SpaceX sets new record with Falcon 9 booster flying for 12th time

SpaceX set a new record for reuse of a rocket booster this week when it used a Falcon 9 booster for its 12th mission. The booster was used as part of the company’s Starlink launch which carried 53 satellites into orbit to join the Starlink satellite constellation. The launch went ahead early on Saturday morning, at 12:42 a.m. ET on March 19 (21:42 p.m. PT on Friday, March 18) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Kelly Cabrera

Spooky cobwebbed Hubble image helps investigate dark matter

With Halloween coming up tomorrow, the Hubble Space Telescope team is celebrating byreleasing a new Hubble imageshowing the dark cobwebs of galaxy cluster Abell 611. Located an incredible 3.2 billion light-years away, this view shows hundreds of galaxies that are bound together by gravity into one enormous structure. Taken using Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3 instruments, the image combines both visible light and infrared observations....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Rebecca Hampton

Subaru’s Tokyo-bound concepts look mean, but they’re more show than go

Subaru will travel to the 2019 Detroit Auto Show to unveila hotter evolutionof the WRX STI. While we patiently wait for the veil to come off, the Japanese firm is whetting our appetite by showing two design-led, production-car-based concepts ahead of their scheduled debut at a major trade show in Japan. Called Forester STI e-Boxer, the first concept takes the gasoline-electric variant ofSubaru’s popular crossoverin a more dramatic direction. STI, Subaru’s in-house tuner, installed a full body kit that includes a deeper front bumper with larger air dams, winglets ahead of the front wheels, side skirts, and a sporty-looking insert in the rear bumper....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · James Osborne

TCL’s new routers give you 5G speeds at home and on the go

As part ofTCL‘s long list of announcements atMobile World Congress 2022, which includes from five new phones and three new tablets, TCL introduced three new routers for the mobile market. One of them is a5Ghome router and the other two are a 4G home station and a mobile Wi-Fi device. Be warned, their names are a mouthful; The Linkhub 5G CPE HH515 is TCL’s newest 5G router, while the two 4G routers are the Linkhub LTE CAT6 Home Station HH63 and the Linkzone LTE CAT6 Mobile Wi-Fi MW63....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 610 words · Tamara Santiago

Tencent Games announces mobile-optimized Don’t Starve: Newhome

Gaming company Tencent just announcedDon’t Starve: Newhome, the next free-to-play mobile entry in the prolific Don’t Starve franchise. Developed by Shengqu Games and published by Tencent Games,Don’t Starve:Newhomewill expand upon the foundation previous Don’t Starve iterations laid out. The new release will also bump up the survival gameplay mechanics andDon’t Starve’smultiplayer component. The next installment in the franchise aims to keep the cartoonish art style while adding a new campaign mode and gameplay mechanics fit for mobile devices, including new co-op multiplayer gameplay and a revamped progression system....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Barry Conrad

The best weapons in Scarlet Nexus

If you want to stand a chance against the biggest, toughest, and most dangerous Others inScarlet Nexus,you’ll need a weapon that can dish out some major damage. Your base weapons can get you through the early stages of weak mobs, but sooner rather than later, you’ll want to upgrade those starter weapons for ones with a bit more punch to them, especially when going into the endgame content. As with most RPGs, you’ll be picking up and buying new weapons all the time to keep your character on pace with the ever-increasing challenges....

June 18, 2025 · 9 min · 1737 words · Susan Wood

The future of E3 is in question again as ESA reportedly seeks a 2025 reinvention

The future of the once popular video game industry expo E3 isonce again in questionas the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) ended its partnership with ReedPop, the company that was helping it revitalize the event. ReedPop is the company that runs events like PAX, EGX, and C2E2, and the ESA had brought them on board to help reimagine the in-person experience at E3. This was supposed to start with E3 2023, butit ended up being canceleda couple of months before it was supposed to take place....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Gina Williams

The Lenovo Legion 5i with RTX 4060 is 37% off for Cyber Week

Often the home of greatgaming laptop deals, Lenovo has a particularly great one for anyone keen to game in style this holiday season. Today, you can buy the Lenovo Legion 5i with a 16-inch screen for just $1,121, meaning you’re saving 37% or $669 off the regular price. It’s a hefty price cut, but it’s worth remembering that Lenovo’s estimated value system means that sometimes the original price is optimistically high....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Dominique Oliver

The new Pebble is nostalgic nonsense we don’t need

Nostalgia sells. You know it, I know it, and so do a host of companies. I’ve been whiling away hours on old Nintendo Gameboy games recently, and loved every minute of it. Why? They’re simple, fun, addictive, wonderfully designed, and don’t take up days of my time to enjoy. But there’s nothing nostalgic, fun, or wonderfully designed about the new Pebble smartwatch, or to give it it’s official title, theCore 2 Duo....

June 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1156 words · Brian Perry

The Outer Worlds lands on Switch in March, but sequels could stick to Xbox

The Outer Worldswas one of 2019’s most acclaimed role-playing games, but it initially only launched on Xbox One, PS4, and PC. The promised Switch version will finally arrive this March, however, and it could very well be the only game in the new franchise on Nintendo’s console. Releasing for $60 on March 6,The Outer Worldswill be available at retail and on Nintendo’s eShop. The retail version will not contain a game cartridge, and will instead carry only a download code....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Leroy Black

The slick HP Chromebook x2 just landed at Best Buy

You canorder an HP Chromebook x2 for just $599 at Best Buytoday, even though the premium convertible isn’t set to ship until June 10 — a great price for a really interesting 2-in-1. Android Centralfirst noticed Reddit users posting about the preorders (although aren’t they just orders? Why must we call it a preorder?), although the Best Buy site still lists the ship date as June 7. HP introduced the Chromebook x2 on April 9....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · James Thompson

This zippy electric trike is about to join the ridesharing revolution

If you’re a fan of scooter and bikeshare services, then you’re going to love the idea of a fancy new transportation option that’s about to land on American streets — the electric trike. Charleston, South Carolina-based Gotcha is incorporating the zippy little three-wheeler into its app-powered mobility platform, which beside two-wheelers also includes small electric rideshare cars. Gotcha launched around 10 years ago and operates its service mainlyon college campuses....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Eddie Richard

Thrive in the nuclear apocalypse with our Metro Exodus survival guide

The world ofMetro Exodusis one filled with countless hazards capable of killing you in mere seconds, from bloodthirsty mutants to the irradiated air on the Earth’s charred surface. If you approach the game like a traditionalfirst-person shooter, you’ll quickly find yourself six feet underground (and not in the subway system) but with some helpful tips, you can master nuclear winter and become a legendary survivor. Beginner’s guide to surviving in Metro Exodus The first step to survival in Metro Exodus is understanding the interface....

June 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1281 words · Tina Bullock