Month: December 2020
Amazon Fire TV update rearranges the interface – here’s how it’s better Amazon Fire TV
Amazon is rolling out a big new user interface update to the Amazon Fire TV Stick and Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite streaming media players that will introduce a handful of new usability enhancements, including user profiles and better recommendations. The new user interface was announced at the company’s annual…
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At his last Space Council meeting, Mike Pence announces new cadre of lunar astronauts
On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence hosted his last meeting of the National Space Council in Florida, using the opportunity to announce a list of NASA astronauts who will be considered for future missions to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program. This cadre of astronauts — dubbed the…
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Watch live as SpaceX tries again to fly its Starship to great heights for the first time
[embedded content] SpaceX’s Starship prototype is set to take it’s first high-altitude flight – to around 40,000 feet or so – sometime this afternoon. This is the second time that it’s been poised to make this giant leap, after a try yesterday was aborted in the final seconds due to…
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Redbox’s free ad-supported streaming service adds on-demand movies
Redbox has added on-demand movies to its free ad-supported streaming service in a section called Free On Demand (via Engadget). Last February, the company launched Free Live TV, with ad-supported live TV channels from specific publishers like Tastemade and curated channels based on genres. Free movies now make that offering…
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 and 6900 series reference cards may have already been discontinued AMD Radeon RX 6800
AMD has already discontinued its reference Radeon RX 6800 and RX 6900 series graphics cards, according to reports. French publication Cowcotland claims that Made by AMD (MBA) reference designs of the Radeon RX 6800, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6900 XT will no longer be made. This suggests that AMD…
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Apple’s privacy labels are coming to all apps, including its own
Apple has clarified that its mandatory app privacy “nutrition labels” program will apply to all apps, whether they’re from third-party developers or Apple’s own. It’s an apparent response to criticism from WhatsApp earlier today that the program unfairly favored Apple’s services. That means Apple’s apps on the App Store will…
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