NASA’s Curiosity rover project isback in actionafter some issues with its computer — and has discovered an intriguing shiny object on the surface of Mars. Curiosity’s ChemCam camera has been busy snapping images of the area around the rover, and the ChemCam will be looking next at four samples in particular. Two of them have been targeted before, but scientists want to go back and look at the objects in more detail....

Considering that they can contain ingredients like nickel-cadmium, alkaline, and mercury, batteries represent a potentially dangerous form of waste. For this reason, it’s no wonder that researchers are busy trying to come up with environmentally future-friendly batteries, which could one day be used to power similarly biodegradable devices. That’s where a new project from Binghamton University, State University of New York, comes into the picture. Scientists there have been working todevelop a new type of paper-based battery, which is powered by electron-harvesting bacteria....

Cyber Monday is your chance to check off a bunch of products on your tech shopping list while saving a ton of money. If you’ve ever wanted to add a Roku to your home theater setup, this is your chance. Right now you can grab the Roku Express for only $18 at Best Buy, a $12 discount from its usual $30. Why you should buy the Roku Express TheRoku Expressis a streaming stick that gives any TV access to the Roku platform....

Delicious In Dungeon anime releases episode 1 preview The anime adaptation of fantasy comedy series, Delicious In Dungeon, has released a taste of what’s to come. Delicious In Dungeon’sanimeadaptation is set to debut in Japan on January 4. But, to get everyone’s mouths watering, the series served fans with a preview for its first episode. Based on Ryoko Kui’s best-selling manga series of the same name, Delicious In Dungeon won the hearts of fantasy fans everywhere with its hilarious (and delicious) take on the genre....

Diablo 2 Assassin: Best builds for Resurrected Season 10 Diablo2’s Assassin lurks in the shadows with her arsenal of traps and weapons, so if you want to pick off your targets in Resurrected you’ll need to know which builds are the best. One of the most mysterious classes inDiablo 2 Resurrectedis the ominous Assassin, a new version of Rogue from Diablo 1, like the Amazon, but this one manipulates the shadows to her advantage....

Right from the title screen,Donkey Kong Bananzamade it clear it wasn’t going to play by normal 3D platformer rules. I’m not greeted with a traditional menu, but a rock wall and a single button prompting me to smash through.Bananzaconstantly rewarded me for keeping that mentality in mind and refusing to play by the rules. Rather than the tried-and-true Mario 3D platformer we all expected to release during theSwitch 2launch window, Nintendo has decided to take a somewhat risky swing withDonkey Kong Bananza....

SomeFortniteplayers on the PC may have to upgrade their graphics cards with the upcoming launch of Season 10, as developer Epic Games said that it is changing the system requirements for the massively popular multiplayer Battle Royale shooter. In a post on its official website, Epic Games said that starting withFortniteSeason 10, players on the PC will need graphics cards that are capable of running DirectX 11. The game will no longer support DirectX 10....

The change comes as part of new Twitter ownerElon Musk’s fast and sweeping changes to the service. On Tuesday alone, the company rolled out anew form of “Official” badgeon profiles to distinguish official accounts from fakers. That feature was shut down within a few hours, while paid verification began rolling out later that day. Users wasted no time in abusing the system. For instance, a Twitter account named @nIntendoofus changed its display name to Nintendo of America, mirroring the profile picture and header image of Nintendo’s actual account....

Google has just added some handy customizable swipe actions to its Gmail app for iPhone. The feature, which has been available to Android users for nearly a year, gives you a lot more options for when you swipe an email, helping you to organize your messages far more quickly. Before the update, Gmail on iPhone only gave you the option to delete an email when you swiped it. Now, you’re able to perform all of the following: Archive, mark as read/unread, snooze, move to another folder, and, as before, trash....

It was once heralded as the “city of possibilities,” butMasdar has proven to be anything butthat over the last decade. More than 10 years ago, the Abu Dhabi government had high hopes for a smart city that could lead the charge into the future. But now, it is the future, and Masdar remains, in some sense, in the past. First conceptualized as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it has now become painfully apparent that a concept may be all the city will ever be....

WhileHalo Infinite‘s last multiplayer test let players have fun with the game’s new weapons and grappling hooks, PC players got a crash course in how many performance problems the game actually has. Thankfully, those issues won’t be around for long according to 343 Industries community manager John Junyszek. Responding to esports and professional wrestling commentator Goldenboy onTwitter,who made a video listing off issues he encountered on PC duringHalo Infinite‘s last multiplayer test, Junyszek was quick to say thatHalo Infinite‘s PC version at launch will be vastly improved when compared to what players recently played....

Nintendo held anindie game showcasefeaturing a number of new indie games for the Switch — as well as a surprise multiplayer update toUntitled Goose Game, the surprise hit from developer House House. The showcase was held on Tuesday, August 18, and highlighted more than 20 games from independent publishers. The standout announcement came at the end of the stream when the familiar honk of the goose fromUntitled Goose Gameinterrupted the proceedings....

Is your hard drive feeling a little crowded lately? Having more free space on your hard disk canimprove speed. By getting rid of files and moving data to other devices, you may quickly clean your hard drive in Windows 10. Here are the easiest ways to free up PC space quickly. Empty the recycle bin Ah, the beloved old recycle bin. It’s nice to know that some things about Windows haven’t changed in a long time....