Month: May 2020

Samsung’s QLED laptops are now available for $850 and up (Galaxy Book Flex, Ion, and Flex α)

More than half a year after Samsung introduced its first laptops with Quantum Dot LED displays, they’re now available for purchase in the United States. There are three models to choose from with starting prices ranging from $850 to $1350, but al…

More than half a year after Samsung introduced its first laptops with Quantum Dot LED displays, they’re now available for purchase in the United States. There are three models to choose from with starting prices ranging from $850 to $1350, but all feature Samsung’s QLED display technology which offers wide color gamut, deep blacks, low […]

Final shuttle pilot poised to return US flag left in space nine years ago

“I understand Atlantis also brought a unique American flag up to the station.”

NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander; and Doug Hurley, pilot, at a 2011 news conference.

Enlarge / NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander; and Doug Hurley, pilot, at a 2011 news conference. (credit: NASA)

In the middle of the final flight of NASA's space shuttle, President Obama called up to the International Space Station to congratulate the crew on their mission. During the call on July 15, 2011, President Obama referenced a flag the four-person crew of STS-135 had brought with them into orbit.

“I understand Atlantis also brought a unique American flag up to the station, one that was flown on the very first shuttle mission and one that will reside on the ISS until an American commercial space company launches astronauts to the station,” President Obama said.

The commander of the shuttle mission, NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, replied that he intended to present the flag to the space station's residents before space shuttle Atlantis departed for its return to Earth. “It will hopefully maintain a position of honor until the next vehicle launched from US soil brings US astronauts up to dock with the space station," Ferguson said.

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With new 13-inch MacBook Pro, Apple waves goodbye to the butterfly keyboard

Keyboard aside, cheaper storage and 10th-generation Intel CPUs headline this refresh.

  • The 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro [credit: Apple ]

The oft-criticized butterfly keyboard design is now a part of Apple’s past. With today's newly updated MacBook Pro, which also improves performance and increases storage, Apple has removed the oft-criticized butterfly keyboard from its lineup once and for all.

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro ships equipped with Intel’s 10th generation processors, with Core i5 options at 1.4GHz and 2.0GHz, and with Core i7 options at 1.7GHz and 2.3GHz—all quad-core. The new Intel chipsets come equipped with upgraded Iris graphics, which Apple claims could offer as much as 80-percent faster performance than their predecessors.

Some of the laptop’s various configurations also come with faster memory—3733MHz. Buyers can pick 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB options at purchase.

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Apple’s new 13 inch MacBook Pro promises faster performance, more storage, and a better keyboard

Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops come in two sizes — and half a year after updating the larger model, its time for a 13 inch MacBook Pro refresh. Contrary to recent rumors, the new model has the same screen size as its predecessor. But the 2020 …

Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops come in two sizes — and half a year after updating the larger model, its time for a 13 inch MacBook Pro refresh. Contrary to recent rumors, the new model has the same screen size as its predecessor. But the 2020 MacBook Pro 13 inch laptop is getting a bunch of […]