The path of the solar flare's CME is now being modelled to see whether some of the material could impact our atmosphere. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory , which watches the sun constantly, captured images of both events. "We're not having X-flares every day for a week, for instance - the activity is less frequent but no less potentially strong". It's hard to understand how much larger the sun is than the Earth. Read More »
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United States to Deploy Four Additional THAAD Systems in South Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged Russian Federation to back stronger sanctions on the North, including an oil cutoff, but Putin anxious that such moves would hurt North Korea's people, said Yoon Young-chan, Moon's chief press secretary. Read More »
LG's new V30 smartphone is a video and audio powerhouse
This is the first smartphone from LG to offer a vivd, OLED FullVision display . The G6 was a pleasure to hold, and the V30 is better still, as the new handset sports a much slimmer, lighter body - it's 5g lighter than its predecessor (158g) and 5mm thinner, (just 7.4mm) - all with the same brushed-metal finish that makes it look and feel premium in the hand. Read More »
Here's Everything That's New in the iPhone 8
Underneath the dock will be a "thin, software bar in lieu of the home button ". In other news, Apple and #Accenture (a management consulting company) recently announced that they will team up to build better business applications for iOS . Read More »
Trump celebrates solar eclipse by looking up without special viewing glasses
President Trump defied expert advice Monday by peering directly into the sun as the solar eclipse passed over Washington , DC. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arriving at Palm Beach International Airport on April 6. Read More »
Local spots to watch the Perseid's meteor shower this weekend
The best chance to see a shower is north of M-59, although all of us could see one. The moon will be about three-quarters full then. The Perseid meteors are debris from comet Swift-Tuttle, which circles the sun every 130 years. Unlike many other meteor showers, they also take place in the warmth of summer , and over an extended period of time, allowing people the opportunity to relax and watch them without worrying about hypothermia. Read More »
You can now use PayPal through Skype's mobile app
This new Send Money feature requires the new Skype clients, which for now means Android and iOS only. Skype users can now send money to one another thanks to a new partnership with PayPal. If you choose to use a credit card instead, the fee is 3.4 percent of the transaction amount plus $0.30. That's why we aim to provide people with choice and flexibility in how they send or receive money. Read More »
Chinese troops enter Barahoti in Uttarakhand, threaten shepherds
Incidents of similar nature have happened in the past but are normally sorted out locally and should not be given undue importance,"government sources said". The area is a demilitarised zone as agreed upon between the two countries and the ITBP jawans patrol the region without weapons, they said, adding the jawans perform their duty in a non-combative manner. Read More »
Toyota's new solid-state battery could make its way to cars by 2020
The report comes from Japanese daily newspaper, Chunichi Shimbun , which claims Toyota's long-range EV will ride on an all-new platform and use all-solid-state batteries, which can be recharged in just a few minutes. Electric vehicles now use lithium-ion batteries, so it will be interesting to see if Toyota manages to push all-solid-state batteries to mainstream production. Read More »
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to launch on August 23
Not only does the release schedule line up with previous Galaxy Notes, but now Samsung has released a teaser graphic that appears to show a Note 8 and its companion S-Pen, sporting the same edge to edge Infinity Display found on the S8. Read More »
AlphaBay and Hansa dark web sites shut down
According to the message, Dutch authorities had taken control of the Hansa Market a month ago, on June 20, and had been monitoring its users ever since. The success of this operation doesn't mean that darknet drug markets will stay down for long. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein confirmed that Alpha Bay was part of a larger worldwide effort targeted at dark web market bases. Read More »
Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, First Woman to Win Fields Medal, Dies Age 40
Maryam Mirzakhani , the first woman to receive the Fields Medal for mathematics, has died, according to the BBC. Mirzakhani was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, and after fiercely batting this frightful disease for four years, she died on July 15, 2017. Read More »
House Republicans Fail to Jam Anti-Trans Amendment Into Defense Spending Bill
In a statement Thursday, Pelosi said the "disgusting" attempt to restrict funds from being used to provide gender transition treatments is "unprecedented, unacceptable and undermines our national security ". According to the Williams Institute , there are an estimated 15,500 actively serving transgender members of the USA military. "Make no mistake, the effect and the intent of this unjust and mean-spirited amendment is to ban patriotic Americans from serving our country", House ... Read More »
NASA reveals stunning images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Imagine a storm so vast it could swallow the Earth and so powerful that it has swirled nonstop for 350 years. The spacecraft captured images of the Great Red Spot and some other features of Jupiter during its Monday (July 10th) flyby. "We are pleased to share the beauty and excitement of space science with everyone". Aside from the University of Iowa helping with creating equipment on Juno, a company in Eastern Iowa may also be paying close attention to the images. Read More »
Yandex Soars As Uber Cedes Control: Does Russia Win?
