Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has been hanging around the asteroid known as Ryugu for several months now. It first arrived in late 2018 and, in February, fired a projectile into it surface to collect a sample from the rock. It still has plenty of work to do but things are moving along nicely.

Now, after learning more about the asteroid itself, Japanese scientists believe they know where the object originated, narrowing down its possible asteroid “parents” to a pair of larger rocks. Conclusively determining Ryugu’s origins won’t be easy, but the color of the asteroid has helped researchers narrow things down quite a bit.

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1. Japanese scientists think they know where the Ryugu asteroid came from

Japanese scientists think they know where the Ryugu asteroid came from originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 20:08:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Huawei will unveil the P30 Pro next week — a flagship that will compete with the Galaxy S10 and iPhone XS, featuring a multi-lens camera with a periscope lens that can’t be found on any iPhone or Galaxy. We’ve seen a bunch of leaks so far covering the phone’s design, specs, and price, as well as a video highlighting the new zoom and low-light photography features of the handset. But, with just a few days to go until the press conference in Paris, Amazon has already listed the handset, confirming all the previous rumors and spoiling Huawei’s reveal.

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1. Huawei’s P30 Pro has already been spotted on Amazon, but you can’t buy it

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A meteor streaking across the skies of Los Angeles is something we’ve all seen at least once in a big-budget Hollywood flick, but L.A. residents saw it for real last night… or at least they thought they did.

On Wednesday evening a massive fireball flew across the L.A. skyline and was caught on camera by hundreds of people. Social media began bustling with discussions about what it could be, if it was actually a space rock or a chunk of satellite debris, and whether it had done any damage. As it turns out, it wasn’t a space rock at all, but a marketing stunt.

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1. Red Bull scared a bunch of people in Los Angeles with a fake meteor

Red Bull scared a bunch of people in Los Angeles with a fake meteor originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 18:35:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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T-Mobile on Thursday unveiled a limited home internet service that it plans to pilot for 50,000 mobile customers at $50 a month, with the company promising it could build on that, and eventually offer a lot more once its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint finally goes through.

For now, the new invitation-only service will focus on areas where the carrier can deliver high-speed internet access to connect up to 50,000 homes in rural and underserved parts of the country. Once it merges with Sprint, however, T-Mobile says it should be able to cover more than half of the US with broadband service by 2024.

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1. T-Mobile unveils home broadband service that could expand after Sprint merger

T-Mobile unveils home broadband service that could expand after Sprint merger originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 18:04:04 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia fans waited for years for the first Nokia-Android handsets to arrive, and it finally happened two years ago, when HMD Global unveiled its first Nokia 6 handset, after acquiring the right to use the brand. Since then, HMD unveiled a variety of Nokia handsets, culminating with the Nokia 9 PureView a few weeks ago.

However, the old Nokia has nothing to do with the Nokia phones we’re seeing today, and all these devices are made in China by Foxconn. This brings us to HMD’s first China-related issue, as some Nokia phones have apparently sent data to servers in the region without consent from users.

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1. Nokia phones caught mysteriously sending data to Chinese servers

Nokia phones caught mysteriously sending data to Chinese servers originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 17:33:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NASA needs a way to get astronauts to the International Space Station that doesn’t involve paying Russia heaps of money, so it struck deals with both SpaceX and Boeing to build crew capsules capable of fulfilling that need. Earlier this month, SpaceX successfully sent its Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, paving the way for crew tests to be conducted within months, but what about Boeing?

A new report from Reuters suggests that Boeing is having a much, much harder time getting its Starliner spacecraft ready for its first big test. Boeing, which analysts thought would beat SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to delivery by a significant margin, has now reportedly pushed back its maiden flight to the space station by several months, and the first crewed flights won’t happen until close to the end of the year, if they happen in 2019 at all.

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1. Report claims Boeing has been forced to delay first Starliner launch by months

Report claims Boeing has been forced to delay first Starliner launch by months originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 17:02:02 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Days after Google unveiled its Stadia game streaming platform, and with other tech giants like Microsoft keen on streaming as the future of gaming, the biggest retailer in the world apparently wants to play, too.

