Thursday, 31 January 2019

Apple Blocks Google’s Internal iOS Apps Over Privacy Abuses


Apple just killed Google's internal iOS applications after discovering the company was monitoring internet users in virtually the same manner as Facebook. The punishment, however, is likely short-lived.

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ET Deals: Up to 60 Percent Off Logitech PC Accessories, MX Master Wireless Mouse for $50

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For a limited time, Amazon is putting on a huge sale for select Logitech accessories. Find excellent discounts on mice, speaker systems, webcams, and more. In addition, there are plenty of other solid deals on power banks, game controllers, music streaming, and more.

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Scamers Use YouTube Copyright Strikes in Extortion Scheme


Some particularly unscrupulous people have realized that Google's YouTube copyright strike system makes a good extortion tool, so they're using it to threaten YouTubers.

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Nintendo Switch Set to Surpass N64 Lifetime Sales

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Nintendo's Switch sold like gangbusters in Q4, but the company is trimming the number of devices it expects to sell for the full fiscal year.

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Solar Probe Begins Its Second Orbit of the Sun


NASA reports that Parker has completed a full orbit of the sun, and it's diving back for another pass.

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Asmedia Still Likely Building AMD Chipsets

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Asmedia will remain a major partner of AMD for its 500 series chipsets, despite rumors to the contrary. Whether the X570 will contain AMD-designed silicon or not is still unclear.

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AMD’s Q4 2018 Results Show a Strong Finish, Despite Crypto Hangover

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AMD's Q4 2018 and full year results are out, with a strong 2018 showing and good things ahead for 2019.

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EA Agrees to Remove FIFA Loot Boxes in Belgium

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Belgium decided to make loot boxes illegal, but EA spent months ignoring the law. Now, it's backing down and will remove the feature from FIFA Ultimate Team.

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2019 Mazda3 Review: The Luxurious Compact Sedan for Track Days


Mazda's compact sedan grows bigger inside with a sumptuous cockpit. The i-ActiveSense Driver safety suite (more complete than Honda, Toyota) is on most models. For fun-to-drive, this is the small sedan to take home with you.

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Foxconn Admits It Won’t Build TV Plant in Wisconsin Despite $4B Investment

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When Foxconn signed a deal with Wisconsin to build a massive plant on-site, it was hailed as an economic breakthrough for a troubled state. Two years later, the deal is a shadow of itself.

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Intel’s 28-Core Overclockable Xeon Finally Available, Put Through Its Paces

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Intel's 28-core Xeon has broken cover -- and it's surprisingly affordable, as these things go.

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Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Scientists Turn Brain Scans Into Intelligible Speech With Neural Network


Stephen Hawking was perhaps the most famous user of "vocoder" speech synthesis hardware, but he was not alone. People all over the world are unable to speak on their own, but science may be approaching a point where they can turn their inner thoughts into speech without tedious typing or clicking.

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Your Next Phone Could Pack 1TB of Storage, Courtesy of Samsung


Samsung has announced new 1TB capacities for smartphone and mobile devices. Now when will the company bring it to shipping products?

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How Does Quantum Computing Work?

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We've all read plenty about quantum computing, and its promise for computing breakthroughs. But it isn't easy to figure out how it really does its magic. We'll take you through the basics and how it works to give you a sense of why it's so exciting.

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Apple Kills Facebook’s Internal iOS Apps After Latest Privacy Blunder

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It's Wednesday, so that must mean Facebook is in hot water yet again after taking a laissez-faire attitude toward privacy.

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Nintendo Begins Phasing Out Wii Virtual Console, Making Classic Games Inaccessible


You can no longer buy content from the store, and any unspent Wii Points are now useless. That means some of Nintendo's classic games are now unavailable on any modern platform without piracy.

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MIT Creates Lasers That Whisper in Your Ear


As a nice bonus, the laser won't burn your skin or eyes should you turn your head at the wrong moment.

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Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Curiosity Snaps New Mars Selfie Before Setting Course for New Location


Curiosity has been hanging around the Vera Rubin Ridge for over a year. It's getting ready to move out, but NASA took the time to snap a selfie first.

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ET Super Bowl Deals: Save on 4K TVS, Find Refurb OLEDs, $40 Fire TV Stick 4K

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Getting ready for your big Super Bowl party? Now's an excellent time to grab a new 4K TV at a discount. Find affordable sets from Samsung, LG, TCL, Vizio, Hisense, and more right before the biggest game of the year.

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Android Q May Support Apple-Like 3D Face Unlock


Android's face unlock support is rudimentary at best. According to a new leak, a better version is coming to Android in the next major release.

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Detroit Downfall: Why the Second-Oldest Auto Show Gave Up Its Prime Date


More than a decade after the LA show blinked and moved from January to November, Detroit blinked, too. Now it's a June show.

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Nvidia Mobile RTX Max-Q GPUs: Identical Core Counts, Fractional Clocks

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Nvidia's new RTX mobile GPUs are full-fat Turing implementations running at a much lower clock speed.

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SkyProwler 2 VTOL Transforming Drone Is Sleeker, Faster


Almost all consumer drone aircraft rely on four or more vertical rotors for all their propulsion, but then there are a few fixed-wing drones that can get moving faster. The Krossblade SkyProwler 2 aims to offer the best of both worlds.

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AMD’s Upcoming 12-Core Ryzen CPU Pops Up in Online Database

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New leaked data suggests AMD will bring a 12-core CPU to the mainstream desktop market when 7nm Ryzen launches later this year.

