Microsoft Isn’t Building a 4K, 240fps, $400 Xbox Next

Despite rumors to the contrary, Microsoft isn't launching a 240fps Xbox Next. Sony isn't, either.

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Apple May Have a Major iPhone Sales Problem

Evidence is mounting that Apple's iPhone sales seriously underperformed this year. The weakness does not appear to be isolated to the 'budget' XR.

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Charter Communications Will Pay $174M for Defrauding Subscribers

New York State and Charter Communication have announced a settlement to their fraud case that will see the ISP pay $174M for various fraudulent, misleading, and consumer-hostile actions it took against its users. The new agreement appears to allow Charter to continue operating in New York State after the dispute between the state and company…

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It’s Easy Being Green: Looking Ahead to Nvidia in 2019

What's ahead for Nvidia in 2019? The company is remarkably well-positioned as the year turns.

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Satellite Images Show Krakatau Eruption, Landslide Triggered Tsunami

The Sunda Strait tsunami that killed hundreds in Indonesia last week was caused by an eruption and landslide of Anak Krakatau, the (in)famous volcano.

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2019 Volkswagen Atlas SUV Review: VW Swaps Fahrvergnügen for Tech, Roominess

Has VW created an SUV for American tastes? Hint: There are 17 cupholders, plus roomy seating for 7 in 3 rows. If only the final driver assists and safety features weren't relegated to the costlier trim lines.

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PlayStation Classic Receives Massive, Deserved Price Cut

Sony's PlayStation Classic just got a major price cut. It's not indicative of strong sales performance.

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ET Deals: Dive into STEM with Humble Book Bundle

This week's Humble Book Bundle by Mercury Learning is all about STEM. From design basics to programming to calculus, there's something here for just about anyone considering a STEM career.

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Beyond Traditional Computing: Expectations for Intel in 2019

Intel has had a stellar 2018, despite problems with process and CPU shortages. What's ahead for the company in 2019?

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ET Deals: $200 off MacBook Air, Overpowered 17.3-Inch 144Hz Gaming Laptop for $999

If you're in the market for a new laptop, today's deals have you covered no matter your preference. Save 200 bucks on a 13.3-inch MacBook Air, $700 on a 17.3-inch gaming laptop, and $130 on a 15.6-inch Dell Inspiron.

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Denuvo Really Does Cripple PC Gaming Performance

For years, there have been persistent rumors that solutions like Denuvo have a negative impact on overall PC game performance. Denuvo has strongly pushed back on these claims, as have game publishers, for obvious reasons. The vast majority of PC gamers are willing to tolerate DRM — to a point. Said willingness to put up…

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Ultima Thule Already Puzzling New Horizon Researchers, Before We’ve Even Arrived

Ultima Thule is already puzzling researchers, before New Horizons even arrives.

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What’s Ahead For AMD in 2019

2019 is going to be a major year for both of the top players in the PC market — but it’s going to impact them in different ways, and the two companies are playing for remarkably different stakes. The Intel-versus-AMD story remains a major component of the tech community, but it’s evolved in some surprising…

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DOOMBA: Cleaning Your Floor, Creating Doom Maps Simultaneously Since 2018

You can’t swing a dead cat more than six inches these days without slamming into some incredibly improbable device running Doom. ASCII Doom? It exists. Playing Doom using a toaster to control it? It’s been done. But using a Roomba to build Doom WAD files based on your floor? That appears to be a new…

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Huawei May Be TSMC’s First 7nm EUV Customer

The question of who would be TSMC’s first EUV customer has supposedly been answered, though it’s not Qualcomm or Apple, two companies you might have expected. Instead, it’ll reportedly be Huawei bringing the first 7nm EUV chips to market (assuming, of course, that Samsung doesn’t bring their own designs out first).That’s the word from DigiTimes,…

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AT&T Will Display Fake 5G Logo on Devices

AT&T will display a fake 5G logo on phones to persuade users that the LTE service they actually have is something it isn't.

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Nvidia May Be Building New Turing GPUs Without Ray Tracing

Once again, rumors about Nvidia building a simultaneous RTX and GTX series are making the rounds.

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The Top 5 Games We Played in 2018

After the knockout 2017 release schedule, many of us thought 2018 would be a quiet year of recovery. Instead, it was stuffed with far too many excellent games for any one person to play. Some games stood head and shoulders above the competition though, and we want to take a moment to praise our most beloved titles.

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LG’s New Laser Projector Works Just 2 Inches Away From Your Wall

The days of mounting the projector in the middle of your space have come to an end with the advent of ultra short throw (UST) projectors. These devices can sit closer to the projection surface, and LG's new CineBeam Laser 4K projector gets closer than ever.

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Epson FF-680W Scanner: Godsend for Scrapbookers, Home Offices, SMB

The Epson FastFoto FF-680W is a miracle worker. Scanning an envelope of 36 prints takes about 20 seconds. It's the device that convinces you to get cracking on archiving old photos. It's also pretty good scanning and OCRing documents.

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Mars Express Sends Back Stunning Image of Ice-Filled Korolev Crater

This isn't a new discovery, but it's the best photo we've gotten of Korolev crater.

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IBM, Samsung Ink Agreement to Build Future Power Chips

IBM and Samsung have signed a deal for Samsung to build Power chips on its 7nm process.

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Intel May Be Finished With Contract Manufacturing

There are rumors that Intel may be killing its custom foundry business.

