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Scientists from the University of Arizona studying the atmospheric processes on Titan report they happened upon a previously unidentified global feature: a ribbon of ice that wraps around the planet, covering more than 40 percent of its circumference.
The post Mysterious Band of Ice Stretches Thousands of Miles Across Saturn Moon appeared first on ExtremeTech.
This brick of a phone ended up on Indiegogo, and despite all the hype, it flopped. Hard.
The post The Much-Hyped, 18,000mAh Energizer Phone Flopped on Indiegogo appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Motherboard manufacturers are starting to publish lists of which motherboards will receive 7nm Ryzen updates and support, and certain low-end products aren't listed.
The post Not All AM4 Motherboards May Support 3rd-Gen AMD Ryzen CPUs appeared first on ExtremeTech.
If you need a medium-sized television for a small living room or bedroom, this 4K set from TCL is a rock-solid value. Not only does it support Dolby Vision HDR and UHD video, but you'll be able to stream from your favorite services with the built-in Roku functionality.
The post ET Deals: Save 33 Percent on 55-Inch TCL 55R617 4K Smart TV With Roku appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The fate of the company's various consumer robotics products is unclear.
The post Robotics Startup Anki Is Shutting Down appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Chiplets are a new method of building microprocessors, but the gains and improvements should be understood in the context of the difficulties they are intended to address.
The post Chiplets Are Both Solution to and Symptom of a Larger Problem appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Samsung has unveiled what it calls a new line of 'lifestyle' TVs, including a Millennial-focused set that can mirror mobile content.
The post Samsung Unveils Vertical TV Aimed at Millennials appeared first on ExtremeTech.
A new roadmap leak shows Intel's client desktop space. We were hoping this information would drop, but the news for 10nm fans isn't great.
The post New Intel Desktop Roadmap Leak Still Shows No 10nm CPUs Through 2020 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
This ambitious open world zombie biker game is finally on store shelves, and the critical reactions are all over the road.
The post ‘Days Gone’ Makes Smart Use of Unreal Engine 4 on PS4 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
AMD has announced special editions of its products ahead of its 50th Anniversary, on May 1.
The post AMD Celebrates 50th Anniversary With ‘Gold Edition’ Ryzen, Radeon VII appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Microsoft has increased the minimum storage requirements for Windows 1903, probably as a response to the increased space necessary for updates. Either way, the net effect for low-end devices should be positive going forward.
The post Windows 10 Now Requires a Minimum of 32GB Storage Space appeared first on ExtremeTech.
NAND manufacturers are slashing production plans for 2019 to stem the bleeding from significant market downturns.
The post NAND Manufacturers Slash Output as Prices Crater appeared first on ExtremeTech.
A new report claims 20M PC gamers could move away from the platform within the next three years.
The post Report: 20 Million PC Gamers Could Switch to Consoles by 2022 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
2019 brings new and improved products for creating a home video surveillance system as part of a security system. Options range from easy-to-deploy products tied to subscriptions to rolling your own. We take a look at some of the most effective.
The post Video Surveillance: Best Security Camera Options of 2019 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
If you've ever tried to work or relax in a noisy environment, you know how frustrating that experience is. Invest in a nice pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and you can effectively block out the day-to-day distractions. And with this limited time deal on the PCMag Shop, you can snag a premium noise-cancelling headset from Sony at a hefty discount.
The post ET Deals: Sony WH1000XM3 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones for $300 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Intel's Q1 2019 conference call contained a great deal of information about the company's 10nm ramp, CPU shortage, and overall outlook for 2019. It's looking like a rougher year than Intel initially anticipated.
The post Intel: CPU Shortage Will Extend Into Q3 2019 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Samsung has forced iFixit to remove its teardown of the Galaxy Fold after iFixit revealed how fragile the hardware is.
