Tesla unveils more affordable Model 3 with 198,000 preorders now on queue

Tesla Motors took the wraps off its anticipated Model 3 sedan. The most affordable Tesla in the market with an estimated price of US $35,000 (before government incentives), the Model 3 features 215 miles of range on a full battery charge, zero to 60 mph acceleration of six seconds, autopilot safety features and is expected to ship in late 2017.

The Model 3 has reportedly recieved 180,000 preorders in the first 24 hours of being offered, interested buyers can deposit US $1,000.00 to get on the list, which the company has worked out to around $7.5 billion, which is possibly the biggest presale for any electric vehicle to date.

180,000 cars is a huge step up from the 50,580 cars total in 2016. Tesla will need to ramp up its production capacity to meet demand. 

Source: Autoblog

Microsoft looking to offer its own SIM Cards, data service to Windows 10 users

Just like Apple has recently made their Apple SIM available to travelling LTE-enabled iPad customers, it looks like Microsoft may be looking to sell its own SIM cards and data service subscription to Windows 10 users with tablets and PCs that can accommodate SIM cards.

A new Cellular Data app will work in concert with the Microsoft SIM to access prepaid data services with no contracts or commitments and will use the same account that customers use to pay for apps on the Windows Store. It also appears that the service will only access data in the country where it was bought, no roaming will be allowed. It looks like Microsoft will limit the service to France, the UK and the US at first.

Source: Thurrott.com

Nasa: New Horizons will fly by Pluto tommorow at 7:49 am EDT

It is the culmination of a momentous journey that has taken the New Horizons spacecraft 9 1/2 years and 3 billion miles of space flight to complete, tomorrow the New Horizons space craft will fly by 7,767 miles above Pluto which is the closest it will get to the surface, New Horizons will also pass by Pluto's moon Charon.

New Horizons, weighing less than 1,000 pounds including fuel, has seven instruments that will be going full force during the encounter. Pluto, which is considered a dwarf and no longer a planet. We won't be seeing what New Horizon sees on Pluto until sometime on Wednesday, when New Horizon phones home and sends images and data from the site. This is history in the making, folks.

Source: NASA

Motorola dives into wearables with Android-powered Moto 360 smartwarch

Motorola Mobility is no stranger to wearables, but it is committing to giving its current Moto X and Moto G smartphones a companion device in the Moto 360. A round smartwatch that looks like a premium watch. Here's a brief description from Moto's blog.

"Moto 360 keeps you on time and up to date without taking you out of the moment or distracting you, telling you what you need to know before you know you need it through subtle alerts and notifications. With just a twist of the wrist you can see who’s emailing or calling, what time your next meeting is or a friend’s latest social post. 

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