In 1958, the Mirage III became the first Western European combat aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight. The Mirage IIIC entered French service by 1961. The Mirage F1 first flew in 1966 and could land about 60 knots slower than the Mirage III. The Mirage 2000 first flew in 1978 and introduced fly-by-wire…
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India bans unlicensed satellite communication and navigation devices, including Thuraya and Iridium phones and Garmin InReach, under the Indian Telegraph Act (1885) and Wireless Telegraphy Act (1933), with penalties up to three years in prison or ₹5 million in fines, and limited DoT licensing for Inmarsat devices. The 2008 Mumbai attacks involved a Thuraya satellite…
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Huawei regained the top spot in China’s smartphone market in Q2 2025 with 12.5 million units shipped, the first time it led for more than four years. China saw the launch of more than 100 AI-native devices across smartphones, PCs, and AR glasses in 2025. JD.com reported a 7x year-over-year jump in AR glasses sales…
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Starlink added 42 new countries and markets in the last year, surpassed 6 million active users with 2.7 million new users, and completed 100+ Starlink missions adding 2,300+ satellites. Direct-to-Cell launched on July 23, 2025 in beta, with 1.8 million testers and 657 Starlink satellites equipped with Direct-to-Cell payloads, offering free access for top-tier T-Mobile…
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Apple Watch Series 10 (2024) features a 1.9-inch OLED display, ECG, SpO₂, skin-temperature sensing, and about 18 hours of battery life, with Series 11 rumored for fall 2025 to bring major innovations such as a possible Watch X design and micro‑LED display. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 (2025) comes in 41mm and 45mm sizes, adds the…
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As of early 2024, about 7.03 million Hondurans were internet users, representing 65.9% of the population. Internet penetration rose from roughly 25–30% in the mid-2010s to about 61% in 2023 and 66% in 2024. There is a sharp urban-rural divide, with about 55% of urban residents online in 2019 versus around 20% of rural residents.…
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By 2025, Ukraine had around 500 drone manufacturers operating domestically. Ukraine aims to produce four million drones annually, with FPV drone output rising from about 20,000 per month in 2024 to 200,000 per month in 2025. Operation Spiderweb on June 1, 2025, deployed 117 FPV drones from inside Russia, damaged 41 aircraft across four airbases,…
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Apple Watch Series 10 adds a 42mm and 46mm edge-to-edge LTPO OLED display with thinner bezels, and the 46mm panel has more display area than the 49mm Apple Watch Ultra. It introduces a titanium case option in slate, natural, or gold finishes, with titanium models lighter and more scratch-resistant than stainless steel. Series 10 inherits…
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In 2024, global smartwatch shipments fell about 7% year-over-year, the first decline for the category, with Apple down about 19% and China becoming the largest single market. The Apple Watch Series 9, released in September 2023, runs watchOS 10 on a new S9 SiP with on-device Siri and a brighter 2000-nit display, includes ECG, SpO2,…
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Casio’s Kikuo Ibe formed ‘Project Team Tough’ in 1981 and pursued the ‘Triple 10’ target—10 m drop, 10-bar water resistance, and 10-year battery life—which culminated in the 1983 release of the DW-5000C G-SHOCK. In 1984 Casio aired the ‘Hockey Puck’ ad featuring the DW-5200, which boosted G-SHOCK’s tough reputation and earned the model the nickname…
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