Want to play something a little different? Try your hand at a selection of visual novels and datings sims with this week's Humble Hot Date Bundle. Enjoy countless hours of romance and storytelling for just $15.
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The AirPower, announced back in September 2017, was supposed to offer a sort-of wireless charging holy grail.
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Intel is adding Optane support to Pentium and Celeron systems.
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Helicopters are a common sight in the skies above Earth, but they may soon come to the red planet.
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Carriers have already committed to a number of discounts on the G8 at launch that might help LG get a leg up.
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Russia has ordered VPNs to begin following the government's list of blacklisted sites, not long after passing a law making it illegal to disrespect the government.
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Driver assist tools (lane keep assist, pedestrian detection) would be part of the EU package. For now, the proposal would not cap the top speeds cars could theoretically drive.
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Office Depot and its subsidiary OfficeMax have been fined $25M for defrauding customers with a fake malware detection utility that detected nothing. Support.com also got hit for $10M.
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These classic real-time strategy games have never been available digitally, but that ends today. You can even play Warcraft II online -- Blizzard's servers are still running all these years later.
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Asus is being slugged with security problems this week. Company engineers leaked corporate data by publishing their own passwords on Github.
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You'll love the Mazda3 hatchback the more you drive it. Eight inches shorter than the sedan, the hatchback holds its own on cargo capacity and rear seat room. G-Vectoring Plus is another step forward.
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Sony says the move is about "synergy" and other corporate buzzwords. In reality, the mobile division is just a huge embarrassment each time Sony releases quarterly results.
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The secretive Apple Genuine Parts Repair program is only available to select companies, offering Apple-certified parts, training, and tools -- exactly what right to repair laws would make available to everyone.
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The report's conclusions are quite negative, but they may also finally shed some light on why Huawei has been such a divisive topic over the past few years.
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Right now, Dell is selling the 15.6-inch Dell Vostro 15 at a $366 discount. Enjoy an eighth-gen Intel Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 1080p display, and a full-size keyboard with a num pad.
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Samsung is seeking to assuage any fears about the folding mechanism in the Galaxy Fold with a 34-second video of the phone folding again and again.
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Sony has announced the PSVR hit 4.2M total sales in March, but with the PS4 coming to the end of its life, what happens next?
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If you're fortunate enough to have a gaming PC instead of a console, most of the problems are dealt with.
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The plan includes both updates to the airplane's systems and training for pilots, but it's up to the FAA to approve the plan before any 737 Max 8 aircraft will take to the skies.
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Apple's third-generation butterfly switch keyboards can still fail after just a few months, courtesy of a single speck of dust. At this point, the apologies aren't good enough.
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After a series of instrument upgrades, LIGO is coming back online April 1 to search for fainter gravitational waves around the universe.
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The ESO has announced the first-ever observation of an exoplanet using optical interferometry, greatly improving our understanding of the world's atmosphere.
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Leaked information on the Galaxy Fold points to a crease that's quite visible in some circumstances and work yet to be done to guarantee software compatibility.
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Google AI researchers have built a simple robot arm that understands the physics of tossing objects, which is more impressive than you might assume.
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Performance driving isn't just for race cars. If autonomous vehicles are going to be truly safe, they'll need to be able to perform at the safe maneuvering limits under a variety of conditions. A team of Stanford researchers has just brought us one step closer.
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Daedalic Entertainment wants to build an entire game around The Lord of the Ring's Gollum as a main character while remaining true to what Tolkien wrote and the story he told. It may be impossible to do both.
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After seeing several dark vortexes appear in the ice giant's clouds over the decades, scientists have finally been able to watch one form, and it was a big one.
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Samsung issued its first-ever profit warning. Weak economic indicators, the ongoing US trade war with China, and the collapse of memory sales have collectively hit the company hard.
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The Android Pie-based A70 has a massive 6.7-inch display, a 32MP selfie camera, and an in-display fingerprint sensor.
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Building your own high-end PC? For today only, you can snag an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12-core CPU for just $279.99 on Amazon. That's over $100 off the list price, so don't sleep on this discount.
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Asus has acknowledged being infected by unusual, highly targeted malware, but insists very few people were impacted. That's difficult to square with what we know about the attack thus far.
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The HTC Vive Focus Plus is an enterprise device, and now we know when it launches and at what price. It's coming on April 15 for $799.
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Intel has unloaded on Nvidia with a remarkable blog post, accusing the company of repeatedly copying its work and pretending otherwise.
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Lying around may not seem particularly brave, but the study participants have to stay in bed without sitting up for 60 days and occasionally go for a spin in a giant centrifuge.
