(Photo : (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)) HAWTHORNE-CA-MAY 29: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveils the company’s new manned spacecraft, The Dragon V2, designed to carry astronauts into space during a news conference on May 29, 2014, in Hawthorne, California. The private spaceflight company has been flying unmanned capsules to the Space Station delivering cargo for the past two years. The Dragon V2 manned spacecraft will ferry up to seven astronauts to low-Earth orbit. SpaceX’s Starlink teamed up with Google Cloud on Thursday, May 13, as Elon Musk’s venture is eying to tap the internet enterprise market. Google announced on Thursday…
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Samsung Galaxy A22 has been in the corner for a while in the rumor mill. In several reports, many versions of it were reportedly leaked ahead of its official launch. For this week, we already knew that it will come in 4G and 5G versions, as well as four color options. As of the moment, its renders were also teased and even its possible price so that users could have an estimate if it is affordable and consumer-friendly. For now, its specific renders and key specs will be discussed so we could have a clearer view of what’s in it–as…
Xiaomi’s first premium TWS earphones, FlipBuds Pro has been announced for the Chinese market at the moment. While the usual Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) is oftentimes a key feature to such a wearable product, its three-mic system has been on the rise among the waiting users. The company also boasts its dual-transparency mode feature which will let the users do two things at the same time, like in the case of listening to the music and listening to the sounds around the environment. What are its other key features that everyone should see? Xiaomi FlipBuds Pro Release Date and Price…
Urian B., Tech Times 14 May 2021, 02:05 am (Photo : Screenshot From Pexels Official Website) TikTok Banned from US Government Devices Due to Bill Deeming it ‘an Immediate Security Threat’ TikTok is massively growing in user base and despite the app being the highlight of controversy, with a lot of people fearing for their privacy being compromised, more and more are using it. The US government, however, won’t be using TikTok in any of their devices due to a recently passed bill. TikTok Banned from US Government Devices According to the story by SCMP, the Senate Homeland Security and…
A smattering of places, mainly across the Asia Pacific region, have seen breathtaking victories in the battle against Covid-19 by effectively wiping it out within their borders. Now they face a fresh test: rejoining the rest of the world, which is still awash in the pathogen.In some ways, the success of “Covid Zero” locations is becoming a straitjacket. As cities like New York and London return to in-person dealmaking and business as usual — tolerating hundreds of daily cases as vaccination gathers pace — financial hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong risk being left behind as they maintain stringent border…
(Photo : (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)) CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 27: The TikTok logo is displayed in front of a TikTok office on August 27, 2020 in Culver City, California. The Chinese-owned company is reportedly set to announce the sale of U.S. operations of its popular social media app in the coming weeks following threats of a shutdown by the Trump administration. A professional voice actor is taking TikTok to the United States court. It is after the latter allegedly used her voice in a viral text-to-speech feature without her prior permission. The said viral function broke the…
Myanmar’s junta has declared martial law in a town in Chin State after blaming “armed terrorists” for attacks on a police station and a bank, state media reported on Friday, amid an upsurge in fighting between the military and ethnic rebels in border areas.In the face of widespread opposition, the junta has struggled to retain order amid daily protests in cities and fighting in border states since overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end tentative steps towards democracy.The unrest in the town of Mindat on Wednesday and Thursday involved about 100 people using homemade guns to attack a…
While the 30-day ban on flights from India over Covid-19 surge announced by Canada is due to end next week, Air Canada’s suspension of services will continue till the third week of June.Air Canada is now only accepting booking beginning in late June, as a spokesperson for the airline told Global News that they “have further extended the suspension of flights from India until June 22”.“We did this in anticipation of the existing suspension of flights between the two countries being extended,” the spokesperson added.Prior to the suspension, both Air Canada and Air India were operating almost daily flights between…
Foxconn has recently signed with Fisker Inc. to co-manufacture an electric vehicle. The latter would head the project, and Taiwanese manufacturer, Foxconn, will fulfill semiconductor needs. However, it was initially perceived that Foxconn would also be the manufacturer for the chips, which would be used for the Apple Car, its longtime partner. (Photo : REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo)FILE PHOTO: The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the company’s building in Taipei, Taiwan March 30, 2018. While there are no reports that the Apple Car would be relying on Foxconn for its…
Days after the World Health Organization (WHO) designated it a variant of concern or VOC, Canadian health authorities are now considering the B.1.617 mutation of Covid-19 in the same category.The variant, which was first detected in India, was added to the Public Health Agency of Canada’s VOC list on Thursday.In its Outbreak Update, the agency said that it was “following the variants of concern first identified in the United Kingdom (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1) and India (B.1.617)”. It added, “Monitoring for genetic changes in the virus allows us to better understand the potential impact of the mutations.”In a…