Sony isn't killing PlayStation now, but it's drastically curtailing the number of supported devices. Bravia TVs, Blu-ray players, Vita, PS3s, and Samsung TVs are all getting the ax.The post Sony kills PlayStation Now support on Vita, PS3, Bravia, and Blu-ray players appeared firs … | Continue reading
The legislation was introduced Wednesday, and is called the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act. Congress does love its clever acronyms.The post Bipartisan bill would force police to get warrants before using Stingray cell tracker appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Google Fiber is cutting jobs and prepping to shift to a wireless deployment model in new markets (though fiber will remain available in current markets). But will this create a product anyone actually wants to buy? The post Google Fiber is slashing employees, preparing to deploy … | Continue reading
Need a new PC? Maybe you're looking for an HDTV. Good news, there's loads of superb sales happening across the web to celebrate Presidents' Day! From eye tracking to motion-sensing lights to online courses, you're bound to find something here that fits your budget.The post ET dea … | Continue reading
Astronomers have released more than twenty years' worth of planet hunting and stellar observation data to the public so that you, too, can hunt exoplanets like an interstellar Indiana Jones.The post Ivy League astronomers take exoplanet hunting open-source appeared first on Extre … | Continue reading
A German Model S driver is being credited with saving a stroke victim's life after he realized the man was unconscious behind the wheel of his Volkswagen Passat. The post Tesla driver saves unconscious man trapped in out-of-control vehicle appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Machines can be very human-like when survival is at stake. The post Google’s DeepMind survival sim shows how AI can become hostile or cooperative appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Who lives in the sediment under the sea? SpongeBob Industrial WastePants!The post Scientists find incredibly high levels of pollution in the Mariana Trench, including low-sodium Spam appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Are you being saddled with a huge data set? Desperately trying to make meaningful decisions on this massive pile of data? Today, StackSocial is offering up eight online courses for one low price that aim to help you whip your data into shape with Hadoop.The post ET deals: Save 89 … | Continue reading
Machine learning is the fastest growing area of computer science, but it's typically the domain of specialists. IBM aims to open it up to domain experts at its Enterprise customers to model their own data.The post IBM is bringing machine learning to a mainframe near you appeared … | Continue reading
Microsoft will unveil the Xbox Scorpio on June 11 at E3. Here's what we're hoping to see and the features we think will help MS close the gap with Sony. The post Microsoft will unveil Scorpio on June 11: Here’s what we’d like to see appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
After lagging sales and a loss of direction, HTC says it's going to drop the budget phones from its 2017 lineup.The post HTC announces another big loss, plans to ditch cheap phones appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
BlackBerry's global market share just hit 0.0% for its BB10 operating system, and limited data suggests its Android ecosystem is in almost as bad shape. Things aren't looking good for the smartphone company. The post BlackBerry’s global market share just fell to 0% appeared first … | Continue reading
The new 104-satellite launch shatters the old record held by Russia of 37 satellites in a single launch.The post India sets world record with 104 satellites in a single rocket launch appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Hundreds of hackers, along with allies inside the administration, are mounting a digital resistance against the new administration's policy of climate denialism. The Trump administration are literally coming for the data. And they can't have it.The post Academics, scientists, cod … | Continue reading
HAT-P-2b might actually be massive enough to affect the behavior of its parent star.The post Scientists observe first planet-induced stellar pulsations appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Intel has updated its graphics drivers with Vulkan support, bringing that API up to parity with DX12. The post Intel adds official support for Vulkan, but only for certain GPUs appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Toshiba went into meltdown today, announcing a $3.4 billion loss, a write-down of $6.2 billion, and the collapse of its nuclear construction business. The firm, which employs more than 200,000 people worldwide, is facing bankruptcy. The post Toshiba facing bankruptcy, total disin … | Continue reading
Hubble was last services in 2009 before the Shuttle program ended. Now, a private firm may go up to keep the telescope ticking. The post Hubble could get another repair mission after all appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Nokia is reviving one of its most iconic and popular designs from the turn of the century. The Nokia 3310 will make a comeback at MWC 2017. The post Nokia is resurrecting the iconic 3310 phone appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
There hasn't been a Venus lander since 1984. But NASA wasn't willing to settle for that. They've made a materials science tour de force, resulting in new integrated circuits capable of withstanding the surface of Venus.The post NASA develops new hell-resistant electronics for a m … | Continue reading
For most people, Resident Evil 7 has been a positive experience regardless of platform. Unfortunately, a small percentage of people running the game on the PS4 Pro are experiencing major graphical glitches. Even worse, neither Capcom nor Sony have been willing to step up to prope … | Continue reading
Then again, this might mean Proxima b is a comfortable, rocky, aseptic little planet free of living organisms and ready for human terraforming.The post Insane X-ray ‘superflares’ may have made Proxima b uninhabitable long ago appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Apple will reportedly contract with Samsung to purchase 160 million OLED panels for an upcoming iPhone. The post Apple orders an estimated 160 million iPhone 8 OLED panels, plans massive shipments appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Apple has pulled LG's latest display from sale after its failures became common knowledge, but no one is offering anyone who already bought these devices much in the way of support. The post Apple suspends 5K LG panel sales following hardware problems, will ship new displays in 5 … | Continue reading
