الخميس، 30 أبريل 2015
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Upstart phone manufacturer OnePlus (makers of the OnePlus One) and Cyanogen Inc are calling their partnership off. Future OnePlus devices will ship with its own operating system.
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Crashing is an ugly word, but you can also call it "lithobraking." Either way, NASA's successful MESSENGER mission to Mercury is about to come to an abrupt end.
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We now have confirmation that AMD's upcoming Fiji GPU will use a new memory interface -- courtesy of the Hot Chips program guide.
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At its Build conference earlier this week, Microsoft revealed a brand new lock screen for Windows 10 -- opening up PCs to the hellscape of ads that is the Xbox user interface in the process.
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Today, Lenovo is offering a quad-core K450e desktop PC for just $649.99. Simply use the coupon code “USPK403430” in your shopping cart, and you’ll instantly save 350 bucks off the sticker price. For an asking price that low, the internals of this sleek tower are nothing to sneeze at. It sports a fourth generation quad-core…
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New diagnostic apps developed by researchers at the University of Washington and Oxford University can detect sleep apnea with almost the same accuracy as traditional and expensive lab tests.
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Consoles were once exclusively home to big-budget full-price games, but the world is very different now. The Xbox One is home to a number of excellent free-to-play titles; here are the best we've seen.
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Consoles were once exclusively home to big-budget full-price games, but the world is very different now. The Xbox One is home to a number of excellent free-to-play titles; here are the best we've seen.
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Microsoft has renamed its Technical Preview builds to Insider Previews. And with that comes Build 10074, the latest preview ahead of the operating system's release in late July.
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Verizon has been hit by a pair of bad practices and false claims regarding its FiOS service. Net neutrality or not, old anti-consumer habits die hard.
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الأربعاء، 29 أبريل 2015
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The Apple Watch apparently has a problem, and it explains why preorders have been shoved back to June. Faulty components have forced the company to rely on Japanese suppliers.
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Researchers have improved transparent aluminum manufacturing to where it could be used for larger design. Could this Star Trek-inspired technology become real?
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AMD's desktop and mobile roadmaps may have leaked ahead of its May 6 Analyst Day. Oops.
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It's still on you to be aware of threats to stay safe, but Android is by its very nature more secure than a desktop computer. Still, you've probably already got what you need.
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The new discoveries could lead to the first successful quantum computer design -- which could blow away all existing TOP500 supercomputers in raw performance.
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The Porsche-Hilite technology is comparatively simple, and could be offered to every automaker if and when VCR comes to market.
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PC gaming setups can be pricey — doubly so when we’re talking about gaming laptops. Top of the line gear costs thousands of dollars, and that scares off a lot of people. Thankfully, you don’t need to spend that much for a nice gaming experience — not even on a laptop. The Y50-70 from Lenovo…
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If you lug a camera bag, imagine having its contents fit in your pocket. If you dont, but have always envied the photos from your friend's expensive cameras, imagine being able to get those images with your smartphone. That's the promise of Light. We dive into its tech to see how they think it is possible.
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More rumors and official-looking slides are leaking around AMD's upcoming Zen CPU. If accurate, the new core could have real promise. We dive into the details.
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الثلاثاء، 28 أبريل 2015
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Fortune is reporting that a "confidential" memo from Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman has leaked explaining how dire the situation really is for the company that Kickstarter built.
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Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have been well-received, but multiple users are reporting unusual RAM usage. The devices aggressively kill applications -- even with enough RAM to avoid doing so.
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Fans of Tesla's technology that can't afford a Model S have been waiting for the Model 3, but it looks like we'll be waiting a while longer
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DARPA intends to do build cognitive implants that are active at the level of the mind, and that can not only replay what we see or think, but create what we see, think, and perhaps most importantly, remember.
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The LG G4 is curvier and more focused on taking pictures than last year's LG flagship, but can it stand up to the competition?
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LG's G4 debuts today, alongside the Snapdragon 808 SoC from Qualcomm. Does this new chip avoid the thermal issues that have ensnared its bigger brother?
