[ad_1] Stratolaunch Systems, the space launch venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is planning to conduct the maiden flight of its giant carrier aircraft within the next few months. The six-engine, twin-fuselage aircraft, built by California-based Scaled Composites, is designed to carry rockets up to high altitude and launch them to space from there.Read more about Stratolaunch Systems announces world’s largest plane is close to flying – an annotated infographic[…]

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[ad_1] Facebook’s ongoing Cambridge Analytica data scandal may have delayed its smart home speaker’s release date, but the social network’s annual developer conference went on as planned.  CEO Mark Zuckerberg started off the F8 2018 conference with a protracted apology for Facebook’s role in Russian election-meddling and third-party acquisitions of personal data, explaining Facebook’s newRead more about 7 most important things Facebook announced at F8 2018[…]

[ad_1] A sharp slowdown in production by Apple’s five largest device manufacturers suggests demand for the iPhone X is fading. The graphic below shows how Apple’s revenue growth is directly linked to its assemblers’ monthly sales growth, with insights into the buying patterns of iPhone customers. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. AnalystsRead more about Investors nervous about #Apple after #iPhoneX tanks – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] The distributor specialises in consumer electronics including smart speakers, TV and TV accessories. According to XMOS, the partnership underlines the increase in demand for voice-activated control of electronic devices, and brings together the former’s far-field voice interfaces with Weikeng’s distribution reach for the connected home market. Stan Chi, president and COO at Weikeng said:Read more about XMOS signs regional distribution deal for China and Taiwan[…]

[ad_1] Microsoft has just officially launched the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, and it’s also revealed which features it’s removed from Windows 10. As Microsoft notes in a news post on its Windows IT Pro Center website, while it adds plenty of new features and tools with major updates like the Windows 10 April 2018Read more about Windows 10 April 2018 Update kills off a number of features[…]

[ad_1] The bridge linking Crimea to Russia over the Kerch Strait across the Black Sea has opened six months ahead of schedule. The 19km road-and-rail bridge is a flagship political project for Russia, as it seeks to cement its hold on Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014 after an unrecognised referendum on unification with Russia.Read more about Kerch Strait bridge linking Crimea to Russia opens ahead of schedule – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] CEO Victor Peng attributes the growth to :a three-pronged approach”, focusing on data centres, with the introduction of a new chip type, the Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform (ACAP) in March (Electronics Weekly, 19 March 2018) . The multi-core platform can be adapted for AI and video transcoding to meet the demands of new andRead more about Xilinx reports record revenues and searches for UK engineers[…]

[ad_1] Best Wireless (Bluetooth) Headphones: Welcome to TechRadar’s guide to the best wireless and Bluetooth headphones you can buy in 2018. Technology innovates upon itself nearly every single day. A technology that you grew up with two, three, four or more decades ago probably either doesn’t exist anymore or has been improved upon drastically.  TakeRead more about Best wireless headphones 2018: our pick of the best ways to cut the cord[…]

[ad_1] Nasa’s robotic Mars lander, InSight, will study the interior structure of the Red Planet to answer questions about the early formation of the inner planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars – 4.5 billion years ago. InSight -short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport – is scheduled to launch atopRead more about InSight spacecraft to study interior of Mars – an annotated infographic[…]