Global downloads of business apps including Tencent Conference, WeChat Work, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack have risen nearly five fold since the start of the year, data showed, as the coronavirus outbreak changes how corporations work. From a report: While such apps attracted 1.4 million new users across the App Store and Google Play in the first week of January, that…
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Curiosity Mars rover snaps highest-resolution panorama yet
Composed of more than 1,000 images taken during the 2019 Thanksgiving holiday and carefully assembled over the ensuing months, the composite contains 1.8 billion pixels of Martian landscape. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/curiosity-mars-rover-highest-resolution-panorama…
Melting Glaciers: Effects on the Environment, Humans, and Biodiversity
Recently, the temperature in the Arctic appears to have hit a new continental high, close to 70 degrees. That’s leading to continued melting of glaciers in the Arctic and around the world. But how will that impact the world’s ecosystems? Dr. David Hik is an Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science as well as […]
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See the Double Cluster in Perseus
First, find the M- or W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia. The Double Cluster – 2 open star clusters – is nearby and beautiful in a dark sky. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/the-double-cluster-in-perseus…
Photos: When the moon hid Mars
The moon will cover Mars 5 times in 2020, but the occultation on February 18, 2020 was the only one that will be accessible to viewers in much of North and Central America. Photos from the EarthSky Community here. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-moon-mars-occultation-feb-18-2020…
Scientists just watched a newfound asteroid zoom by Earth. Then they saw its moon.
One of Earth’s premier instruments for studying nearby asteroids is back to work after being rattled by earthquakes. Its first new observations show that a newly discovered space rock is actually two. Source: https://www.livescience.com/near-earth-binary-asteroid-2020-bx12-has-moon.html
Firefox 73 Arrives With Default Zoom Level and Readability Backplate
Mozilla today released Firefox 73 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Firefox 73 includes a default zoom level setting, a readability backplate option, and a handful of developer features.
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra
Samsung today will unveil three new flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra. Here are the specs of the new phones. Galaxy S20 specs: Display: 6.2-inch Quad HD+, Dynamic AMOLED 2X (563ppi), and HDR10+ certified.
Camera: Rear: Triple camera setup. (12MP wide, 64MP tele, and 12MP wide. Hybrid optic zoom 3x. Front: 10MP.
Processor: Exynos 990.
Internal storage: 128GB,…
Why the Super Bowl Is Being Broadcast In Fake 4K
Today Fox will broadcast the Super Bowl in 4K and HDR, reports Gizmodo’s senior consumer tech editor. But “the 4K is fake 4K, and, according to Digital Trend’s interview with one of the men producing the Bowl, there’s a good reason for that…” The reason is that 4K is still really, really data intensive. A 4K video is often twice the…
Twenty years of discoveries changing story of human evolution
Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/archaeological-discoveries-changing-story-of-human-evolution…