Day: August 22, 2020

Slick New ‘Dream Chaser’ Space Plane Set For Launch in 2021

Syfy reports: Soaring into the wild blue yonder and beyond, the planet’s only non-capsule, private orbital spacecraft, Dream Chaser, is slated to make its first flight sometime next year shuttling supplies and cargo to the International Space Station for NASA. This stylish unmanned space plane was recently given its official name, Tenacity, and a pair…


Save 30% on Harman Kardon’s excellent Onyx Studio 6 Bluetooth speaker – CNET

The classy round speaker with a built-in handle is now selling for just $205. …read more Source:: CNet


UVC light wands kill viruses. They’re also a ‘major safety issue,’ experts warn – CNET

The invisible light can kill viruses and pathogens like the one that causes COVID-19, but experts are raising alarms about the potential safety risks. …read more Source:: CNet


What we’ve lost in the push to agile software development, and how to get it back

The process of software design often begins on a messy whiteboard that doesn’t prepare anyone for anything, according to design advocate Simon Brown. It’s time for more upfront thinking. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Rust is Strong, Creates a Trademark-Owning Foundation

Though Mozilla laid off 250 people last week, the Rust Core Team wrote a blog post Tuesday reminding the world that “the Rust project as a whole is very resilient to such events…” it is a common misconception that all of the Mozilla employees who participated in Rust leadership did so as a part of…


Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: Huge, gorgeous and high-end — with a price tag to match – CNET

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G is possibly the right phone in the wrong situation. Unfortunate timing means it’s too expensive for a steep global recession and its feature set will be too much for many. …read more Source:: CNet


Trump, Republicans to test hybrid convention, after DNC goes virtual – CNET

The GOP plans to rely more on live events than the Democrats did. …read more Source:: CNet


Ailing Scientist Hopes to Become the World’s First Cyborg

The Telegraph reports: Peter Scott-Morgan stands, wide-eyed and tearful. “Good. Grief.” he says quietly. “I was unprepared for the emotion… It’s quite extraordinary. It really is.” Using an exoskeleton, Scott-Morgan is experiencing what it is like to stand for the first time in months after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2017, the same…


Mobile Tech Podcast show 178: Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Microsoft Surface Duo, and BlackBerry 5G

I had the pleasure of joining Myriam Joire this week to discuss some great devices available now or coming in the future with a focus on enterprise customers. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Seeing the Skill is Better than Seeing the Project

Pulling off a flashy project that gets the viral-media hug of widespread approval feels great. Getting there is no easy path to walk and often times the craft that went into a finished project doesn’t even take the back seat but gets no mention at all. Often I find I’m more impressed by — or…