PCI Express 4.0 has hit version 1.0 and been released to manufacturers. If previous patterns hold true, we could see motherboards within a year -- though this will depend on Intel and AMD and how quickly they leap for the new standard. The post Start Your Engines: PCI Express 4.0 … | Continue reading
The hits keep on coming for Apple -- Bloomberg reports that the company relaxed its Face ID requirements to help manufacturers build the iPhone X's components. Apple denies the allegation. The post Apple Denies Lowering Face ID Camera Quality to Boost iPhone X Production appeared … | Continue reading
13 original Xbox games are now compatible with the Xbox One, while several Xbox 360 games have been upgraded to add new enhancements when running on the Xbox One X. The post 13 OG Xbox Games Now Playable on Xbox One, Xbox 360 Games Enhanced For Xbox One X appeared first on Extrem … | Continue reading
The Kinect is finally finished. Microsoft's Project Natal found some use outside of gaming, but not much within it. The post Unloved, Unlamented, Microsoft Finally Kills Kinect appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
One of the big questions in science is not just "why are we here?' It's, "why is anything here?" Scientists at CERN have been looking into this one over the last several years, and there's still no good answer.The post CERN Antimatter Experiment Suggest the Universe Shouldn’t Exi … | Continue reading
AMD turned in its best quarterly results in years last night, landing solidly back in black -- no matter how you dice up the numbers. The post Back in Black: AMD Returns to Profitability on Excellent Ryzen Results appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Microsoft may have pushed backwards compatibility off the front burner when it pivoted away from "always on" functionality, but it never gave up on the idea. Xbox 360 and Xbox game lovers can reap some of the rewards of that dedication, starting today. The post How Microsoft Buil … | Continue reading
Director Wray calls this a "huge, huge problem," but it's not one that's going away anytime soon.The post FBI Unable to Access Half of All Confiscated Smartphones Due to Encryption appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The iPhone X has captured a lot of mind share over the past month, but Steve Wozniak is not onboard. Not at first, anyway. The post Steve Wozniak Won’t Be Lining Up to Buy the iPhone X appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Are you absolutely sick of your current cell provider? Now's a perfect time to dump your massive mobile bill, and make the switch to FreedomPop. For a limited time, you can get an activated three-in-one SIM for just a single cent, and it even comes with free voice minutes, text m … | Continue reading
A major lawsuit claims Newegg, ASI Corp, engaged in fraudulent transactions and built a major Ponzi scheme, defrauding four South Korean banks in the process. The post Korean Banks Sue Newegg, Allege Massive Fraud, ‘Classic Ponzi Scheme’ appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Voltron, this is not. "Epic" robot duel last week was staged, shot over three days to get usable footage. The post Much-Anticipated Giant Robot Fight Was Staged, Took 3 Days to Film appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Google Pixel 2 may have a serious problem with OLED burn-in. This is a separate issue from the reports of poor color reproduction that made the rounds last week; there's burn-in damage (not image retention) on multiple devices, some of which haven't even been used for one cumulat … | Continue reading
Microsoft is integrating its own cheat-detection system into Windows at the OS level. Will it make more of a difference than other anti-cheating systems have to-date? The post Windows 10 Now Integrates Its Own Cheat-Detection Capabilities appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Most travelers prefer to keep expensive electronics like laptops in their carry-on bags, but you may soon be forbidden to check a laptop or similar piece of electronics.The post FAA Suggests Banning Laptops From Checked Luggage appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Cryptocurrency mining is exploding across the web and rapidly spreading beyond the Pirate Bay. The post In-Browser Cryptocurrency Mining is Exploding Across the Web appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Tim Cook declined to provide a timeline on when we might see a new Mac mini. That's somewhat problematic, because Intel's newer mobile chips would significantly improve the platform's performance, power consumption, video, and gaming capabilities. The post Tim Cook Says the Mac M … | Continue reading
Curious about the nitty gritty of blockchain? Considering building an app that uses blockchain in an interesting way? Today's course bundle from SkillWise is a slam-dunk. You'll get four courses on the intricacies of the Ethereum platform, so you'll be able to hit the ground runn … | Continue reading
If you or a loved one are among the tens of millions of PS4 owners, consider grabbing one or more of these accessories to make the gaming experience even better.The post The Best PS4 and PS4 Pro Accessories appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Amazon successfully test-fired its RE-4 yesterday, in a major milestone for the cutting-edge engine.The post Blue Origin’s Successful Engine Test Fire Puts SpaceX on Notice appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Intel is bringing its AVX-512 instruction set to desktop CPUs with its upcoming Cannon Lake CPUs, but AVX-512 is a good deal more complex than previous SIMD sets, and its capabilities are distributed across a wider range of products.The post Intel May Deploy AVX-512 in Upcoming 1 … | Continue reading
he new OS version isn't a radical change from the previous Creators Update, but it does introduce some new features and improvements to Edge, OneDrive, GPU monitoring--and, apparently, up to 30GB of install data that it leaves behind.The post Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Leave … | Continue reading
When a phone costs $850, you certainly should not tolerate a bad screen, but is that what Google is offering?The post The Pixel 2 XL’s Screen Isn’t Bad, We’re Just Getting Picky appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Apple has supposedly slashed its iPhone 8 production not even six weeks after launching the device. If true, this doesn't bode well for the company's quarterly results.The post Rumor: iPhone 8 Production Slashed in Half On Weak Demand appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Scientists have long wondered if shadowy crevasses on the lunar surface could be entrances to caverns that could serve as a home for future colonists. New data from Japanese and US researchers indicates such caverns do exist.The post Scientists Detect Massive Caverns on Moon That … | Continue reading
