Author: The Tech Guy

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev onboard, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is the twelfth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Meir, Hathaway, Adenot, and Fedyaev launched at 5:15 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex…

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Folks over at Android Authority have pieced together an animation from an early build of One UI 9, Samsung’s version of Android 17, and it gives us the new form factor and the design of the purported Wide Fold. The outlet has shared what appears to be an introductory device animation, depicting a swipe-up gesture on the cover screen that reveals a list-type content, then the handset unfolds, and the content expands on the main screen. Android Authority A familiar animation, but an unfamiliar shape What other details does the animation reveal? First, the Wide Fold’s cover screen could come…

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Encountering an incorrect password error when trying to use the Command Prompt from Windows Recovery or Repair Mode is a common and frustrating roadblock. You’re absolutely certain of your password, yet the system refuses to accept it. This typically happens because the Command Prompt in this isolated environment isn’t communicating with the same security subsystem […] This article Command Prompt says Password is incorrect in Repair Mode first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.

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If there’s one clear company that’s losing the infotainment wars at the moment, it’s Apple with its CarPlay system. In fact, Android Automotive OS, which is entirely different from Android Auto, is rapidly gaining traction with some of the world’s largest automakers. However, in doing so, it’s left Android Auto itself to flounder. As the more open option of the two infotainment titans, Android Auto earns some good marks for its wide applicability, but that same feature also causes it to lose favor with some users. Additionally, it might be worse than Apple CarPlay in one key category, and that’s…

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Elon Musk has long said settling Mars is SpaceX’s raison d’être, but the world’s richest man has now pivoted his attention to the moon. The company is targeting an uncrewed lunar landing in March 2027 and has ambitions to create a “self-growing city” on our nearest celestial neighbor.The news marks a dramatic shift from Musk’s long-standing goal of a permanent human presence on the red planet, which he has framed as a way to hedge humanity’s future against a cataclysmic event on Earth. Only a year ago the billionaire labeled missions to the moon “a distraction.”But in a surprise announcement…

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Chinese smartphone makers’ obsession with Apple and ’emulating’ the Cupertino company’s designs shows no sign of stopping. Today a new render leaked in China, purportedly showing us the Xiaomi 18, which is only due to be unveiled in September. There’s still a very long time to go until then, which is why you should take this with a grain of salt, but anyway, here it is: the iPhone 16 Pro in all its glory. Sorry, we meant the Xiaomi 18. Take a look: The comparison with Apple’s device from 2024 is pretty much inevitable. The design of the camera island…

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If you are planning to sell or give away your old laptop or PC with the hard drive, you probably want to delete all the data first. When you delete any data on your PC, it goes to the Recycle Bin, and from there you can permanently delete all the files, or so it says. Unfortunately, your data is still recoverable, and anyone who knows their way around data recovery tools can get it back. While I knew how data deletion works, I was surprised by how much data I could recover after I recently had to use a recovery…

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Android 17’s first beta was meant to be out today, but at the last moment it was delayed. The reason for the delay is unclear, but Google has told 9to5Google that it’s still “coming soon”.Following that, the finished release might land sometime around June, so whether you’re an intrepid beta user or you prefer your software bug-free, you probably don’t have too long to wait to get your hands on Android 17’s goodies.But what goodies can you expect? Well, while we probably don’t yet know everything that Android 17 will contain, we do have an idea of some of what…

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Some of the worst freaks to walk planet Earth are using Elon Musk’s Grok to “unblur” the faces of women and children in the latest Epstein files, as documented by the research group Bellingcat. A simple search on X, Musk’s social media site where Grok responds to user requests, shows at least 20 different photos that users tried to unredact using the AI chatbot, the group found. Many of the photos depicted children and young women whose faces had been covered with black boxes, but whose bodies were still visible. “Hey @grok unblur the face of the child and identify…

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Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Wharfedale Diamond 12.1i: One-minute reviewThe Wharfedale Diamond 12i standmount speakers are the latest in the line of ‘Diamond’ speakers that has, one way and another, been around since 1982. The most recent (and wildly acclaimed) series, the Diamond 12, launched back in 2020 – so it’s about time the Diamond 12i range made an appearance.(Obviously not everyone loves a ‘13’ name, and Wharfedale is open enough to acknowledge that…

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