News An even more authentic arcade experience. @andrew_andrew__ Apr 4, 2023, 11:34 am EST | 1 min read Arcade1Up There’s nothing more indulgent than nostalgia. But nostalgia is a fleeting sensation—it’s hard to relive an authentic experience, especially when you’re dealing with electronics. So, Arcade1Up is digging deeper into authenticity with its new Deluxe arcade...
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Here’s what we’ve learned from NASA’s DART asteroid-slamming mission so far
Home News Science & Astronomy NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022. (Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) The DART mission, NASA’s first attempt to prove whether it is possible to shift an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth, has been described as a “great success” by scientists involved...
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Meet the 4 astronauts flying on NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission
Home News Spaceflight We now know who will make humanity’s first trip to the moon in over half a century. On Monday (April 3), NASA announced the four crewmembers of Artemis 2, a 10-day flight around the moon that’s targeted to lift off in late 2024. The quartet consists of NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover...
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How to stream every performance at Coachella live on YouTube
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has streamed on YouTube since 2011, but for this year’s edition of the festival, YouTube is upping its game with even more content. For the first time, YouTube will stream from every stage across both weekends with six live feeds. No matter which artist you want to watch,...
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Do Earth-like exoplanets have magnetic fields? Far-off radio signal is promising sign
An artist’s conceptual rendering of interactions between an exoplanet and its star. Plasma emitted from the star is deflected by the exoplanet’s magnetic field. That interaction perturbs the star’s magnetic field and generates auroras on the star and radio waves. Credit: Alice Kitterman/National Science Foundation Earth’s magnetic field does more than keep everyone’s compass needles...
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Ozone-depleting CFCs hit record despite ban: Study
Disused refrigerant tanks containing CFCs in a warehouse in Illinois in 2021. Their power to dissolve the ozone layer shielding Earth from the Sun prompted a worldwide ban, but scientists on Monday revealed that some human-made chlorofluorocarbons have reached record levels, boosting climate-changing emissions. Despite being banned under the Montreal Protocol, the five chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)...
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Your Mint Mobile Plan Just Got a Free Upgrade
News The more mobile data, the better. @xguntherc Apr 3, 2023, 11:18 am EST | 1 min read Phone plans are pretty expensive these days, but if you’re a Mint Mobile customer, we have good news. This week the company announced that most subscribers are getting a free upgrade with an extra 5GB of mobile...
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Western Digital Hacked in “Network Security Incident”
News @jdannychadwick Apr 3, 2023, 11:13 am EST | 1 min read Tada Images/Shutterstock.com Digital storage company Western Digital this week announced that it is the victim of a “network security incident.” Its short press release is light on details other than to say that “an unauthorized third party gained access to a number of...
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What Is the Optical Audio Port, and When Should I Use It?
Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek The optical port on televisions and other audio-video devices is a robust and dependable way to pipe audio out to older sound systems, headphones, and more. Ever wonder what that trapezoidal “optical” audio port is? You’ll find these on the back of computers, HDTVs, media receivers, and more, but hardly anyone...
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Android’s File Sharing Now Also Works With Windows
Justin Duino / How-To Geek Nearby Share has been available on Android devices and Chromebooks for a few years now, serving as an equivalent to Apple’s AirDrop. Google has now released a Nearby Share app for Windows. Google has released Nearby Share Beta for Windows, which allows Windows PCs to wirelessly send and receive files...