A company called AliveCor just managed to get the first medical-grade Apple Watch accessory approved by the FDA. You might know the CEO of AliveCor -- it's none other than former Googler Vic Gundotra.
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EA's CFO, Blake Jorgensen, has a simple explanation for why Battlefront II's microtransaction, pay-to-win system failed: LucasArts left EA no choice but to ruin their game, and players just don't get it.
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Here's our take on the best cars of show, which runs through Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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You can now buy the right to stake a land claim in Star Citizen, but the base-building and land claim systems RSI is promising literally don't exist yet.
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Samsung's second-generation 10nm node, 10nm LPP, is now ready for mass production, with further performance and power consumption improvements over its older technology, 10nm LPE.
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A glitch in American Airlines vacation-scheduling software allowed nearly everyone to take Christmas off -- including the company's pilot roster.
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Scientists working with genetic samples and a larger number of bear genetic samples and supposed yeti artifacts have answered the question of whether the yeti exists.
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Miss out on the big deals on Monday and Friday? It’s cool – there’s still plenty of savings to be had. From laptops to solid-state drives to robot vacuums, you can find loads of great bargains throughout Cyber Week.Let’s jump in, and find the perfect gift.Featured DealsAmazon Echo Dot Alexa Enabled Mini Speaker for $29.99…
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A team of engineers at MIT are tackling the speed issue. They've designed a new 3D printer that can operate up to 10 times faster than a traditional printer.
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The new HDMI 2.1 standard was released today, and it's a huge boost over everything we've seen before. Don't let the ".1" fool you; this is a massive upgrade.
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Uber is gaining a reputation for making every mistake it's possible to make. From mishandling harassment claims to hiding data breaches, Uber just can't get it right. The ongoing case with Waymo over the alleged theft of intellectual property is another example and one that's getting more bizarre before our eyes.
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The joint NSA-US Army intelligence operation, INSCOM, had over 100GB of highly classified data leak, courtesy of a lousy defense contractor and a public Amazon cloud server. Whoops.
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Macs running the latest version of macOS High Sierra need to be aware of a major security bug currently embedded in the OS. Users can log into the administrator account or initiate an escalation attack without needing a password of any kind.
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HP is pushing an update (possibly through Windows Update itself) that installs a telemetry tracker on your system -- and it's doing so without every informing customers that the software has been installed, or explaining what it does.
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Early eGPU tests on MacOS High Sierra show significant performance gains, courtesy of an external AMD RX Vega 64.
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Intel's upcoming plans for its 8th generation CPU family have allegedly leaked. If you've wanted a wider set of CPU options to choose from, you'll be delighted.
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HPE is teaming up with Stephen Hawking's COSMOS project to launch a new round of supercomputers. The goal? Exploring everything from the beginnings of the universe to advanced mathematical models of the world around us.
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Destiny 2 may not use loot crates in a P2W system the way EA did in Star Wars Battlefront II, but the company's recent decision to gut player XP gain after said players discovered that the game discarded up to 95 percent of the XP they earned has still caused tremendous controversy.
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A new project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s High Performance Computing Division seeks to make supercomputers more accessible with a little help from some Raspberry Pi clusters.
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Mike Hughes didn't get to launch his rocket on Saturday, but he's undeterred. Now he's planning for a Tuesday liftoff.
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Google’s Chrome OS-based computers debuted in 2011 with a very limited feature set, but they’ve exploded in popularity as functionality improved. There are still a few pain points for those who want to move over to Chromebooks (See on Amazon). For example, a lack of Microsoft Office apps on many devices. That’s not a problem anymore,…
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EA continues to come under fire from multiple directions, courtesy of the pay-to-win mechanics it built into Star Wars: Battlefront II.
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If you are or know a Star Wars fan who is looking for a fun and novel gaming experience, the Augmented Reality Star Wars: Jedi Challenges might be the perfect choice.
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Firefox Quantum is the best browser I've used in years.
