The long-awaited launch, which was originally announced back in 2018, has received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority in the UK. That means Virgin Orbit has been cleared to send a total of nine satellites from its LauncherOne rocket, which will head skywards aboard the modified 747 plane dubbed ‘Cosmic Girl’. The Boeing craft will take off horizontally and climb to 35,000 feet before sending the rocket into orbit carrying the satellite payload....

How it works While Google has announced the release of “+1”, it won’t be available to all immediately. They will slowly roll it out, starting in English on Google.com. Meanwhile for those who are keen to try it, log into your Google profile (simply log into your Gmail account and you are logged into your Google profile) and visit this page . Click the “Join Experiment” button under the +1 section....

Everyone knows that iPhones are expensive, whether you’re signing up to a contract or purchasing one outright. However, with this Fonehouse deal, you can snag yourself a premium slice of iPhone goodness for just £22 per month and no up front fee. As if that wasn’t enough, the deal incorporates a 24-month Three contract with unlimited everything: minutes, texts, and data. The iPhone 11 itself remains a solid smartphone. It might be three years old by now, but one of the advantages of iPhone ownership (and a key reason behind their lasting value) is Apple’s peerless legacy support....

We’re edging into December and that can only mean one thing, the winter holidays are approaching and it’s time to start stocking up on presents. Thankfully, we’ve found the perfect gift for any Marvel fans you know, as the Lego Dr Strange Sanctum Sanctorum set has just seen a sweet 35% discount in honour of Black Friday, bringing the price all the way down to £139.99. If this deal isn’t piquing your interest at the moment, make sure you check out our best Black Friday deals, which we will be updating throughout the entire sale so you can stay up to date with all the best bargains on the market....

1: Bitrix24 When you hear the words “customer relationship management” (CRM), you believe that we’re talking about retailers. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. While many CRM suites are made for big businesses, there are actually some that also work for sole proprietors and freelancers. Take Bitrix24, for example. Your clients are essentially your customers, and everything you do for them is a project. In order to better organize your workflow, Bitrix24 presents a powerful collaborative suite that lets you talk to your clients, manage your documents, stay on top of large projects, and create invoices....

If you have a collection of hi-res music, you probably want to make sure you can do it justice when you play it back. You could buy a standalone audio player, but if you have an Android phone, you might not need to. Hi-Res Audio vs. Lossless Audio If you’re not intimately acquainted with the world of audio, you might confuse high-resolution audio with lossless audio. Let’s start by looking at what both of these terms mean....

I recently tested out the app myself, and for someone with little video-editing experience, I couldn’t believe how quick and easy it was to create and edit videos. This is a sponsored article and was made possible by Snow Corporation. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author who maintains editorial independence, even when a post is sponsored. Overview of Features While app stores are filled with hundreds of video-editing apps, most aren’t exactly user-friendly....

There are eight different labs right now, covering everything from astronomy to gaming to design. They’re all live systems, so there is no need to install anything to your system, which is potentially an attractive option for those users who have a system already up and running. Let’s look at all eight in brief. 1. The Fedora Astronomy Lab The Astronomy Lab comes with a wide array of tools useful in astronomy, including visualization software, scientific Python tools, and free astronomical image processing software....

Our Opinion Phil states his short answer is “what I can.” He tries to strike the right between maintaining his privacy and crippling his system so much it hardly functions. Using HTTPS Everywhere, VPN, encryption, firewalls, etc. can slow your system down so much they’re nearly unusable. The most important things he focuses on for privacy are “having the best virus and spyware protection I can afford, never clicking on anything in an email unless I’m sure it’s from a genuine source, and using common sense to figure out the rest....

Let’s explore what a virtual bank account is and why you may need one. What Is a Virtual Bank Account? You’ve probably already guessed what a virtual bank account is by the name alone. It’s a bank account that “lives” on the Internet which you can’t access by visiting a brick-and-mortar bank. You don’t use a virtual bank account like you would a normal one. For instance, you probably won’t open a savings, pension, or ISA account via a virtual bank service....

What Is Caret Browsing? Caret browsing is a useful browsing method which allows website navigation and text selection using the Shift and Arrow keys on your keyboard. When you enable this mode in your browser, text selection and scrolling speeds will be controlled by a blinking “vertical line” cursor (also called a “caret”) rather than a mouse or trackpad pointer. Clearly, caret browsing is one of the best accessibility tools for heavy keyboard-centric users....

If you prefer to use Dropbox over Google Drive for storing data in the cloud, it can be disheartening to see Google deliver specific services that Dropbox doesn’t have. However, Dropbox now has its new, lesser-known Paper service that allows users to make online documents. Logging into Dropbox Paper You can get into Dropbox Paper via the Paper site. If you have a Dropbox account already, you can use it to log in....

First, and probably most obviously, is the dated, broken, and bloated X server. Even with the progress of Wayland, X is here to stay for the immediate future. Next is the strange and inconsistent graphics driver picture. One of the biggest offenders in causing screen tearing is also the most popular GPU manufacturer on Linux, NVIDIA. Throw in different desktop environments with their own display settings and compositors, and you have a real mess....

What Is Snapscore? Snapchat scores its users based on their activity on the app. According to the official website, the number of Snaps you’ve sent and received, the Stories you’ve posted, and a few other factors count against this score. While the “few other factors” part is a bit vague, it’s safe to assume that the more active you are at interacting with other users on the platform, the higher your score will be....

This helps to prevent against a security bug in browsers, called universal cross-site scripting (UXSS), so that even if an attacker somehow bypasses the same-origin policy, they will not be able to completely own the process. In theory, this will help prevent attacks posed by vulnerabilities such as Spectre and Meltdown. This feature will be enabled by default in Chrome 64 and later but you can use it right away via Chrome flags....

The short answer to this is a definite, strong “no!” Do not force any svchost process to stop! They’re vital for Windows to do its job properly. In order to understand why they’re so important, however, we need to break down what exactly svchost.exe does. What Is svchost.exe? Things make a little more sense when we break down what “svchost” means. It means “service host,” and it does exactly that – hosts Windows services....

What Is the Windows Hosts File? If you’ve ever used a phone company’s directory, you’d know how it maps any phone record to a unique person, business or residence. In the same manner, the hosts file in any operating system matches IP addresses with unique domain-based hostnames (or websites), server names, proxies, and more. In Windows systems, as with Linux or Mac, the hosts file’s main purpose is to enable simple IP address mapping of hostnames and servers....

What Makes Windows Hello Special While many different facial unlocking systems exist, Windows Hello is one of the most sophisticated solutions. Facial recognition security always runs the risk of being fooled. Enterprising hackers have used photographs and masks to get around more basic systems. However, Windows Hello uses “structured light” to build a 3D model of your face. Then compares that stored scan with the face currently in front of the camera....

Our Opinion For Rob it was easy to pin down what his worst habit is: He knows it’s checking his phone both before he goes to bed and after he wakes up. “I’m aware of it, though, and working on it, but it’s terrible,” he says. He picks it up without even a particular goal in mind, then just finds something to do, like check his emails, even if he just did it recently....

New Features Timeline Microsoft announced Timeline for Windows 10 in the Fall Creators Update but held off implementing it until now. Timeline replaces Task View as the manager for open documents and applications. The new scrollable dashboard lets you see all your recently open and currently running apps over the last 30 days. You can even resume working in programs that were open on your iOS or Android devices. Nearby Sharing Wireless sharing is finally coming to Windows in the Spring Creators Update....