Wednesday 31 October 2018

Intel May Outsource Chipsets, Atom Production to TSMC

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Intel may shift manufacturing to TSMC as it works to boost 14nm deployment and CPU shipments.

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 ‘October’ Update Isn’t Launching in October

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Here we are at the end of October, and there's still no October update following an embarrassing rollback.

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10 Best Camera and Video Accessories from PhotoPlus Expo


Dwarfed by shows such as CES, NYC's PhotoPlus Expo gathers the faithful. Every year, a changing array of cameras, gadgets, accessories and seminar.

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Windows-Based ARM Laptops Are Repeating Intel’s Clover Trail Mistake

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The OEMs trying to make Windows on ARM a reality are repeating some of Intel's biggest mistakes with its own x86 tablet platform.

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So Long, and Thanks for All the Planets: NASA Retires the Kepler Telescope


Kepler's mission has ended due to a lack of fuel. The good work begun by the Kepler space telescope will be continued by its successor, TESS.

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Nvidia Tesla, AMD Epyc to Power New Berkeley Supercomputer


Nvidia and AMD are the big winners in a new supercomputer announcement that will put Epyc and Tesla silicon in Cray's latest Shasta system.

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Tuesday 30 October 2018

Self-Driving Cars Still Can’t Handle Snow, Rain, or Heavy Weather

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Self driving cars have made enormous progress in just the last few years, but rain and snow still pose major problems.

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ET Deals: Lowest Price 128GB Samsung EVO Select, Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Laptop for $580

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If you're on the lookout for affordable flash storage for your mobile devices, Amazon's current deal is a must-see. Get a 128GB micro SD card for just 25 bucks, and a 256GB card for $60 – much cheaper than the sticker price.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Beautiful on Xbox One X, Deserves PC Release

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With the legitimate and serious concerns about the various Rockstar studios in mind, let's jump in, and see exactly what this worldwide team has been toiling over since the release of GTA V.

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Apple Finally Launches New MacBook Air, Mac Mini, iPad Pro


Apple flew from Cupertino to Brooklyn to take over the entire block surrounding BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, for the introduction of its long-awaited new MacBooks and iPad Pros.

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The Red Hydrogen One Fails to Ignite Reviewer Passions


The Red Hydrogen One has finally debuted and nobody actually wants one.

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Pixel 3 Bug Adds More Notch to the Screen, Just as We Always Wanted


Google's Pixel has a hilarious notch bug. Everyone's favorite feature is back for more.

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Nvidia’s RTX 2080 Ti May Be Failing at Abnormally High Rates

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Angry users are reporting what appear to be high (and in some cases, repeated) failures for Nvidia's new top-end RTX 2080 Ti Turing GPU.

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Monday 29 October 2018

The PlayStation Classic Lacks a Number of Games We Were Hoping for

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Sony has unveiled its games for the PlayStation Classic, but the final list is underwhelming.

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Why Tech Companies Lie

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Tech companies and their executives frequently get called out for lying. But not all misstatements are really lies, and there are even good reasons for many of them. We take a look at why companies lie and, hopefully, provide some background on how to evaluate what you hear and read.

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How Google’s Night Sight Works, and Why It’s So Good

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Along with lack of quality zoom, poor low-light performance has been one of the weakest points of phone cameras. Image stacking techniques are rapidly addressing that issue. We look at how they evolved and particularly the current champion, Google's Night Sight.

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US Grants Copyright Exception to Archive Abandoned Online Games


In the most recent copyright review, museums and other archival institutions have finally been given the go-ahead to archive online games.

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Benchmark Results Tip for AMD RX 590, Show It Beating GTX 1060


Evidence is mounting that AMD is prepping a new RX 590 refresh to take on Nvidia's GTX 1060.

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IBM Acquires Red Hat in Massive $34 Billion Deal

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In a bombshell move over the weekend, IBM announced that it would acquire Red Hat in a deal worth $34B. IBM is playing up the cloud software angle, rather than Red Hat's 25 years of promoting and developing enterprise Linux.

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Astronomers Confirm Collision Between Nearby Dwarf Galaxies


Using a new space telescope, researchers from the University of Michigan have determined that the Small Magellanic Cloud is flying apart at the seams after a collision millions of years in the past.

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Friday 26 October 2018

Tesla Faces Criminal Probe Over Model 3 Production Claims


Tesla is reportedly facing a criminal investigation into whether it deliberately misstated its Model 3 production numbers and the possibility of hitting them back in 2017.

