too…

First of NASA’s SunRISE SmallSats Rolls Off Production Line

August 9, 2022

. First of NASA’s SunRISE SmallSats Rolls Off Production Line Six of these small satellites will work together, creating the largest radio telescope ever launched to detect and track hazardous explosive space weather events. Building…

California, Indiana Students to Hear From Astronauts on Space Station

August 9, 2022

. California, Indiana Students to Hear From Astronauts on Space Station JPL Director Laurie Leshin will deliver opening and closing remarks for astronaut Jessica Watkin’s Tuesday Q&A. Students from California and Indiana, along with staff members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, will have the opportunity this week to hear…

Samsung launches its Android 13-based One UI 5 beta on Galaxy S22 phones

August 7, 2022

Samsung has officially started to roll out its One UI 5 open beta to Galaxy S22 owners in the US, Germany, and South Korea. The update comes only a few weeks ahead of Android 13’s expected release, and just a few days before Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event. Like the…

10 Years Since Landing, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Still Has Drive

August 5, 2022

Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain. Ten years ago today, a jetpack lowered NASA’s Curiosity rover onto the Red Planet, beginning the SUV-size explorer’s pursuit of…

Tonga Eruption Blasted Unprecedented Amount of Water Into Stratosphere

August 3, 2022

. Your browser cannot play the provided video file(s). The huge amount of water vapor hurled into the atmosphere, as detected by NASA’s Microwave Limb Sounder, could end up temporarily warming Earth’s surface. When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe…

iFixit and Samsung are now selling repair parts for some Galaxy devices

August 2, 2022

Samsung and Fixit have launched their repair program that lets Galaxy S20, S21, and Tab S7 Plus owners buy replacement parts for their devices and access guides on how to do DIY fixes. The program still has most of the caveats that my colleague Umar Shakir pointed out when…

NASA’s Mineral Dust Detector Starts Gathering Data

July 30, 2022

. NASA’s Mineral Dust Detector Starts Gathering Data Newly installed on the space station, the instrument, called EMIT, will help answer questions about how mineral dust from Earth’s arid regions affects climate. After being…

NASA Marks 25 Years Since Pathfinder Touched Down on Mars

July 28, 2022

When a daring team of engineers put a lander and the first rover on the Red Planet a quarter century ago, they changed how the world explores. On a July evening in 1997, Jennifer Trosper drove home from work at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory holding a picture of the Martian surface to her steering wheel. Earlier that day, the agency’s Pathfinder mission had landed on Mars encased in…