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Eutelsat, a leading satellite operator based in France, is encountering troubling delays in the deployment of its OneWeb satellite constellation that affect its plans to offer global-scale broadband coverage. The disruption to potential revenues is also a...minor factor.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewEutelsat is currently facing challenges in rolling out its OneWeb satellite constellation, a network designed to provide high-speed internet across the globe. Getting the…

The Apple Vision Pro headset is almost here, and despite it being popular enough for orders to be delayed, its biggest competitor doesn’t seem to mind the competition. In a report by The Wall Street Journal, it was revealed that Meta executives are “optimistic, believing the iPhone Maker’s entry into the market will validate Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble.” The recently launched Meta Quest 3 upped its mixed reality capabilities, making it the headset that is most similar to Apple’s headset out there. People…

During a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of Phase 2 at its AMP-1 production facility in Arizona, Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson briefly teased the automaker’s third model in the works – a mid-size EV that will arrive as a direct competitor to the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y. Electrek was on location this morning in Casa Grande, AZ, home to Lucid Motor’s AMP-1 production facility, which now houses Phase 2 of the American automaker’s four-phase expansion plan. Since we last visited…

AT&T, Google, and Vodafone are investing USD 206.5 million in AST SpaceMobile, a company that is working on offering a cellular network to smartphones on Earth using cellphone towers in space (more specifically, using satellites in low Earth orbit), which is also known as satellite-to-smartphone connectivity, making it a competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. As a part of the latest investment, “Vodafone and AT&T have placed purchase orders for network equipment from AST SpaceMobile to support planned commercial…

Profile views of the Apple Vision Pro (top) and Meta Quest Pro Digital Trends Following rumors of a new extended reality (XR) headset, LG CEO Cho Joo-wan made the news official, confirming it could arrive as early as 2025. It wasn’t clear if this would be an LG branded product or if the headset is made in partnership with another company, such as Meta, but the timing is right to launch an Apple Vision Pro competitor. LG isn’t new to XR, but its last VR headset was released seven years ago. This makes it seem unlikely…

The first non-Valve device with SteamOS preinstalled is about to ship: Ayaneo just announced its next handheld gaming PC, the Next Lite, is running the open-source operating system.Ayaneo is pitching the Next Lite as a cost-effective option, but we don’t know too much about the device just yet or how much it will cost. It has a seven-inch 800p screen, a 47Wh battery, and Hall effect joysticks, according to an Ayaneo blog post. The company is also advertising “vibrant colors” that include a good-looking seafoam green and…

Now that Apple has announced that the Vision Pro headset will finally go on sale on February 2, some of the mystique surrounding it is starting to wane. But there are still plenty of unanswered questions surrounding a product that signals the first entry into a new market for Apple since the Apple Watch arrived in 2014. But we do now have the answer to one of those questions: how will the competition respond?We already saw Qualcomm flexing its CES 2024 muscle by preannouncing its own mixed reality platform for OEMs last…

MSI is the latest PC manufacturer to attempt to take on Valve’s Steam Deck with the Claw, a new Windows-based gaming handheld it’s announcing at CES. The Claw is powered by Intel’s new Meteor Lake Core Ultra processor announced last month and can be specced with “up to” an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, according to MSI’s press release. At CES 2024, MSI tells us it plans to ship three models ranging from $699 to $799 when it arrives in the first half of the year — with the base tier shipping with an Core Ultra 5 and 512GB of…

Chipolo What happens to item trackers with cosmetic flaws? For Chipolo, the answer may surprise you. At CES 2024, the Apple AirTag competitor is introducing a limited-edition run of its popular item trackers that just so happen to have some flaw — such as a blemish, scratch, or nick. Each accessory works as intended from a technology standpoint, with each marked “perfectly imperfect.” Per Chipolo: “In a world that frequently underscores the pursuit of perfection, Chipolo’s campaign challenges those conventional…

The Claw looks similar to Asus’ ROG Ally, complete with offset thumbsticks with what appears to be RGB lighting. Leaked benchmarks suggest MSI’s handheld will be powered by one of Intel’s latest Meteor Lake processors, a surprise choice given both Lenovo and Asus opted for AMD’s Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor instead.Intel doesn’t have the strongest track record in GPU drivers, so we’ll have to see how this new Meteor Lake chip handles games once the device is officially announced. The leaked specs also suggest that the MSI…