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Today's Cyber Monday sales across the web are surprisingly good – even surpassing Black Friday itself for select products. So let's make one more big push for holiday sales, finish up the gift wrapping, and kick back until the next holiday comes around.
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After a long, long wait, Black Friday itself is finally upon us. The dam has busted, and there's a staggering number of bargains happening all at once. To help give you as many deals as humanly possible, our friends and colleagues over at TechBargains have put together a massive all-in-one list for us to share with you.
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Intel's new Core i5-8250U is a huge improvement over the dual core CPUs Intel has been selling for the past few years.
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The flowing water on Martian slopes might just be sand, based on a new analysis of data from orbit.
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Intel has released a new set of updates for the Intel Management Engine. There are multiple significant security vulnerabilities in the engine that this should address, once OEMs make fixes available.
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Uber just disclosed a hack from a year ago that it paid to conceal rather than disclose, despite legal requirements it do so.
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A flat-earther who disavows any belief in science will strap himself into a homemade rocket on Saturday, because the universe recognizes the human need for irony in life and is occasionally willing to provide it.
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The FCC will vote to eradicate net neutrality and its attendant consumer protections in December, despite widespread consumer opposition.
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Retailers are no longer content with unleashing deals all at once on Black Friday. Instead, we're seeing a staggering number of deals launch early this year, and that includes some real humdingers for laptops, consoles, and other electronics. If you're looking to shop for the holidays, now's as good of a time as any to get going.
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NASA engineers are designing a new generation of rover wheels that can cope with the rugged terrain of the red planet.
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If you're happy about Battlefront II's temporary suspension of pay-to-win mechanics or bought the game because of it, it may be thanks to Disney, not EA.
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Scientists just found the first asteroid believed to have originated in a different star system, and it doesn't look much like what we see around us.
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Microsoft's new Surface Book 2 packs a much more powerful graphics card than the previous system, but don't count on using that performance whenever you want it.
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Windows 10 is supposed to include support for memory address randomization techniques that stop certain kinds of malware. Unfortunately, that protection isn't currently working.
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Comfort and luxury for four, great fuel economy with the hybrid, and a standard safety suite. Cargo capacity is limited and the driver may feel hemmed in.
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If you have any desire whatsoever to develop your own games, Unity is an invaluable tool. Not only is it a powerful cross-platform engine for PCs, phones, and consoles, but the Unity asset store helps devs both small and large implement specific features or art assets without having to re-invent the wheel. And to celebrate Black Friday, dozens of the best assets are being discounted by up to 50%.
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Apple's upcoming iMac Pro workstation may add support for always-on Siri while using ARM's TrustZone technology and its own A10 SoC to boot and secure the system.
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Samsung is firing back at Intel with a potent new SSD, but will it stand toe-to-toe with Intel's newer 3D XPoint technology?
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Scientists and researchers beamed a signal to Luyten's Star this week, reaching out to one of the closest of Earth's nearby neighbors.
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We don't know exactly what Boston Dynamics did to upgrade its robot. We hope that changes soon, because knowledge will be power when the robot apocalypse begins.
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Intel is bringing new facilities online to improve Coffee Lake CPU production and bring prices down. While it's nothing compared with GPUs, the 8th Gen chips are a bit overheated.
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Tesla surprises Semi event fans with the debut of the second-generation Roadster, billed as the quickest production car in the world.
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If you want a desktop PC with a good balance between performance and price, check out the Dell Inspiron 3650. With a quad-core Skylake processor and a substantial amount of memory, this flexible PC is a fantastic bargain when you use today's 47% total discount.
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The Tesla Semi would be 20 percent cheaper than a diesel truck. In automated convoys, it would compete with rail. Some wonder if electric trucks aren't better suited for urban delivery, while others wonder if 2019 is too optimistic a release date.
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Nintendo ate the US wholesale in October console sales. Can the Xbox One X reverse that?
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Hours before Battlefront II was supposed to launch, EA pulled an about-face and temporarily banned all pay-to-win mechanics -- but it's still planning to deploy them again in the future.
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