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Want to play something a little different? Try your hand at a selection of visual novels and datings sims with this week's Humble Hot Date Bundle. Enjoy countless hours of romance and storytelling for just $15.
The post ET Deals: Get Visual Novels, Dating Sims with Humble Hot Date Bundle appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The AirPower, announced back in September 2017, was supposed to offer a sort-of wireless charging holy grail.
The post Unplugged: Apple Kills AirPower Wireless Charging Mat appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Intel is adding Optane support to Pentium and Celeron systems.
The post Intel Adds Optane Support to Pentium, Celeron Processors appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Helicopters are a common sight in the skies above Earth, but they may soon come to the red planet.
The post NASA Tests Mars 2020 Helicopter Under Mars-Like Conditions appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Carriers have already committed to a number of discounts on the G8 at launch that might help LG get a leg up.
The post The LG G8 Goes on Sale April 11 in the US appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Driver assist tools (lane keep assist, pedestrian detection) would be part of the EU package. For now, the proposal would not cap the top speeds cars could theoretically drive.
The post EU Wants Speed Governors, Data Recorders in Cars for 2022 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Office Depot and its subsidiary OfficeMax have been fined $25M for defrauding customers with a fake malware detection utility that detected nothing. Support.com also got hit for $10M.
The post Office Depot Fined $25M for Defrauding Customers With Fake Malware Removal Service appeared first on ExtremeTech.
These classic real-time strategy games have never been available digitally, but that ends today. You can even play Warcraft II online -- Blizzard's servers are still running all these years later.
The post Warcraft and Warcraft II Launch on GOG.com appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Asus is being slugged with security problems this week. Company engineers leaked corporate data by publishing their own passwords on Github.
The post Asus Engineers Exposed Company Passwords for Months on GitHub appeared first on ExtremeTech.
You'll love the Mazda3 hatchback the more you drive it. Eight inches shorter than the sedan, the hatchback holds its own on cargo capacity and rear seat room. G-Vectoring Plus is another step forward.
The post 2019 Mazda3 AWD Review: Best Sub-$30K Sporty Hatchback You’ll Drive appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Sony says the move is about "synergy" and other corporate buzzwords. In reality, the mobile division is just a huge embarrassment each time Sony releases quarterly results.
The post Sony Merges Electronics Divisions, Hiding Staggering Mobile Losses appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The secretive Apple Genuine Parts Repair program is only available to select companies, offering Apple-certified parts, training, and tools -- exactly what right to repair laws would make available to everyone.
The post Leaked Docs Suggest Apple Could Easily Implement ‘Right to Repair’ appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The report's conclusions are quite negative, but they may also finally shed some light on why Huawei has been such a divisive topic over the past few years.
The post Report: Huawei Riddled With ‘Long Term Security Risks’ appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Right now, Dell is selling the 15.6-inch Dell Vostro 15 at a $366 discount. Enjoy an eighth-gen Intel Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 1080p display, and a full-size keyboard with a num pad.
The post ET Deals: Save 40 Percent on Quad-Core Dell Vostro 15 3000 Full HD Laptop appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Samsung is seeking to assuage any fears about the folding mechanism in the Galaxy Fold with a 34-second video of the phone folding again and again.
The post Samsung Releases Video of Galaxy Fold’s Folding Test appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Sony has announced the PSVR hit 4.2M total sales in March, but with the PS4 coming to the end of its life, what happens next?
The post Sony Has Sold 4.2M PSVRs. What Happens When the PS5 Arrives? appeared first on ExtremeTech.
If you're fortunate enough to have a gaming PC instead of a console, most of the problems are dealt with.
The post Sekiro Is Bogged Down by Technical Hiccups on Consoles appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The plan includes both updates to the airplane's systems and training for pilots, but it's up to the FAA to approve the plan before any 737 Max 8 aircraft will take to the skies.
The post Boeing Proposes Fixes for Grounded 737 Max Aircraft appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Apple's third-generation butterfly switch keyboards can still fail after just a few months, courtesy of a single speck of dust. At this point, the apologies aren't good enough.
The post Apple’s Third-Generation MacBook Keyboards Are Still Failing appeared first on ExtremeTech.
After a series of instrument upgrades, LIGO is coming back online April 1 to search for fainter gravitational waves around the universe.
The post Gravitational Wave Detector LIGO Is Now More Powerful Than Ever appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The ESO has announced the first-ever observation of an exoplanet using optical interferometry, greatly improving our understanding of the world's atmosphere.
The post Exoplanet Observed for First Time With Optical Interferometry appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Leaked information on the Galaxy Fold points to a crease that's quite visible in some circumstances and work yet to be done to guarantee software compatibility.
The post Report: Samsung Galaxy Fold’s Crease Is Visible, User Experience Poor appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Google AI researchers have built a simple robot arm that understands the physics of tossing objects, which is more impressive than you might assume.
The post Google’s New Robot Is Better at Tossing Things Than You Are appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Performance driving isn't just for race cars. If autonomous vehicles are going to be truly safe, they'll need to be able to perform at the safe maneuvering limits under a variety of conditions. A team of Stanford researchers has just brought us one step closer.
The post Stanford Car Can Learn How to Handle Unknown Driving Conditions appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Daedalic Entertainment wants to build an entire game around The Lord of the Ring's Gollum as a main character while remaining true to what Tolkien wrote and the story he told. It may be impossible to do both.
The post The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Builds a Game Around an Impossible Main Character appeared first on ExtremeTech.
After seeing several dark vortexes appear in the ice giant's clouds over the decades, scientists have finally been able to watch one form, and it was a big one.
The post Astronomers Catch the Formation of a Dark Vortex on Neptune appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Samsung issued its first-ever profit warning. Weak economic indicators, the ongoing US trade war with China, and the collapse of memory sales have collectively hit the company hard.
