Ho, ho, ho! It's Christmastime in Willamette, and Frank West is here to mow down zombies in the most over-the-top way imaginable. Dead Rising 4 is on store shelves today, so now is your chance to smack, slice, and explode the undead hordes on the Xbox One and Windows 10.The post … | Continue reading
Micron is launching a new set of enterprise SSDs with flexible provisioning and 32 layers of TLC NAND. The gains and improvements of moving to TLC are large enough that we may well see more companies taking this step. The post Micron launches reconfigurable 5100 Series enterprise … | Continue reading
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with dongles, but using 2-4 of them on a machine supposedly engineered for svelte lines and simple user experiences doesn't sit well with many users.The post This multi-port accessory adds back everything Apple removed from the latest MacBook P … | Continue reading
Two wrongs don't make a right, but a few hundred might make a right credit card number. The post Researchers use ‘guessing attack’ to hack credit card in 6 seconds appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Samsung has yet to release its findings on the Note 7, but third-party engineers are pointing to the phone's aggressively compact design as the cause. The post Engineers claim Samsung’s aggressive design led to Note 7 fires appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The nuclear reactor at Chernobyl is now sealed off from the world, and should finally be safe for the foreseeable future. Why did it take so long?The post 30 years later, $1.6B mega-project finally puts Chernobyl to rest appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Plume promised value-priced, easy-to-use, whole-home Wi-Fi with a stylish design. Now it is delivering.The post Plume ships its value-priced entry into the mesh Wi-Fi fray appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
A rooted Android device is more powerful, but it's also more risky. That's nothing to worry about if you can't even root your phone, an increasingly common occurrence. The post Why you should (or shouldn’t) root your Android device appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Hubble has been in space for over a quarter century. Here are the coolest things it has seen in that time. The post The 25 best Hubble Space Telescope images appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Even if we could build a Death Star, no one has the resources to power it. The post Want a Death Star? That’ll be $7.7 octillion per day appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Cupertino may finally be leaving LCD technology behind. The post iPhone 8 rumors increasingly point to curved OLED display appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Autonomous-drive kits (software, hardware, sensors) go to automakers in 2019. Self-driving cars arrive in 2021, says Delphi. And Intel wants to drive the entire system with current and next-generation processors. The post Chips, ahoy: Intel joins Delphi-Mobileye self-driving coll … | Continue reading
Users who collectively bought thousands of Pixels for resale had their accounts closed earlier this week. Google isn't playing around anymore. The post Google suspends accounts used to resell Pixel phones for profit appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Google and AMD are teaming up to put AMD GPUs in Google's data centers. It's a major win for AMD's GPGPU and HPC initiatives, since much of this space has historically been dominated by Nvidia. The post AMD adds GPU firepower to Google’s cloud services appeared first on ExtremeTe … | Continue reading
IBM and Nvidia have collaborated to develop a new software suite for Power microprocessors and Nvidia GPUs. Dubbed PowerAI, it's meant to allow for much faster deep learning and faster problem solving. The post IBM, Nvidia release new PowerAI software suite for deep learning pro … | Continue reading
Nintendo announced today that the Wii U was ceasing production in Japan and that all shipments to North America for the holiday season are complete. It's not hard to read between these particular lines. The post It’s official: Nintendo ends all Wii U production appeared first on … | Continue reading
Ten years ago today, Nvidia launched its G80 architecture, a fundamentally new approach to both PC gaming and GPGPU computing that delivered huge performance improvements and performance-per-watt gains. We sat down with two of the Nvidia engineers responsible to discuss its succe … | Continue reading
Blizzard and Google are teaming up to teach AI how to play Starcraft 2. This could either launch an incredible new wave of gaming AI advances, or leave us shivering in our homes, terrified of playing against anyone who isn't human. The post Blizzard, Google team up to teach next- … | Continue reading
The group behind the classic WoW server "Nostalrius" are handing their codebase and character database over to a new team.The post World of Warcraft’s classic Nostalrius server is coming back online — without official Blizzard support appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
We're one week away from the launch of the PS4 Pro, and Sony has finally unveiled which games will support the additional horsepower in its new hardware. The post Which games will take advantage of the PS4 Pro? appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The fury over No Man's Sky could be prompting Valve's new policy. The post Valve to crack down on fake screenshots in Steam appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
