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The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the most distant star ever observed: dubbed Earendel, its light has traveled 12.9 billion years to reach us.

Scientists estimate its mass, rivaling that of the largest known stars, to be at least 50 times that of our Sun and millions of times brighter than it.

The star that holds the previous record was also observed by Hubble in 2018. However, the latter existed in a universe that was then 4 billion years old, compared to only about 900 million years after the Big Bang for Earendel, the researchers said.

The discovery was published in the prestigious journal Nature on Wednesday.

“At first we almost didn’t believe it,” said lead author Brian Welch, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, US, in a statement.

He was privileged to give this star a name: Earendel means “morning star” in Old English.

The star “existed so long ago that it may not have been composed of the same raw materials as the stars around us today,” the researcher explained.

“The study of Earendel will open a window into a period of the universe that we are unfamiliar with, but which led to everything we know today,” he added.

This star will therefore be a prime target for the new James Webb Space Telescope, which is currently being calibrated in space. James Webb will observe this new star this year, the European Space Agency (ESA), which operates the telescope with NASA, said in a press release.

As the sound of a moving object fades, the light wave gradually expands, changing from the frequency visible to the naked eye to that of infrared.

Unlike Hubble, which has little infrared capability, James Webb will only operate in those wavelengths, allowing us to go even further back.

Until now, only groups of stars could be observed at such a distance, without being able to distinguish a specific star.

But Earendel had a cosmic help: a phenomenon called gravitational lensing. A galaxy cluster that sits between us and the star acts like a magnifying glass, magnifying the object’s light.

ESA compares this effect to ripples on the water surface, which can create amplified rays of light on the bottom of a swimming pool in good weather.

This rare alignment should persist for many years to come, according to astronomers.

This Wednesday, April 6th, in the early hours of the morning, Orange will present its new Livebox, the sixth. If the 5th seems new to you, it’s because time flies, the current generation was presented in the fall of 2019.

On this occasion, Orange had surprised by leaving the Wi-Fi 6 aside. This capacity was proposed a second time using an optional WiFi 6 repeater.

This wireless connection standard has since spread a bit more and the new box should offer WiFi 6E among its key new features. Orange’s Spanish and Polish subsidiaries have already tested this feature, as this feature is included in Livebox 6 and Funbox 6 in these two countries.

Thanks to indiscretions from beta testers, many details about the future French box had already leaked out at the end of last year: RJ45 port with 2.5 Gb/s (LAN, for the local network), four additional 1 Gb/s ports , return of a (touch) screen on the front, etc.

Orange: first Livebox 6 in test and first features revealed 🆕

A Livebox 6 whose design would also take a step away from the previous style and which can be summed up as “a black plastic box”. A format suitable for flat and vertical installation was mentioned, as well as sides covered with a cloth-like material.

This is confirmed by this image transmitted by Orange, which shows only part of the box. Incidentally, we suspect a button with a moon symbol in the lower part of the image, perhaps to manually interrupt the WLAN or switch to standby mode.

Orange will announce its new Livebox on April 6th at 9am. The first photo published by the operator shows a device that looks like a speaker. Find out fast! #livebox6 pic.twitter.com/mWOpui9ipk

— Nicolas Lellouche (@LelloucheNico) March 30, 2022

Update 6:30 p.m. — Without waiting for April 6th, Next Inpact released the first details – and a first visual – of the Livebox 6. It would be a box, codenamed “Safran”, intended for fiber optic customers and in which there is no xDSL module. The device would integrate 4 x 1Gb/s ports and 1 x 2.5Gb/s RJ45 port. No repeater here, Wi-Fi 6 is available on the 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands, but everything would be set to use the 6 GHz band as well, i.e. for Wi-Fi 6E.

It seems it’s coming soon and that the optics needs a tease. So good… #livebox6 #Saffron For more details ▶️ https://t.co/eVFLe1CVcM pic.twitter.com/Ai6bg3IEQb

— David Legrand ☁️ ⌛ (@davlgd) March 30, 2022

An e-ink touchscreen appears to make the box easier to use and easier to access features. On the design side, the Livebox 6 looks “small but thick”, with fabric on the sides.

The Xbox Series S is a slightly different home console than the Series X, being less powerful and discless, but capable of launching the same games. It suffers far less from shortages than its big sister, but Fnac will clearly sell out with this unprecedented offering.

