After sailing through two friendly Senate hearings—one so uncontroversial that only six senators tops bothered to even show up at any given point in the hour—Lieutenant General Paul Nakasone seems set to for confirmation as the next director of the National Security Agency. That means […]
Day: April 3, 2018
NASA Awards Contract to Build Quieter Supersonic Aircraft
NASA has taken another step toward re-introducing supersonic flight with the award Tuesday of a contract for the design, building and testing of a supersonic aircraft that reduces a sonic boom to a gentle thump. from NASA https://ift.tt/2Gu3uZH via IFTTT
Sony Xperia XZ2 review: Memorable looks, forgettable features
When Sony exec Hideyuki Furumi introduced the XZ2 and XZ2 Compact onstage at Mobile World Congress, he referred to them not as smartphones, but “entertainment devices.” It’s marketing-speak, obviously, but there are some design choices backing this classification up. Most notably, the XZ2’s big 5.7-inch […]
Riforma pensioni, Ghiselli e Cazzola: ultimissime su quota 100 e 41, esodati, donne
Le ultimissime novità sulla riforma pensioni 2018 al 3 aprile riguardano le ultime considerazioni di Giuliano Cazzola sulla quota 100 e 41, che potrebbero essere riproposte dal nuovo Governo, dalle ultime dichiarazioni di Ghiselli, intervenuto parlando di donne su Sky Economia, e dall'intervento sugli … by […]
South Korean capital Seoul mulls “S-Coin” tokens and blockchain-based government
South Korea has been at the forefront of the blockchain movement, with some of the highest density of cryptocurrency traders anywhere in the world. Now, as the frenzy around cryptocurrency prices recedes (Bitcoin is around $7350 right now, down from a high of almost $20,000 […]
Hive’s latest move lets you set up a smart home on a budget
Setting up a smart home is an attractive proposition, one which gets less attractive as you add on the price of each individual item. Before you know it you’ve racked up a bill of hundreds of pounds, and you’re still short a smart plug. If […]
Motif Medical Duo Review: A Portable, Affordable Breast Pump
Few products have undergone as much change in recent years as breast pumps. Nursing parents have gone from being tethered to an ubiquitous black box to having a variety of options with features like rechargeable batteries, attractive curves, and backlit displays. Breast pumps are still […]
ASUS’ Zephyrus M is a thin gaming laptop with a six-core i7
The Zephyrus line is designed for gamers who want the power of a gaming desktop in the form factor of a relatively slim and lightweight laptop. The display is 15.6 inches, with full HD resolution (1980 x 1080) on an AHVA IPS-type panel with a […]
Scuola media, al via i test Invalsi online: l’incognita sono i computer
Da domani le prime prove degli studenti che a giugno saranno impegnati con gli esami di licenza. Da quest'anno anche il quizzone di inglese, oltre a italiano e matematica. Ma la novità è l'uso della tecnologia: basteranno i pc a disposizione degli … by Livio […]
Snap introduces group video calls for up to 16 people
Snapchat has today introduced a new group video chat feature, letting users chat with up to 16 of their closest friends. If users need more people in the chat (which, for those of us who have large conference calls, sounds awful!), Snap is also offering […]