In an unexpected announcement, President Trump has to ensure “American dominance in space.” The “Space Force” sounds like a campy Saturday morning cartoon, but it could have serious real-world ramifications. Such a military operation could run afoul of international treaties and cause an unwanted escalation of international tensions. The order signed today doesn’t include any specifics on how the Space Force would operate. It simply directs the US Department of Defense to begin planning for this new sixth branch of the military. Presumably, this would replace the Air Force Space Command, which currently oversees military satellites, communications, and more.
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You’ve probably played Donkey Kong, but it wasn’t the real Donkey Kong unless you played it on an authentic arcade cabinet or downloaded a copyright-infringing arcade ROM file. If you crave that original Donkey Kong experience, it’s available . However, you’ll need a Nintendo Switch and eight bucks. That could be a real bargain for people who obsess over this classic game. Donkey Kong is one of the most iconic video in history; it introduced us to two characters that still star in their own games all these years later. The original 1981 version was never released again after the arcade era.
As E3 goes through growing pains as it transitions to a more consumer-themed event, the show floor and surroundings have become mildly off-putting. But in spite of the quirks and hiccups, the games announced and shown this year were undeniably fantastic. There were dozens of exciting games at the press events, behind closed doors, and in demo booths, but we can’t mention every one. We’ve put together a list below of our 10 favorite games from the show, but you’re more than welcome to call out other impressive titles in the comment section. Now, let’s dive into the games themselves.
Earlier this week, for its stance regarding Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch. Gamers were unhappy to realize that now that Fortnite is coming to the Switch, they won’t be able to play the game on that platform if they’ve ever played it on the PlayStation 4. Why not? Because Sony has made the decision that a Fortnite account, once affiliated with the PlayStation 4, should be locked to that platform forever, for life. This understandably angered some players who don’t like being told that using a third-party game account (the account is via Epic) to log into the PS4 means their account can literally never be used to play Fortnite again on the Switch.
Google’s Pixelbook is an impressive piece of hardware, but it runs . While Chrome has improved substantially in the last few years, it’s still nowhere near as powerful as a true desktop OS like Windows. According to a note in Google’s open source code, there’s evidence that Google is . The Pixelbook has an excellent display, one of the best keyboards on a laptop, and attractive industrial design. Chrome OS is fast and gets fantastic battery life. However, most of its functionality still requires an internet connection because many of the apps on Chrome OS are just web services.
Multiple PC OEMs are selling laptops outfitted with Intel Optane cache drives — but they’re improperly combining that information in ways that makes it seem as if the Optane cache drive represents some kind of DRAM rather than a conventional cache drive. Meanwhile, Intel has made explicit changes to its own Optane marketing FAQs that appear to greenlight this positioning. It’s a situation that could lead end-users who aren’t careful to draw very incorrect conclusions about what kind of system they are buying and what its capabilities are. We’ve seen this happen so far in two cases, one involving Dell, one HP.
Kaspersky Labs isn’t having a particularly good time of it. The company’s attempts to defeat the US ban on its products have been unsuccessful, the UK has banned all Russian software from government networks that carry traffic rated Secret or higher, and Kaspersky’s decision to move some of its infrastructure to Switzerland from Russia hasn’t prevented the Netherlands from planning to phase out its use of Kaspersky products, either. Now, on top of these moves, the EU could adopt a resolution of its own to block the use of Kaspersky software. While the motion, which was voted on today, is non-binding, it follows a series of actions by various EU member and non-member states to restrict (or at least recommend restricting) the ways that the company’s software is deployed.
Things on may have gone from bad to worse for the Opportunity rover. The dust storm on the planet shows no signs of abating, and NASA now says the rover has missed its latest check-in. That suggests its batteries are drained, and that could spell the end for this tenacious little solar-powered rover. The dust storm began at the end of May as a small disturbance near Opportunity’s location in the Perseverance Valley region. Dust storms frequently happen on Mars, so alarm bells didn’t immediately go off. In the next week, it expanded to engulf the rover, which again, isn’t without precedent.
