Windows 11 will be getting a significant new feature update sometime this month, and Microsoft is taking the opportunity to make some changes to its Windows Insider public beta program. The company outlined its plans in a blog post, along with a new logo (it looks like people but also hearts, neat). Microsoft’s plans primarily […]
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Microsoft claims HoloLens is ‘doing great’ after reports version 3 was canceled
Microsoft claims “HoloLens is doing great” after a report earlier this week revealed HoloLens 3 may have been canceled. Business Insider reported on Wednesday that Microsoft has scrapped plans for HoloLens 3 in recent months and that it could be “the end of the road” for the headset. Microsoft has reportedly agreed to partner with Samsung on a […]
Apple reportedly preparing low-cost iPhone, iPad for March launch
Apple could launch new products as soon as March 8, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report says that Apple is preparing to announce a new low-cost 5G iPhone and iPad at the event and potentially a new Mac. The launch would be Apple’s first since October 2021, when it revealed new MacBook Pro […]
Information batteries: the latest proposal to dethrone lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at the University of California – San Diego are proposing the idea of “information batteries” that store surplus renewable energy as computations to deal with the intermittency of wind and solar energy sources while cutting high costs associated with lithium-ion batteries and pumped hydro. In a paper published in ACM Energy Informatics Review, the […]
Extraction of precious metals from electronic waste by using supercritical fluid technology
The modern world relies on a small number of precious and rare metals that are vital for the components of our electronic devices. These elements are critical to the functioning of everything from mobile phones and tablet computers to the circuitry that underpins medical scanners and military installations. The design of current technology means they […]
Mozilla is retiring its VR version of Firefox
Mozilla is retiring its virtual and augmented reality web browser Firefox Reality, passing the baton to an outside team that plans to relaunch it under a new name. Free software consultancy Igalia is developing a browser using the source code underlying Firefox Reality, aiming to launch a comparable VR / AR browser called Wolvic next […]
Google highlights repairable Chromebooks for education as it battles cheap Windows laptops
Google announced today via its Google for Education blog that it’s starting a repairability program to help schools fix Chromebooks in-house, and turn it into a valuable training opportunity for students looking into the IT field. Google says 50 million students and teachers are using Chromebooks while raising bold claims of the sustainability these laptops […]
A new way to store sustainable energy: ‘Information batteries’
A future powered by sustainable energy sources could save the world from devastating climate change and reduce energy bills. But renewable energy has an intermittency problem—the sun provides no power at night, while winds can stop suddenly. In addition, power grids must keep supply and demand in balance or risk surges and blackouts. As a […]
Researchers report game-changing technology to remove 99% of carbon dioxide from air
University of Delaware (UD) engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen. It is a significant advance for carbon dioxide capture and could bring more environmentally friendly fuel cells closer to market. The research team, led by UD Professor Yushan Yan, reported their method in Nature Energy on […]
Co-doped carbon anode material for high-performance seawater batteries
Despite the many potential applications of seawater batteries (SWBs), the limited performance of available materials has hindered their commercialization. To tackle this issue, scientists from Korea Maritime and Ocean University have developed a novel co-doped carbon material for the anode of SWBs. Their straightforward synthesis route and the high performance of the developed anode material […]
SpaceX rolls outs ‘premium’ Starlink satellite internet tier at $500 per month
SpaceX has quietly rolled out a new, more powerful “premium” tier of its Starlink satellite internet service that’s targeted at businesses and enterprise customers. The new product, which was added to the company’s website Tuesday night, comes at five times the cost of the consumer-focused standard service. Starlink Premium requires a $500 refundable deposit, a […]
Verizon sales rep shares details about the Galaxy S22 Ultra
It won’t be long until Samsung unveils the Galaxy S22 series. The company has already confirmed an Unpacked event for February 9, 2022. It goes without saying that the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22 Ultra will be unveiled then. The devices will hit the market a few weeks after the event. In the meantime, they will start showing […]