Quick to install, the Drive Sleek improves in-car quality calling for a cellphone used outside cities. Just don't expect an amplified signal where there's no service.The post WeBoost Drive Sleek Review: Cellular Signal Booster Helps in Remote Areas appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Amazon now says it's bringing back the previously banned devices, but it's reluctant to explain why.The post Google and Apple Streaming Devices Are Coming Back to Amazon appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Crytek, the developers behind CryEngine, have sued Cloud Imperium Games for multiple breaches of contract. Star Citizen's already bumpy development process has taken another unexpected twist.The post Crytek Sues Star Citizen Developer For Breach of Contract appeared first on Extr … | Continue reading
Apple's 8-core and 10-core iMac Pros are available for order as of today, with 14-core and 18-core variants on the way. Early coverage is shaping up well, though there are some caveats. The post First Look Roundup: Apple iMac Pro appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Google's TensorFlow platform has identified two previously missed planets orbiting faraway stars.The post Google Uses Machine Learning to Find New Exoplanets appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
In a 3-2 vote today, the commission approved a proposal to nullify the net neutrality rules put in place by the FCC in 2015. The post FCC Votes To Overturn Net Neutrality Rules—Now What? appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The team created nanoparticles containing the same enzymes that make fireflies glow and embedded them in the leaves of watercress plants. The result was a plant that emits an eerie yellow-green glow.The post MIT Creates Glowing Plants to Replace Electric Lights appeared first on … | Continue reading
Users who still want a free copy of Windows 10 can get it -- but only for a little while longer.The post How to Download Windows 10 For Free, But Only Until December 31 appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
A newly released study based on Juno data includes the most accurate measurements yet of this monster storm.The post Juno Probe Reveals Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Extends 200 Miles Deep appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
This brings Blue Origin one step closer to sending up human passengers.The post Blue Origin Successfully Tests Revised Rocket and Crew Capsule appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Former FCC chairman and lobbyist Michael Powell spends some time setting up and knocking down straw men while disparaging the idea of net neutrality. We respond.The post Literal Industry Shill Claims Threats to Net Neutrality Don’t Exist appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The clock is ticking, and there's less than two weeks until Christmas arrives. If you still have loved ones left to shop for, now's your best chance to find timely shipping that won't cost a bundle. Online stores are still pushing fairly hard with discounts, so don't fret if you … | Continue reading
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has arrived on the Xbox and Xbox One X, but the game isn't really worth playing in its current state.The post PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a Train Wreck on the Xbox One appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
In late 2018, New Horizons will encounter a Kuiper Belt object known as MU69. It turns out this object could be two or even three distinct bodies.The post New Horizons Space Probe Target May Have Its Own Tiny Moonlet appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The northernmost United States is on the front lines of global warming, but researchers recently found their data collection was turning up nothing. It turns out the temperatures in Barrow warmed so quickly that NOAA's algorithms filtered out all the data because it looked fake.T … | Continue reading
These so-called "cognitive radios" could keep space networks up and running with increased efficiency, and free up humans for more useful tasks.The post NASA Looks at Artificial Intelligence to Control Spacecraft Radios appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Battery startup SolidEnergy thinks it can double battery energy density in the next few years. Such claims are a dime a dozen, but this one may be legit.The post Researcher Claims New Battery Design Could Double Range, Battery Life appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Apple may be throttling the performance of at least the iPhone 6s as the battery degrades. This is separate from the company's advertised Low Power Mode, and is done based on battery health, not charge.The post Apple May Reduce iPhone SoC Performance as Battery Degrades appeared … | Continue reading
A new report suggests Intel will sharply reduce its advertising cost-matching as it pivots to new markets like the Internet of Things, data centers, and cloud services.The post Intel Reportedly Cutting ‘Intel Inside’ Spending, Could Drive Higher PC Prices appeared first on Extrem … | Continue reading
Forty-seven miles on battery, 340 miles on gas and electric, and room for five, the Clarity beats the Chevy Volt on comfort and comes close on range. Unlike the EV and fuel cell Clarity variants, the PHEV makes immediate sense. The post 2018 Honda Clarity Review: This Midsize Plu … | Continue reading
The Switch is already one of the fastest-selling consoles in history. If this holiday season goes well, it could take the lead for best first-year launch figures.The post Nintendo’s Switch is a Smashing Success, Ships 10 Million Units appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
We've singled out two options that get solid reviews and don't require you to install adware.The post How to Download YouTube Videos appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Google has released updated platform distribution numbers, which show that a mere 0.5 percent of Android devices are on Oreo, and the latest 8.1 build hasn't even hit the necessary 0.1 percent cutoff to be included. The post Just 0.5 Percent of Android Devices Run the Latest Vers … | Continue reading
