“Distributed solar” refers torooftop solar panelson homes and businesses. Right now there’s agenerous tax creditfor homeowners looking to install rooftop solar. And thanks to such incentives, the cost of solar panels will likelykeep falling. CNET compares thebest solar companies here. Wood Mackenzie focuses on insights into global energy and natural resources. Can solar panels save you money? Interested in understanding the impact solar can have on your home? Enter some basic information below, and well instantly provide a free estimate of your energy savings....

First, the good news. The Russian-built Nauka laboratory successfully dockedwith the International Space Stationon Thursday morning. On Friday, Russian space agencyRoscosmos pointed to a"short-term software failure" as the culprit. According toNASATV updates, the station went out of orientation by about 45 degrees. “Recovery operations have regained attitude and the crew is in no danger,“NASA tweetedThursday. ISS happenings The thruster glitch shook up at least one other scheduled ISS launch. NASA reportsthat all ISS systems are operating normally....

But EU lawmakers said they must balance this right with the necessity to protect people from disinformation. “We are witnessing massive propaganda and disinformation over this outrageous attack on a free and independent country. The sanctions will remain in place until all Russian aggression towards Ukraine ceases, the EU said. On Tuesday, as criticism mounted regarding disinformation on RT and Sputnik, both organizations pushed back. In a statement sent to CNET on Wednesday, RT condemned the EU’s action....

During Sally Beauty’s big bottle sale, you cansnag one jumbo hair care product and get the other one for 50% off. There are over 100 hair care items to pick from, and you’ve got the option to get hair care sets from the same brand rather than mixing and matching products. There are products for all hair types during this offer, so you won’t have to worry about whether you’ll be able to find anything for yourself or the person you’re purchasing for....

Samsung announced Wednesday it had begun mass production of 3-nanometer processors, afaster and more efficient class of chips. The processor was previously expected to arrive in 2021 but was delayed until this year. Transitioning to a next-generation manufacturing technology is extraordinarily complicated. Chips are made of billions of electronic components called transistors, each vastly smaller than a speck of dust. The new chip debuts amid extreme pressure in the processor business....

Can’t answer the phone? Samsung wants to help by letting you create a replica of your voice using artificial intelligence. The announcement comes after Google has used the Google Assistant to automate certain parts of the phone-calling experience. It also arrives amid a surge in interest in AI-generated content, thanks tothe rise of ChatGPT. Bixby then converts your typed text to audio for the recipient. Audio is also deleted right after the recognition process takes place, according to the company....

Attention high-end TV shoppers: You’ll soon have a new gigantic-screen OLED TV to consider. Samsung has just introduced its biggest OLED screen size, 83 inches, going inch-for-inch against rival LG. The Samsung QN83S90C costs a cool $5,400 and will be available later in July according toSamsung’s website. High-end TVs withOLED screensdeliver thebest picture qualityin my side-by-side comparison tests. Instead it uses traditional OLED technology, known as “WOLED,” the same technology used by LG....

The change will come in the upcoming One UI 7 update, which is currently in beta. Samsung didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment. For more general smartphone users, however, fiddling with Good Lock is an afterthought. Android launched in 2008and positioned itself as an open-source mobile operating system that anyone or any company could employ. This meant there was no one way to do Android. Each company added its own flavor on top of Android, bringing its own quirks....

Samsung announced the US availability of the Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 on Friday. The Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 was designed with students in mind,Samsung said in its announcement. The two-in-one starts at $430, or 419 in the UK. (Pricing for Australia wasn’t announced, but the UK price converts to AU$740.) The Chromebook features a 12.4-inch, 2,560x1,600-pixel, LED touchscreen with a brightness of 350 nits. A 720p webcam is built in above the display as well....

The Samsung S23 appears to come in green, cream, lavender and a grayish/black Phantom color. It features an “automatic adaptive 6.6-inch display” and a 50-megapixel camera with “Advance Nightography.” The new S23 is reportedly 5.76 by 2.79 by 0.30 inches and weighs 5.93 ounces. The AT&T page also listed a “shop now” button that didn’t work. The page was taken down around 11:20 a.m. Samsung should be announcing the entire S23 lineup during itsevent on Wednesday....

The versatility of a greattabletis difficult to match. Be aware that these low-price offers expire tonight, Oct. 14. Do you better turn your tablet into a full workstation? In fact, you’re able to use this tablet as an extended display with compatible Windows computers. Now, if you’re looking for an impressive screen size, you may want to grab anUltra. But it may be a bit unwieldy for the average user....

Samsung’s next line of foldables are set to be revealed on Aug. 10 at the company’sGalaxy Unpackedshowcase. Last year, the baseZ Fold 3launched at1,695. The 512GB model will cost 1,919 (about $1,963), according to the leaked figures. The conversion to dollars is based on the prevailing exchange rate. TheZ Flip 3launched at999last year. The 256GB model is reported to cost 1,169 (about $1,198). Samsung didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment....

Now, new leaks say it’ll be thinner and lighter as well. That would make the deviceup to 10% thinner than last year’s model. Samsung didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Read more:The Galaxy S24 Is Just the Start. Unlike those prototypes though, Samsung offers its folding phones for sale, not just as a concept gear. One rumor that hasn’t surfaced about the Galaxy Z Fold 6 is word about the price....