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ET Deals: Pay What You Want Ebooks, 100 Percent Goes to ACLU

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Looking to read up on politics, civil liberties, and more? This new Humble Bundle features dozens of superb DRM-free digital books on the political system and civil rights while helping out the ACLU.

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Dinosaur-Killing Impact Crater Shows Rock Can Flow Like Fluid


A new study of the Chicxulub crater reveals how fluid rock leaves its mark following an impact.

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Flyby Reveals Phaethon, Our Solar System’s Weirdest Asteroid-Comet Hybrid

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Thanks to a recent flyby, we know a bit more about 3200 Phaeton, one of the strangest objects in our solar system.

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Microsoft Expands Gaming Empire, Bringing Xbox Game Pass to PC Players

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Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Game Pass service to PCs at the same time that it's investing heavily in first-party content for the Xbox One.

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Intel Smashes Earning Targets, Denies 10nm Problems

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In theory, 2018 has been a rocky year for Intel. The company has weathered the repeated announcement of security issues related to Spectre and Meltdown. It dismissed its previous CEO, Brian Krzanich. It’s had to announce the delay of its 10nm process and then fend off rumors that said process node was completely canceled as…

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SSD Prices Could Collapse in 2019

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NAND prices have already been falling for the past few months, and according to a new research note, the drop could actually increase as we head into 2019.

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It’s Now Legal to Hack DRM On Your Devices to Fix Them


The US government just decided that hacking DRM to repair and maintain your electronics is perfectly legal.

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Evaluating Availability of Intel’s 9th Generation CPUs


Intel launched its 9th Generation CPU family last week, but finding CPUs in market is anything but easy -- to say nothing of MSRP.

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Thursday 25 October 2018

Google Lens Comes to Mobile Image Search

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Lens is another of Google's semi-magical implementations of machine learning technology, in this case used to identify objects in images.

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Apple May Have Blocked GrayKey Phone Hacker in iOS 12 Update

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Apple did something to block GrayKey, but no one knows what.

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ET Deals: 10 Percent off eBay Sitewide on Everything for 24 Hours

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If you've been eyeing a certain something special on eBay, now's the perfect time to buy. For a very brief time, everything on the site is being discounted by 10 percent when you use code "PICKUPTEN" at checkout.

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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Is Back Online


Chandra is working again after NASA engineers implemented a fix for its gyroscope issues. NASA can again scan the sky for X-rays.

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AMD Reports Earning Results, Significantly Improves Gross Margin

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AMD's revenue fell slightly, but gross margin improved substantially, as did Ryzen sales and CPU average selling prices.

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Re-Evaluating the RTX 2070 at Its Proper $500 Price Tag

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Re-evaluating the RTX 2070's performance at its correct, lower price tag.

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Google Is Making Android Security Updates Mandatory

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Google is reportedly rolling out a new Android licensing agreement to OEMs that will require security updates for two years on certain devices.

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Amazon Tried to Sell ICE Its Faulty Facial Recognition Tech

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Amazon was quite eager to sell its Rekognition facial recognition software to ICE this year, despite third-party tests showing its accuracy problems when used to identify non-white, non-male individuals.

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Wednesday 24 October 2018

Google Rolls Out Easier Access to Your Personal Data Controls

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Soon, your Google Search UI will include a link in the menu right next to settings for "Your data in search."

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Black Ops 4 Will Make Your Base Consoles Sweat

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Christmas has come early this year for FPS enthusiasts! Black Ops 4 was released in mid-October this time around – weeks before the typical November release window. While it was almost certainly moved up to accommodate a certain gun-slinging juggernaut, this iteration isn't light on content in the least.

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Google Pixel 3 Only Gets Max Wireless Charging Speed With Official Stand


If you don't want to buy Google's expensive wireless stand, you'll be stuck in the slow lane.

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Motorola Ships DIY Repair Kits, First Phone Company to Support Right to Repair


Motorola and iFixit are teaming up to offer repair kits for Moto devices. It's the first time a major manufacturer has backed right to repair in this fashion.

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Oldest Intact Shipwreck Ever Discovered Found in Black Sea

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Researchers have found the oldest known intact shipwreck on Earth, at the bottom of the Black Sea.

