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Psyche asteroid probe uses lasers to phone home from 218 million miles away

Psyche asteroid probe uses lasers to phone home from 218 million miles away

Final tests of NASA’s laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars. NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment, a technology demonstration carried aboard the Psyche mission, has completed its 65th and final test, successfully exchanging laser signals across 218 million miles …

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This Is How You Stop Border Agents From Snooping Through Your Phone

This Is How You Stop Border Agents From Snooping Through Your Phone

Crossing the border can be extremely stressful. And now your phone adds another layer. According to new figures from US Customs and Border Protection, nearly 15,000 device searches were carried out between April and June — over 1,000 of them using advanced tools that copy or analyze a phone’s contents. The rising numbers raise questions about how much personal data travelers …

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Samsung’s Color E-Paper display looks so good, fans want it on a phone

Samsung’s Color E-Paper display looks so good, fans want it on a phone

TL;DR Samsung has posted a new video showcasing its Color E-Paper display, and fans want to see it on Galaxy-branded e-readers, tablets, and phones. Samsung introduced the new Color E-Paper back in June. It’s thin, super lightweight for its size, and consumes near-zero watts of power. Samsung first showed off its new Color E-Paper (EMDX model) display back in June, …

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Your Samsung phone and watch could soon warn you of Alzheimer’s disease

Your Samsung phone and watch could soon warn you of Alzheimer’s disease

Smartwatches can already alert users to heart conditions and other potential health risks, but what about Alzheimer’s disease? Well, Samsung has announced technological advancements that could eventually make this a reality on your wearable and phone. Samsung announced in a blog post that its researchers have developed a way to track changes in cognitive function via your phone and watch. …

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Tiny Multicolor Metalenses Could Revolutionize Drone and Phone Cameras

Tiny Multicolor Metalenses Could Revolutionize Drone and Phone Cameras

Researchers have developed a layered metalens design that can focus multiple colors at once, breaking through fundamental limits of single-layer lenses. Credit: 10.1364/OE.564328 Engineers created multi-layer metalenses that focus several wavelengths. The design could revolutionize portable optical devices. Researchers have introduced a new way to create multicolored lenses that could pave the way for a generation of compact, low-cost, and …

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Samsung’s Tri-Fold phone could come to the U.S. this year

Samsung’s Tri-Fold phone could come to the U.S. this year

Samsung released its best foldable yet in the Galaxy Z Fold 7 earlier this year, but it might try to outdo itself before the year is over. A couple of different reports indicate that Samsung’s oft-rumored “Tri-Fold” phone (which would be an extra-large foldable that has two creases instead of just one) is set to launch this year. For starters, …

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Here’s when your Samsung phone will get stable One UI 8

Here’s when your Samsung phone will get stable One UI 8

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has officially confirmed that stable One UI 8 is coming to most of the devices in its portfolio in 2025 itself. Based on community forum announcements, only the Galaxy S25 series will get the update this month. The update will be available in October and November for most other phones, including older flagships, …

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Cordell Tinch goes from phone salesman to world champion in 110m hurdles

Cordell Tinch goes from phone salesman to world champion in 110m hurdles

Cordell Tinch is the world champion in the 110m hurdles, completing a fairytale story after he sold phones, installed cable and operated machinery that made toilet paper during a three-year break from track. Tinch, who missed the 2024 Olympic team by one spot, won Tuesday’s final in 12.99 seconds. Jamaicans Orlando Bennett and Tyler Mason took silver and bronze at …

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PSA: Samsung says you should update your Galaxy phone ASAP

PSA: Samsung says you should update your Galaxy phone ASAP

In our modern digital landscape, software issues sometimes pop up that require urgent fixes. One such fix is currently rolling out for Samsung Galaxy phones as we speak, and if you haven’t checked your phone for updates today, you may want to. The bug it fixes is a doozy.  The issue has a very technical name called CVE-2025-21043. Per Samsung’s …

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