NASA's Perseverance Rover Proves Picking Up Rocks On Mars is Hard

On Friday, NASA’s Perseverance Rover tried to collect its first Mars rock samples but came up empty-handed. Perseverance rover just keeps setting records. It’s an area that could have once held alien or microbial life, so these samples are important. Basically, the mission team believes that the unique properties of the rock may have been to blame. For example, the sample could have broken apart or wasn’t as expected under the surface....

August 10, 2021 · 1 min · 72 words · William Singh

Tesla Quietly Delays the Cybertruck

When we say quietly confirmed the news, we mean it. Those trying to order a Tesla Cybertruck will now see that “productions nears in 2022”. As of now, we don’t know when production will actually start. That was already somewhat of a stretch considering everything else Tesla has going on. Part of the delay could also be due to a fewdesign changesMusk announced back in 2020.

August 9, 2021 · 1 min · 66 words · Tracy Page

PSVR 2 Leaks Tease Big UX Upgrades and AAA Game Support

According to the YouTube channelPSVR Without Paroleand info fromUploadVR, the PSVR 2 could be a rather compelling accessory. Essentially letting users play AAA releases either in VR or on a TV. For what it’s worth, the original model is only 100-degrees and 1920 x 1080. This would give the visuals a huge upgrade across the board, perfect for upcoming PS5 games.

August 5, 2021 · 1 min · 61 words · Kari Flores

How to Use Multi-Threaded Processing in Bash Scripts

This guide will introduce you to Bash multi-threaded coding basics. What Ismulti-threaded programming? As far as the user is concerned, a single thread was executing a single sleep of one second. In the second line, we have two one-second sleep commands. Normally, one would terminate a command by using a semicolon (;). Doing so would execute the command and only then proceed to the next command listed behind the semicolon....

July 27, 2021 · 2 min · 231 words · Jesse Smith

The Best Samsung Phones of 2024

Related Samsung is the most popular Android phone manufacturer. However, those are just a few of Samsung’s smartphone lines. The company has a smartphone at practically every price point. There’s more than just price to take into consideration, though. Are you okay with the big size of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, or do you want something smaller? How important is camera hardware to you? Justin Duino / How-To Geek Is a long battery life a necessity?...

July 27, 2021 · 5 min · 861 words · Patrick Flores

What Is a Race Condition?

Related Quick Links Have you ever run a race? If so, you already know that a photo finish is sometimes required to pick the winner! But what if two people arrived at the same time at the finish line? Welcome to race conditions. What AreComputer Threads? To explain a race condition, we first have to understand a little about how computers work internally. Each of those actions will result in a reaction by the operating system to start a new computing/computer thread....

July 26, 2021 · 2 min · 364 words · Jacob Martin

EVs to Have More Charging Options Later This Year Thanks to Tesla

Related Electric vehicle owners that don’t drive a Tesla received some good news this week. On the flip side, Tesla’s Superchargers will be even more overcrowded as a result. Unfortunately, we don’t have too many other details aside from the fact that this will happen gradually. Musk claims the company created its own connector as there was no standard back then.

July 21, 2021 · 1 min · 61 words · John Brown

How to Use ltrace to Trace Library Calls

What Is aLibrary? Most people are familiar with files (Dynamic Link Libraries) in Windows. The Linux equivalent is a file, a Shared Object, often referred to as just Library. A library can be used by an app allowing that program to utilize functionality from outside its program code. It is a way of sharing common goods and interests in most, if not all, operating systems. Thelddtool is another handy tool to have in any more advanced Linux user toolbox....

July 20, 2021 · 2 min · 310 words · Robert Moore

Verizon Just Helped Make Android Text Messaging Better Than Ever---Except with iPhone Users

This follows similar announcements byT-MobileandAT&T, which will drastically help make Android text messaging better than ever. iPhones use Apple’s iMessage, which doesn’t support RCS. Anyone using Google Messages and RCS features that text an iPhone won’t get this same great experience. Instead, the system will fall back to the standard and less secure SMS protocol. Google has invited Apple to adopt RCS on several occasions, so we’ll have to wait and see....

July 20, 2021 · 1 min · 76 words · Debra Scott

How to Work with Shared Object (Library) Dependencies in Linux

Something went wrong with the shared object dependencies (the libraries) used by the executable. Learn how to fix such issues and more! What Is aShared Object Dependency? For example, a program that features compressing files might require the bz2 (bzip2) librarylibbz2.so.1.0to do so. Also interesting to note is that the.sofile name extension used in many libraries stands forshared object! An executable can have zero, one, or many libraries that it relies on....

July 16, 2021 · 2 min · 414 words · David Finley

Valve's Steam Deck Is Coming in December to Take on the Nintendo Switch

Related After months of reports and rumors today,Valve announced the Steam Deck. A new portable PC game console that looks similar to a Nintendo Switch. Buyers can choose between several different models, which start at $400 and will arrive this December. There are two thumbsticks, two tiny trackpads under each stick, a D-pad, and four ABXY buttons. Hopefully they’re all extremely customizable, too. Depending on which model you buy, it comes with 128, 256, or 512GB of storage....

July 15, 2021 · 1 min · 107 words · Garrett Torres

Android 12 Beta 3 Arrives With Scrolling Screenshots and Final APIs

Here’s what it’s crucial that you know and how to try it today. Keep in mind that it’s still a beta, so expect to experience a few bugs or issues. What’s New in Android 12 Beta 3? On-gear Search (AppSearch) The biggest change in the third beta is support for AppSearch. This will work for most apps without developers needing to make any significant changes. As a result, users can expect faster and smoother auto-rotate....

July 14, 2021 · 1 min · 167 words · Ashley Brennan

The Best Laptops of 2023

Related Phonesandtabletsare great, but laptops are the original portable computers. Here are the best laptops you’re able to buy right now. What to Look For in a Laptop in 2023 There’s no one best laptop for everyone. You might want a Windows PC, aMacBook, aChromebook, or evenone with Linux. That’s not even all you’ll need to consider. Do you want a touchscreen? Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Do you want a 2-in-1 laptop that can also be used as a tablet?...

July 13, 2021 · 5 min · 1063 words · Virginia Jimenez