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Epyc Achievement: AMD Now Available for Oracle Cloud Compute Instances

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Oracle has announced that it will deploy AMD Epyc servers in its cloud instances. It's the third major cloud provider out of the top six to sign with AMD.

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OnePlus Will Be Among the First to Launch a 5G Phone

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According to OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, the company will be among the first to launch a 5G smartphone in 2019 -- it may even be the very first.

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Racketeers Use Bots, Android Apps to Run Massive Ad Fraud Scheme

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Beyond Facebook's video pivot, there's a new major ad scandal brewing -- this time involving Google Play and a great deal of racketeering.

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NASA May Have Fixed Hubble By Shaking It and Turning It Off and On


It has been a harrowing few weeks for the Hubble Space Telescope, but NASA believes it is one step closer to restoring the instrument to full functionality.

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Tuesday 23 October 2018

HTC Exodus Blockchain Phone Up for Pre-order, but Only With Cryptocurrency


If you pick up an Exodus, HTC says you’ll be able to keep your cryptocurrency and other digital goods (like cryptokitties) safe from theft.

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ET Deals: $200 off 144Hz Acer Predator Helios 6-Core Overclockable Gaming Laptop

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If you want an excellent PC gaming experience away from your desk, today's deal on the Predator Helios 300 from Acer is hard to beat. This model includes a 144Hz 1080p IPS display, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card, 16GB of DDR4 (2666MHz), a 256GB SDD, and a six-core CPU for just $1099 – 15 percent off the MSRP.

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Indie ISP Offering Tor-Enabled SIM Cards


One grassroots UK ISP has started offering a Tor-infused mobile product to make privacy simpler. The Brass Horn Onion3G is a SIM card that automatically routes all your mobile data through the Tor network -- no setup required.

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Samsung’s New Windows Mixed Reality Headset Promises Better Displays


Samsung has announced an improved version of the Odyssey called the Odyssey+, and it keeps the same $500 price tag.

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Micron to Buy Intel’s 3D XPoint Fab, Expects No Change to Optane Roadmap

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Micron will buy the 3D XPoint factory both companies operate, but Intel expects no disruption to operations.

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Windows 10 1809 May Have Another File-Deleting Bug Problem

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Microsoft may have another file deletion bug on its hands with the new build of 1809.

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Oculus Rift 2 Canceled, Co-Founder Leaves Facebook


Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe has left Facebook after Facebook canceled the upcoming Oculus Rift 2.

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Intel Denies Media Reports Claiming It Cancelled Its 10nm Process

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Media reports claim that Intel has cancelled its 10nm node -- a claim Intel quickly refuted in its own response.

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Monday 22 October 2018

Thieves Caught on Video Stealing Tesla With Key Fob Relay Hack


If you’ve got an expensive, popular car like the Tesla Model S, you have to expect that someone might eventually want to steal it. You should take steps to prevent that, but UK-based Tesla owner Antony Kennedy did not.

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App Developers Can Stalk You Around the Web if You Uninstall Their App


A new report explores how developers track the users who uninstall their apps -- you might prefer to call it “stalking.”

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The AI Threat to Democracy

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The rise of strong artificial intelligence could well send the spool of democracy unraveling across the floor.

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New Google Patch Reduces Spectre Performance Impact to ‘Noise’

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When Spectre Variant 2 patches rolled out this year, some servers, particularly those with older Intel CPUs, saw performance declines. Google is working with MS to make sure we get that performance back.

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Nvidia GPU Performance Craters When G-Sync, SLI Are Used Together


Nvidia's G-Sync improves perceived frame rate and a game's presentation. SLI makes games run faster. But put them both together and what you end up with is something often markedly less than the sum of its parts.

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Scientists Use Earthquakes to Prove Earth’s Core Is Solid


Researchers from Australian National University (ANU) think they've determined that the Earth's core is most likely solid but a little squishy.

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Friday 19 October 2018

ET Deals: Tales of Horror Humble Book Bundle Starting at $1

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With Halloween upon us, now's a good time to treat yourself to some of the best horror stories around. Jump in with this week's Humble Book Bundle, and get hundreds of dollars worth of material on the cheap.

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Google Apps License Could Cost European Phone Makers $40 Per Device

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The Commission's requirement that Google unbundle apps is bound to make Android licensing more complex. Now, a leaked document suggests that Google could charge OEMs as much as $40 per phone for a Google apps license.