The post Samsung Forces iFixit to Pull Galaxy Fold Teardown appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Tesla will do quiet, battery-power leaf blowers. Rainn Wilson (The Office) wants credit for his suggestion to Musk. Chill: Battery leaf blowers exist now. But Tesla could make them better.
The post Elon Musk Announces a Leaf Blower, Controversy Ensues appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The team behind the Mortal Kombat series has been cranking out well-liked fighters on the regular for nearly 30 years now, and Mortal Kombat 11 might be their best game to date with the exception of its ugly lootbox implementation.
The post Mortal Kombat 11 Slices Its Way Into Our Hearts, Grinds to a Halt appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Nintendo has sold nearly 35M Switches in two years, but has no plans to make new hardware announcements at E3.
The post Nintendo: 34.74M Switches Sold, No Plans for New Hardware at E3 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
If you're ready to dedicate some of your free time to learning a new skill, check out this Humble Bundle with loads of useful information about creating your first web app. With everything combined, there's over $1,100 worth of online courses included here at a tiny fraction of their list price.
The post ET Deals: Humble Full-Stack Web Development Bundle appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Verizon's price tag on the Samsung Galaxy 10 5G has dropped and... well. Hope you aren't planning any other big-ticket purchases in the near-future. Alternatively, you should buy whatever other thing you were considering and forget the phone.
The post Verizon’s Galaxy S10 5G Price Blows Straight Through the $1K Barrier appeared first on ExtremeTech.
A new Intel roadmap leak suggests that 10nm chips could tip up as soon as this quarter, but 14nm will remain Intel's primary process through 2021.
The post Intel Roadmap Leak: 10nm Ice Lake in Q2, but 14nm Hangs on Through 2021 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Tesla insurance today runs about $2,500 a year from third parties. Tesla sees an opportunity to charge less to drivers who voluntarily agree to monitoring of some parts of their driving.
The post Tesla May Offer Its Own (Nosy) Car Insurance appeared first on ExtremeTech.
This would be a substantial change from how wireless performance is typically billed.
The post AT&T CEO: We’re Going to Double Dip, Charge 5G Customers for Both Data and Performance appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Today's deal on the MacBook Air is hard to pass up. It weighs just 2.75 pounds, measures 0.61 inches thick, and delivers up to 12 hours of battery life on just one charge.
The post ET Deals: 13.3-inch MacBook Air Laptop With Retina Display for $1,050 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
One modder spent seven years crafting a seamless Super Mario Bros port for the Commodore 64. This week, Nintendo killed it.
The post Nintendo Forces Removal of Commodore 64 Super Mario Port 7 Years in the Making appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Things will only get better, Elon Musk says, after losing $702 million in Q1 and seeing sales fall 31 percent. Tesla still expects to sell 360,000 to 400,000 cars in 2019.
The post Tesla Loses $702 Million as Sales Fall to Earth appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Ford gets to use Rivian's skateboard platform to build future vehicles. Along with Ford's own electrification plans, this puts Ford in a good position to capture sales if and when EVs take off in the US.
The post Ford Drops $500M on Rivian, Gets Head Start on EV Pickups, SUVs appeared first on ExtremeTech.
No, Sony isn't using a "Ryzen 3600G" in the PlayStation 5, despite rumors to the contrary.
The post No, the PlayStation 5 Doesn’t Use AMD’s ‘Ryzen 3600G’ appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Nvidia's Jetson Nano packs a lot of GPU punch into a small form factor, so it seemed like an ideal choice for a portable NVR and video surveillance system. So I built one. Here's how I did it.
The post How to Build a Network Video Recorder With an Nvidia Jetson Nano appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Microsoft will not install the Windows 10 May Update 1903 if you have external USB storage or a microSD card attached to your system. Because, somehow, this made it through bug testing.
The post Microsoft Blocks May 2019 Windows Update on PCs With USB Storage, SD Cards appeared first on ExtremeTech.
iFixit took the Galaxy Fold apart and the news isn't good. Unless Samsung strengthens and protects the design, you're going to need to be extremely careful with this phone.
