Coinhive to Shut Down, but Will Cryptojacking Die With It?

Coinhive is shutting down, thanks to slumping cryptocurrency prices. Will it cut down on cryptocurrency-mining malware?

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FarFarOut Might Be the Most Distant Object in the Solar System

FarOut can move over, as FarFarOut is even farther away.

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Samsung Now Preloads McAfee on All Smart TVs

According to Samsung, all of its smart TVs sold this year will use McAfee Security and ship with the software preloaded on the device.

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ET Deals: Intel 660p 1TB SSD for $124, Save $300 on Acer Predator Helios 300 with GTX 1060

Solid-state drives are getting more affordable every year, and today's deal on the 660p Series 1TB M.2 SDD from Intel is too good to pass by. Buy on Amazon, and you'll save $86 off the sticker price.

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The F(x)tec Pro 1 Is a QWERTY Slider Blast From the Past

Smartphones with physical keyboards are all but extinct now, but F(x)tec is trying to bring them back with the F(x)tec Pro 1. It faces a tough uphill climb, though.

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Nokia 9 PureView Launches in US March 3 on Sale for $600

For the first week, the Nokia 9 PureView will be $599.99 -- that's $100 off the normal price. The sale price is $200 lower than the Pixel 3 and $300 less than the Galaxy S10. 

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New Caching Change Could Dramatically Accelerate Google Chrome

Google has new ideas to improve Chrome's performance, courtesy of a new back/forward cache.

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Report: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, GTX 1650 Arriving Later This Spring

Nvidia is reportedly prepping new GPUs to launch in the lower price bands -- and directly in the markets where AMD still competes well.

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Mixed Reviews Haunt the Blade Shadow Ghost Cloud Gaming Box

The Blade Shadow Ghost turns your TV into an upper-end gaming PC, at least in theory. Mixed reviews suggest there are still a number of caveats.

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ET Deals: Star Trek Humble Comics Bundle by IDW Publishing

With Star Trek: Discovery rekindling interest in Gene Roddenberry's classic sci-fi setting, now's a good time to explore. Thanks to a partnership with IDW Publishing, this week's Humble Bundle has loads of Star Trek goodness with a tiny upfront cost.

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Motorola Confirms a Foldable Phone Is Coming

Motorola VP of Global Product Dan Dery has confirmed that the company is indeed working on a folding phone, and it's probably going to be a modern take on the Razr.

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Computer Reset Cancels Orbital Burn for Israeli Lunar Lander

The lunar lander Beresheet suffered a computer reset on Monday, preventing a planned burn.

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New Study: 99.9999 Percent Chance Humans Are Causing Climate Change

A new study from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California says there can no longer be any doubt that humans are responsible for climate change.

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BioWare’s Anthem Needs a Whole Lot of Work

It's been a decade since BioWare launched a new franchise, but Anthem is finally ready for prime time. Now comes the big question: Does it hold up to the likes of Dragon Age and Mass Effect?

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USB 3.2 Promises 20Gbps Connections, Arrives This Year

20Gbps is quadruple what USB 3.0 supported at its own debut and double the improvement offered by USB 3.1.

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5 Reasons Foldable Phones Are a Bad Idea

Devices like the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X look cool in demos, but foldable phones are probably a long, long way from being any good. Here are five reasons the current crop of devices is going to be bad.

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Microsoft CEO: Selling HoloLens to Military Is a ‘Principled Decision’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella dismissed accusations that the company is war profiteering by selling HoloLens to the US Army to increase troop lethality. It's not clear he's even considered the question.

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ET Deals: Save $300 on XPS 8930 Six-Core Desktop, Vostro 15 5000 Laptop Only $479

Need a new computer? Right now, Dell is offering up huge discounts on the six-core Dell XPS 8930 desktop and the 15.6-inch Vostro 15 5000 laptop. Plus, we've also rounded up great deals on iPads, 4K monitors, wireless routers, and more.

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SanDisk and Micron Announce 1TB MicroSD Cards

What seemed like plenty of storage space a few years ago is never enough in the here and now. That's why the companies making computers, phones, and other gadgets are always rushing to pack in more and more bytes.

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Energizer’s New 18,000mAh Battery Happens to Include an Android Phone

Energizer built an 18,000 mAh battery and stuffed an Android phone into it.

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You Can Now Buy HTC’s Cryptocurrency Phone with Real Money

After only accepting crypto payments for the Exodus 1 since its launch last year, HTC has decided to take your filthy fiat money, too.

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SpaceX Cleared to Launch Unmanned Crew Dragon Capsule to ISS on March 2

The US will take an important step back towards launching its own crewed space vehicles this week. SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsules will be launched in its first uncrewed test to dock with the ISS.

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Musk in Trouble With SEC: No Grownup Pre-Approved Elon’s Tesla Production Tweet

Tesla and Elon Musk agreed in a 2018 consent decree that a Tesla committee had to approve his tweets in advance. On his own, Musk last week tweeted Tesla would make 500K cars in 2019, then later said they'd deliver 400K.

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Kalashnikov Just Unveiled an Explosive-Laden Kamikaze Drone

Kalashnikov, manufacturer of the legendary AK-47, has built a new drone platform it hopes will bring cheap, capable, and deadly micro-bombers to the masses.

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Intel Unleashes Blizzard of 5G Products, Snow Ridge Updates at MWC

Intel launched a raft of new products and solutions at MWC, with customer announcements and long-term plans for 5G deployments.