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Tesla Yanks ‘Full Self-Driving Capability’ Amid Owner Confusion


This week in Tesla news: Tesla's cheapest Model 3 will cost $45,000. That's not counting the $35,000 Model 3 you can't get yet. Also, Teslas not yet ordered may get the $7,500 tax credit.

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Google Will Improve Linux in Chrome OS with Folder Sharing and More


In the upcoming Chrome v71 and 72, Google will make Linux feel more useful and integrated on Chromebooks.

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2019 Hyundai Kona EV: Tesla-Like Range for About $30,000 After Tax Credits


Hyundai's excellent Kona subcompact crossover gets a powerful motor and big battery. Among sub-$50,000 EVs, the only one that tops the Kona EV's range is the base Tesla Model S. Know anybody who actually took delivery of this base Tesla? Us neither.

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In Violation of FCC Rules, Verizon Is SIM-locking the Google Pixel 3


The Pixel 3 and 3 XL appear to be the very first Verizon phones subject to its new, murky SIM locking policy. If you buy a Verizon Pixel, it's really only going to work on Verizon.

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Intel Core i9-9900K Review: Welcome to an Intel-AMD 8-Core Slugfest


David and Goliath. Scrappy underdog versus industry titan. Half-dead incompetent failure versus bloated, corrupt "leader" too stuck in its own past to ever drive the future. Frame the fight as it pleases you, smoke 'em if you got 'em, and pull up a chair. AMD and Intel are going to war.

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Scientists Confirm Electrons Are Round Instead of Squished


The most precise model of the electron yet has now demonstrated that your science teacher was right -- electrons are almost perfectly round, and that's going to make some physicists very unhappy.

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Thursday 18 October 2018

Next Major Windows 10 Update Will Let You Uninstall Most Built-in Apps

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Starting next year, more pre-installed apps can be forever banished from your computer.

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ET Deals: 40 Percent off Tile Mate with Replaceable Battery, Intel Core i9-9900k Releases Tomorrow

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If you misplace your gear on a regular bases, the Tile Mate Bluetooth tracker is worth investing in. And since the new model has a replaceable battery, and the four-pack is currently being discounted by $40, now's a great time to buy.

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3.7 Billion-Year-Old Fossils May Actually Be Just Rocks


The 3.7 billion-year-old structures found in Greenland certainly looked like they had a biological origin, but a new study casts doubt on the original claims.

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Analyst: Apple Will Switch Away From Intel in 2020

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The Apple-is-going-to-dump Intel rumor is going around again, but this time, there's more teeth to it.

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Nvidia RTX Ray Tracing Is Incredibly Expensive in Remedy’s Northlight Engine Demo


A new demo from Remedy shown at GTC Europe gave some idea how much of a hit Nvidia GPUs can take from ray tracing. It's not a pretty picture.

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Samsung’s 7nm EUV Process Is Ready For Production

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Samsung's 7nm EUV is ready for its closeup, but can it find customers?

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Essential Has Laid Off 30 Percent of Its Staff

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Essential's website currently claims about 120 employees, so a 30 percent cut would mean 36 fewer employees with around 84 remaining.

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Wednesday 17 October 2018

Machine Learning Embeds Harrison Ford Into Disney’s ‘Solo’ Star Wars Movie


With the power of machine learning, you can get a glimpse of a movie that never was.

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Facebook Admits Its New Portal Device Is Just Another Way to Spy on You


A week ago, Facebook promised that its new Portal video calling device and smart speaker would absolutely, positively, record no data about its users. Yeah. About that.

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Google Frees Up Android Device Makers to Comply with EU Rulings

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In the EU, device makers will have more freedom in the way they use and license Android from Google, but they'll also have to pay higher fees.

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ET Deals: Massive Discounts During the Night of the Living Deals

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For 24 hours only, IGN is putting on an enormous event with dozens of exclusive deals. From hardware to games to superior swag, you'll find a multitude of discounts starting at 9AM ET on Wednesday, October 17th.

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AMD Launches ‘New’ RX 580 With Fewer Stream Processors


AMD is shipping a 'new' variant of the RX 580 with fewer cores and lower overall performance.

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5 of Our Favorite Audio Books for Science and Space

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Whether you're listening on your commute, following along while you do chores, or simply want to give your eyes a rest, audiobooks make it easy to catch up on your reading list. And for a limited time, the PCMag Shop is offering up a killer deal on your first month of Audible Gold.

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