Intel may be pulling its 8th-gen Core processors in and launching them in the back half of 2017 -- but early evidence suggests this could be a split-node generation, with 14nm and 10nm products sharing the same brand name. The post Report: Intel’s 8th gen chips will still use 14n … | Continue reading
Ever wondered how SSDs read and write data, or what determines their performance? Our tech explainer has you covered.The post How do SSDs work? appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Argo AI plans to scale from startup to 200 employees in 2017 and help Ford meet its 2021 delivery date. The deal lets Argo sell its algorithms to others than Ford. The post What’s behind Ford’s $1 billion on artificial intelligence: self-driving excellence appeared first on Extre … | Continue reading
Leaked specs and benchmarks for AMD's Ryzen have hit the web. The chip is looking like a potent contender. The post Performance, pricing details for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen CPU leak online appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Steam is retiring Greenlight and making way for a new program to bring games to the masses -- but will this solve the company's shovelware problem or exacerbate it? The post Valve kills Steam Greenlight, announces Steam Direct appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Refreshes, model refreshes at the Chicago auto show. LA, NY, Detroit have more glitz; Chicago has the most paying attendees. So there. The post Top 10 cars of the 2017 Chicago Auto Show appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Want to improve your boot time? Now's an excellent opportunity to invest in a solid-state drive. Right this moment, Dell is selling a 256GB SSD at a 50% discount, and throwing in a $50 gift card to boot.The post ET deals: 256GB solid-state drive for $99.99 with a $50 Dell gift ca … | Continue reading
Evidence suggests that the planet may be in the opening strains of a geomagnetic chicken dance, the likes of which we haven't seen for almost a million years.The post South Africa may be the epicenter of a geomagnetic pole reversal in progress appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The first gravitational wave ever sensed by mankind has a Twitter account, and you people voted to name it Wavey McWaveface. Clearly the internet has become self-aware, and is poking fun at itself.The post This week in space: VR, Juno, and Wavey McWaveface appeared first on Extre … | Continue reading
If you're looking for a reasonably priced gaming laptop that can handle new releases, take a look at the 15.6-inch Inspiron 15 7000 series from Dell. With a quad-core Skylake processor, a beefy graphics card, a solid-state hybrid drive, and plenty of RAM, this affordable laptop c … | Continue reading
Apple's new iPhone 8 (or iPhone X, depending on which rumors you believe) is going to offer a huge number of new features -- but the high-end variant of the phone could also pack a four-digit price tag. The post Rumor: Apple may add wireless charging to iPhone 8, but top-end mode … | Continue reading
Tesla has announced that it will pause production at its California plant to prep it for Model 3 production. CEO Elon Musk hopes to begin early production by February 20, with volume production in July. The post Tesla to start pilot production on the Model 3 by February 20, volum … | Continue reading
The specs on Intel's first Optane SSD, the P4800X. Details and analysis inside. The post Intel releases specs for first Optane SSD, new drive should pack a wallop appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The new Boost Mode in the PS4 Pro offers substantial performance improvements, even on titles that haven't been patched to support the PS4 Pro's new hardware. Gains of up to 38% have been seen to-date, with most titles improving by at least 11%. The post Sony’s new Boost Mode imp … | Continue reading
Buick Envision with new Active Twin Clutch torque vectoring system takes on Acura SH-AWD in the snow. New tech conquers older tech. The post Buick joins the torque-vectoring, goes-in-the-snow, all-wheel-drive show appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
This new citizen-science project bears more than a superficial resemblance to prospecting for treasure in Minecraft -- only now, instead of sacking temples and looting chests, you're trying to protect ancient sites from looting by others.The post Archeologists have crowdsourced p … | Continue reading
If you have the budget and don't mind your router looking as big and powerful as it is, the Synology's new RT2600ac may be the perfect choice.The post Hands on with Synology’s RT2600ac monster Wi-Fi router appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Ready to take the initiative, and learn a new skill? Now's an excellent opportunity to start with an online course from Skillwise. For a limited time, they're offering up a 70% discount when you use today's coupon code.The post ET deals: Take 70% off online courses on Skillwise a … | Continue reading
What if the same strategic ability that allowed a computer algorithm to prevail over the best poker minds in the world tackled how to defeat a virus or a bacterial infection? One computer scientists believes its not only possible, but probable. The post How a poker-playing AI cou … | Continue reading
Sometimes the news leaves us at a loss for words. One of Samsung's battery facilities caught fire -- and the company is blaming faulty batteries passing through its recycling and waste management programs. The post Samsung’s Note 7 recycling center catches fire, company blames f … | Continue reading
Facebook is removing hundreds of the Oculus Rift kiosks it partnered with Best Buy to create. Despite serving as technology demonstration platforms, too many of the kiosks were too under-used to justify continuing the partnership at certain stores. The post Facebook closing nearl … | Continue reading
Further pushing the bounds of what is possible in smartphone photography, Sony has introduced a new architecture that incorporates a layer of on-sensor DRAM. That allows for much higher performance and higher-speed readouts. The post Sony’s new DRAM-enhanced image sensor is a gam … | Continue reading
Intel has announced it will finish Fab 42 and bring the facility online at the 7nm node. It expects to have the plant operational by 2020 - 2021. The post Intel will finally finish Fab 42 in Arizona, bring new 7nm capacity online appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading