“Atomic oxygen in the Martian atmosphere is notoriously difficult to measure,” SOFIA project scientist Pamela Marcum said in a statement. “To observe the far-infrared wavelengths needed to detect atomic oxygen, researchers must be above the majority of Earth’s atmosphere and use highly sensitive instruments, in this case a spectrometer. SOFIA provides both capabilities.” The measurements of Mars were measured by SOFIA airplane while flying at an altitude between 37,000 and 45,000 feet....

To get you up to speed on the latest handsets and help you make the best buying decision this fall, ZDNET experts sifted through spec sheets, price points, feature lists, and presentations to bring you all the information. Here are key reasons to buy one iPhone 14 model over the other – starting from the top of the line. See also: Here’s everything Apple announced during its ‘Far Out’ event...

As if all the leaks were not enough, Google itself went ahead and accidentally put the new Nexus 5 page live on the Play Store for quite sometime. Thanks to this mistake from Google, quite a few things are now confirmed about the Nexus 5. Firstly, the device will officially be called the Nexus 5 and not the new Nexus 4 as was rumored, initially. Secondly, the high resolution images of the device from the Play Store confirm the new icons along with a transparent status and navigation bar....

Back in November, a beta version of Nova launcher was released by its developer – TeslaCoil – that introduced quite a lot of features as seen on the Google Experience launcher. However, that version was in beta and still needed some polish and KitKat love. Well, today the developers have pushed the v2.3 update of Nova Launcher on the Play Store which brings the full Google Experience Launcher look. Everything from the icon size to the new look of the folders to the translucent status and navigation bar are present here....

Smartphone manufacturers dropping hints about their upcoming device has almost become a norm. Recently LG joined the bandwagon and had revealed certain specifications about the upcoming LG Velvet. Now a new hands-on picture shows LG Velvet in a retail setup in South Korea. LG has revealed that Velvet will come equipped with a 6.8-inch display that offers 20:5:9 aspect ratio. The display is accompanied by thin bezels on top and the chin....

LinkedIn started building the direct messaging option similar to the ones already offered by Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The roll out will be slow and incremental, starting with just “10 percent ramp to English global members.” LinkedIn will be last in line to launch the messaging product and although users could send private messages it was more like a e-mail interface with a not so intuitive interface. The new feature will open up new avenues for the professional networking site and it might also introduce a premium messaging services for the recruiter....

As rumored, Google has started rolling out a major update for the Google Search app on Android. The update brings a plethora of new cards, the ability to hold a conversation with Now (inspired from Siri) and a hidden new feature. The full list of new cards are as follows: Traffic incidents using Waze on maps. Recurring reminders. See when your packages are ready for in-store pickup. You can now bring back dismissed cards by pressing Undo....

The truth is that there is still nothing concrete and everything that is known came from rumours. The tech giant Microsoft patents can show you a lot of what it was about to get ready to come up with, and the latest one gives you an indication of a two-screen foldable Surface device. It has already been said earlier this year that the tech giant Microsoft will be preparing a new Surface with a different philosophy and base components that will completely change the market....

Android 5.1 is still relatively new, so it’s good to see so many devices getting updated to the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system. Adding to that list is Motorola’s second-generation Moto E, which was initially debuted in February of this year. The handset, a successor to the popular Moto E from the year before and now equipped with 4G LTE-connectivity, is now reportedly receiving the Android 5.1 update from Motorola as an over the air (OTA) update....

Nemo in a goldfish pond The budget range and the mid-range segment of the smartphone market are pretty much like a pond filled with goldfish – the majority of them look almost the same with little and sometimes hardly any difference at all. However, while you may get confused among other brands, Moto phones tend to be a very different kettle of (gold)fish. The Motos are the Nemo in this pond....

Verizon today announced that it will start selling Motorola’s latest flagship — the new Moto X — in the United States from tomorrow i.e. September 26th on its network. The carrier will also be providing access to Moto Maker to potential customers so that they can customize the phone to their liking before ordering it. With Moto Maker, you will be able to select either a wooden, leather or plastic back for your Moto X, as well as the color for its accents, ringtone and wallpaper....

Now, Motorola has decided to offer up the same discount via its own online store. Both the 32GB and 64GB options are available to buy with the discount applied, which means buyers can expect to pay $499.99 and $549.99, respectively. Motorola is also including the Cloud White and Midnight Blue options, too, for those that like a little variety. Motorola says that if you buy the new Nexus 6 today, you should expect to receive it by Wednesday, June 17....

The new Moto 360 has managed to slip out more than a few times as of recent, and now another variant of the upcoming wearable is said to have been revealed, too. Recently, the prominent leaker @upleaks took to the internet to share an image of what is said to be the “Moto 360 Sport,” which is obviously a bit of a focus on exercise. As the image shows above, the new Moto 360 Sport has rubberized straps, even as it keeps the round face of the Moto 360 proper, and even the “flat tire” at the bottom of the display....

Towards the end of last month, Motorola teamed up with Verizon to release one of the most powerful and feature packed Android handsets of this year — the Droid Turbo. The Lenovo-owned company is now bringing the handset to other regions of the world under a different moniker — the Moto Maxx. The Moto Maxx is similar to its CDMA sibling except it lacks the Droid and Verizon branding. Under the hood, the handset sports a 5....

New Nokia 5G Smartphone Coming Soon, HMD Global Confirms! It’s no doubt that 5G is the next big thing in mobile technology, but right now it has limited availability and is tied to expensive smartphones. 5G phones already exist in the smartphone marketplace, but they are quite costly. Recent 5G smartphones like Huawei Mate 20 X 5G and Samsung Galaxy S10 5G cost around Rs 70,000. Despite being highly priced, users are still purchasing 5G phones....

When you’re ready to turn off screen pinning and move on to another app. Hold down the Back button triangle and the Overview button simultaneously for a second or two. Until your phone tells you it has unpinned the screen in question. You can even require your security pin or password if you like. So now you can hand your phone over to your kid with less anxiety.

The U.S. government actually designed the Risk Management Framework (RMF). Its purpose is to provide an efficient process for integrating security and privacy while managing cyber supply chain activities. It is amazingly effective to navigate because of the coordination with a variety of laws, regulations, executive orders, and directives. The NIST Cybersecurity & Risk Management Frameworks course offers over 21 hours of instruction, which includes 57 lectures. You can access these courses on mobile devices as well as on laptops and desktop computers....

The Nexus 6 was too large, everyone now agrees, no matter all its other lovely features, the new 5X is a little too unambitious, while the 6P has, shall we say, ‘unique’ styling, so why not consider this, the Moto X Style in the same vein, for anyone who’s Android through and through? This device’s very name, in the USA, is the Moto X Pure Edition, perhaps emphasising that it’s virtually untouched from Google’s vision for the UI and applications....

TTYL, says Motorola, in the general parlance that many smartphone owners will remember back when the Moto RAZR was all the rage, and owners had to furiously type at traditional number pads to send text messages. Motorola has published a pretty quick video to its official YouTube page, which harkens back to many years ago when the Moto RAZR was the talk of the town, and if you were in high school at the time, probably saw the device all over the place....

Fraunhofer Insititute for Integrated Circuits which owns the patent for MP3 audio format and licenses it, has just announced that it will be no longer support the format. Well, now you all must be wondering the possible reason behind it? The Creator believes that there are better ways to store music nowadays. The retirement of MP3 audio format will help those formats. Here’s what Fraunhofer Institute’s official statement said: “On April 23, 2017, Technicolor’s mp3 licensing program for certain mp3 related patents and software of Technicolor and Fraunhofer IIS has been terminated....