Amazon is bringing Fire OS 7 to some older tablets

Amazon’s Fire tablets run a modified version of Android called Fire OS. It has a custom user interface designed to emphasize Amazon’s apps and services. And it also tends to receive major operating system updates infrequently. Google is pr…

Amazon’s Fire tablets run a modified version of Android called Fire OS. It has a custom user interface designed to emphasize Amazon’s apps and services. And it also tends to receive major operating system updates infrequently. Google is preparing to release Android 11 this fall, but Amazon’s latest Fire tablets ship with Fire OS 7, […]

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EU-Rat zur Corona-Krise: Konsensmotto "alternativlos"

Mühsam wird an einer Einigung zum milliardenschweren Wiederaufbau-Programm gebastelt; die wichtigen Fragen zur konkreten Umsetzung bleiben offen

Mühsam wird an einer Einigung zum milliardenschweren Wiederaufbau-Programm gebastelt; die wichtigen Fragen zur konkreten Umsetzung bleiben offen

“Hope” probe launches Sunday, beginning seven-month journey to Mars

“The mission is a catalyst.”

Spectators watch a screen broadcasting the launch of the "Hope" Mars probe at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai on Sunday.

Enlarge / Spectators watch a screen broadcasting the launch of the "Hope" Mars probe at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai on Sunday. (credit: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

On Sunday, a Japanese-built rocket launched a 1.35-ton probe sponsored by the United Arab Emirates into low-Earth orbit. The spacecraft is now on its way toward Mars, where it is intended to enter orbit around the Red Planet in February, 2021.

The "Mars Hope" mission represents a partnership between the Arab country—which seeks to inspire a future generation of scientists and engineers—and several US academic institutions, including the University of Colorado Boulder. The program was managed in the United Arab Emirates, and the spacecraft was built in a laboratory in Colorado.

"This is a huge leap forward for the UAE's ambitious space program," Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, chair of the UAE Space Agency, said after the launch. "The mission is a catalyst that has already served to significantly accelerate the development of the UAE’s space, education, science and technologies sectors."

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Akkutechnik: Kobaltfreie Lithiumakkus ohne Leistungsverlust demonstriert

Moderne Lithium-Ionen-Akkus benötigen nur noch wenige Prozent Kobalt, nun wurde gezeigt, wie auch in Hochleistungsakkus der Anteil auf null sinken kann. Von Frank Wunderlich-Pfeiffer (Akku, Internet)

Moderne Lithium-Ionen-Akkus benötigen nur noch wenige Prozent Kobalt, nun wurde gezeigt, wie auch in Hochleistungsakkus der Anteil auf null sinken kann. Von Frank Wunderlich-Pfeiffer (Akku, Internet)