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Tesla Owner Takes Delivery, Heads for Autobahn Experience

So excited about his new European delivery Model 3, Dan take the Tesla straight to the unlimited-speed Autobahn. Even though "I'm not used to driving on the Autobahn."

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Hayabusa 2 Photographs Dark Spot at Asteroid Landing Site

A new image released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows a mysterious dark blotch (next to the probe's shadow) where Hayabusa 2 touched down.

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Leaked Intel Gen 11 GPU Benchmarks Show Promising Gains Against AMD

Leaked Intel Gen 11 benchmarks suggest the company's next integrated GPU will actually compete with the best AMD has to offer in the same segment.

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T-Mobile Pushes Back Full 5G Rollout to Late 2019

After initially saying the carrier would have 5G operating in the first half of 2019, T-Mobile's CTO Neville Ray now admits it won't be until the second half of 2019. If I were to guess, I'd say it will be very late 2019.

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2019 Nissan Leaf EV Review: The Long Ranger Rides, Finally

Leaf Plus EV joins the high 200-mile club: 226 miles rated, 235-240 likely. It's a solid contender, especially when it undercuts the Tesla Model 3. ProPilot Assist is a big plus.

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SD Association Announces microSD Express With PCIe, NVMe Support

The SD Association has announced the new microSD Express standard, with support for significantly faster transfer speeds and better overall power consumption.

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LG Unveils G8 with Hand Biometrics and V50 with Dual Screen Accessory

Both of these devices have a few tricks up their sleeves with the aim of standing out from the Samsungs and Googles of the world. However, a mix of hand-based biometrics and dual-display add-ons might not be enough.

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Linus Torvalds Claims ARM Won’t Win in the Server Space

ARM hasn't taken any significant space in the server market to-date, and Linus Torvalds thinks he knows why. Hardware performance isn't the reason.

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Report Claims Apple Will Use TSMC for 5nm in 2020

TSMC has reportedly landed orders for Apple's 5nm SoCs, set to begin production in 2020.

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Microsoft Launches $3,500 HoloLens 2 Headset

Microsoft's new HoloLens 2 has debuted, and the company claims to have doubled the field of view without reducing image quality.

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Health Apps Caught Sharing Personal Data With Facebook

Just because you don't have a Facebook account doesn't mean it doesn't know about you.

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ET Deals: Celebrate 10 Years of Pathfinder with Humble RPG Book Bundle

One whole decade after launch, and Pathfinder is still going strong. In commemoration, Paizo has joined up with Humble Bundle to offer dozens of digital RPG books at a fraction of their list price.

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Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti: Finally, a Turing Worth Paying for

Nvidia's latest GPU has dropped. Shedding the RTX branding apparently also allowed Nvidia to build a card with at least some generational upgrade appeal.

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Virgin Galactic Reaches New Record Altitude in Latest Test Flight

The company just completed yet another test flight of its rocket-powered spaceplane, reaching the highest altitude yet of 55.87 miles (89.8 kilometers).

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Facebook Will Shut Down Its Data Collection VPN Onavo

A VPN is supposed to help preserve your privacy, but free VPNs are a very different animal. A free VPN from Facebook? That's just asking for trouble.

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The Hottest Cars From BMW Test Fest

The latest and sportiest from BMW, Mini, and even Rolls-Royce. We ride and drive in the new BMW X7 super-SUV, and also the BMW X3 Competition -- think of an M-car on even more steroids.

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Hayabusa 2 Successfully Collects Sample From Asteroid Ryugu

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) sent a long-awaited command, and the probe landed on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, shot it with a bullet, and floated back upward.

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Intel’s Fundamentally New MESO Architecture Could Arrive in a Few Years

Intel's new MESO architecture could appear in products more quickly than anticipated, particularly in AI.

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ET Deals: Three Months of Mint Mobile with 8GB of LTE for $20

If you're tired of suffering through the exorbitant rates of the major carriers, consider moving over to an MVNO like Mint Mobile. Not only does Mint use T-Mobile towers for significant coverage throughout the US, but your first three months will cost you just $20 (plus any applicable fees and taxes) when you sign up now.

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The Best Free PS4 Games of 2019

The free-to-play model has expanded well beyond the PC and it's now an important part of the gaming ecosystem; here are our favorites on the PS4.

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Newly Patched WinRAR Vulnerability Existed for 19 Years

The year 2000 was historic for a variety of reasons, and apparently it was also the year WinRAR introduced a serious vulnerability into its Windows application.

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AMD Briefly Slashes Vega 56 Prices Ahead of Expected 1660 Ti Launch

AMD's Vega 56 has gotten a price cut in preparation for Nvidia's latest launch. The 8GB, HBM-equipped GPU is down to $280, at least officially.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Cameras Put It Back at the Top of the Pack

Samsung has upped its game in mobile photography with its new Galaxy S10 family of phones. The phone is stuffed with photography features, starting with three rear-facing cameras, a specialized AI processor for computational imaging, and advanced stabilization.

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NAND Flash Sales Cratered in Q4 Due to Demand Collapse

NAND demand dropped sharply in Q4, and it's not clear whether the market has finished correcting for seasonality and investor jitters or not. Prices could still drop further.

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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 Probe Is About to Shoot an Asteroid

In a few hours, Hayabusa 2 will launch a small projectile at Ryugu to dislodge material from the surface, which it will then attempt to scoop up.

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