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- Acer Predator Z35P Curved WQHD 35-inch Monitor Stalks Prey With 100Hz G-SYNC Panel
- Google DeepMind AlphaGo AI Defeats World Number One Go Master Ke Jie
- Video Subtitle Hack Exploiting VLC, Popcorn Time And Kodi Could Enslave Millions Of Devices, Update Now
- Samsung Galaxy S8 Iris Scanner Easily Hacked With Contact Lens And Photo Printer
- Huawei MateBook X Puts Apple’s MacBook In Its Crosshairs With Kaby Lake Core i7 Power
- North Korea ‘Highly Likely’ Behind Global WannaCry Ransomware Attack Says Symantec
- Apple And Nokia End Patent War With Fresh Licensing Agreement
- Rockstar Games Delays Red Dead Redemption 2 Until Spring 2018, Releases New Screenshots
- Microsoft Announces New Surface Pro With Kaby Lake And Optional LTE
- AMD Confirms 7nm Tape Out In 2H 2017 For Navi And Zen 2
- Samsung Galaxy Book 12 Review: OLED Display Meets S Pen And Portability
- 95% Off 2017 Complete Java Bundle In The HotHardware Shop
- Researchers Discover SSD NAND Flash Vulnerability That Forces Data Corruption
- Far Cry 5 Teaser Takes Gamers To Montana Home Of Religious Nutjob Murderers
- Samsung's Galaxy S8 Buy One Get One Free Offer Smokes Other Carrier Deals
- Hot Deals On A High-End Bluetooth Speaker, Retro Mechanical Keyboard, and Much More
- Alleged iPhone 8 Mold Leak Shows Size Comparisons With iPhone 7s And 7s Plus
- What Is Android Go Exactly And Why You Might Care
- HP’s Refreshed Spectre x2 2-in-1 And Envy 13 Laptop Deliver Premium Surface Competition
- Samsung To Debut Stretchable OLED Display This Week At SID 2017
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All News for May 2017
Acer is known for its outrageous gaming monitors, and that is even more apparent today with the new Predator Z35P. The company announced that the Predator Z35P is available for pre-order right here in the United States, and that it will hit retail shelves later this month.
At its heart is a hulking 35-inch 21:9...
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A board game like "Go" might not look complicated on the surface to the untrained eye, which could lead the uninformed to believe that it wouldn't be all that difficult for a computer to best a human player in a head-to-head match. We've seen many examples in the past where that hasn't been the case (IBM's Watson is a...
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If you’re a regular user of media player apps like VLC, Kodi and Popcorn Time, now is the time to grab the latest update from your software’s developer. Researchers for Check Point has uncovered a new exploit that allows hackers to use subtitles as a sneaky way to take over your device.
How is it even possible for...
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When the Samsung Galaxy S8 was released earlier this year, it was equipped with a number of security features including facial recognition, an iris scanner and a fingerprint sensor. However, a hacker has discovered that the iris scanner, which has been billed a secure way to lock your device, can be easily fooled with...
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Huawei is taking the fight directly to Apple with its new MateBook X. Aimed squarely at the 12-inch MacBook, the MateBook X employs a sleek aluminum frame and a generous 13-inch display with a resolution of 2160×1440 and a screen-to-body ratio of 88 percent thanks to thin 4.4mm bezels.
Unlike the MacBook, which it...
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Now that the dust has settled on a global ransomware outbreak that could have been much worse than it ended up being, we can all breathe a sigh of relieve. Meanwhile, security outfits are busy analyzing the outbreak to uncover as much information as possible about the threat known as WannaCry. According to Symantec's...
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Apple and Nokia have made nice on a patent dispute, putting an end to what could have been contentious litigation. Nokia had actually sued Apple at the end of last year after failing to convince the Cupertino outfit to renew expiring licensing agreements that were inked back in 2011. At the time, Apple accused Nokia...
