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Latest News - September 2018
- Amazon Launches Refreshed Echo Dot, Echo Plus, 10-inch Echo Show And New Smart Plug
- Amazon's Alexa Event Outs Echo Subwoofer, Echo Link Amp And $60 Smart Microwave
- Google 'Nocturne' Chrome OS Tablet Allegedly Leaked By Brydge
- Cryptocurrency Mining Hacks Allegedly Skyrocket In Part Due To Leaked NSA Tool
- Apple iPhone XS And XS Max Teardown Exposes Hidden Notched Feature, IP68 Prowess
- Samsung’s Galaxy A7 Rocks Company’s First Triple-Camera System
- 2.5 Geeks: GeForce RTX 2080 Ti And GeForce RTX 2080 Benchmark Analysis And NVIDIA Turing Discussion
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Overclocked To 2.4GHz GPU And 17Gbps GDDR6 Crushes 3DMark World Records
- ASUS Intel Z390 Motherboard Lineup Leaks Including ROG Maximus XI
- Hackers Crack Nintendo Switch Online To Install Unsupported NES Games
- Amazon Echo Sub And Smart Plug Leak As Part Of Alexa Product Expansion
- GoPro Airdrops Hero7 Black, White, and Silver Action Cams For Outdoorsy Crowd
- iPhone XS Max And Galaxy Note 9: Skyrocketing Flagship Phone Prices Gouge Consumers
- Newegg Website Was Infiltrated By Hackers For Nearly A Month, Customer Financial Data Stolen
- Nokia Gets Its #GameOn With Android Gaming Smartphone Teaser
- iOS 12.1 Beta Confirms iPad Pro Fall Launch, Landscape Face ID
- Sega Mega Drive Mini Retro Gaming Console Delayed Until 2019
- Gigabyte AORUS Intel Z390 Motherboard Teased, October 8th Unveil Confirmed
- Amazon Fire TV 4K, Fire Tablets And Kindle E-Readers Deeply Discounted For Prime Members
- Metro Exodus Gameplay Video Flaunts GeForce RTX Real-Time Ray Traced Global Illumination
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All News for September 2018
The Echo Dot has long been one of Amazon's most popular Alexa-backed devices, and it's getting yet another redesign. This time around, you'll find the same four-button control scheme atop the device, but the previous 7-microphone array has been replaced with just 4 microphones. We first reported on this change when...
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Amazon held a special event today to announce a new round of Alexa-powered products, and you've already seen a few of them leaked right here at HotHardware.
Among the devices unveiled include the Echo Sub, which as we described this morning, is a 100W subwoofer. It can pair with up to two [same model] Echo devices to...
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Earlier this month, there were a number of leaks surrounding upcoming Chrome OS hardware devices that will be unveiled on October 9th by Google. One of those devices was a Chrome OS tablet which goes by the codename Nocturne.
Today, more images of the tablet were uncovered, which were provided by Bluetooth keyboard...
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Let's start with the good news. Cryptocurrency mining on GPUs has waned considerably, and the shortage of graphics cards that made it nearly impossible to score a mid-range or high-end GPU at or near MSRP is over (for the most part). Are you ready for the bad news? Be that as it may, cryptocurrency mining hacks are on...
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Apple has begun shipping the first wave of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max smartphones to customers, and the former has already been disassembled (complete with video footage). Right off the bat, getting inside the new iPhone XS is a bit harder compared to last year's iPhone X.
If you recall, the iPhone X is IP67 rated...
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Show of hands, how many of you use your smartphone primarily for making phone calls? Anyone? We're sure there are some folks who do, but by and large, today's smartphones are essentially pocket PCs with a range of functionality, not the least of which is taking pictures. Samsung's latest handset, the Galaxy A7, looks...
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In this latest episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks, Dave, Marco, and Chris discuss NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 graphics cards, analyze their benchmark performance, and discuss what Turing means for consumers now and in the future. Join us during our next 2.5 Geeks podcasts and get your questions...
