Carl Williams writes, "Microsoft are persistent if nothing else. At least when it comes to supporting competitor’s platforms over their own in the mobile market. This is all new ground to Microsoft as they are used to computers. In the desktop world Microsoft hold things tighter than Nintendo held the 8-Bit console market. Mobile though, ah, the great platform that Microsoft has never been able to leverage much control in, is different. Microsoft have quite a few really useful apps on Google Play and iTunes. One such useful app is their new camera app, Microsoft Pix, is quite interesting in the features it offers- some common sense “why hasn’t this been done yet” and others that come from way in the outfield for a win."
The asteroid zoomed by Earth at a perfectly safe distance of around 1.8 million miles (2.9 kilometers).
Images show surprise changes to the spacecraft as it interacted with the atmosphere.
And, for once, some of what it can do looks genuinely useful.