Source: Arnaud Gelineau – Frandroid

If the Xbox series sold better than the PlayStation 5 in February in North America and Europe, this is obviously due to the stocks allocated to the different areas of the world, but also a bit to the Series S, which is easier to manufacture and before all cheaper. The price of this next-gen console is also currently dropping to further speed up sales versus Sony.

What to watch out for with the Xbox Series S?

• It’s the smallest next-gen console
• It can run games in 1440p at 60 fps
• There is no player, so Game Pass is a must

Instead of the usual 299.99 euros, the Xbox Series S with 512 GB of memory via SSD is now available from Fnac for 269.99 euros. Plus, the official Xbox Wired Headset is free just by adding it to your shopping cart.

If the deal mentioned in this article is no longer available after that, see more Xbox Series S deals below. The table will update automatically.

The ideal console for Game Pass

The Xbox Series S doesn’t offer the same design or features as its big sister, but what’s notable about this next-gen console is the absence of the Blu-ray player. This leads to the impossibility of using your old Xbox games (One, 360, etc.) or borrowing new and future titles from his friends. You will therefore have to go through the Microsoft Store to buy your games or simply subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. This monthly subscription usually turns out to be a must-have, but this is even more the case with the Series S.

You can then play hundreds of unlimited games by downloading them straight to the console. There are many independent productions, but also first-party Microsoft titles and plenty of third-party games. But the big highlight is that any next big Triple A’s will be added to the catalog as soon as they’re released, and they promise to be numerous since the Besthesda and Activision-Blizzard acquisition.

The affordable next-gen

With more than 200 euros difference to today’s Series X, Microsoft’s cheap console is obviously the weaker of the two: 4 TFlops against 12. However, these numbers cannot be compared with the Xbox One / PlayStation 4 generation, as next-gen machines are not based on same architecture. The S has almost the same AMD Zen 2 processor as its big sister and offers the same ray tracing capabilities, as well as using the SSD (512 GB) with the Xbox Velocity Architecture, which greatly reduces loading times. This also makes it compatible with the Quick Resume feature, which has just been enhanced. The Xbox Series S is primarily designed for Full HD screens – with a maximum resolution of 1440p.

To learn even more, don’t hesitate to read our full Xbox Series S review.

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Which console to choose?

If the Xbox Series S isn’t for you, you’re bound to find what you’re looking for by consulting our guide to the best video game consoles of 2022.

Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nvidia Shield… discover our selection of the best gaming consoles in 2021 according to your needs.
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Do you want to invest in a high-end smartphone? If you want a smartphone with a particularly solid technical sheet, the price can go up quickly, the best solution is to use a good plan! At Amazon, the Realme GT 2 Pro smartphone is on sale for €779.99 instead of €849.99 thanks to a nice €70 reduction.

The Realme GT 2 Pro smartphone summarized

The Realme GT 2 Pro is simply the best smartphone that Realme offers, its features are solid! Its textured effect on the back is a real hit, giving the smartphone an original look. This device sports a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen, WQHD+ resolution of 3216 x 1440 with an excellent 120Hz refresh rate, which is the best. Thanks to infinite contrasts, you can enjoy a comfortable display. The smartphone interface is customizable, it is possible to choose a dark or a light theme depending on your preferences. A powerful fingerprint sensor is integrated to unlock the device and 2D face recognition can be activated for even more security. The main photo sensor is 50 megapixels, the photos are of excellent quality.

A powerful smartphone

Equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage, this smartphone is a monster of fluidity on a daily basis, both for multitasking and for launching applications. You can play Fortnite without any problems! The 5000mAh battery is convincing, the battery level remains positive for many hours, you don’t have to worry about that. The two stereo speakers are of good quality and the smartphone is obviously compatible with 5G.

An American and two Russians left the International Space Station together aboard a Russian spacecraft. International cooperation in space continues despite Russian-American tensions on planet Earth.

A last hug before returning to earth. American astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov said goodbye to their crewmates on the International Space Station Tuesday before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft scheduled to land in Kazakhstan.

A few days ago, NASA assured that the war in Ukraine would have no impact, neither on the control centers nor on board the ISS, one of the main areas of Russian-US cooperation, and that this return of the American astronaut would be on board the Russian capsule take place as planned.

Some analysts, particularly in the US, still fear a unilateral withdrawal from Russia, which is currently handling certain cardinal functions of the station, particularly the part that serves to correct the orbit of the orbital structure. On March 1, NASA announced that it was working on solutions to keep the station in orbit without Russian help.

