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Latest News - June 2018
- Steam Summer 2018 Sale Going On Now, Score Sizzling Discounts On Hot Game Titles
- Car Connectivity Consortium To Usher In Smartphone-Based Digital Key Access Technology
- Bing Gains AI Visual Search Capabilities Courtesy Of Your Smartphone Camera
- Google Assistant Gains Continued Conversation Mode For More Natural Google Home Interactions
- Nintendo And Microsoft Showcase Minecraft Switch/Xbox Crossplay While Sony Pouts
- AT&T Launching Two New Unlimited Data Plans With WatchTV Live Streaming Service
- Amazon Brings Moto Z3 Play And Moto G6 Play To Prime Exclusive Family
- 2.5 Geeks 6/21/18: 2nd Gen Threadripper! LG G7 ThinQ, MateBook X Pro, ADATA NVMe Goodness, Intel’s First GPU?!
- Microsoft Backpedals On Planned Xbox One VR Rollout, Here’s Why
- Basemark GPU Benchmark Released To Torture Test PC And Mobile Graphics
- NVIDIA CEO Gifts Limited Edition Volta Titan Vs With 32GB HBM2 To AI Researchers
- Intel CEO Brian Krzanich Resigns Amidst Relationship Scandal As INTC Shares Tumble
- Samsung 8 Terabyte NF1 Gumstick NVMe SSD Smashes Storage Barriers In A Tiny Form Factor
- Apple AirPower Wireless Charging Mat Delayed Until Fall Amid Development Setbacks
- Nintendo Begins Banning Switch Consoles Running Pirated Software
- Bose Sleepbuds Mask Noises To Let You Catch Some Uninterrupted Zzzs
- Mylobot Malware Targets Your Windows PC For DDoS, Trojan And Keylogger Attacks
- Tesla Sues Saboteur Ex Employee Accused Of Hacking Gigafactory Systems And Stealing Data
- ADATA XPG SX8200 SSD Review: Affordable, Quick NVMe-Based Storage
- Samsung Rolls Out Sunrise Gold Galaxy S9 To Showcase Your Inner C-3PO
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All News for June 2018
The kids are out of school and the weather is trending towards scorching hot (depending on where you live), and that can mean only one thing—summer has officially begun! That alone isn't reason for excitement though. Sure, we're stoked about getting outside and catching some rays, but we're equally excited that Valve...
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The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) has announced that it has published the Digital Key Release 1.0 specification. That specification is a standardized solution that is designed to eliminate the keys and fobs we all carry for our cars today and replace them with a digital version that lives on your smartphone. The...
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Microsoft has announced a new feature for Bing that will make it much easier to find information about things you see in the real world. The new feature is called Visual Search and it harnesses a smartphone's camera letting you snap a picture to search, shop, and learn more about anything around you. All you need to...
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Do you want to have a more natural conversation with your AI voice assistant? If saying wake words like "OK, Google" over and over again seem to robotic and stilted for you, Google is pushing out an update that it first announced at Google I/O called Continued Conversation.
Continued Conversation will all you to...
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Nintendo and Microsoft are looking to hype up the angry rift that has grown between console gamers and Sony following its decision to ban Fortnite cross-play and cross-progression. Sony sees cross-play support as a threat to the PlayStation 4's domination of the current-generation console and former Sony Online chief...
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Fresh off its victory over the federal government in its bid to acquire Time Warner Cable, AT&T has made good on its promise to deliver its WatchTVstreaming service. AT&T announced this morning that WatchTV will be made available with two new unlimited plans that are launching next week.
The two new plans are called...
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Amazon is adding two new devices to its Prime Exclusive Phones lineup, and both come from Motorola (a subsidiary of Lenovo). The Moto Z3 Play and Moto G6 Play will both be available starting June 29th unlocked out of the box.
The Moto G6 Play is the more affordable entry, priced at just $189.99. In return, you get a...
