SpaceX is targeting an orbital Starship flight with a next-gen vehicle next year. It has been two weeks since SpaceX’s last Starship test flight, and engineers have diagnosed issues with its heat shield, identified improvements, and developed a preliminary plan for the next time the ship heads into space.…
It’s not revolutionary, but it’s hypertargeted at one type of customer. An incoming new iPhone model called the iPhone Air has been one of the worst-kept secrets in tech lately, and now Apple has confirmed it at its annual iPhone reveal event. The 6.5-inch iPhone 17 Air combines the…
If your device is supported, it’s getting Liquid Glass-ier later this month. CUPERTINO, Calif.—If you’re buying one of the new iPhones or the other hardware that Apple announced today, your new devices will ship with Apple’s latest operating system updates already installed. But if you’re not looking to spend…
Aluminum unibody and three-lens “camera plateau” give the phone a new look. CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple’s basic iPhone 17 is the one most people will use, and the new iPhone Air will get attention for its thin design and novelty. But the iPhone Pro series is still the absolute best the…
$799 Ultra Watch 3 will debut alongside the Watch Series 11 and Watch SE 3. At its fall product event today, Apple updated its line of smartwatches, including the introduction of features for monitoring blood pressure and analyzing the quality of your sleep. Apple Watch Series 11 The Apple…
This is the first time the regular iPhone has gotten the high-refresh screen. CUPERTINO, Calif.—September means iPhones, and as expected, Apple has taken the wraps off a new iPhone 17 at its event today. The iPhone 17 will start at $799 for a 256GB model. Pre-orders start Friday, and…
Plus upgrades to active noise cancellation and battery life. Apple’s popular AirPods Pro in-ear headphones are getting a substantial upgrade. The new model, dubbed AirPods Pro 3, greatly improves active noise cancellation (ANC), performs live translations, and tracks your heart rate like a fitness wearable. This will have to…
Genki says it “didn’t obtain any unreleased Nintendo property” before launch. Nintendo-watchers may remember when little-known accessory-maker Genki showed the world an extremely accurate 3D-printed mockup of the Switch 2 in January, about a week before Nintendo’s own “first look” teaser video and months before the system’s wider unveiling.…
Daly’s defense asserted, in part, that Nintendo’s “alleged copyrights are invalid.” It has often been said that the lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. That truism apparently extends to Switch modders as well, at least in the case of Ryan Daly. The operator of the…
New research debunks some speculative climate fixes. A team of the world’s best ice and climate researchers studied a handful of recently publicized engineering concepts for protecting Earth’s polar ice caps and found that none of them are likely to work. Their peer-reviewed research, published Tuesday, shows some of…
