There’s no more sinking feeling than the moment you realize an important file is lost and gone forever. Whether you lost a drive, suffered a mechanical or electrical hit, or just plain made a mistake, the recriminations start immediately. Why didn’t I take better care of it? And, more importantly, why don’t I back up my stuff like I’m supposed to? A sound, reliable system for backing up all the files, images, videos and other data on your computer or mobile device should be a top priority for any user these days. And with the world heading toward , now’s the time to jump when you find that great cloud storage deal.
Both the US and the UK claim to have evidence that Russia has tested an anti-satellite weapon on July 15. The weapon test has been classified as “non-destructive,” meaning it didn’t target any other satellites. That doesn’t mean it can’t, just that the Russians may have wanted to test their new weapon without tipping their hand on what they had. An extensive from Time details what we know about the situation thus far. On November 26, 2019, a Soyuz rocket launched a Russian satellite. Eleven days later, that single satellite split into two, becoming Cosmos 2543 and Cosmos 2542.
You might not have thought much about Garmin since smartphones took over from standalone GPS units, but the company still has a large and passionate base of fitness-tracking users. Those passionate users are understandably agitated as , thanks to a malware attack that may include a so-called element. If you head to , at least at the time of this writing, you’ll see a message that mentions an “outage,” but that’s underselling it a bit. According to multiple reports, Garmin’s network has been the target of a cyberattack with ransomware elements. In the aftermath, Garmin’s website, the online Garmin Connect service, and the company’s call centers have been left unavailable.
When you purchase a pre-owned or refurbished item from a company, you’re essentially trading on trust. Because these products often have short warranty periods (or no warranty periods) and similarly limited support options, customers are often wary of being taken advantage of. Knowing this, companies will often offer various guarantees of inspection or support like “7 Day Return Period, “Pre-Owned Certified,” or “Definitely Not Full of Wasps.” (If you haven’t seen that last one, it’s because you shop in boring stores). Amazon sells a selection of used merchandise via its Amazon Warehouse division, including refurbs, pre-owned, and open-box products.
PubMed is a free life science and biomedical database anyone can search to find papers published on various topics. It’s been free to the public since 1997, and it’s often referenced by people looking for recent medical studies on a given topic. Because it’s a search engine used by both the general public and medical professionals alike, the decisions PubMed makes about which content to surface in response to a query are incredibly important. Generally, the site has been viewed as a reliable way to find genuine medical information rather than pseudoscientific claptrap. Unfortunately, that’s not as true as it used to be, as evidenced by the recent appearance of this gem: “.
The C programming language has been around since the early 1970s, which is roughly about a thousand years ago in technology time. So why is C still such a vibrant, well-used programming tactic today? Because it’s massively versatile, highly portable and works especially well on enterprise apps — like game creation. In fact, handfuls of the best games ever developed were created in C and C++, including classics like Doom, Quake, Quake II, World of Warcraft and more. You can get well on your way to a career in programming or game development with the training found in .
The universe is teeming with exoplanets, but we’ve only been able to detect a small fraction of them. We’ve directly imaged just a handful, but you can add two more to the tally today. The European Southern Observatory has captured a pair of exoplanets with the Very Large Telescope array (VLT), marking the first time scientists have gotten a picture of a . Astronomers usually spot exoplanets using two different methods. There’s the radial velocity approach, which checks stars for small “wobbles” caused by orbiting planets. Most newer instruments rely on the transit method, which monitors stars for small dips in luminance that indicate a planet has passed in front of them.
Microsoft hasn’t made a phone in several years, ever since it abandoned the mobile version of Windows 10. Now, Microsoft is all-in with Android and plans to release its dual-screen Surface Duo later this year. The launch might be coming sooner than you think, though. Microsoft has , indicating work on the hardware has wrapped up. Microsoft announced the Duo alongside the Windows-powered Neo in late 2019. While the Neo may not launch when Microsoft originally envisioned, the Duo might show up a bit early. Manufacturers have to submit final hardware to the FCC for testing to ensure it meets key regulatory metrics.
Today you can get a highly versatile laptop from Dell with $1,000 marked off the retail price. This system is perfect for work, but it also has a 100 percent sRGB compatible display for editing images and a GPU that’s powerful enough to keep the average gamer happy. The new Vostro 15 7500 laptop is a true jack-of-all-trades. Dell’s Vostro systems are oriented as business solutions, and this system is no different, but it also has fairly strong gaming capabilities. Its 100 percent sRGB display is also well suited for editing images. No matter what you need a laptop for, this system should fit the bill.