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The long awaited sequel to Red Dead Redemption released in 2010 will not come out this fall as originally planned. Instead, Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 has been delayed until spring of next year, as it needs additional time to make sure the sequel lives up to expectations. The American...
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The new Surface Pro is here, and it looks nearly identical to the old Surface Pro 4. Microsoft has dropped the numerical suffix to its popular convertible, which explains why Microsoft’s Panos Panay remarked earlier this month that there would be no “Surface Pro 5”, but it has also added over 800 “new custom parts” to...
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If you thought the competition between AMD was Intel was already reaching a fever pitch, hang onto your hat, the best is yet to come. With Ryzen, AMD put itself back into contention in the high-end market where enthusiasts like to loiter. But Ryzen is not the end game for AMD, it is just the beginning. Looking ahead, AMD is planning a die
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Hybrid 2-in-1 tablet convertible devices like Samsung's new Galaxy Book 12 are a tough gig. Striking a balance between ultimate portability, performance, and battery life is not easy when it comes to the well-under 2 pound device class of products. That said, Microsoft made a go of it with the very popular Surface Pro...
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If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to code, and dig into the most commonly used programming language in the world, we’ve got a deal running in the HotHardware Shop you’ll want to see. The 2017 Complete Java Bundle is discounted by 95% and available for only a fraction of the original price...
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There might not be a storage medium that's definitively indestructible, or perfectly reliable, but solid-state storage would rank near the top. A hard drive, for example, might be able to house a large amount of data, but if it's dropped to the ground, or its host PC is bumped hard enough, all of that data could...
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Far Cry 5 is coming, and the hype train rolls out today with the reveal of the very first teaser trailer for the game. If the Himalayan atmosphere of Far Cry 4 was a bit too “out there” for you, maybe you will be more at home with the setting of Far Cry 5: present-day Montana.
Montana might seem like a rather...
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We’ve seen Buy One Get One Free offers on the Samsung Galaxy S8 over the past two months, but they usually came with plenty of strings attached, require you to adhere to special rate plans, or make you wait up to two months to get your money back for the “free” phone. Luckily, Samsung is spearheading a new BOGO offer...
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Welcome back for another installment of HOT deals! On tap for you all today, we have deals on an awesome ARCHEER 25W Bamboo Bluetooth Speaker System, a KrBn Retro LED Backlit Mechanical Keyboard, an iClever Portable Tri-folding Bluetooth Keyboard, and much more. Full details for all of today’s deal are available...
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It’s springtime, which means that iPhone rumors and leaks are ramping up at quickening pace. Last week, we were treated to speculative renders of the incoming iPhone 8 flagship, and today we are getting a look at alleged molds for the smartphone in comparison to its rumored iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus...
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Google last week released its first developer preview of Android O, the next-generation mobile operating system that will replace Android 7.0 Nougat as the latest and greatest in the Android camp. There has been plenty of buzz surrounding Android O, but Google also talked a little bit about Android Go at is Google I/O developers conference.
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It seems as though every PC OEM wants deliver a new “Surface killer”, and Hewlett-Packard is the latest to step up to the plate with its newly upgraded Spectre x2. The Spectre x2 is first and foremost a tablet that is dominated by its 12.3-inch 3000x2000 display (which is an upgrade from the previous 1920x1280...
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The displays of tomorrow will not look like or function in the same manner as the displays as today. Sure, panel makers are working on increasing high resolution displays, but we're not talking about a bump to 8K or even higher. Tomorrow's displays will be flexible, bendable, foldable, and even stretchable. In regards...
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Have you ever dropped a smartphone and watched in horror as it landed awkwardly on a hard surface, shattering the display in the process? That is just one of the hazards that adventurers face when climbing mountains and venturing beyond the local mall. It is also why Samsung builds rugged versions of its flagships...
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Policing the world's largest social playground in which there are nearly 2 billion monthly active users must be a rather daunting task. This is the Internet, after all, where many people feel empowered to say inappropriate things and act in a manner that is completely different than how they might act in real life...
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