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Jetoptera targets Mach 0.8 with bladeless-propulsion VTOL aircraft

Like bladeless Dyson fans on steroids, Jetoptera's unique aircraft propulsion systems look like pure sci-fi. But they're beginning to demonstrate some fascinating capabilities in testing, and the next step will be a super-fast VTOL aircraft design.How Jetoptera's Fluidic Propulsion Systems workWe've explained these fluidic propulsion systems before in detail. Indeed, Sir James Dyson did a pretty decent job of explaining the basic concept to The Telegraph back in 2010. But in a nutshell, they're not magic, they don't use…

Baroda Royal Family’s Prince Pratapsinh Gaekwad buys vintage Mustang Mach

Royal princes’ and their families in India are known for their lavish lifestyles and extensive car collections across the world and the royal prince of Baroda Pratapsinh Gaekwad is no different. The prince who is known for his exquisite taste in automobiles recently picked up a Grabber Blue 1971 Mach1 Cobra Jet and was seen driving it around the streets of Mumbai. He also owns some other magnificent cars like an Aston Martin DBS and a Porsche 911 GT3 RS along with a 1966 Mercedes-Benz 230SL ‘Pagoda’ in his collection.…

How To Undo iOS 16’s Most Annoying Changes

Image: AppleThe iOS 16 update is now firmly established on a large chunk of iPhones, but you might not be completely happy with every tweak and modification that’s been made. The good news is that at least some of the changes can be reversed by delving into the iOS Settings screen, and we’ll cover some of the most important ones here.How to get rid of the the iOS search bar Screenshot: iOSPresumably the new search bar that sits at the bottom of every home screen is designed to make it easier to find whatever it might be

YouTube App Down on iOS Devices

Photo: LIONEL BONAVENTURE (Getty Images)YouTube users reported the app on iPhones and iPads went down today at about 12:30 p.m., with many saying it repeatedly crashes when they try to open a video. More than 7,500 users reported issues with the app on DownDetector by 3 p.m. and 75 percent of complaints said the issues were with the app itself.The issues have ranged internationally, affecting users in countries outside the U.S. including Canada, Poland, and Sweden.Users who were impacted by the outage have reported that

You Can Run Mac OS on the Nintendo Wii

With over 100 million units sold since its debut in 2006, there’s no denying the popularity of the Wii, but two Nintendo consoles later, people are still finding clever ways to expand the capabilities of the console. This hack focuses more on productivity than gaming, however, by turning the Wii into a Mac.Apple doesn’t like its operating systems running on anything other than Apple hardware, so getting the Wii to run Mac OS 9 isn’t as easy as popping an installation disc into the console’s disc slot and letting it run.…

How to Set Screen Time Limits on Your Phone or Laptop

As our devices continue to get more and more distracting, they are also adding more and more tools to try to manage this distraction—so that, you know, you can actually get some work done or actually communicate in real life with other people in the same room as you. Besides all the third-party options, there are now various integrated screen time tools built into Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS.These features all operate along similar lines: You decide how much time is reasonable for you to be spending on social media,…

How to Set Up Focus Mode on Android and iOS

Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoHere’s a nice little addition for iOS users: you can set specifics within a couple of apps for whenever the phone slips into Focus. For instance, if you’d rather not have your work calendar yelling at you during the weekend, choose the option to Filter Calendars and select the calendars you want to snooze. You can also choose whether iOS should be in Dark or Light mode. And there’s a Low Power Mode if you’re setting up a Focus profile for a hike and you don’t want to wear out your battery

How to Update iPhone, iPad, and Mac against Security Flaw

The security issue is affecting macOS Monterey 12.5.1, iOS 15.6.1, and iPadOS 15.6.1.Image: Drew Angerer (Getty Images)Apple has warned of a majorsecurity flaw in some recent operating systems of Mac, iPhones, iPads, and some iPods that could allow hackers to take control of your devices.The company revealed the issue in two separate announcements on Wednesday—one describing the issue with macOS Monterey 12.5.1 and one describing the issue with iOS 15.6.1 and iPad OS 15.6.1. Apple says that these vulnerabilities affect

Apple Could Delay This Year’s iPadOS Release

Stage Manager could be the reason Apple needs extra time on iPadOS 16. Image: AppleSoftware updates can be messy, so it’s not surprising to hear recent rumors that Apple will spread out the launch of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 rather than launch them all out of the gate at once. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who heard it from people who “asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private,” Apple plans to release iPadOS 16 and iOS 16 on separate timelines. While we can expect iOS 16 to hit around the same