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In this latest episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks podcast, Marco, Chris and Dave kick around breaking news and tech reviews headlines like AMD’s 2nd Gen Threadripper 32-core beast, LG’s punchy, potent G7 ThinQ phone, Huawei’s sleek and sexy MateBook X Pro laptop, ADATA’s snappy SX8200 NVMe SSD, Intel’s...
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If you have been holding your breath waiting for Microsoft to release a VR accessory for its Xbox One console, go ahead and refill your lungs with oxygen, there is no point in turning blue in the face. Despite previous plans to embrace VR on the console side of the equation, it's not coming to the Xbox One. Instead...
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Basemark has introduced a new graphics performance benchmark for various operating systems and platform categories, allowing users to compare the performance of next generation mobile, automotive, and desktop GPUs. It's called Basemark GPU and it is available as a free download for consumer use. According to Basemark...
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Some of the top researchers in artificial intelligence received a special surprise from NVIDIA at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference in Salt Lake City, Utah yesterday. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang presented twenty randomly selected attendees with a limited edition Titan V CEO Edition graphics card...
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There is a change of leadership at Intel, and it is coming rather abruptly, spurred by a completely unexpected situation at the company. Intel announced that Brian Krzanich has resigned as chief executive officer effective immediately. Robert Swan will take over in the interim.
Intel has been under a lot of pressure...
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Samsung is laying claim to having the highest capacity NVMe solid state drive on the market, an 8-terabyte model based on the ultra-thin Next-Generation Small Form Factor (NGSFF). As is often the case when it comes to technological firsts in storage, the new 8TB NVMe NF1 SSD is not a consumer drive, so don't expect to...
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When Apple announced the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X back in fall 2017, it also revealed its so-called “AirPower” wireless charging mat. Apple originally said that the device would ship in 2018, but what we didn’t know at the time is that it would be a late 2018 release. According to a new report, AirPower...
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Nintendo has been selling the Switch about as fast as it can build them resulting in some bountiful profits for the company. The Switch has been the subject of some hacks with all the consoles on the market suffering from an unpatchable exploit thanks to the NVIDIA Tegra chip inside. Hackers have been able to leverage...
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If you live in an area with lots of barking dogs, aircraft flying over, noisy neighbors, or have a spouse who is anything but quiet, Bose has something for you. The audio company has launched a new set of earbuds that are designed specifically for sleep called the Sleepbuds. These wearable gadgets are "tiny" according...
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Malware is a huge problem for computer users today as the threat posed by malicious software continues to increase. A new botnet was recently detected in a live environment for an unnamed client of Deep Instinct, a security firm.
The security firm says that the botnet, dubbed Mylobot, uses three different layers of...
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There has been a massive cloud of negativity swirling around Tesla over the past few months as it ramps up production of the Model 3 mainstream EV. Over the weekend, CEO Elon Musk revealed that a [now former] employee admitted to "extensive and damaging sabotage" to the company.
Today, Tesla has filed formal action...
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The latest generation of NVMe-based solid state drives have significantly altered the value proposition for performance-conscious PC enthusiasts. Whereas the NVMe drives of “old” were significantly more expensive than SATA-based products, while offering somewhat higher performance, many of today’s...
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There's no question that Samsung's Galaxy series are among the most popular Android smartphones on the planet. The newest entries into the family -- the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ -- launched earlier the year and were most recently embiggened with larger storage capacities. Now, Samsung is adding a new color to the mix...
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Do you remember when Facebook didn't have any advertisements? That was a long time ago, and it was always inevitable that ads would infiltrate our timelines. Fair enough—it is a free service, after all, and Facebook has to generate income to keep it going. Over time, however, they've become more pervasive and, in some...
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The European Union's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted in favor of draft legislation that would overhaul Europe's copyright rules. However, the concern from several Internet pioneers, civil liberties groups, and others who oppose the legislation fear that it will ultimately be a tool for surveillance and...
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