SpaceX is delaying the seventh launch of its Starship megarocket by 48 hours. The delay means that SpaceX will now attempt to fly the 120-meter-tall rocket on Wednesday, January 15. Check out this page for full details on how to watch a live stream of the seventh Starship test flight. The Elon Musk-led spaceflight company dropped news of the delay on X, but declined to share a reason. It could be down to poor weather conditions, or perhaps a technical issue that needs to be resolved prior to liftoff. The Starship, which comprises the first-stage Super Heavy booster and upper-stage…
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Why do well-intentioned leaders always seem to become the very thing they sought to rebel against? Is violence inseparable from power? How many bodies must stack up to achieve peace? Don’t expect Dynasty Warriors: Origins to offer any insight. That shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has played Omega Force’s long-running adaptation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a foundational Chinese novel. While the hack-and-slash series has its roots in real Chinese history, Dynasty Warriors mostly sees that politically dense subject matter as a goldmine of war set pieces and historical melodrama. That’s allowed the series to thrive…
There are so many great action movies to choose from starring A-listers as well as newcomers. A good action movie gets you pumped as you live vicariously through the stars who drive, fight, and charm their way through dangerous situations. Jason Statham and action movies go hand in hand, and this month, three action movies on Amazon Prime Video you need to watch in January 2025 include two films in which he stars. That’s no surprise since he always brings the heat — and the box office success. Once you finish enjoying The Fall Guy, an action comedy that’s also…
On the heels of TikTok’s looming shutdown on January 19 over its ownership in the U.S. (unless the Supreme Court intervenes), it looks like another Chinese app is catching some attention. American users are flocking to Chinese short-form video app Xiaohongshu (known as RedNote in English). The app today surged to the number-one spot for free apps on the U.S. App Store. It is also the top social networking app across all free iPhone apps. Several TikTok creators are promoting Xiaohongshu on their accounts, encouraging their followers to transition to the platform. Influencers may not have a crystal ball to…
The Department of Transportation announced Friday another $636 million in funding that will be awarded to 49 applicants for electric vehicle charging infrastructure—and Tesla’s application for nearly $100 million to fund a big rig charging corridor was once again passed over. Tesla’s name was not among the list of recipients released, and its partner on the project, California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District, confirmed to The Tech Spot the company had applied for this round. The snub comes as Tesla has struggled to get its electric big rig program up and running. The company has delivered some early versions…
Did you get the iPad Air (2024), or are you waiting for a newer model to be released? If you’re in the latter group, we have some exciting news for you. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the next iPad Air could be launched with an M4 chip as early as this spring. If this information is accurate, it’s significant, as the current model features the M2 chip. This suggests Apple is skipping the M3 chip for its colorful mid-priced tablet. Gurman characterizes the upcoming iPad Air models as having more “specification upgrades than design changes.” This is logical, considering the…
The Apple Watch is no longer just a smart wearable that doubles as a status symbol. The wrist-based powerhouse is capable of saving lives thanks to a bevy of different features, but there’s one area—blood pressure readings—that Apple has never been able to crack. Now, a new rumor hints that the necessary sensors could come to the Apple Watch Series 11 and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. It’s a technology that Apple has tried to crack for a while now, but Mark Gurman said in his Power On! newsletter that we might see blood pressure sensors in the next iteration…
The new year is introducing significant changes to the Samsung Galaxy Ring, aimed at attracting more users to the first-generation fitness wearable and enhancing features for existing users. Samsung has officially announced that the Galaxy Ring will now be available in two larger sizes, 14 and 15. This expansion means customers can choose from sizes 5 through 15 in 53 markets, accommodating a wider range of users and improving accessibility. In conjunction with the size launch, Samsung is rolling out a significant update for Samsung Health. This update will give Galaxy Ring users more in-depth insights into their sleep patterns.…
Hints don’t get much bigger than the one dropped by Oppo Chief Product Officer Pete Lau on the Chinese social network Weibo about the Oppo Find N5. What makes this hint extra special is that the Oppo Find N5 is a big-screen folding phone that’s almost certainly going to very closely resemble the OnePlus Open 2. As tech fans may already know, while Lau works for Oppo now, he co-founded OnePlus. “The world’s thinnest folding flagship, Oppo Find N5, see you in February,” reads the message posted to Weibo, which is accompanied by a teaser image showing a pencil obscuring…
To the average consumer, the pictures they take with their phone are often good enough,” Spectricity’s chief marketing officer, Henrik Andersen, told me during a Google Meet call during CES 2025. He was talking about the ongoing challenge of getting exciting new camera technology into our phones when the major players tend to be conservative in their approach, and unless you’re an enthusiast, the advancements may not appear all that meaningful at first. Spectricity produces something called a multispectral imager (MSI) sensor, which looks deep into visible light to bring more natural colors and vastly improved white balance to smartphone…
