Samsung's 'Space Selfie' crash lands back on Earth

It was supposed to be sent out into space, but somehow it ends right back on Earth—on a farm in Michigan, to be exact. What are we talking about? We're talking about the "SpaceSelfie" PR stunt Samsung pulled, which was supposed to send a selfie of Cara Delevingne taken on a Galaxy S10 Plus off into space as the "world's first selfie sent to space." Somehow it ended right back on Earth, outside of Nancy Mumby-Welke's farmland home in Gratiot County, Michigan. She posed on Facebook, "Unbelievably look what just fell out of the sky and 911 is baffled, and it's caught up in our tree."

She told NBC News that they realized it fell from the sky, and the contraption looked like a satellite. The device had both a Samsung logo and high-altitude balloon manufacturer Raven Industries, who came to collect the apparatus. Thankfully, no one was injured. Samsung claims the landing was "planned," and it occurred in a "selected rural area."

Source: The Verge

Apple launches $329 premium AirPods Pro

The Apple AirPods gets a premium version in the form of the $329 AirPods Pro. It brings with it features like noise-cancelling and water-resistance. It also gets a new look as well with an in-ear Bluetooth design that comes with three tips in the box.

The noise cancellation in the AirPods Pro uses the built-in microphones to monitor ambient sound and cancel those out. At the same time, these in-ears offer a new Transparency mode that lets you hear what's happening around you even with the earbuds in.

Click to read more ...

'For All Mankind' to start shooting 2nd season 'soon'

Even before the first season drops on the upcoming Apple TV+ streaming service, we now know that sci-fi drama For All Mankind will be getting a second season. At a recent guesting on The Big Ticket podcast with Variety and iHeart, one of the show's stars, Joel Kinnaman, confirms the shooting for the second season will start in around two weeks. He said, "I'm amazed at what they created. They've done an incredible job with it, and it's just been such a pleasure shooting. I don't think I've been this excited to show something that I've done to people."

While the show isn't the first upcoming show to be renewed, it does give comfort for those who will watch the show once the service debuts next month that the second season should follow soon.

Source: MobileSyrup

Apple reminds iPhone 5 owners to update devices before Nov. 3rd or lose ability to go online

If you're still one of the few using an iPhone 5, you better heed the full-screen alerts your device is getting that remind you to update to the latest available software. Apple is telling these users that they will use access to critical online features if they don't update to iOS 10.3.4 before 12 a.m. UTC on November 3rd. You will not be able to access essential apps and services like email, web browsing, iCloud, and the App Store. You will not be left entirely with an almost useless smartphone if you're unable to update by that date, though. But you will need to backup and restore to a computer through iTunes.

The update fixes a GPS time rollover issue that began in April, and it affects other older devices like the fourth-generation iPad. But those devices only lose GPS functionality. Only the iPhone 5 has a more significant issue. 

Source: Engadget