Much like how a sailboat uses the wind to move forward, solar sails use the pressure exerted by sunlight to propel a vehicle through space. Large sails made up of reflective material like Mylar capture the momentum of the Sun’s photons. The photons bounce off the sail, sending it in the opposite direction. Also: NASA’s Mars lander is running out of power. Here’s what happens next However, as NASA points out, existing solar sail designs rely on very large and very thin sails....

At the start of February, NBN said it would stop connecting new HFC customers due to supply chain constraints. It added that vulnerable customers would continue to be connected, as would customers moving into a premise already with NBN over HFC and those needing repairs and replacements on existing equipment. To that end, NBN said it had connected 230 vulnerable customers, and reconnected 47,000 premises with HFC that were disconnected from the network or where no legacy services were available....

Following in the footsteps of HTC and Motorola, Nvidia has also gone ahead and confirmed that it would be updating its Nvidia Shield tablet to Android 5.0 Lollipop “and more.” The company, however, does not explicitly mention as to what it means by “more” here. The Nvidia Shield tablet is powered by the company’s own Tegra K1 processor, though it is the 32-bit version and not the 64-bit Denver variant that is found inside the Nexus 9....

You know LG’s new flagship phone, the G2? For reasons I’m still having a difficult time trying to understand, the company announced the flip-cover for the G2 before announcing the G2 itself. Well, guess what? The same thing just happened. LG is expected to announce a new phone in Korea this month called the Vu 3, and right on schedule, LG has unveiled the case for the device before the device itself....

And during these two months, its images have also been leaked, and in the past week, the company has shared more detail about it, including its launch date during an event. Let’s discuss every possible detail. Logitech G Cloud Gaming Handheld Could Cost $349 This handheld is unlike other handhelds already available on the market because it is only focused on cloud gaming platforms such as Nvidia GeForce NOW and Xbox Cloud Gaming....

The tech giant Microsoft’s Windows 10 will have a new Pro version especially for the companies which thus joins the previously announced Windows 10 S. In this way, the company tries to satisfy different needs by diversifying the characteristics of its operating system. A version of Windows 10 for each type of user, a strategy that at the moment seems to be working. Windows 10 is still not the most used OS in the world, a place which is still reserved for Windows 7, but steadily Windows 10 is gaining its ground....

This week at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Orlando, the tech giant Microsoft introduced a new version of Windows 10 S, this time aimed at the corporate and business market. This version is called “Windows 10 Enterprise in S Mode” and, as the name implies, derives from the Enterprise version of Windows 10. As with the release of Windows 10 S, whose core comes from Windows 10 Pro, this “Windows 10 Enterprise in S Mode” will receive the core of Windows 10 Enterprise, so it is expected that this new version of Windows 10 will have some features unique to the Enterprise, such as AppLocker, App-V, UE-V and Device Guard....

Project AirSim will offer libraries of simulated 3D environments and uses Azure to generate “massive amounts of data for training AI models on exactly which actions to take at each phase of flight, from takeoff to cruising to landing,” according to the company. Microsoft officials said they see a number of potential use cases for Project AirSim, ranging from hobbyist drones to aircraft carrying passengers. Autonomous aerial vehicles can be used to inspect the equipment, carry packages and more....

Thanks to a barrage of negative feedback and criticism over its decision of not updating the low-end Moto E (2015) to Marshmallow, Motorola now has had a change of heart. The company has silently updated its original announcement to mention that it will be rolling out the Marshmallow update to select variants of Moto E (2015). The company now plans to update the 4G LTE variant of the 2015 Moto E in Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia (excluding China) to Marshmallow....

“Evolutionary, not Revolutionary” The inimitable Lauren Goode, senior writer at Wired held up iPhones XS and XS Max in a video after the event explaining that the phones were not that different to look at from the iPhone X. “It does have strengthened glass, which is supposed to be the most durable for an iPhone, which is what I’m probably going to need because I dropped a couple of these and they do shatter, and scratch....

