Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
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Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
After it conducted a series of tower arm catch tests on the pad last month, SpaceX has moved its rocket booster for the fifth Starship test flight to the launch pad. SpaceX confirmed the move moments back after footage from local media showed that it took more than three hours to move the 232 feet tall rocket booster to the launch site. Ahead of a launch, SpaceX tests its rockets by firing up their engines and pressurizing their tanks to ensure the vehicle is in working condition. Starship's Flight 5 might also see SpaceX attempt to catch the first stage […]
SpaceX's Starship booster, which was the first in the program's history to splash down in the water successfully softly, might have exploded after the test ended, suggests an alleged leaked image and a fan analysis circulating on social media. While SpaceX's Starship tests aim to test the rockets to the point of failure and make subsequent upgrades, the firm has come under criticism for its first three flights, which have often been described as failures due to their inability to avoid unintended explosions or 'Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly' as SpaceX calls it. Now, an alleged leaked image of the fourth flight's […]
SpaceX is aiming to fly its full stack Starship rocket for the fifth time in early August, according to fresh details revealed by Elon Musk. 2024 has seen the firm gradually increase the risks with its tests as it expands its tests to fine tune all aspects of Starship's launch and landing profile. Starship's fourth test flight took place last month, and it was the first time that the rocket's first stage booster successfully splashed down in the ocean. At the same time, the second stage Starship also completed its atmospheric reentry for the first time, and true to form, […]
On the same day that its Starbase general manager Kathy Leuders speculated that SpaceX might not move forward with the highly risky tower catch of the Starship rocket on the upcoming test flight, the firm has shared fresh footage of its catch tests. SpaceX has been clamping down its tower arms, called chopsticks, around a portion of a Super Heavy booster to evaluate the system's parameters for a real life test attempt. Its footage, shared moments back, shows one of the clamp arms repeatedly closing in on the rocket section while the other arm remains mostly static. SpaceX Confirms Starship […]
SpaceX might not catch its Starship rocket with the tower arms on the next flight, shared Starbase general manager Kathy Leudders during a closed community talk given in Port Isabel, Texas, earlier today. Leuders oversees SpaceX's production and testing facilities in Texas, which are responsible for the Starship tests and rocket production. When asked whether SpaceX would catch its rocket with the tower, Leuders shared that while SpaceX will eventually do so, the catch attempt might not occur on the upcoming flight 5. SpaceX Has Invested $3 Billion In Starbase Texas Facilities & Earmarked Another $400 Million For Starfactory and […]
SpaceX is gearing up to fly its full stack Starship rocket for the fifth time in late July, according to fresh comments from CEO Elon Musk. Starship's fourth test took to the skies earlier this month amidst much fanfare, and it marked the first time that both the ship and the booster met their test objectives. Owing to its complexity, which stems from 33 Raptor engines, the booster had presented SpaceX with problems during earlier tests. During the fourth test, the rocket successfully made a soft splashdown in the ocean. After the test, Musk was quick to share that the […]
In a live stream on X this weekend, Elon Musk continued to share details for SpaceX's fourth Starship test flight and future missions. Starship is the world's largest rocket, and its full stack lifted off for the fourth time in Texas last week. This was the fourth Starship test flight, and it was also the most successful test to date since both the booster and the upper stage spacecraft were able to softly splashdown in the ocean. According to Musk, ahead of flight five, SpaceX will add beefier heat shield tiles on the rocket, and the next flight could take […]
Two days after it managed to softly and successfully splash down its Starship booster in the Gulf of Mexico, SpaceX has shared fresh footage of the rocket's final moments. The Starship Super Heavy booster is the most powerful rocket in the world because of its 33 Raptor rocket engines, and the fourth Starship test flight on Thursday was the first time SpaceX managed to destroy the booster at will. The test was the fourth flight of the full Starship stack and the Super Heavy booster, and the footage shows Super Heavy gliding down towards the ocean before the feed switches […]
Soon after SpaceX's successful fourth Starship test flight yesterday, which saw both the booster and the spacecraft successfully soft land in the ocean, Elon Musk shared additional and new details for the test in an interview. Musk regularly engages with the broader spaceflight community and YouTube journalists in the form of social media posts and interviews. This time around, the billionaire executive was talking with Eliana Sheriff from the YouTube channel Ellie in Space. During the talk, Musk revealed that not only did he not expect the second stage Starship to survive reentry after its forward flap caught fire but […]
