Electric vehicles now outsell cars with manual transmissions by almost two to one. This piece of information from JD Power underscores what enthusiasts hate to acknowledge: The manual gearbox is slower to shift, doesn’t save gas, and sometimes burns more gas than a car with an automatic transmission or a double-clutch automated mechanical gearbox that has no clutch pedal. This change was underscored most recently with the unveiling of the most iconic American sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette. It arrives next year with only an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic connecting the engine and the rear wheels. That’s a double blow to the Corvette traditionalist, who now has to cope with an engine mounted behind the driver.
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The mobile environment is always changing and is growing rapidly. Android phones make up a majority of the market share of smartphones around the world, so why not brush up on your Android development skills to make sure you’re ahead of the curve? With the , you’ll be able to enrich your existing skills as well as learn some new ones. This bundle comes packed with five different courses to go through and develop your skills. Each of those courses has well over 35 lessons too, so if you think you know it all, think again. The bundle consists of 41 hours worth of content in total, containing everything you’ll need to know about Kotlin and Java, and how to make a fully functional app that is use-able in the real world.
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NASA is heading back to the moon, and it’s planning to use the long-delayed Space Launch System () to get there. The agency is working to assemble the first SLS rocket, which will be the most powerful in the world upon completion. Some of that power will come from four RS-25 engines on the core stage. If they look familiar, that’s because the RS-25 has a storied history in NASA’s Space Shuttle program, having first debuted in the 1970s. Now, NASA has just finished installing them on the SLS. The SLS will be NASA’s new super heavy-lift launch vehicle, the first it has had since the Saturn V program ended.
Mysterious lung illnesses have appeared in 49 different states over recent weeks, and authorities quickly linked them to e-cigarette use or “vaping.” The CDC has been urging consumers to steer clear of vaping while it investigated, and there’s been a break in the case. The CDC reports that all samples of damaged lung tissue , and that’s something that should not be in your lungs. Since the CDC began investigating the outbreak of “e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury” (EVALI) in August, doctors have reported over 2,000 cases. Authorities now believe EVALI has contributed to several dozen deaths.
Keeping your home safe from unwanted intruders is a complicated task, but by purchasing one of Ring’s Video Doorbell devices you can keep a video record of anyone coming to your front door. For a limited time, you can get a Ring Video Doorbell device with an Echo Show 5 and a $50+ discount. This helpful device is more than just a doorbell. It sends notifications to your Echo devices whenever the doorbell is rung, and it will allow you to see who is at your door and talk to them. This helps to keep you safe by making it easy to check who’s there.
AMD has had a great 2019, but the year isn’t over yet. Team Red will deliver a pair of upgrades for the desktop CPU market in a few weeks with the launch of its 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X (first teased last summer) and the upcoming 32-core Threadripper 3970X and 24-core Threadripper 3960X. There’s also a brand-new platform for the new Threadripper CPUs, and a low-cost Athlon part for $50. Let’s round it all up. Ryzen Hits 16 Cores First up, the Ryzen 9 3950X, arriving for review on November 14 with retail availability on November 25. This CPU was advertised in June for fall availability, only to be delayed as AMD struggled to keep Ryzen on store shelves.
Google launched its fourth-generation Pixel phones a few weeks ago, and opinions have been mixed so far. While Google’s photography prowess cannot be ignored, it also chose to put smaller batteries in these phones than you’d find in many competing devices. Some Android aficionados have wondered if Google lowered the display brightness to compensate for the battery, and lo and behold, there’s a . Before release, the Pixel 4 XL found its way to , which tests the OLED screens on many high-end phones. Its report was overall very positive, giving the Pixel 4 XL an A+ rating. However, Android fans are tough to please.
