How do planes fly? This animation explains everything you need to know
Lots of us have ridden on planes before, but how many of us could really explain how airplanes lift themselves off the ground and stay in the air? Well don’t worry, because a neat animation explains everything you need to know about what makes a plane take off and maintain altitude for hours at a time before landing.
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FBI likely paid more than $1 million for specialized iPhone hack
Early on, it was believed that the FBI paid upwards of $15,000 for a software hack that enabled them to access data housed on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. However, recent remarks from FBI Director James Comey reveal that the FBI likely paid a whole lot more.
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The Model 3 is Tesla’s ‘iPhone moment’ – but can it deliver?
The unprecedented demand for Tesla’s Model 3 is the automotive world’s biggest story this year. In short, Tesla has now received 400,000 reservations for a car that most people won’t be able to drive for at least another two years. This has spooked other car companies that no longer see Tesla as a joke and that are now scrambling to get their own all-electric vehicles onto the market.
All of this has led many to compare the Model 3 to Apple’s first iPhone — that is, it’s something that fundamentally changes people’s expectations for what they want from a product. Despite this, there are still a lot of questions about whether Tesla can really deliver.
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New free app gives us the Android notification experience we’ve been waiting for
If you use an Android device and you aren’t happy with the phone’s default notification system, you can either wait for Android N to further improve it or install Nevolution right now. Currently in beta, Nevolution wants to improve notifications beyond what’s currently available from your average Android app by taking advantage of everything Google has to offer.
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Lawsuit alleges T-Mobile is deceiving us about its ‘no-contract’ initiative
T-Mobile loves to brand itself the “Un-carrier” but a new lawsuit alleges that it’s doing something very carrier-esque by charging customers sneaky early termination fees despite the fact that they never signed onto any service agreements. Per Top Class Actions, the suit is alleging that while “T-Mobile attracts customers by touting ‘no contract’ cell phone service plans without any hidden fees,” the company actually “has a practice of unlawfully seeking the entire amount under the device contract as immediately due” whenever a customer leaves T-Mobile early.
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NASA shares an incredible video of a star blowing a bubble for Hubble’s 26th birthday
In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 26th birthday, NASA astronomers have highlighted an image of a massive star blowing a bubble into space. The Bubble Nebula, as it is known, sits 7,100 light-years from Earth.
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It’s time to build the drone army you’ve been dreaming of
It’s time to stop watching everyone else have all the fun with quadcopter drones and get one of your own. And what’s the only thing better than one drone? That’s right, an entire army of drones just waiting to do your bidding. Different quadcopter models have different features, so real drone fans will always have multiple models. And thanks to all the killer Amazon deals on quadcopters, you can build your drone army without breaking the bank.
Below you’ll find five drone models that are trending right now on Amazon, and they start at just $29.95 with free Prime shipping. The models below are all great but if you want to check out even more drone options, here’s Amazon’s page of its best-selling quadcopter drones.
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Rose gold MacBook gets cut in half so we can see its incredible internal tech
Apple’s new Retina MacBooks are promising some significant upgrades to both battery life and processor speeds, which is pretty remarkable given that the laptop weighs in at only 2 pounds and is just 13.1 millimeters thin. The crew at YouTube channel What’s Inside? decided to saw a rose gold version of the new Retina MacBook in half this week to give us a better look at its innards and came away very impressed by just how much cutting-edge tech Apple has jammed into such a small space.
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Is Apple’s new iPhone SE making the impossible possible?
At the high end of the smartphone market, Apple and Samsung continue to dominate as other global brands fight for scraps. This has been the case in the industry for quite some time now, and at this rate it’s not likely to change anytime soon. At the low end of the market though, something curious has happened over the past few years. A wave of China-based companies has stormed the market with surprisingly capable smartphones being sold at incredibly low prices, and they have stolen a massive chunk of business from established players like Samsung, LG and HTC.
Of all the companies analysts thought might be able to fight back against these budget brands, Apple certainly wasn’t at the top of any lists — but it looks like that’s exactly what’s happening.
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Android’s ‘toxic hellstew’ of vulnerabilities is slowly getting fixed
Google’s most recent report on Android security reveals that its mobile platform is safer than ever from bugs and malware, but that there’s a long way to go until everyone on Android can feel secure. That’s not to say that Google isn’t working on eliminating bugs and eradicating threats, it’s just that Google can’t control the way OEMs and carriers push out security patches.
Moreover, the report reveals that nearly one in three Android devices will never receive crucial security updates.
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