The post iFixit: The Samsung Galaxy Fold is ‘Alarmingly Fragile’ appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Sony's biggest and best OLED TV goes for $69,999.99, but drop back to 85 inches diagonal and the price drops to $12,999.99. A bargain!
The post For $70K, Sony Builds a 98-inch, 8K OLED TV for the Ruling Classes appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Announced at CES 2019, Seagate is about to ship the first line of SSDs optimized for network server (NAS) workloads. We put a couple of review units through their paces.
The post Hands On With Seagate’s New IronWolf 110 SSDs appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough towards building hybrid electro-optical systems with chip-level integration of optical components.
The post Larger, Hybrid Optical CPUs May Be Competitive With Silicon Designs appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Nvidia has launched its GTX 1650 -- but it held the card back from reviews on launch day. That's not a good sign.
The post Nvidia Launches New Desktop GTX 1650, but Blocks Launch Reviews appeared first on ExtremeTech.
T-Mobile's CTO has said the quiet part out loud -- 5G mmWave deployments may never scale outside of dense rural areas.
The post T-Mobile: Millimeter-Wave 5G Will ‘Never Materially Scale’ Outside Dense Urban Areas appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Samsung is recalling all of the review units it sampled for the Galaxy Fold launch. Its investigation into the phone's failures is focusing on aspects of the hinge design and better customer communication.
The post Samsung Retrieving All Galaxy Fold Samples, Exposed Hinges May Cause Problems appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The 13.3-inch XPS 13 9370 from Dell weighs in well under three pounds, and still benefits from an eighth-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, a full HD display, and up to 19 hours of battery life.
The post ET Deals: Save Hundreds on Quad-Core Dell XPS 13 1080p Laptop appeared first on ExtremeTech.
One board, with two independent processors and OSs, will power the next full-self-drive Autopilot. Tesla's happy news day precedes its won't-be-happy-for-Tesla earnings report and analyst call Wednesday.
The post Tesla: We’ll Have Full Self-Driving by 2020. Robo-Taxis, Too. appeared first on ExtremeTech.
This new game/toolset takes much of the creative spirit of the Sony studio's previous releases and blows it out to fill a full voxel-driven 3D world.
The post Create Games, Music, Artwork, More With Media Molecule’s Dreams appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Intel is launching its new 9th generation mobile CPUs today, including new eight-core CPUs clocked up to 5GHz.
The post Intel Unleashes 9th Generation 8-Core Mobile CPUs appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The lawsuit between Apple and Qualcomm is over, but there are some significant allegations of dirty-dealing on Apple's part.
The post Report: Apple Bought Loads of Cheap Patents to Make Qualcomm Look Bad appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The Tesla Model 3 backlog may well be cleared up -- unless you want the $35,000 base model, that is.
The post What Shortage? Tesla Has Plenty of Model 3s on Sale, Online, Today appeared first on ExtremeTech.
An explosion during a static fire test of the Crew Dragon capsule has led to the total loss of the vehicle.
The post SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Destroyed by Explosion During Ground Test appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Samsung is pushing back the launch of the Galaxy Fold. No new launch date has been specified.
The post Samsung Delays Galaxy Fold Launch to Sort Out Malfunctions appeared first on ExtremeTech.
It's a high-profile retreat for the company, which has aggressively marketed AI as being useful for these purposes.
The post IBM Halts Sales of Watson AI For Drug Discovery and Research appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Promised for the US market since 2010, the Mazda Skyactiv-D diesel is almost here. But it gets so-so mileage (for a diesel).
The post Mazda CX-5 SUV Diesel Is a Go in the USA appeared first on ExtremeTech.
In 2022, if all goes well, NASA will launch Psyche, a space probe intended to visit the asteroid of the same name.
The post NASA Preps Mission to Most Interesting Asteroid in Our Solar System appeared first on ExtremeTech.
