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- Classic Amiga Gets Modernized With Custom Amy-ITX Motherboard Project
- Intel's Nervana Neural Network Processor Aims To Beat The Teen Spirit Out Of NVIDIA
- ZTE Unveils Wild Axon M Android Smartphone With Dual 5.2-inch 1080p Displays
- Razer Sharpens Blade Stealth Laptop With 8th Gen Intel Core, Launches Core V2 GPU Enclosure
- Former Microsoft Employees Say Company Kept Mum About A Secret Database Hack In 2013
- HP Envy x360 Convertible With Ryzen 5 2500U APU And Vega Mobile Leaked
- Garmin Speak Brings Navigation With The Power Of Amazon Alexa To Your Car
- Volvo's Polestar 1 Is A Luxurious 600 Horsepower Plug-in Hybrid Sports Car
- Some Pixel Users Can't Receive Texts, Google Working On Emergency Patch
- Microsoft Unveils Powerful Surface Book 2, Precision Mouse, Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Highlights
- Netflix Will Devote $8 Billion To 2018 Programming Budget, Focus On Original Content
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Launches With 40% Performance Boost And Quick Charge 4
- Qualcomm Demos First 5G 1Gbps Cellular Data Connection With Snapdragon X50 5G Modem
- Microsoft Xbox One Fall Update Delivers A Faster And More Personalized Dashboard Experience
- Google Adds Barebones Antivirus Protection To Chrome Browser For Windows
- Microsoft Already Patched KRACK WPA2 Wi-Fi Exploit, Google Prepping Android Update
- Apple's Year-Old iPhone 7 Reportedly Outselling New iPhone 8 Family
- DoubleLocker Android Ransomware Changes Device PIN, Attempts To Drain Bank Accounts
- Huawei Mate 10 Series Rocks Kirin 970 SoC With Dedicated AI Engine And Massive 4000 mAh Battery
- OLED Smartphone Display Panels To Outpace LCD Shipments In 2020
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All News for October 2017
For long-time enthusiasts that were around during the ascent of personal computers, the Commodore Amiga remains one of the most beloved systems of all time. When it was originally released back in the mid-80’s, the Amiga could do things that no other consumer-class computer could – its graphics, sound, and...
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Today, Intel announced something that it hopes will help in the fight against NVIDIA in the AI market. Intel's new processor is called the Nervana Neural Network Processor, and previously went by the codename "Lake Crest." Intel says that it has been working to make the Nervana processor for three years and it is now...
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Given how cutthroat the smartphone market is these days, manufactures are looking for new ways to get an edge on the competition. Xiaomi was one of the first to start the bezel-free display trend with the original Mi MIX, and now ZTE is looking to turn heads with the Axon M.
The centerpiece of the Axon M are its...
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Razer's Blade Stealth gaming notebook is receiving a significant upgrade today, and the boost is coming courtesy of Intel's 8th generation Core processors. In this case, the 13.3-inch notebook is packing the Core i7-8550U, which features 4 physical cores capable of executing 8 threads.
The Core i7-8550U has a base...
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Hacking happens all the time, and when it affects a large number of people, companies typically disclose the breach. Not always, of course, sometimes not even in a timely manner. As it pertains to Microsoft, something a little different occurred several years ago. Several former employees say a sophisticated hacking...
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AMD took the PC market by storm earlier this year with its Zen-based processor families. We've seen Ryzen 7, Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 processors for the mainstream market, and Ryzen Threadripper for enthusiasts. Zen has even filtered into the enterprise market with EPYC processors.
One market where Zen hasn't yet been...
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Sometimes it seems like Amazon is trying to take over the world, and a big part of that plan involves Alexa, the company's digital assistant found in its Echo smart speaker products. Alexa is also found in some third-party gear, the newest of which is a hands-free, turn-by-turn navigation product from Garmin called...
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Polestar, the electric performance car spinoff of Volvo, announced its first standalone automobile and it is a beauty. There is also plenty of brawn to go along with the luxurious styling. The Polestar 1, as it is appropriated dubbed, harnesses 600 horses underneath the hood. It will go into production sometime around...
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One the primary benefits to owning a Google-branded phone is that new versions of Android are made available immediately, as opposed to waiting for a third-party manufacturer to customize and qualify the code. Unfortunately for some owners of Google's first generation Pixel phones, this perk turned into sideways with...
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Microsoft just announced a few brand new products: a pair of powerful new Surface Book 2 devices featuring 8th Gen Intel Core Processors and NVIDIA graphics, and a Surface Precision Mouse designed to be the perfect companion to the devices. The new Surface Book 2 borrows virtually all of the physical design cues of...
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Netflix is set to spend a massive amount of money on original content next year with a budget that puts many networks to shame. The streaming media giant confirmed during its Q3 earnings report yesterday that it would be spending $8 billion on new content for 2018. That massive budget will allow Netflix to continue...
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Qualcomm has announced a new SoC called the Snapdragon 636, and it is aimed squarely at the heart of the mid-range market. The SoC has custom Kryo 260 processing cores promising a 40 percent performance improvement over the current Snapdragon 630. The Snapdragon 636 platform will support ultra-wide FHD+ displays and...
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Qualcomm is well on its way to delivering 5G wireless connectivity for the masses, and has demonstrated its ability to achieve gigabit data speeds in a controlled environment. In this case, Qualcomm achieved the feat in its San Diego laboratory.
At the center of testing for these 5G wireless trials was Qualcomm's...
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The Fall Creators Update will be available for Windows 10 users starting tomorrow, but if you have an Xbox One console, the fun starts today. Microsoft announced that the Fall Update is now rolling out to the Xbox One and Xbox One S -- it will also presumably be preinstalled on the upcoming Xbox One X.
Thanks to...
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Google Chrome might be the most popular web browser in the world, but it has long been criticized for the app bloat that has accumulated over the years and its negative impact on resources and battery life. The "bloat" is about to increase again today, although Google says that the latest addition to Chrome should...
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This morning we talked about a researcher from KU Leuven University in Belgium who had discovered a major security vulnerability in the WiFi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol that is used to secure wireless internet traffic. That vulnerability could be used to allow a nefarious attacker to glean confidential details...
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Last month, Apple introduced a new family of smartphones to appease the legions of iPhone users around the globe. The first products to take the stage with the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, which are enhanced versions of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that debuted last year. The real "star" of the show, however, was the...
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Cybercriminals have developed a new form of Android ransomware that gives victims added incentive to pay up. In addition to scrambling the user's data with an AES encryption algorithm, the new ransomware replaces an infected device's personal identification number (PIN) with one that is randomly generated, effectively...
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It seems as though dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) hardware is seeping into more aspects of our computing hardware (see Apple iPhone X), and the latest evidence of that is with Huawei's new Mate 10 Series of flagship smartphones.
There are two smartphones in the family: the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, both of...
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Display technology has continued to improve over the past several years, and not just with higher-resolution panels. The next big shift is a transition from liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to organic light emitting diode (OLED) screens. As it pertains to smartphones, an increasing number of companies are making...
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Russia may soon roll out its own state-controlled cryptocurrency called CryptoRuble. Unlike Bitcoin, Ethereum, LiteCoin, and other types of cryptocurrency that are all the rage these days, Russia's digital coins cannot be mined. CryptoRubles will be issued and tracked by the government like regular currency, and users...
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A security expert at Belgian university KU Leuven has discovered a major vulnerability in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol that could a expose a user's wireless Internet traffic, including usernames and passwords that are entered into secure websites. The vulnerability affects most devices and several...
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