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NASA’s tiny helicopter Ingenuity arrived on the red planet along with the Perseverance rover in February, and after a small issue and some tweaks, it’s now ready for its first test flight. The helicopter test flight is set for tomorrow, Monday, April 19, and will be the first time that an aircraft has flown on another planet. The little helicopter is set to make history, and NASA will be sharing the excitement with a livestream of mission control as the first data comes in. We’ve got the details on how to watch below. What to expect from the test flight Ingenuity had been set to perform its first test flight earlier this month, but engineers noticed an issue during a high-speed spin test. The helicopter team was quick to assure the public that the helicopter was healthy and well, but they needed to make some adjustments to the helicopter’s software to fix the issue. With those adjustments made, the team is now ready to go ahead with the test flight. “The original flight date … [Read more...] about First test flight of Mars helicopter Ingenuity set for tomorrow

Acer Aspire 5 Score Details “The Acer Aspire 5's awful display ruins what would have been a decent budget laptop.” Solid connectivity Superior expandability Good keyboard and touchpad Atrocious display Chassis is too flexible Mediocre battery life Poor performance MSRP $480.00 Acer’s Aspire 5 has been one of our favorite laptops for a few years now, earning a spot on our best budget laptops list. Right now, the 2020 version of the Aspire 5 is listed as the best Windows 10 laptop under $500 , an important segment that the machine dominates. Acer has introduced a slightly redesigned Aspire 5 for 2021 that boasts the latest 11th-gen Intel Core CPUs and makes a few meaningful changes to the chassis design. I received an entry-level model with a Core i3-1115G4 CPU with Intel UHD graphics, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB PCIe solid-state drive (SSD), and a 15.6-inch Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) display. The price for this Aspire 5 configuration is … [Read more...] about Acer Aspire 5 (2021) review: Not easy on the eyes

AMD's EPYC Milan processors launched last month with 120 new world records to their credit in various applications, like HPC, Cloud, and enterprise workloads. But variants of these chips will eventually come to the market as Threadripper models for high end desktop PCs, and AMD's server records don't tell us too much about what we could expect from the PC chips. However, the company recently broke the Cinbench world record with its Milan chips, giving us at least an idea of what to expect in rendering work. Just for fun, we also ran a few tests on Intel's new flagship 40-core Ice Lake Xeon chips to see how they stack up against not only AMD's new record, but also a single AMD Threadripper processor. The Bring Up , an AMD YouTube video series, the company took two of its $7,980 EPYC Milan 7763 chips for a spin in Cinbench R23, a rendering application that AMD commonly uses for its desktop PC marketing, largely because it responds exceedingly well to AMD's Zen architectures. So … [Read more...] about AMD’s EPYC Milan Breaks Cinebench Record, Here’s a 10nm Ice Lake Xeon Comparison

Amazon Prime Video was built, like Amazon, on the dream of being to find virtually anything you want to watch, whenever you want. However, when it comes to Prime Video, that mostly caters to adults. You’ll have to pay for a lot of the kids’ and family-friendly content. But if you really need to occupy your kid for a while, there are some solid free options available, they can just be tough to find. To make your life easier, we’ve done the legwork for you. These are the best kids movies on Amazon Prime Video right now. We’ve also rounded up the best kids movies on Hulu , the best kids movies on Netflix , and the best kids movies on Disney+ if you don’t find what you’re looking for on Amazon Prime. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) The surprise hit that launched one of the most popular kids’ franchises of recent years is great for adults, too. Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) is a Norse teenager on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is sacred. Although his father (Gerard … [Read more...] about The best kids movies on Amazon Prime Video right now