After it conducted a series of tower arm catch tests on the pad last month, SpaceX has moved its rocket booster for the fifth Starship test flight to the launch pad. SpaceX confirmed the move moments back after footage from local media showed that it took more than three hours to move the 232 feet tall rocket booster to the launch site. Ahead of a launch, SpaceX tests its rockets by firing up their engines and pressurizing their tanks to ensure the vehicle is in working condition. Starship's Flight 5 might also see SpaceX attempt to catch the first stage […]
SpaceX's Starship booster, which was the first in the program's history to splash down in the water successfully softly, might have exploded after the test ended, suggests an alleged leaked image and a fan analysis circulating on social media. While SpaceX's Starship tests aim to test the rockets to the point of failure and make subsequent upgrades, the firm has come under criticism for its first three flights, which have often been described as failures due to their inability to avoid unintended explosions or 'Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly' as SpaceX calls it. Now, an alleged leaked image of the fourth flight's […]
SpaceX is aiming to fly its full stack Starship rocket for the fifth time in early August, according to fresh details revealed by Elon Musk. 2024 has seen the firm gradually increase the risks with its tests as it expands its tests to fine tune all aspects of Starship's launch and landing profile. Starship's fourth test flight took place last month, and it was the first time that the rocket's first stage booster successfully splashed down in the ocean. At the same time, the second stage Starship also completed its atmospheric reentry for the first time, and true to form, […]
On the same day that its Starbase general manager Kathy Leuders speculated that SpaceX might not move forward with the highly risky tower catch of the Starship rocket on the upcoming test flight, the firm has shared fresh footage of its catch tests. SpaceX has been clamping down its tower arms, called chopsticks, around a portion of a Super Heavy booster to evaluate the system's parameters for a real life test attempt. Its footage, shared moments back, shows one of the clamp arms repeatedly closing in on the rocket section while the other arm remains mostly static. SpaceX Confirms Starship […]
SpaceX might not catch its Starship rocket with the tower arms on the next flight, shared Starbase general manager Kathy Leudders during a closed community talk given in Port Isabel, Texas, earlier today. Leuders oversees SpaceX's production and testing facilities in Texas, which are responsible for the Starship tests and rocket production. When asked whether SpaceX would catch its rocket with the tower, Leuders shared that while SpaceX will eventually do so, the catch attempt might not occur on the upcoming flight 5. SpaceX Has Invested $3 Billion In Starbase Texas Facilities & Earmarked Another $400 Million For Starfactory and […]
SpaceX is gearing up to fly its full stack Starship rocket for the fifth time in late July, according to fresh comments from CEO Elon Musk. Starship's fourth test took to the skies earlier this month amidst much fanfare, and it marked the first time that both the ship and the booster met their test objectives. Owing to its complexity, which stems from 33 Raptor engines, the booster had presented SpaceX with problems during earlier tests. During the fourth test, the rocket successfully made a soft splashdown in the ocean. After the test, Musk was quick to share that the […]
In a live stream on X this weekend, Elon Musk continued to share details for SpaceX's fourth Starship test flight and future missions. Starship is the world's largest rocket, and its full stack lifted off for the fourth time in Texas last week. This was the fourth Starship test flight, and it was also the most successful test to date since both the booster and the upper stage spacecraft were able to softly splashdown in the ocean. According to Musk, ahead of flight five, SpaceX will add beefier heat shield tiles on the rocket, and the next flight could take […]
Two days after it managed to softly and successfully splash down its Starship booster in the Gulf of Mexico, SpaceX has shared fresh footage of the rocket's final moments. The Starship Super Heavy booster is the most powerful rocket in the world because of its 33 Raptor rocket engines, and the fourth Starship test flight on Thursday was the first time SpaceX managed to destroy the booster at will. The test was the fourth flight of the full Starship stack and the Super Heavy booster, and the footage shows Super Heavy gliding down towards the ocean before the feed switches […]
Soon after SpaceX's successful fourth Starship test flight yesterday, which saw both the booster and the spacecraft successfully soft land in the ocean, Elon Musk shared additional and new details for the test in an interview. Musk regularly engages with the broader spaceflight community and YouTube journalists in the form of social media posts and interviews. This time around, the billionaire executive was talking with Eliana Sheriff from the YouTube channel Ellie in Space. During the talk, Musk revealed that not only did he not expect the second stage Starship to survive reentry after its forward flap caught fire but […]