A new smartphone add-on has been demonstrated to detect cancer with 99% accuracy in the lab. The breakthrough could have significant implications for diagnostic capabilities in remote areas or when limited medical services are available. The post Scientists develop a cancer-detec … | Continue reading
As of yesterday, Microsoft has stopped selling Windows 7 or 8.1 to OEMs for pre-installation. If you want a copy of either OS, you'll have to pick up dwindling stock of either the retail versions or an older pre-built system.The post Microsoft has stopped selling Windows 7 Profes … | Continue reading
Microsoft isn't completely done with mobile, but this recycled Android phone isn't going to save Windows on phones. The post Microsoft announces Windows version of Alcatel Idol 4S Android phone appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Microsoft has over-reached with its big-brother policies that inflict the worst parts of Windows Update on every Windows 10 user -- like it or not. Here's how it could fix that.The post Windows Update is a mess: 3 things Microsoft should do to fix it appeared first on ExtremeTech … | Continue reading
Aficionados of creepypasta will find a lot to love here. It's like a visual Markov generator for viscerally horrifying images.The post MIT demonstrates nightmare-fuel AI just in time for Halloween appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Tesla now includes language that bans drivers from competing ride-sharing services like Uber. If you want to make money with your Tesla, you'll have to use its own software. | Continue reading
A massive DNS attack is chewing up the Internet and making connections slow and trouble-prone. | Continue reading
Extraterrestrial exploration has 99 problems, and Schiaparelli and Juno are two. Thankfully there's a new deep zoom into Eta Carinae in which we can drown our collective sorrows. | Continue reading
Looking for an ultra-wide monitor for optimal multi-tasking? Today, Dell is offering up the 29-inch UltraSharp U2913WM 21:9 monitor at a 35% discount. Even better, Dell will throw in a $100 bonus gift card to sweeten the deal. | Continue reading
Google starts testing Android 7.1 on Nexus devices, and you can try it right now... as long as you've got the right hardware. | Continue reading
Apple's 32GB iPhone 7 is significantly slower than its 128-256GB models -- and the difference is large enough that it could impact your experience with the device, depending on how often you copy data on and off it. | Continue reading
The ESA is one for two this game; their orbiter is doing fine, but they've lost contact with the Schiaparelli lander -- and the prognosis doesn't look good. | Continue reading
IBM just declared that using Macs saves them hundreds of dollars over a four-year period. The claim may be true, but we'd like to see the supporting evidence. | Continue reading
Intel and Qualcomm split the contract for the modem in Apple's iPhone 7, but early tests show significant differences between signal strength on the Intel modem versus its Qualcomm equivalent. | Continue reading
Nintendo just unveiled its next-generation console, the Nintendo Switch. Will this hybrid platform reverse the company's poor living room hardware sales? | Continue reading
Radiotrophic bacteria we found in a mine shaft might force us to change our whole approach to the search for extraterrestrial life. | Continue reading
Tesla has upgraded its Autopilot hardware to a level it claims will be able to support its new Full Self-Driving Capability, once the software is ready. This puts it at odds with most of its competitors, who are still feverishly working with expensive, prototype hardware. | Continue reading
There are some hurdles to overcome, but epinephrine in pill form could be much less expensive. | Continue reading
Samsung's handling of the Note 7 recall took another hit today as unhappy customers criticize the way the company is refusing to pay for the damage its phone has caused. | Continue reading
Apple has filed suit against a company it accuses of falsely representing that its products are genuine Apple cables and adapters when they absolutely aren't. Up to 90% of the "genuine" Apple cables and adapters sold on Amazon are estimated to be fake. | Continue reading
A new crowdfunding project wants to build ATX motherboards compatible with IBM's Power8 CPU. Non-x86 chips are making something of a comeback this year -- could Intel's data center dominance be in danger? | Continue reading
Since my headset arrived last week, I've spent countless hours fixing cars, golfing, defusing bombs, and leaning perilously over the virtual abyss. | Continue reading
Mars is a long way from home, and the trips between here and the Red Planet could be a long, lonely time. How can we keep astronauts from the psychological hazards of extended isolation in deep space? | Continue reading
While it won't arrive for a few years, 5G could fundamentally redefine how we think about wireless technology -- if its developers can overcome some pitfalls first. | Continue reading
The best reactions in life are spontaneous. For everything else, there's catalysts. | Continue reading
Samsung reportedly offered a Chinese man $900 not to talk about his exploding Galaxy Note 7 as the company frantically tried to handle the situation. | Continue reading
Apple is reported to be prepping its MacBook Pro refresh for later this month -- say hello to faster chips and OLED touch screens and goodbye to USB connectors, if the rumors are right. | Continue reading