But for the time being, the program remains busy: On April 6th, SpaceX’s very first civil space mission will start in the direction of the ISS. Four tourists will spend 10 days there.

If Windows 11 improves many elements of the system, it also brings its share of problems. Microsoft is gradually fixing them.

Source: Arnaud Gelineau – Frandroid

As the months pass, Windows 11 evolves and Microsoft corrects the small flaws. The clock on the second screen has returned and we’ll soon be able to drag and drop files between applications via the taskbar again. It remains to fix another rather painful problem, the choice of the default browser.

Microsoft’s bad habits

We pointed out very early on: Choosing your default browser was absurdly difficult on Windows 11. Microsoft did absolutely everything to push the user towards Microsoft Edge, their home browser, instead of letting them download an alternative. Fortunately, Microsoft has finally changed its position.

This requires downloading update 22000.593 (KB5011563) from Windows Update, which is currently an optional update. It includes a number of interesting little changes, but perhaps the best of them is the ability to choose the default browser with one click.

Choose your browser with one click

Remember that the original release of Windows 11 required you to associate your browser of choice with every file type found on the web, including HTML. Now Windows 11 includes a button to make Google Chrome or any other browser the default browser. This button then associates the browser with each of the file types we talked about.

Choosing a default browser in Windows 11 still requires digging into System Preferences, but at least the task is less daunting now.

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Elden Ring gamer and YouTube content creator Adam Barker recently flaunted his almost unstoppable mech suit and terrorized other players in PvP.

Barker’s YouTube video included a quick tutorial on the items needed to fully complete this messy build. First, he uses the Ironjar Aromatic consumable, which turns the player’s body into steel. Next, Barker uses Cerulean Hidden Tear and Crimsonwhorl Bubble Tear to massively increase his available FP and health.

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After combining these three key components, Barker unleashes an Unendurable Frenzy spam. This summon unleashes a salvo of flames from the player’s head, completely decimating everything in sight. Shooting flames out of a metal knight, it’s easy to see why Barker called it the “mechanical construct.”

In a montage that saw the Elden Ring fan destroying both players and big bosses, Barker showed the potential of this niche build. The only thing Barker seemed to care about was the Insanity meter he gained from using the Intolerable Frenzy summon, as it nullified most incoming damage and reduced countless enemy health bars to zero.

While the build was an impressive and certainly unique display, it ultimately proved fallible as Barker eventually fell in a three-on-one skirmish. The Ironjar Aromatic consumable, while blocking a significant amount of damage, ultimately immobilizes the user and prevents players from running or rolling.

With Elden Ring now over a month old, players have started experimenting and discovering increasingly absurd and oddly effective builds. With some guidance on creating your very own Elden Ring Mech, players can now try this style of play for themselves.

Consumer spending in app stores surged to a new record high of $33 billion in the first quarter, with fervor for in-app subscriptions fueling growth. The mobile app economy has been on an upward trend since its inception in 2007. And it will continue to grow, according to data.ai’s latest quarterly global market report.

The data also shows that the first quarter of 2022 will be the biggest first quarter ever for consumer spending.

Overall, consumer spending on apps is expected to grow by more than 40% in two years, with overall iOS spending growing nearly 42% as of Q1 2020 and Google Play growing 44%.

As in previous quarters, Google Play was the primary driver of quarterly record downloads in the app market. Android users installed 28.5 billion out of 37 billion apps in the reporting period. This corresponds to an increase of 16% compared to the previous year.

iOS accounts for 73% of consumer spending on non-gaming apps

If Google Play dominates the download ranking, the opposite is true for consumer spending. New research from data.ai shows that iOS still accounts for 65% of the $33 billion spent on app stores worldwide. This figure corresponds to that of the previous five quarters.

Snapchat and Shoppee – the big winners in download ranking

The world’s largest apps in terms of downloads, spend, and monthly active users tend to remain relatively stable from quarter to quarter.

The giants dominate: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube

Shoppee, meanwhile, jumped from No. 10 in downloads to No. 7. The Singapore-based mobile commerce company reported 2021 GAAP revenue of $5.1 billion and ended the year with operations in 13 countries across Asia, South America and Europe.

The influence of influencers: tools for creating content among the Q1 highlights

The most downloaded product in the first quarter was Speedfiy, a tool that allows users to speed up their Internet connection. Second is FastCandy, which offers them a fast and secure connection.

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