Yandex is to own 59.3 percent and employees 4.1 percent. The company's CEO will be Tigran Khudaverdyan, who now runs Yandex's ride-hailing business. The U.S. firm in return got a 17.5% stake in Didi, which at that time was valued at $35 billion. "This combination greatly enhances Yandex's ability to offer better quality service to our riders and drivers, to quickly expand our services to new regions, and to build a sustainable business", says Tigran Khudaverdyan of Yandex.Taxi in a ... Read More »
Facebook extends Messenger advertising worldwide
They also use the same targeting - which means the company does not use people's private messages to target them with advertising, said Ted Helwick, a Facebook product manager who works on Messenger ads . People can hide or report Messenger ads in the same way they can hide or report an ad in the Facebook News Feed or on Instagram. Facebook will soon display ads on the Facebook Messenger home screen. Read More »
Attacks near Egypt-Gaza border kill 23 soldiers
About 100 Copts have been killed in such attacks in mainland Egypt since December. However, no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamic militant Hamas group, which rules the Gaza Strip, has denounced the attack earlier in the day in Egypt's Sinai as a "terrorist" assault. Read More »
Gangrape survivor attacked with acid, Adityanath questions authenticity of report
After this incident police presence for her security and an armed guard inside the hostel. Her condition was stated to be stable. The victim had lodged a written complaint in this connection with the police then. "The investigation is on, let's see what comes out". Before this attack, two men had attacked her with acid on-board a moving train in March. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had also gone to meet her in the Hospital and assured the accused will be punished. Read More »
Rumor: No Single-Player DLC for MEA
While this isn't official confirmation of the DLC's nature, it certainly means that Bioware isn't done with Mass Effect: Andromeda . There were rumors back in May that the series had been put on indefinite hold and Bioware employees transferred to new projects. Read More »
Injuries that have hampered world number one Andy Murray in 2017
The number one seed is now struggling with a hip injury and was forced to pull out of a scheduled exhibition match at the start of the week. Murray was seen limping today as he practised at Wimbledon after not training for two days due to a sore hip . Read More »
Star Fox 2 dev surprised unreleased game on the Mini SNES
The company says the SNES Classic Edition has the same look and feel as the original, but it's much smaller. The release of this finished, but never before released, game surprised and excited many, but probably none more so than Dylan Cuthbert, who programmed Star Fox 2 back in 1995. Read More »
USA imposes additional tariffs on Canadian lumber as dispute escalates
In April, President Donald Trump began collecting duties of between 3 and 24 percent on Canadian lumber exports, retroactive for three months, after the Commerce Department determined in a preliminary investigation that forest products had been unfairly subsidized by Canada's government. Read More »
BET Awards 2017: 6 reasons to tune in
Here's a few things to know about the BET Awards , taking place on Sunday, June 25th. She also revealed that she was thrilled to take up hosting duties. Also, "Amazulu" hitmaker Amanda Black and Tanzanian performer Ray Vanny are nominated for Viewer's Choice Award "Best International Act", in conjunction with performers from the UK, South Korea, Canada, Australia and Jamaica. Read More »
20 injured as Chinese flight hits turbulence in China
Following the incident, the aircraft did manage to land safely in Kunming, where medical teams were on scene to assist injured passengers. One injured passenger said: "We applauded when the plane landed safely". We remind all travelers to please fasten their seat belts during the entirety of each trip. No passengers or crew were injured. China Eastern Airlines made headlines last week after a flight from Sydney to Shanghai was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine ... Read More »
YotaPhone 3, the dual display smartphone to be launched later this year
The YotaPhone 2 was announced in the U.S but it's most likely that the YotaPhone 3 will not make it to the U.S, in fact, it is quite possible that the phone will be restricted to the Chinese and the Russian markets. Reportedly, YotaPhone 3 will go on sale this fall in China, and even it will be possible to buy a modification to 128 GB of internal memory, however, already for $ 450. Read More »
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga heading to 3DS
The existence Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions was discovered last month, when dataminers found 3DS icons and an eShop listing for the game . You'll control both Mario and Luigi as you solve puzzles and kick butt throughout several different worlds on your way to find the dastardly Bowser. Read More »
Mojang Bring Crossplay and 4K to Minecraft on Xbox One
For example, purchasing a texture pack on the Nintendo Switch makes it available on the Xbox One, Windows 10, and mobile at no extra charge. Microsoft's behemoth multimedia frenzy Minecraft made an appearance at their E3 presentation. Read More »
Tropical Storm Calvin forms off southern Mexico in Pacific
On Monday afternoon, Calvin was about 70 miles (113 km) east-southeast of the coastal town of Puerto Angel in southern Mexico, according to the Miami-based NHC . The third tropical system of the Pacific developd and makes landfall near Salina Cruz Monday evening. Calvin is also expected to produce rainfall totals of 4 to 6 inches in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz, as well as in southern Guatemala. Read More »
Apple allows in-app tipping for content creators
In an effort to make iPads better at productivity, iOS 11 features a multitasking-friendly dock from which apps can be pulled straight up into a split-screen interface. According to the above, Pepe's presence is now deemed as "offensive", "insensitive", "upsetting", "intended to disgust", and is "exceptionally poor taste". Read More »
Three-part Life is unusual prequel confirmed
The fifth and final episode in the game's first season released in October 2015. Before the Storm was just one of dozens upon dozens of titles revealed at Microsoft's presser today, so be sure to stick with App Trigger for the latest on everything E3 2017 over the next week. Read More »