• Neowin

    Nothing Phone (2a) gets support for Android 15 Beta 1

    Nothing announced that owners of Nothing Phone (2a) can download and install Android 15 Beta 1 on their devices. The London-based company is among the first non-Pixel OEMs to do so.

  • Nokia 3210 Retro Mobile Phone Launched

    In an era dominated by smartphones and constant connectivity, the Nokia 3210 retro phone emerges as a beacon of simplicity and nostalgia. This iconic device, first introduced 25 years ago, is making a triumphant comeback thanks to the efforts of HMD, the current manufacturer of Nokia phones. The revival of the Nokia 3210 is not […]

  • Blue Origin successfully launches six tourists to edge of space

    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin had its first flight to space since 2022 on Sunday, May 19. The 11-minute suborbital flight lifted off from Blue Origin’s base in West Texas just after 9.30am local time. The successful trip ended a nearly two-year pause of crewed operations after a mission failure in 2022. Six space tourists were on board Sunday’s NS-25 mission. Former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight, the first Black astronaut candidate in the United States, was among them. Passengers experienced...

  • AT&T, AST SpaceMobile draw closer to sat-to-phone launch

    AT&T and AST SpaceMobile entered into a definitive commercial agreement to provide what they claimed would be the first full space-based broadband service direct to common cell phones.

  • Blue Origin successfully launches its first crewed mission since 2022

    Blue Origin has successfully completed its NS-25 mission, resuming crewed flights for the first time in nearly two years. The mission brought six tourist crew members to the edge of space, including artist and former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight. In 1961, Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to be the country’s first […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Blue Origin to resume crewed New Shepard launches on May 19

    Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket will take a crew to suborbital space for the first time in nearly two years later this month, the company announced on Tuesday.  The NS-25 mission will launch from Blue’s launch site in West Texas on May 19. The launch window opens at 8:30 a.m. The six-person crew includes Ed […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Google Pixel 8a vs Nothing Phone (2): Which is better value?

    The mid-range Android smartphone market is full of excellent devices, two of the most notable being the Google Pixel 8a and Nothing Phone (2). These two phones are currently available for similar prices, with the Google Pixel 8a starting at £499/$499 and the Nothing Phone (2) seeing big reductions from its initial £629/$699 price. It is now available for $549/£519 direct from the brand, and often cheaper elsewhere. So, while the pricing might be similar these two phones go in very...

  • Bezos’ Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022

    Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew — including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s — from West Texas to the edge of space on Sunday, resuming its centerpiece space tourism business for the first time since its suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022.

  • Blue Origin launches 6 tourists to the edge of space after nearly 2-year hiatus

    Blue Origin launched six tourists, including Ed Dwight, a retired US Air Force captain selected by John F. Kennedy to be the first Black astronaut.

  • Bezos' Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding

    Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew - including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s - from West Texas to the edge of space on Sunday, resuming its centerpiece space tourism business for the first time since its suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded

    • KSBW

    Blue Origin launches America's first Black astronaut and five others people to the edge of space

    Blue Origin’s tourism rocket has launched passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight.

    • CNN

    Blue Origin will launch six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus

    Blue Origin’s tourism rocket is poised to launch passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight. The New Shepard rocket and capsule are set to lift off during a window that opens at 8:30 a.m. CT (9:30 a.m. ET) from Blue Origin’s facilities on a private ranch in West Texas. A livestream of the mission, called NS-25, will begin at about 7:50 a.m. CT (8:50 a.m. ET) on the Jeff Bezos-founded company’s website. NS-25,...