The post Samsung Gives First-Ever Earnings Warning as Semiconductor Troubles Mount appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The Android Pie-based A70 has a massive 6.7-inch display, a 32MP selfie camera, and an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The post Samsung Unveils Galaxy A70 With Huge 6.7-inch Display, 32-Megapixel Selfie Camera appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Building your own high-end PC? For today only, you can snag an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12-core CPU for just $279.99 on Amazon. That's over $100 off the list price, so don't sleep on this discount.
The post ET Deals: 12-Core Ryzen Threadripper for $280, Prime Member Discounts on Fire Tablets appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Asus has acknowledged being infected by unusual, highly targeted malware, but insists very few people were impacted. That's difficult to square with what we know about the attack thus far.
The post Asus Acknowledges, Responds to Attack but Disputes Kaspersky Numbers appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The HTC Vive Focus Plus is an enterprise device, and now we know when it launches and at what price. It's coming on April 15 for $799.
The post HTC Vive Focus Plus VR Headset Launches April 15 for $799 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Intel has unloaded on Nvidia with a remarkable blog post, accusing the company of repeatedly copying its work and pretending otherwise.
The post Intel Blasts Nvidia For ‘Inferior’ Self-Driving Technology appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Lying around may not seem particularly brave, but the study participants have to stay in bed without sitting up for 60 days and occasionally go for a spin in a giant centrifuge.
The post 60-Day Bed Rest Study Will Test Effects of Weightlessness, Artificial Gravity appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The Rift S looks like a considerable upgrade from the original Rift, but according to Palmer Luckey, it may not work for up to 30 percent of would-be buyers.
The post Palmer Luckey Claims 30 Percent of Rift Customers Can’t Use New Rift S appeared first on ExtremeTech.
A leak suggests AMD APUs and Nvidia GPUs could tip up together in future Asus products. It'd make for a refreshing change.
The post Asus Will Combine AMD APUs, Nvidia GPUs in Upcoming Laptops: Report appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines has stated that Flight 302's anti-stall system was active when the aircraft crashed. It's the strongest statement yet implying that the plane's MCAS system was responsible for the disaster.
The post Ethiopian Airlines CEO: 737 Max 8 Stall Prevention Software Active During Crash appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Once something only for those obsessed with fitness, health trackers of all types are becoming commonplace and are a key part of the ongoing revolution in digital health technology. We take a look at how they work, and how accurate they really are.
The post How Sleep and Fitness Trackers Work, and Whether They’re Worth It appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Everyone agrees with the ultimate goal of improving user privacy, but there can be drawbacks to locking down popular services. Users of IFTTT (If This, Then That) are in for a rude awakening next week.
The post Most IFTTT Gmail Features Will Stop Working Next Week appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The rumors have bounced back and forth between a more powerful Switch and a budget model. Now, a report from the Wall Street Journal claims that both devices are coming later this year.
The post Nintendo Will Release Two New Switch Models This Year: Report appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The sketchy code didn't get on those machines via a hacked website or malicious browser extension. No, Asus itself pushed the malware to at hundreds of thousands of machines after attackers gained control of the company's update servers.
The post Asus Live Update Pushed Malware to 1 Million PCs appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Nvidia's Jetson family of embeddable GPU solutions is now more affordable than ever, with the Nano -- a $99 diminutive developer kit with a surprisingly powerful GPU and decent Ubuntu-friendly CPU.
The post Hands On With Nvidia’s New Jetson Nano appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Verizon's 5G fixed wireless service might never make money according to an analyst firm. The short range and small cell requirements are challenging to deal with.
The post Report: Verizon’s Fixed 5G Broadband Service Economically Flawed, Unsustainable appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Google's Stadia will be powered by Intel CPUs, not AMD, when it comes to market.
The post Google Stadia Is Powered by Intel CPUs, Not AMD appeared first on ExtremeTech.
In 2018, humanity created 33 zettabytes (that's 33 billion petabytes), and that number will rise to about 175 zettabytes by 2025. Some computer scientists are worried that our ability to create data will eventually outstrip our ability to store it, so Microsoft is looking at ways to store that data in DNA.
The post Microsoft Automates DNA-Based Data Storage appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Want to travel the world, and speak at least a bit of each local language? Right now, you can tackle eight languages with this week's Humble Bundle.
The post ET Deals: Learn Spanish, Japanese, And More With Humble Bundle appeared first on ExtremeTech.
An investigation by ad analysis firm Protected Media and Buzzfeed News has found that a popular ad network was exploited by fraudsters to push hidden video ads in apps, which subsequently drained batteries on the phones displaying them.
The post Rogue Ads Are Draining Android Phone Batteries With Hidden Videos appeared first on ExtremeTech.
AT&T has been betting on its misleading "5G E" network branding to give it an edge over Verizon and T-Mobile. The only problem is, its fake 5G network is slower than both.
The post AT&T’s Fake ‘5G E’ Network Slower Than Verizon, T-Mobile LTE appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The coronal mass ejection will hit Earth on March 23 and may push the northern lights far south, lighting up skies in the northern United States and southern Canada.
The post A Solar Storm Will Send the Northern Lights Surging South Tonight appeared first on ExtremeTech.
SpaceX is on target to get its Dragon II capsule ready for crewed flights this summer, but Boeing has fallen behind with its CST-100 Starliner. According to a new report, it may be looking at another multi-month delay.
The post Boeing Reportedly Delaying Crew Capsule Flight by Months appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Cameras, sensors would know when to warn, then slow or stop distracted drivers. Some would be drunks, others tired or just not paying attention. Such a car might get an insurance discount.
The post Volvo In-Car Camera Aims to Cut DUI Driving, Distraction in 2020s appeared first on ExtremeTech.
