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This afternoon, six fridge-sized satellites will launch into space from South America on board a European rocket. The flight will spark the beginning of a planned mega-constellation that will total 650 satellites aimed at creating global internet coverage from space. The satellites belong to Virginia-based company OneWeb, which has been developing this mega-constellation for the last five years. The company’s vision is to use these satellites to provide internet connectivity practically anywhere in the world, with very minimal delay in signal. It’s a dream that has yet to be realized. Current satellites that provide internet from space are situated over the equator, 22,000 miles high — a long distance that makes transmission and... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/2H6xz0s via IFTTT

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Spotify has officially announced its availability in India, after a quiet rollout yesterday. Users in India will be able to access a host of country-specific features which includes, for the first time, the ability to play any song on-demand with a free account in the mobile app. Along with this unique feature, Spotify in India comes with 40 million songs, support for Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu languages, the ability to see what’s trending in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore, and curated playlists that are unique to the country, like Tamil and Bollywood Butter. Because cinema is such a fundamental piece of the music landscape in India, there’s a large section of playlists that feature songs from Bollywood, Tollywood,... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/2T4KWWj via IFTTT

For the past few nights, most of my time has been spent exploring the fantastical sci-fi realm of Anthem , fighting off countless alien bad guys and putting far too much energy into making sure my armor is just the right color. During that same period, I’ve been getting in regular matches of Apex Legends , Respawn’s new team-based battle royale that’s perfect for people who don’t like to talk while they shoot . Meanwhile, I’ve also been preparing myself for the impending eighth season of Fornite , wrapping up a final few quests and tracking the earthquake-induced cracks in the landscape . I’ve also realized that I don’t have time for all of this. Once upon a time, it was relatively simple to plot out your video game playing. Much like a book,... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/2En2jY2 via IFTTT

The whizz-kids at Daimler Research Group have done something that’s equal parts silly and ingenious: they’ve adapted a version of Mario Kart to work on the MBUX infotainment system of a Mercedes-Benz CLA. It plays the game on the screen to the right of the driver, who can control it with the car’s steering wheel and pedals. The interior lighting system activates in sync with the starting signals in the game, the seatbelt tightens anytime you crash in the game, and the air conditioning blows cool air at you with an intensity matched to your speed in the game. I played it and I loved it. The game’s frame rate isn’t perfect, and by the time I got to Daimler’s MWC booth, the seatbelt integration wasn’t working, but what I saw felt so... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/2GNxCyT via IFTTT