Saturn Trojan asteroid confirmed
A small international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has confirmed that asteroid 2019 UO14 is a Trojan asteroid of Saturn. The team has posted a paper describing their study of the asteroid on the arXiv preprint server......»»
Mass extinction 66 million years ago triggered rapid evolution of bird genomes, study finds
Shortly after an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, life for non-avian dinosaurs ended, but the evolutionary story for the early ancestors of birds began......»»
Samsung Exynos 2500 confirmation could be bad news for Galaxy S25 hopefuls
It looks like Samsung has confirmed its next-gen chipset, the Exynos 2500, which could make its way into the Galaxy S25 series. The post Samsung Exynos 2500 confirmation could be bad news for Galaxy S25 hopefuls appeared first on Phandroid......»»
NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid—and learned details about its 12-million-year history
NASA's DART mission—Double Asteroid Redirection Test—was humanity's first real-world planetary defense mission......»»
Microsoft: DDoS defense error amplified attack on Azure, leading to outage
A DDoS attack that started on Tuesday has made a number of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services temporarily inaccessible, the company has confirmed. Microsoft’s mitigation statement on the Azure status history page Microsoft Azure, 365 ou.....»»
DART mission sheds new light on target binary asteroid system
In studying data collected from NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which in 2022 sent a spacecraft to intentionally collide with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, the mission's science team has discovered new information on the ori.....»»
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 battery fix on the way
Samsung has confirmed that they have identified the issue with the battery on the Galaxy Watch 7 and that a fix is on the way. The post Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 battery fix on the way appeared first on Phandroid. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 w.....»»
iPhone 16 Storage: Here’s What We Know So Far
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the upcoming iPhone 16 and one of the more prominent queries is this: “How much storage will the iPhone 16 have?” Nothing is confirmed, but here’s what we know thus far. Answering qu.....»»
WhatsApp reaches 100 million monthly users in the US, but there’s a new challenge ahead
A recent report revealed that WhatsApp adoption in the US is growing, especially as users look for a better way to chat between iOS and Android devices. Meta has now confirmed that WhatsApp has reached 100 million monthly users in the US – but the.....»»
Image: A Saturnian summer
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn and its colossal rings on July 4, 2020, during summer in the gas giant's northern hemisphere. Two of Saturn's icy moons are also clearly visible: Mimas at right, and Enceladus at bottom......»»
AMD is already recalling — and delaying — its Ryzen 9000 CPUs
Following a couple of weeks of silence, AMD has confirmed it's delaying its Ryzen 9000 CPUs and recalling the initial shipment......»»
Spotify CEO confirms a new higher-end tier is in the works
Spotify CEO has confirmed that the company is working on a higher-end subscription tier with higher quality streams. The post Spotify CEO confirms a new higher-end tier is in the works appeared first on Phandroid. For years we’ve been he.....»»
Google gives up on Chrome plan to ditch third-party cookies
Four years after declaring it wanted to block third-party cookies in Chrome, Google has confirmed it won't block the online trackers after all.Google Chrome iconIn 2020, around the time when Apple blocked third-party cookies in Safari, Google insiste.....»»
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 could be powered by MediaTek
According to recent benchmarks, it seems that Samsung could be going with MediaTek for the upcoming Galaxy Tab S10 tablets. The post The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 could be powered by MediaTek appeared first on Phandroid. Samsung has confirmed.....»»
Armada to Apophis—scientists recycle old ideas for rare asteroid encounter
Armada to Apophis—scientists recycle old ideas for rare asteroid encounter.....»»
Introducing Ramses, ESA"s 2029 mission to asteroid Apophis
Thirty years ago, on 16 July 1994, astronomers watched in awe as the first of many pieces of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet slammed into Jupiter with incredible force. The event sparked intense interest in the field of planetary defense as people asked:.....»»
Genome study informs restoration of American chestnut tree
Native trees adapt to the climate and environmental conditions of their area to survive. Researchers in the College of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the American Chestnut Foundation confirmed this by examining the genome of.....»»
Cellebrite can’t unlock most iPhones running iOS 17.4 and later
Leaked documents reveal that Cellebrite can’t unlock iPhones running iOS 17.4 and later, at least as of the date of publication (April 2024). The company has confirmed that the documents are genuine. Cellebrite devices, which are widely used by.....»»
Netflix is kicking US subscribers off its cheapest ad-free plan soon
Subscribers will have to pay $15.49 for commercial-free Netflix. Enlarge / Ad-free Basic subscribers will be crane kicked off the plan soon. (credit: Netflix/YouTube) Netflix today confirmed suspicions that it will sto.....»»
Signatures of life could survive near surfaces of the moons Enceladus and Europa, NASA experiment suggests
Europa, a moon of Jupiter, and Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, have evidence of oceans beneath their ice crusts. A NASA experiment suggests that if these oceans support life, signatures of that life in the form of organic molecules (e.g. amino acids, nu.....»»
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus confirmed for July 31
Nothing has confirmed the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus which they have revealed will be officially revealed on the 31st of July. The post Nothing Phone (2a) Plus confirmed for July 31 appeared first on Phandroid. Earlier, Nothing shared a tease.....»»