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The embargoes have lifted on sharing performance metrics for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX cards, and if you haven't done so already, be sure to check our in-depth review of the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and 2080 (we also have a deep dive on Turing, if you're interested). One thing we didn't cover, however, is extreme...
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Intel will be rolling out its 9th generation Core processor family in October, though we can't say for sure exactly when—we've heard both October 1 and October 8 thrown around. Either way, Intel's hardware partners are ready with a whole bunch of new motherboards based on the company's accompanying Z390 Express...
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Nintendo Switch Online just went live earlier this week, but it has already been hacked. Nintendo Switch Online is a paid service that gives subscribers access to cloud saves for games, online multiplayer and a [downloadable] classic games library that includes 20 NES titles.
Nintendo Switch gamers have been eagerly...
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Amazon is doing very well with its line of Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers. Earlier this week a rumor was making the rounds that suggested Amazon was set to significantly expand its Alexa offerings on the market with eight new devices including a microwave and an amplifier. A couple of those new Alexa devices have...
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Early this month we discussed leaked images claiming to show what the next generation of GoPro cameras would look like and gave up some details on the devices. Those cameras have now gone official confirming the details of the leak. GoPro has three versions of the camera that are differentiated by their color and the...
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Have we all lost our minds when it comes to smartphones? Or perhaps the better question is, have smartphone OEMs completely jumped the shark? Apple announced its new 2018 lineup of iPhones last week, and the flagship iPhone XS starts at $999. That itself isn’t too surprising, given that that iPhone X launched at the...
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Even though Newegg is one of the most popular destinations for enthusiasts looking to score the latest and greatest hardware for the gaming rigs, the retail giant is not immune to the nefarious actions of the hacker community. To that end, Newegg's website was hacked, and the parties responsible were able to inject 15...
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It doesn't matter how many times we say this—and we've said it a lot—companies just don't understand there are no mulligans on the Internet. Word to the wise, if you post something online, you can't take it back. We bring this up because Nokia, for a brief blip in time, teased a new gaming phone on its Twitter account...
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Apple has begun pushing out its iOS 12.1 update in beta form, and in doing so the Cupertino company may have revealed some new details about upcoming features and products that have not yet been announced. Taking things a step further, the iOS 12.1 beta appears to confirm a new iPad Pro model coming out before the end...
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It seems as though everyone has caught retro gaming fever. Nintendo arguably brought retro “mini” console gaming to the forefront with the NES Classic Edition – which immediately became a hot-seller – and later with the SNES Classic Edition. Atari is even getting in on the action with its VCS. Not to be left out, Sega...
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If you know where to look, there is much more to find on the Internet than the latest development in the ongoing Machine Gun Kelly versus Eminem dispute. Really, there is. For example, followers of Gigabyte's AORUS Twitter account will have spotted a teaser clip that appears to show off an upcoming motherboard...
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If you're an Amazon Prime member that has no qualms about being sucked deeper into the Amazon ecosystem, the online retail giant is running some big discounts on its first-party hardware. In fact, these are some of the biggest discounts that we've seen on Amazon hardware since this year's Prime Day(s) event.
Amazon...
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NVIDIA and developer 4A Games have released a video showing over 6 minutes of gameplay footage from Metro Exodus, a story-driven first person shooter (FPS) that will be one of the first titles to support real-time ray tracing. The video is narrated by Benjamin Archard, a rendering programmer at 4A Games. In it, he...
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To date, NVIDIA has disclosed a number of details regarding its GeForce RTX series graphics cards, based on the bleeding-edge Turing GPU architecture. We covered NVIDIA’s official announcements direct from Gamescom, where high-level features like Ray Tracing, DLSS, NVLink, and pricing were initially revealed and...
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Now that the rumors are over and Apple has revealed its three new iPhone models, all the speculation has turned to how many units Apple will sell. While the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR were all announced at the same time, the cheapest version, the iPhone XR, will ship much later than the other two. The iPhone XS and XS...
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