Walmart is reportedly in talks with developers and publishers to launch a game streaming service of its own, according to a report from US Gamer. The caveat, of course, is that these are still just talks for now, and that it’s not clear how far along Walmart’s plans are — or if anything will even come of them.

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1. Walmart may develop its own game streaming service, because why not

Walmart may develop its own game streaming service, because why not originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 16:41:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Over the past few years, Facebook hasn’t done much to convince users that it takes user privacy as seriously as it should. Indeed, it seems that the social networking giant can’t even go a month without some new scandal or security breach making the news. Most recently, Facebook revealed that the passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook and Instagram were improperly stored in plain text on internal servers. In short, Facebook employees could have potentially looked up the passwords for individual users, though there’s no indication that this actually happened.

Nonetheless, many would argue that Facebook hasn’t exactly earned the benefit of the doubt with respect to security and user privacy.

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1. Shocker! Facebook improperly stored hundreds of millions of passwords in plain text

Shocker! Facebook improperly stored hundreds of millions of passwords in plain text originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 16:20:54 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wireless charging is one of the greatest things to have happened to smartphones in the past five years. Seriously, I can’t even imagine going back to a world where I have to mess with cables and connectors every time I need to charge my phone. But why should you have the convenience of wireless charging in your home or office only to have to go back to corded charging in your car like a caveman? Guess what: you don’t. Pick up a Squish Wireless Charging Universal Car Mount on Amazon while it’s on sale at a discount, even though it’s still totally worth it even at full price. Trust us, it’s going to change your life.

Squish Wireless Charger Car Mount Adjustable Gravity Air Vent Phone Holder for iPhone Samsung N…: $27.99

Here’s some key info from the product page:

• 2 IN 1: Wireless charger and car phone mount are combined as one. Power your device on the road without the need of messy cables inside your vehicle, we combined the most convenient method of mounting your phone with the most convenient method of charging your phone. Its quick mount technology allows for a safe and secure quick phone mounting together with a 360-degree rotating cradle that provides flexible viewing making this wireless charger the real deal.
• MOUNTING: Quick and easy slide-in phone mount allows for a secure hands-free experience. Simply drop your phone inside the mount with just one hand. As you place your phone inside, the clamps automatically fit to your phone with a secure grip around your phone.
• QUALITY MATERIAL: Anti-scratch & anti-slip rubber material base padding for a secure and safe grip, allowing for a worry free travel. Go over humps or a dirt trail and your phone will remain in place while charging. Built-in wireless charging chip-set. Qi Standard Approved.
• APPLICATIONS: You can securely install this phone holder on almost any vehicles air vents with a hassle-free mounting that is managed in seconds, with absolutely no tools required. Not only can you use this inside your vehicle, but also in your office, your room, your study or pretty much anywhere. You have endless possibilities.(To achieve best performance of this wireless charger, QC2.0/QC3.0 car charger is suggested to be adapter).
• COMPATIBILITY: Works with most smart phones, regardless of size or shape. Wireless charging for Qi-enabled and Quick Charging devices only. Suitable for most phone cases such as full cover, silicone/rubber, hybrid, plastic, and many more varied types of phone cases. Phone holder can fit most smart phones cases (Thickness < 0.29 in).But UAG and Otter cases are not included.

Squish Wireless Charger Car Mount Adjustable Gravity Air Vent Phone Holder for iPhone Samsung N…: $27.99

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1. Yes, you can get a wireless phone charger for your car, too

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With just over a month left before Avengers: Endgame hits theaters, it’s entirely possible that we will not see another full-length trailer or any more additional footage from the movie until April 26th. That doesn’t mean the marketing push is over, though, as evidenced by a new TV spot that Marvel shared on its YouTube page today. There doesn’t appear to be any footage we haven’t seen before, but it does do a good job of summarizing the latest trailer.

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1. The latest ‘Avengers: Endgame’ TV spot honors those who died in ‘Infinity War’

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