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- Historic NASA Project Files And Software Appear In Amiga 2500 eBay Listing
- Lamborghini's Badass Urus SUV Goes Rogue With Twin-Turbo V8 Packing 641 Horsepower
- Samsung's Future Galaxy Phones Could Add Palm Reading To Display Password Hints
- Aussie GoldenEye Gamer Goes Berserk After Torching 15-Year-Old Speedrunner Record
- Google Offers Pixelbook And Samsung Chromebook Plus/Pro Owners 6 Months Of Free Netflix
- Apple iPhone X Is Allegedly Liberally Sharing Face ID Data With Apps
- Facebook Launches Messenger Kids With Strict Parental Controls For Children Under 13
- LOL OMG! Text Messaging Just Celebrated Its 25th Birthday
- Intel Cascade Lake-X HEDT Enthusiast Processors Coming Q4 2018 According To Roadmap Leak
- Samsung's Folding Screen Smartphone Allegedly Confirmed For 2018 Launch
- Google To Build 'Landscraper' London HQ Becoming Longest Property In The UK
- Sony Will Let You Try A PlayStation VR And Skyrim Bundle In-Home For Free
- How To Win A Custom L.A. Noire Themed Xbox One X, PS4 Pro Or Nintendo Switch From Rockstar
- AMD Confirms AM4 Socket Will Support Future Ryzen Processors Through 2020
- This Was Apple's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week Of Shoddy Software Issues
- Google Chrome For Windows Will Block Third-Party Code Injections To Reduce Crashes
- Apple Launches iOS 11.2 With 7.5W Wireless Charging And Apple Pay Cash Support
- Google's Santa Tracker Returns With Elf Selfies And Multiplayer Snowball Fights
- Gigabyte Unveils GeForce GTX 1070 Ti AORUS With One-Click Overclocking
- Google Home Is Buy One, Get One Free Today At Best Buy
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All News for December 2017
If you are a frequent visitor to HotHardware, then you know that we have a soft spot for Amiga systems. So, our ears naturally perked up when we received word of an old Amiga 2500 system that has found its way to eBay. But this isn't just your everyday, run-of-the-mill Amiga system; this particular system previously...
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This isn't the first time that Lamborghini has produced an SUV, and it likely won't be the last. We present to you the Urus crossover SUV. We doubt that you'd mistake it for anything but a Lamborghini with its sharp lines, gaping grilles, big wheels, and low-slung design.
The Urus is built on Volkswagen's MLB [Evo]...
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We've all forgotten a password at some point in our online travails, and have needed to resort to password hints to retrieve or reset said password. In most cases, these hints are easily guessed by nefarious parties using social engineering. As we’re learned over the years, such breakdowns in security chains can have...
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Records are meant to be broken, we hear that all the time. And for the most part, it holds true. But every so often, a record is achieved that seems impossible to beat, such as Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hitting streak and the Boston Celtics winning eight straight NBA championships. One that sat right up there was a...
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Around here, we like to think that free is good... for the most part. That is definitely the case with this new promotion in which Google has teamed up with Netflix to provide owners of certain Chromebooks a sweet deal on unlimited video streaming.
If you own a Google Pixelbook, Samsung Chromebook Pro or Plus, you...
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One of the fancy new features of the iPhone X has repeatedly come under fire. We are talking about Face ID, the biometric security feature that Apple touted as being highly secure. Face ID allows iPhone X users to sign into their phones without entering a password or PIN code. However, there is growing concern about...
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Facebook is rolling out a preview of Messenger Kids, a new standalone messaging app designed specifically for children who are under 13-years-old. The aim is to provide a safe way for children to video chat and message with family and friends, with parents having access to strict parental controls to ensure their kids...
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Nearly a billion text messages are sent every hour, and that does not take into account app-to-app messaging. Overall, some 8 trillion (yes, TRILLION!) texts are sent each year, which again does not include app-to-app messages. For better or worse, texting has become a part of everyday life, and it all started 25 years ago on December 3, 1992,
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This has been a busy year for both Intel and AMD, both of which have released numerous new processors, including a range of high-end desktop (HEDT) chips for enthusiasts. As 2017 comes to an end, a newly leaked roadmap suggests Intel will be content to ride its Skylake-X architecture through most of 2018, with a new...
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We have been hearing rumors for a while now about a Samsung smartphone that features a folding screen. The rumors peg the device to debut next year and so far, reports indicate that the folding smartphone could be unveiled at CES next month. A new report has come in that claims to confirm that the smartphone is indeed...
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Google first said that it would be building a new London HQ way back in 2013. That new HQ will be built at the King's Cross Central devolvement and plans for the structure have now been unveiled. Google's new HQ will likely be the longest property in the UK when completed and is being called a "landscraper."
Rather...
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All gamers struggle with the same doubts and concerns before they get a new gaming system or accessory that costs big bucks. We all worry that it won't be as good as we hoped it would be, or we just plain won’t like it. Sony is helping alleviate some of those fears for PlayStation 4 gamers thinking about a PlayStation...
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Rockstar is going to be giving away some sweet customized gaming consoles and even a custom gaming PC all done up in the retro style of L.A. Noire. There are four different gaming devices to win including three current generation consoles and a single gaming PC. Entries into the giveaway will be based on four...
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One of the most frustrating things about a building a PC is the pace at which technologies evolves, leaving you with a collection of obsolete parts sometimes only weeks after purchasing them. This can be especially infuriating when AMD or Intel introduce a new processor and CPU socket. Well, if you build a Ryzen...
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This has been an incredibly dreadful week for Apple's operating systems. It's not often that we such glaring security issues prop up from the Apple camp, but the folks in Cupertino really screwed the pooch -- so to speak -- when it comes to macOS High Sierra.
As we reported on Wednesday, developer Lemi Ergin...
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When Google announced Chrome nearly a decade ago, one of its promises was to deliver a more stable browser. The company used sandbox techniques to make sure that if a process in a tab goes screwy, it won't take down the rest of the browser with it. At first, it did almost feel like the browser was uncrashable, but the...
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Apple has rolled out an update for iOS bringing the current version to iOS 11.2, and it supports some nice new features that iPhone and iPad users will appreciate. The big new feature here is support for Apple Pay Cash. This Apple Pay Cash feature allows for peer-to-peer money transfers in a move that makes Apple Pay...
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Any parent of younger kids who are big Santa fans know that a great tech friend on Christmas Eve is the Santa Tracker app from Google. This app will keep you from having to constantly answering the all important "Where is Santa?" question, all night and generally make your life easier. The Santa Tracker app from...
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For whatever reason, NVIDIA does not want its hardware partners overclocking the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti at the factory. This is probably to prevent closing the performance gap between (and cannibalizing sales of) it and the GeForce GTX 1080, though interestingly enough, NVIDIA said it designed the 1070 Ti with...
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When it comes to AI smart speakers currently on the market, the two dominant players on the market are Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo family and the newly expanded Google Home family. During the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales bonanza, the "original" Google Home was available for as low as $79, which is a $50 price break from its normal MSRP.
However,
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The net neutrality debate is hard upon us, but not everyone understands what's at stake. Most tech-savvy folks understand the issues and have a thoughtful position based on their understanding of the technology and how it's used. But some have no position, mainly because they simply don't follow the tech press on a daily basis. This may be
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We've been hearing quite a bit about wireless 5G technology over the past year, but most of those tests have been with stationary in controlled lab environments. However, Samsung and Japanese telecom giant KDDI have demonstrated a working 5G link from a moving platform -- in this case, a passenger train.
Samsung and...
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