A MacBook, a flatscreen monitor rescued from a dumpster, a few parts bought on eBay and an abandoned McDonalds as a base may seem a reasonable basis for a hobbyist electronics project of some kind – but taking control of an abandoned NASA spacecraft might feel a little ambitious. Not so, says a team of nine geeks who have successfully taken control of ISEE-3, a spacecraft launched by NASA 36 years ago to measure the solar wind and radiation....

Apple lost its trillion-dollar company status this morning as AAPL stock opened 6% down on yesterday, knocking around $67B from the company’s market cap … Based on the latest share count revealed during Apple’s earnings call, the magic share value is now $210.31, as noted in a wry tweet by Daniel Trello. The stock opened this morning at $209.35, later clawed back enough to take it safely back into trillion-dollar territory again and – at the time of writing – is now below the threshold....

(via Oscar Blog) Even before Apple introduces an expected refresh to its streaming set top box sometime this year, several content providers are making the current platform even richer with more and more content. Two big players, ESPN and ABC, will be providing content new to the Apple TV very soon, Variety reports. Starting with ABC, the network will stream the Oscars on Sunday live through its Watch ABC apps for subscribers in select cities (details below)....

Tim Cook says that he was unaware of the Absher app, a Saudi-based government app which allows men to track female family members, and even prevent them from travelling, but will investigate. It follows Oregon Senator Ron Wyden writing to both Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai, calling on them to ‘immediately remove’ the app from their App Stores … The app was first highlighted at the beginning of the month by Insider, which described it as ‘a huge, sinister online database of women that men use to track them and stop them from running away....

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Awards season is truly underway now, and few performances are generating as much buzz, as much praise, and as much unfettered joy as Tom Hanks’ performance as the iconic children’s television star, Fred Rogers, known for his long-running series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. In A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Hanks plays Rogers as though it were the role he was born to play, embodying the man known as kindness personified as though he truly was Rogers himself....

After many years of waiting, fans of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series can finally look forward to the saga making it to the big screen. Set to be released on February 17, 2016, The Dark Tower movie (if well-received) will form the cornerstone in what has the potential to become a lavish tapestry of movies, tied into a TV series, tied into books, tied into comics…and on it goes....

In tech, some things stayed the same – Microsoft treating its customers badly, for example – and some things offered dazzling new dawns. You’re surely into crypto, right? How could you not be? It’s the future of, well, money and finance. Or, at least, of speculation. It surely wasn’t surprising, then, that the home of a thousand facelifts – and the Los Angeles Lakers – recently decided to lay down with a crypto company....

A new A Quiet Place Part II trailer and featurette offer the best insight yet into John Krasinski’s post-apocalyptic sequel. The arrival of the hotly anticipated sci-fi horror film is now less than a month away and so far it looks as though audiences are in for a real treat. Despite only being two years since Krasinski wrote, directed and starred alongside his real-life wife Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place, the former star of The Office has gained an all new sort of celebrity status....

AAPL revenue grew a remarkable 21% in the holiday quarter, the company setting new records for both revenue and profit. One notable Apple analyst suggests that the good news is set to continue, and is forecasting 15% year-on-year growth when the company reports its fiscal Q2 earnings later this month. Horace Dediu says the story is a remarkable contrast to some of the doom-and-gloom predictions made when the pandemic first hit …...

If you’re a news junkie and want to watch multiple live feeds at the same time, the latest ABC News update has a feature for you. ABC News now lets you watch as many as four live news streams simultaneously from its app. The new feature even works on Apple TV. The new feature is also available on the web and ABC News apps on other platforms according to TechCrunch:...

Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call updates: New Toy Roundup: Wacom iPad styluses, Harman Kardon Omni wireless home speaker system, Sphero Ollie, more Synology’s latest DiskStation is its most affordable NAS at just $130 Free Target $10 gift card w/ 3 household items, more Expedia $100 off $400+ hotel booking (up to 25% savings) Timbuk2 Sidebar laptop briefcase (black) $32 shipped (orig....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call Updates: Review: Monoprice’s new action camera is loaded with value for a fraction of GoPro’s price tag Apple-Certified braided nylon MFi Lightning cable (black or silver, 3 ft): $7 Prime shipped, more Mpow 3....

We already covered “What is Clubhouse” which walks you through a brief history, the availability of the app, and how to start listening in. So here we’ll take a look at terms used in Clubhouse, what all the icons mean, how to find a room you enjoy and more. Words and Terms Used in Clubhouse Let’s review some of the words and terms that are app-specific. This will not only help as you read through this guide but as you use the Clubhouse app too....

A Star is Born was one of the most talked-about films of last year. The remake followed the tragic love story of an alcoholic musician and the aspiring singer he helps become a star. The movie was a heartbreaking and beautiful retelling of a familiar story with amazing performances from stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. Being Cooper’s directorial debut and Gaga’s first leading role in a film, the behind the scenes stories of the film are just as moving and interesting as the film itself....

Sony hired Academy and Emmy award-winning screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay for its upcoming Steve Jobs biopic (not to be confused with the one Ashton Kutcher is starring in), reported Variety. Sony’s biopic will cover the life of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and will be an adaptation of the official biography “Steve Jobs,” which is written by famed author Walter Isaacson and released last fall....

For this week’s 9to5Rewards, we’re giving away some iFixit swag, straight from the website that’s best known for their teardowns of iPhones, Android phones and other gadgets. This week we’re giving away about a few repair kits to three lucky 9to5Google readers… Specifically, we’re giving away three iFixit Pro Tech Toolkits, worth $70 a piece if purchased at retail. As you can see above, the kit comes with a 64 bit set for repairing smartphones, tablets, computers, and other electronic....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: TP-LINK has new smart Wi-Fi-enabled LED lights that blend Alexa-control and affordability Pick up Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of storage at a $259 discount: $940 shipped (Reg....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the brand new 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro w/ Retina display 2.4GHz/4GB/128GB (late 2013) $1,000 w/ MIR (Reg. $1,300) Seagate 5TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Desktop Hard Drive $130 shipped (Reg. $160)...

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