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Drone Safety After Gatwick: More Regulations May Not Work

After unknown individuals have employed drones to shut down London's Gatwick Airport for a day, calls for more regulation of drones are getting louder. But will they actually work?

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Hackers Use Phishing Emails to Harvest Two-Factor Gmail Codes

Conventional wisdom says that adding two-factor authentication (2FA) will keep your accounts safe from most phishing scams, but a new wave of sophisticated automated attacks is reminding us it isn't infallible.

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Apple Confirms iPad Pros Are Bent, Says It’s Normal

Apple's iPad has undergone its most radical redesign in years with the new iPad Pros. These tablets are thinner than ever with less bezel around the display. However, there are questions as to whether they're durable enough.

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AMD Vaults Onto the NASDAQ 100 Stock Index

AMD will be added to the NASDAQ 100 index following its excellent year and improved market capitalization.

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NASA’s InSight Lander Places the First-Ever Seismic Sensor on Mars

InSight placed the instrument about 5.3 feet (1.6 meters) away -- about as far as the arm can reach.

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ET Deals: Pay What You Want Humble Sonic Bundle

If you're looking for a particularly nostalgia-filled holiday, this week's Humble Sonic Bundle provides over $180 worth of new and old games featuring Sega's mascot.

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Update for Internet Explorer

Microsoft has issued an emergency patch for IE11 to block an exploit already being used in the wild. It recommends patching immediately.

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A Lot of Rockets Were Supposed to Launch This Week, but Most Did Not

We expected as many as five launches in just one day, but things took a turn early on as the first rockets were set to take off. Of the five possible launches, only two of them headed into space as planned.

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Google Denies Crippling Edge to Chrome’s Advantage

Google has denied allegations that it deliberately sabotaged Microsoft Edge performance in YouTube.

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Intel Announces Major Manufacturing Expansion

Intel has announced plans for major manufacturing expansions, beginning in 2019.

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Modders Are Using AI to Overhaul Old Games Textures, With Gorgeous Results

As AI tools become more common, gamers are using them to improve old titles, often with impressive results.

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ExtremeTech’s Best Cars and Car Tech for 2019

The best cars reflect changing times and climates. Nothing wrong with with a hybrid Ram pickup that can two 13,000 pounds. Or a Mazda that closes the gap on the Germans for $10K-$15K less. Jaguar's i-Pace is a match for Tesla (better looking, too.)

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Facebook Is Probably Tracking Your Location Even If You Tried to Stop It

You might think you've blocked Facebook from tracking you, but computer science professor Aleksandra Korolova from the University of Southern California points out that you're probably wrong.

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Lenovo’s Z5 Pro GT Could Be the First Snapdragon 855 Phone

Lenovo has been on a tear lately, launching ultra-high-end smartphones in the Chinese market where consumers demand all the RAM and storage possible. The latest Lenovo Z5 Pro GT will deliver with a record 12GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 855.

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Saturn’s Rings Could Be Gone in Just 100 Million Years

Saturn's rings are vanishing quickly. The iconic planet could lose its most distinguishing feature within 100 million years.

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ET Deals: Seagate 8TB External Drive for $130, Overpowered GTX 1060 Gaming Laptop for $799

Need some last-minute gifts? Worry not! Walmart is offering up some great gear like external drives and gaming laptops that can be picked up in-store on the day before Christmas. And if you're willing to pay for express shipping, you can still get some solid bargains on Amazon.

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New Windows Sandbox Creates a Safe Space to Test Shady EXEs

The internet is full of wonder and the accumulated knowledge of humanity, but it's also full of malicious software and scams. That's why Windows users have always been warned not to launch shady executables. You're not going to open virus.exe, but sometimes it's not so clear.

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AT&T Unveils 5G Hotspot, Monthly Plan at Eye-Watering Prices

AT&T's first 5G service has arrived, but we'd scarcely call it affordable.

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JEDEC Extends HBM2 Standard to 24GB, 307GB/s Bandwidth Per Stack

JEDEC has updated the HBM2 standard for higher transfer speeds and increased density.

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Nvidia’s RTX 2060 Graphics Card May Drop in January

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2060 may be dropping soon. Here's what to expect.

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MIT’s ‘Implosion Fabrication’ Shrinks Objects to Create Nanoscale Versions

The technology borrows from an established imaging technique called expansion microscopy; it's just running in reverse.

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Astronomers Discover ‘Farout’ Dwarf Planet at Edge of Our Solar System

The object known as "Farout" is 120 times farther from the sun than Earth, putting it far beyond the orbit of Pluto.

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New LG Display Offers 1440p, FreeSync Support, IPS for $300

LG has released a 1440p monitor with FreeSync support and an IPS panel. It's a solid offering if you're in the market.

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Prices Leak for Intel’s Monster 28-Core Xeon W-3175X CPU

Remember Intel's overclocked 28-core 5GHz CPU? Prices on the chip have leaked and they're not actually too bad, by Intel's standards.

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Ex-Microsoft Intern: Google Deliberately Crippled Edge Browser

Google may have already started using its browser dominance to disadvantage its competitors. That's no kind of good sign, even if you prefer Chrome to any other browser.

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Astronomers Caught a Star Forming Just Like a Planet

Researchers have detected a protostar so massive, a star is forming around it -- just like a planet would.

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Delivery Robot Catches Fire at UC Berkeley, Students Hold Candlelight Vigil

Say what you will about human delivery drivers. They may be surly and less efficient, but they don't catch fire.

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