Samsung is expected to unveil new Galaxy Buds Pro alongside Galaxy S21 early next year. The Samsung Unpacked event is likely to be held in January 2021. The Galaxy Buds Pro seemingly feature the same design as the Galaxy Buds+ and now prolific leaker Evan Blass has sourced some pictures. The leaked Galaxy Buds Pro pictures show off the headset in violet color. It has already been to FCC certification and is expected to be backed by 500 mAh battery....

The video shows off a device that is set in a T-shaped form with the top screen in a horizontal position. Meanwhile, the vertical screen size is shrunk, and the horizontal display blocks the top half of the screen. That apart, the LG Wing looks pretty similar to a standard smartphone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYRZOREZR0k Things start getting interesting as Android adopts to T-Shaped form factor. The orientation changes quickly, and so does the entire user interface....

This is a strategy that Apple has followed forever, but now Google has also realized that this is the only way to limit these things. There are now a lot more applications for Android than for iOS, but actually, the complaints of Android users let you realize the concerns of Google. The Play Store has lots of useless, poor quality and very insecure applications. Of course, Google has been encouraging programmers to create high-quality applications for years, but their efforts have not always been successful....

The framework, which was developed by the NSW Advisory Committee led by NSW chief data scientist Ian Oppermann, has been designed to ensure AI-based government projects are safe, ethical, and can be integrated with future technologies. It also assists agencies with risk mitigation strategies and establish clear governance and accountability measures. “From diagnosing sepsis in hospital patients to identifying drivers illegally using mobile phones while driving, the NSW government is already using AI to improve the lives of NSW residents,” Oppermann said....

Back at the beginning of September, LG made its newest flagship smartphone, the V20, officially official. Unfortunately, almost a month later, we’re still light on launch details for the unreleased handset. We’re still missing release dates for a variety of carriers, but at least T-Mobile has finally announced something. For folks under the Un-carrier’s magenta banner, the V20 launches on Friday, October 28. As is par for the course these days, T-Mobile is sweetening the deal a bit....

While selling user data to advertisers might seem like a small potatoes issue, it’s still undeniably invasive. Online advertisers now have a detailed profile of your interests and internet activities. But they’re not the only ones using your personal data. Tap or click to see what law enforcement is using. What’s so bad about law enforcement using your personal data? Imagine how bad it would be if they made a mistake....

VPNhub has been made available for all major platforms including iOS, Mac, Windows and Android and across major countries except for the few that have been banned by the U.S. from being affiliated to business. “Today, the Internet is rife with hackers, who are growing in number and sophistication, compromising people’s sensitive data. While browsing in incognito may keep users’ browsing history secret, the truth is they’re still susceptible to prying eyes, especially when browsing on unsecured public Wi-Fi networks,” said Corey Price, VP, Pornhub....

Microsoft rolled back the block on macros with surprisingly little explanation given that the new default behavior in Office apps was aimed at cutting off a primary means for delivering malware in email attachments. Since April, key Office apps on Windows have, by default, made it much harder to run VBA macros that have been delivered from the internet. Previously, users could fairly easily click a button to enable macros, which attackers frequently exploited to trick them into downloading malware....

The new Surface Headphones are made out of soft, plastic materials and feature rotatable dials on both the sides. One of those can be rotated to adjust the level of noise cancellation and the other tweaks the volume. The ear cups are also touch-sensitive that lets you control the playback by tapping them. Microsoft has also bundled a host of smart assistant features such as hands-free voice commands which allows you to talk to Cortana by saying “Hey Cortana” and the headphones can automatically pause the music when you remove them from your ears....

The problem actually came with “Patch Tuesday” update on October 10. However, after publishing, Microsoft forums started to get many complaints from Windows users on PCs from various manufacturers and even on individually assembled computers. Microsoft assigns the problem to a publishing error, primarily hitting corporate clients. The “blue screen of death” hit computers running Windows 10 version 1703 (KB4041676), Windows 10 version 1607 (KB4041691), and Windows Server 2016 (KB4041691) for WSUS/SCCM managed devices....