USB-C sells a dream of uniting every cable standard and protocol over a single cable, but so far the fairy tale hasn't stood up to cold reality.The post Is USB-C Chasing an Unachievable Goal? appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Scientists from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory announced Cassini's detection of some wild and unexpected particles in Saturn's atmosphere.The post Mysterious Molecules Detected On Saturn During Cassini’s Grand Finale Dive appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Giant robots. Paintball cannons. 600-pound punching arms. What's not to love? The post 2 Giant Robots Enter a Steel Mill for a 3-Round Slugfest. Which One Leaves? appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Microsoft is crowing that its upcoming ARM laptops will offer multi-day battery life. And while they well may do that, there's reason to withhold judgment until we know how they compare with existing x86 products. The post Microsoft: ARM-Based Windows Laptops Will Have Amazing Ba … | Continue reading
After declining for the past six years, the PC market might finally start to grow again in 2018 and 2019, but certain categories fare much better than others.The post Gartner Predicts PC Industry Will Grow, but Only One Part of It appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Activision has been granted a patent for a system for encouraging in-game purchases that sounds positively game-breaking.The post Activision Patents System to Make Microtransactions Even More Obnoxious appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The new ZTE Axon M packs dual screens and a unique value proposition, but it's got some drawbacks that limit its usefulness as well.The post New Giant Double-Screened Axon M Phone is Magnificiently Weird appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
While the games weren't perfect, the Dead Space universe blended its own unique lore with a sci-fi survival horror game style that ranks as one of the best I've ever played--including the less-well-received Dead Space 3. The post Dead Space Developer Visceral Games is Dead, and T … | Continue reading
If you're in the market for an affordable tower server, today's sale from Dell will definitely catch your eye. For a limited time, you can grab this quad-core PowerEdge T30 mini tower server at an astounding 52% discount.The post ET Deals: Dell PowerEdge T30 Intel Xeon E3-1225 Qu … | Continue reading
Adobe has not only upped the ante with new features in Lightroom and Photoshop, but has introduced an entire new cloud-first version of Lightroom for those for whom cross-platform editing is more important than sheer features.The post Adobe Lightroom Goes Cloud-First, Photoshop G … | Continue reading
The Nervana NNP is designed from the ground up with this type of computing in mind.The post Intel Announces ‘Nervana’ Neural Network Processor appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Windows 10's Fall Creators Update is now available, with a range of improvements and additional features.The post Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Launches With Mixed Reality Support appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Microsoft has introduced a new version of its Surface Book 2, with more powerful GPUs and new Intel processors. The post Microsoft Introduces Surface Book 2 With GTX 1050, 1060 Options appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The Snapdragon 636 will be one of the first budget SoCs from Qualcomm to have the Kryo CPU cores built-in.The post Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 636 Chip with 40 Percent Speed Boost appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The Supreme Court has announced it will hear a pivotal case that could vastly expand the power of the US Department of Justice to seize data from computers in other countries, even when that data concerns foreign nationals.The post Supreme Court Will Hear Case Pitting Microsoft A … | Continue reading
Tired of Wi-Fi dead spots in your home? Kick your old wireless router to the curb, and start using the Luma Whole Home Wi-Fi system to get complete coverage. For a limited time, you can save 42% on a three-pack from Amazon.The post ET Deals: Save 42% on Luma Whole Home Wi-Fi Mesh … | Continue reading
Two years after a well blowout dumped over 100,000 tons of methane into Southern California, residents are still suffering significant health problems and are showing elevated levels of various heavy metals and benzene-related chemicals.The post Massive Methane Leak in 2015 Left … | Continue reading
Apple's first order of iPhone Xs has left the factory, but reports indicate it's much smaller than pent-up demand for the product will require.The post First Batch of iPhone Xs Is Reportedly Just 46,500 Units appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Pizza Hut's mobile app exposed roughly 60,000 people to a data breach on October 1 and 2, but the company didn't start notifying its customers until this past weekend.The post Pizza Hut Suffers Security Breach, Waits Two Weeks to Tell People appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
A massive security disclosure details vulnerabilities in WPA2 that could let an attacker intercept all your precious data, and virtually every device with Wi-Fi is affected.The post KRACK Attacks Defeat Wi-Fi Security on Most Devices appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Germany's answer to Silicon Valley is awash in battery-electric cars--plus electrified scooters, bicycles, and buses. Want a Prius-looking car with 330 solar cells? They've got it.The post Silicon Allee: Germany’s Tech Hub for Electric Cars, Scooters, and Bikes appeared first on … | Continue reading
OnePlus has agreed to stop collecting specific data about people's phones in response to user outcry, but it's still not offering a way to completely opt-out of the practice.The post OnePlus Responds to Angry Users, Will Limit Phone Data Collection appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Today, the folks over at SkillWise are offering up a four-course bundle focused on using Python for AI and deep learning. If you've ever considered dipping your toe into this burgeoning field, you'll definitely want to take advantage of this $400+ discount!The post ET Deals: Deep … | Continue reading