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Monday, 28 January 2019

Nvidia Stock Smashed on Weak Earnings, Turing Woes

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Nvidia stock was hammered today after the company acknowledged a sharp drop in its expected Q4 results. Turing sales and macroeconomic weakness were cited as key reasons for the revenue decline.

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MIT Created 2D Material to Convert Wi-Fi into Power


We all know that battery technology has been slow to evolve, and none of the potentially revolutionary next-gen designs have panned out yet. So, why not just skip the battery entirely?

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Reports: TSMC Accident Destroys Tens of Thousands of Nvidia GPU Wafers

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A report claims that TSMC has suffered a major problem with its 16/12nm production lines. The issue is specifically claimed to hit Nvidia.

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NASA Making One More Attempt to Contact Opportunity Mars Rover


Last week marked 15 years on the Martian surface for the little rover, but it remains silent following a monster dust storm on the red planet last year.

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Frenemies: BMW, Mercedes Prepare ‘Jurbey’ Joint Mobility Service


From the Land of Fahrvergnügen: ride-hailing, car sharing, charging, parking, and multimodal transportation.

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Astronauts of Apollo 14 May Have Found Piece of Earth Lying on Moon


The Apollo 14 astronauts may have brought back a tiny fragment of Earth rock. It's not exactly the sort of thing you'd expect to find lying about on the Moon.

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The FCC Has Been Accused of Colluding With Telcos to Rig 5G Rules


The head of the House Commerce Committee has accused the FCC of collaborating with cellular carriers to game the US court system and move cases into friendlier districts.

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Intel’s 10nm Cannon Lake Core i3-8121U Finally Gets a Review


Intel's Core i3-8121 -- the only 10nm CPU it currently ships -- has been quietly in-market for over a year, officially at least. It's finally gotten a review and overall evaluation.

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Going Solar Part 2: Ensuring the Project Is a Success


Installing a solar system isn't as complex as building an entire house or addition, but there are some wrinkles that can cause complications. We take you through some of them and offer tips on what to look for and how to make your project a success.

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Ace Combat 7 Is Fun, but Frame Rate Can’t Keep Up On Base Consoles

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Bandai Namco hasn't exactly been the best steward of the Ace Combat series. After the somewhat controversial mainline installment early in the Xbox 360's lifespan, we've only had spin-offs and experiments to tide us over. But after a decade of thumb-twiddling, arcade flight enthusiasts finally have something to crow about with Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

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Saturday, 26 January 2019

ET Deals: Start Streaming Games with Humble Caffeine Bundle

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Looking for a better way to stream? Jump into this week's Humble Caffeine Bundle to get access to the pre-release of a new streaming app called Caffeine. Even better, you can grab some awesome games to play for your fans.

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Friday, 25 January 2019

SpaceX Plans Crewed Dragon Test Flight for Next Month


It's been a long time coming, but NASA's Commercial Crew Program is close to its first launch. SpaceX says it is currently planning for the initial test flight of its crewed Dragon capsule next month.

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New Horizons Beams Back Sharper Image of Ultima Thule


We've seen a few images of this object from New Horizons, but the latest image is much sharper, revealing some fascinating features.

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Intel Stock Slides on Weak Guidance Despite Record Quarter


Intel's stock price was hit after it projected some uncertainty about the economic climate in 2019, but the company's 2018 results were quite good.

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New Mac Malware Uses Steganography to Sneak Into Computers

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The so-called VeryMal payload makes its way into computers by way of ad image files impregnated with a steganography based payload.

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TSMC: Weak 2019 Demand, but 5nm Set for 2020 Volume Manufacturing


TSMC isn't super-confident about foundry demand in 1H 2019 but claims its 5nm ramp is fully on-track.

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Apple Lays Off 200+ People From Project Titan, Its Self-Driving Car Effort


Apple has laid off 200 people from its autonomous car effort, dubbed Project Titan.

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Boeing Tests Autonomous Flying Taxi


It didn't fly for long, but it's still a step in the right direction. Maybe we'll get those flying cars yet. 

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Thursday, 24 January 2019

DeepMind AI Challenges Pro StarCraft II Players, Wins Almost Every Match


After just 18 months, DeepMind has an AI that beats the world's best StarCraft II players, and it's not even close.

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ET Deals: Extra 15 Percent Off XPS and Alienware Systems, Up to 30 Percent Off ThinkPad X1 Carbon and Extreme Laptops

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If you're in the market for a high-end gaming PC, today's coupon code from Dell is hard to pass up. Enter code "AFF15GTX" at checkout, and select XPS and Alienware models will get an extra 15 percent discount.

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Google’s Proposed Chrome Changes Would Cripple Ad Blockers, Other Extensions

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Google is proposing major changes to Chrome that would cripple the functionality of ad blockers and other security-and-privacy-focused extensions.

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Here’s What to Expect From the Samsung Galaxy S10


While nothing is confirmed at this point, we've heard plenty of leaked information and we've even got some clear photos. Let's round it all up and see if we can figure out what Samsung's next flagship phone will offer.

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Nintendo’s Switch, Super Smash Bros. Absolutely Crushed December


Both Super Smash Bros Ultimate and the Nintendo Switch had an incredible December.

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Your Results Do Vary: Chevrolet Silverado V8 Tops Turbo Four on MPG


When running at 75 mph -- typical highway speed to Car and Driver, and many normal drivers -- the V8-powered model with cylinder shutdown gets 17 percent better mileage.

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Meizu Announces a Phone Without Any Ports

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Chinese manufacturer Meizu has announced a phone without any buttons at all. You might even call it courageous.

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Who Makes the Most Reliable Hard Drives?

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Backblaze has released its data set for the full year 2018 and there are some surprises in it this time around.

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