There are a variety of third-party tools for taking screenshots in Windows, but there are a number of included options that go beyond the Print Screen key. We break them down.The post How to Take a Screenshot in Windows appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The G903 and G703 are fantastic, fast mice, and you never have to plug them in. The only problem is money -- you've got to drop a lot of dough on the ideal setup.The post Review: Logitech’s Best-Ever Wireless Mice Never Need Plugging In appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
2017 has been a barn burner – outperforming even the rosiest expectations. New titles and massively improved iterations alike have been hitting hard one after the other, and we'd like to take this opportunity to call out the very best tech we've seen in the last 12 months.The pos … | Continue reading
AlphaZero stands to upend not merely the world of chess, but the whole realm of strategic decision making. If that doesn't give you pause, it probably should.The post AlphaZero Is the New Chess Champion, Harbinger of Brave New World in AI appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
What if it's not an asteroid, though? What if it's an alien spaceship? It's probably not, but we should be sure, right?The post Astronomers Will Scan Mystery Interstellar Object to Make Sure It’s Not a Spaceship appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Black Friday and Cyber Monday get the vast majority of the coverage, but they aren't the only major shopping days of note. Green Monday, the second Monday in December, is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. There are still loads of excellent deals from the likes of Amaz … | Continue reading
Just weeks after getting caught with onboard spyware, HP has been found shipping a keylogger (albeit a disabled one).The post Over 460 HP Laptop Models Shipped with Keylogger appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
"Not every innovation is all that great for society," said San Francisco Supervisor Norman Yee.The post San Francisco Cracks Down on Delivery Robots appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Adding smarts to a gun safe might not be the best idea.The post Popular Smart Gun Safe Can Be Unlocked With Bluetooth Hack appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
It's been almost two years since researchers from Caltech hypothesized that highly unusual orbits of objects in the Kuiper Belt pointed to an undiscovered massive object. No one has been able to disprove the idea yet, but the scientific community is still skeptical.The post Almos … | Continue reading
It's technically possible to buy a laptop without Intel's Management Engine enabled, but there are significant tradeoffs and these systems aren't typically available to ordinary consumers. Read on for details. The post Dell Sells PCs Without Intel’s Management Engine, but With Tr … | Continue reading
SpaceX hopes to set a new record on Tuesday when it launches a used Dragon capsule on top of a pre-flown Falcon 9.The post SpaceX Hopes to Make History Tuesday with Upcoming Rocket Launch appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Toshiba is prepping a 14TB conventionally recorded hard drive for next year. It'll be the company's first helium-filled drive and packs a whopping nine platters in a 3.5-inch form factor.The post Toshiba’s New 14TB Helium Hard Drive Sets Capacity Records appeared first on Extreme … | Continue reading
A woman who looked at the solar eclipse for less than 30 seconds back in August, when the sun was 70 percent covered, has permanent, irreversible damage to her retinas -- but this is the first time we've ever been able to directly image the area to see what it looks like. The pos … | Continue reading
CEO Elon Musk claims the company's AI hardware will be the best in the world. Musk is sometimes prone to flights of fancy, but he's also right a lot of the time.The post Elon Musk Says Tesla Is Working on Custom AI chips appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
The space around Earth is home to many years worth of abandoned satellites, rocket boosters, and other bits of debris flying around at incredible speeds.The post ISS Gets New Impact Sensor to Gather Data on Space Debris appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Electronic Arts has indicated it might not bring microtransactions back to Battlefront II after removing them just hours before launch, but it's still describing its own actions in ridiculous terms. The post EA May Permanently Dump Battlefront II Microtransactions appeared first … | Continue reading
If you know that a dollar today is worth $5 a year from now, you're going to fight like hell to avoid spending a single dollar more than you absolutely have to.The post Bitcoin’s Recent Volatility Risks Deflationary Spiral appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Nvidia just took the wraps off the newest edition to the Titan family, the Volta-powered Titan V. The new GPU is explicitly targeting AI and deep learning workloads, and while it's anything but cheap, it's also a heck of a lot less expensive than buying an HPC installation. The p … | Continue reading
On the prowl for some excellent holiday bargains? Right now, you can save on everything from sous vide machines to metal detectors to gift cards. Even if you've put off your holiday shopping entirely, you can still find plenty of discounts online – often with rush shipping as an … | Continue reading
Bitcoin's price is headed through the roof, but Valve has had enough. The PC gaming giant is suspending Bitcoin payments on Steam and will no longer accept the cryptocurrency.The post Valve Will No Longer Accept Bitcoin as Payment for Games on Steam appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
A study involving multiple teams and telescopes around the world has just resulted in the discovery of the oldest supermassive black hole yet. It formed just 690 million years after the big bang when the universe was 5 percent of its current age.The post Tremendous Black Hole Is … | Continue reading
The take from the heist was 4,736.42 BTC, worth more than $57 million at the time.The post Bitcoin Site Robbed of More Than 4,000 Bitcoins Worth $70 Million appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
Google has rolled out a major new enterprise security feature in Chrome called site isolation. It's a stronger version of the browser's existing sandboxing feature.The post Google Rolls Out New Chrome Security Feature to Combat Microsoft appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
What's the best overall gaming CPU you can buy today? We investigate. The post What’s the Best Processor for PC Gaming? appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading