Engadget | Google compensates Pixel 2 buyers who overpaid at pop-up stores Engadget If you rushed out to buy a Pixel 2 at one of Google's pop-up stores on October 19th, you probably got a rude surprise: the Verizon reseller handling your purchase, Victra, was charging customers an extra $30 on top of the normal price. Unless you knew ... Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Review Could Google 'fix' the Pixel 2 XL's display with a software update? iPhone 8 Plus vs Pixel 2 XL vs Galaxy Note 8: which one to buy |
Space.com | Catch a 'Falling Star': Exploring Meteor Showers with Mobile Apps Space.com Contrary to what terms like "shooting stars" suggest, meteors are strictly local — interplanetary debris burns up in Earth's atmosphere about 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the planet's surface. In the inset, an Orionid meteor streaks away from the ... Orionid meteor shower: how to watch the celestial event outside or via live-stream What time is the Orionid meteor shower and how can I watch it? Fragments of Halley's Comet will fly across the sky this weekend as shooting stars |
9to5Mac | iPhone 8 production cut in half, claims supply chain source; AAPL shares drop 2.37% 9to5Mac A supply-chain source in Taiwan claims that Apple has reduced orders for both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus by around 50% for November and December. AAPL stock dropped by 1.5% in pre-market trading in response, and was done 2.37% by the end of ... iPhone 8 Plus vs. 7 Plus: How much better is the new camera? Apple reportedly isn't producing enough iPhone X units for first weekend sales Apple will have only shipped 3 million iPhone X units when it launches — good luck finding one |
CNBC | Amazon Echo (2017) review: CNET The Good With a variety of new designs, the new Amazon Echo is better-looking than the original, just as smart and a lot less expensive. The addition of an aux-out jack lets you connect it with your existing audio setup. It's also a slightly better ... Which Amazon Echo should I buy? Great News for Pros: Home Automation is More Confusing than Ever Sonos One Review: On the Audio Quality, Alexa, and Price |
Business Insider | The Nintendo Switch is having an incredible run so far, and the future looks even brighter Business Insider The Nintendo Switch is still hard to find, and it's regularly beating the competition in sales. Its main launch game, "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," is heralded as one of the best games ever made. And Nintendo has a huge new Mario game ... Nintendo Switch Eshop Adds A Ton Of New Games This Week Mario can wear Peach's wedding dress in Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo quietly added wireless USB headphone support in the last Switch update |
BGR | Shocking discovery of ancient teeth could rewrite human history BGR There's still many questions to be answered regarding the origins of mankind, but researchers have a pretty good outline of how it all went down — or at least they thought they did, as a new discovery by archaeologists in Germany threatens to shake up ... 9.7 Million-Year-Old Teeth Found in Germany Could Recast Human History Archaeologist Lutz: 'We really weren't expecting this tremendous discovery' Prehistoric Fossils Dating Back 9.7m Years Could Rewrite History Of Where Humans Came From |
New York Times | Hundreds of Mysterious Stone 'Gates' Found in Saudi Arabia's Desert New York Times Using Google Earth, an archaeologist has identified nearly 400 stone structures called “gates” in Saudi Arabia. They may have been built by ancient nomadic tribes. Credit Satellite photo by CNES/Airbus, via Google Earth. Google Earth has unlocked the ... Google Earth Reveals Hundreds of Ancient Stone 'Gates' in Saudi Arabia Hundreds Of Mysterious Ancient Stone 'Gates' Discovered In Saudi Arabia At Volcanoes' Edge 400 Mysterious Ancient Stone Structures Discovered in Saudi Arabia |
Android Headlines | 'Try Now' Button For Android Instant Apps Now Rolling Out Android Headlines Google is presently in the process of rolling out a new “Try Now” button accompanying Android Instant Apps on the Google Play Store, the Alphabet-owned tech giant announced earlier this week as part of its wider reveal of new Play Console features. It ... Android security: Google will pay $1000 for holes in these top apps Malware Apps On Google Play Added Devices To A Botnet, Proving Google Is Still Terrible At Reviewing Apps Google follows Apple App Store's lead in reducing revenue take for subscriptions |
Newsweek | Great Tits Are Evolving Longer Beaks Because of Bird Feeders Newsweek Certain birds in the U.K. have longer beaks than their non-U.K. brethren of the same species. Evolutionary biologists suggest that it's the British people's fondness for setting out bird feeders that is behind this trend. The hobby appears to be ... Evolution in your back garden—great tits may be adapting their beaks to birdfeeders Great Tits May Be Evolving Bigger Beaks. Here's Why. British obsession with feeding birds is making their beaks grow longer, scientists believe |
Ars Technica | NASA chooses not to tell Congress how much deep space missions cost Ars Technica How much will the second flight of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft cost? We don't know. NASA. reader comments 5. Share this story. This week, the US Government Accountability Office reported on progress the space agency is making to ... Watch NASA test the engine that will send humans back to deep space Public invited to NASA'S Stennis Space Center Open House NASA Human Space Exploration: Integration Approach Presents Challenges to Oversight and Independence |
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