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There's a rumor going around that troubles at TSMC are to blame for Qualcomm's thermal woes. Is there any truth to them? We investigate.
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Need a lightweight laptop? Check out this Yoga 3 convertible Ultrabook from Lenovo. If you're a habitual traveler, this tiny laptop is the perfect solution. With plenty of battery life, loads of RAM, and a respectable flash drive, you don't have to sacrifice your computing experience for portability.
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The spectrum measurement was courtesy of the HARPS planet-hunting machine and ESO's La Silla Observatory 3.6-meter telescope in Chile.
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A breakthrough makes it possible to tune the color of a nano-scale laser in real time -- and that could be the key to making useful, real-world nano-optical devices.
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If you're planning to watch 4K video on a Windows 10 PC, you may need to re-evaluate your own hardware, thanks to a new hardware DRM requirement.
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الاثنين، 27 أبريل 2015
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With 802.11ac fully certified and out the door, the Wi-Fi Alliance has begun looking at its successor, 802.11ax. How does 2Gbps from the router to your laptop sound?
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Critical mass, escape velocity -- however you want to say it, gene editing technology is now reaching it.
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Imagination Technologies has just announced a new MIPS FPGA designed for academic use. The MIPSfpga will give students and researchers access to the underlying RTL, not just a core license.
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This might be the end of the line for Grooveshark as it faces potential damages in the hundreds of millions.
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Is our universe actually just a hologram? This isn't some trippy 3am idea, but an actual physical property of the universe everything exists in.
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Now that Moore's Law is 50 years old, we've come to the point where the price of computing itself -- at least for casual users -- is falling to zero.
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If you're in search of an affordable laptop built for both work and play, you need to look at the Z50 from Lenovo. With a spacious hard drive, a 1080p display, and memory to spare, this superb laptop can handle all of your everyday needs without breaking a sweat. And better yet, it's on sale for 46% off the sticker price.
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Structures with these atomic-sized gaps could be used to detect single molecules associated with certain diseases, and could be key to developing smaller and faster electronics than ever before.
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السبت، 25 أبريل 2015
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Sixty-two years ago today, the DNA double-helix was first released to the public. And roughly 50 years after that paper was published, the first complete sequencing of the human genome was completed.
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الجمعة، 24 أبريل 2015
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The Australian copyright industry is backing a bill that could be used to shut down VPNs and other services, all in the name of protecting copyright.
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While flat sales in a seasonally off-peak quarter aren't bad by any means, they still put the Xbox division well behind Sony, which sold 1.7 million consoles in just January and February.
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ARM has published the details of its upcoming Cortex-A72 processor and the numerous improvements over the Cortex-A57. The chip should be smaller, draw less power, and hit higher performance figures, all by the end of 2015.
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Today, we have a top-notch desktop deal for you. The Dell OptiPlex 7020 small form factor PC delivers superb quad-core performance in a tiny little box, and if you take advantage of this bargain now, you'll save over $400 off the sticker price.
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A recent paper by Carnegie's Russell Hemley and Ivan Naumov provides a new mathematical foundation that successfully predicts not only when external forces drive metals to become insulators, but also the reverse transition -- to make insulators conduct like metals.
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The Apple Watch is now officially on sale, and while there's a lot to like about it, there's even more to dislike -- so get the same benefits with these tips.
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Recent buyers want more self-driving technologies. Everyone wants simple wireless connections (Bluetooth). Not so much air guitar-like controls.
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الخميس، 23 أبريل 2015
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Time warner and Comcast are expected to call off their merger after failing to reach a deal with government regulators and the Department of Justice. The formal announcement could come as early as tomorrow.
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The Snapdragon 810 has been rumored to run hot and tests have demonstrated it's no lie. The problem, however, isn't just with Qualcomm's chip -- it's the entire design philosophy behind thinner, lighter devices.
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Happy Birthday to the Hubble Space Telescope. As the venerable observatory turns 25, we examine its past and future.
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TEPCO is in hot water over the 2011 Fukushima meltdown, and now an audit has uncovered the company still relies heavily on Windows XP over a year after update support ended.
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