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The Rift S looks like a considerable upgrade from the original Rift, but according to Palmer Luckey, it may not work for up to 30 percent of would-be buyers.
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A leak suggests AMD APUs and Nvidia GPUs could tip up together in future Asus products. It'd make for a refreshing change.
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The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines has stated that Flight 302's anti-stall system was active when the aircraft crashed. It's the strongest statement yet implying that the plane's MCAS system was responsible for the disaster.
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Once something only for those obsessed with fitness, health trackers of all types are becoming commonplace and are a key part of the ongoing revolution in digital health technology. We take a look at how they work, and how accurate they really are.
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Everyone agrees with the ultimate goal of improving user privacy, but there can be drawbacks to locking down popular services. Users of IFTTT (If This, Then That) are in for a rude awakening next week.
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The rumors have bounced back and forth between a more powerful Switch and a budget model. Now, a report from the Wall Street Journal claims that both devices are coming later this year.
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The sketchy code didn't get on those machines via a hacked website or malicious browser extension. No, Asus itself pushed the malware to at hundreds of thousands of machines after attackers gained control of the company's update servers.
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Nvidia's Jetson family of embeddable GPU solutions is now more affordable than ever, with the Nano -- a $99 diminutive developer kit with a surprisingly powerful GPU and decent Ubuntu-friendly CPU.
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Verizon's 5G fixed wireless service might never make money according to an analyst firm. The short range and small cell requirements are challenging to deal with.
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Google's Stadia will be powered by Intel CPUs, not AMD, when it comes to market.
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In 2018, humanity created 33 zettabytes (that's 33 billion petabytes), and that number will rise to about 175 zettabytes by 2025. Some computer scientists are worried that our ability to create data will eventually outstrip our ability to store it, so Microsoft is looking at ways to store that data in DNA.
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Want to travel the world, and speak at least a bit of each local language? Right now, you can tackle eight languages with this week's Humble Bundle.
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An investigation by ad analysis firm Protected Media and Buzzfeed News has found that a popular ad network was exploited by fraudsters to push hidden video ads in apps, which subsequently drained batteries on the phones displaying them.
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AT&T has been betting on its misleading "5G E" network branding to give it an edge over Verizon and T-Mobile. The only problem is, its fake 5G network is slower than both.
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The coronal mass ejection will hit Earth on March 23 and may push the northern lights far south, lighting up skies in the northern United States and southern Canada.
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SpaceX is on target to get its Dragon II capsule ready for crewed flights this summer, but Boeing has fallen behind with its CST-100 Starliner. According to a new report, it may be looking at another multi-month delay.
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Cameras, sensors would know when to warn, then slow or stop distracted drivers. Some would be drunks, others tired or just not paying attention. Such a car might get an insurance discount.
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Now you'll really be able to appreciate all those games you bought on sale and never got around to playing.
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AI researchers have found a method of identifying likely neural network architectures that are 200 times faster than previous methods. The goal? Democratizing AI.
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Intel has released a new document with a great deal of detail on its upcoming GPUs.
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Astronomers observing the center of the Milky Way have spotted some unusual features that drive home just how violent the area is. The galaxy sports a pair of gargantuan "X-ray chimneys" that expel the matter and energy building up around the black hole.
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Microsoft Defender ATP is starting as a preview that's limited to businesses, which gives you a clue as to why Microsoft is bothering to develop these tools for macOS.
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Two years after the release of Tom Clancy's The Division, Ubisoft is back with another loot shooter set in an apocalyptic modern America. Frigid New York is out the window, replaced with an exceptionally muggy D.C. for this brand new showcase of Ubisoft's in-house Snowdrop engine.
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Just about every home needs HDMI cables these days, but there's no reason to pay the ridiculous prices that most retail chains charge. Right now, you can get two HDMI cables from Amazon for just $4. Not only are they available at half the normal price, but they're also Prime eligible.
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Facebook has admitted to storing hundreds of millions of passwords without security for up to seven years.
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Of course, this is all part of T-Mobile's efforts to build support for its attempt to merge with Sprint, becoming the "New T-Mobile."
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Boeing builds two safety systems that might have helped prevent the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash -- but it sells them as extras, not as standard equipment.
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Nvidia made a number of strong claims for its new Turing architecture at its latest investor day.
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Intel is serious about getting into the gaming market, starting with a new software front-end.
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Research headed by Elisabeth Grohmann of Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin shows that a new antimicrobial substance could eliminate bacteria on surfaces. Surfaces like the bathroom door.
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Oculus has unveiled their new Rift S headset, with improved lenses, higher resolution, and no reliance on external cameras.
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Epic exclusives will be coming to the Humble Store in the future, expanding how gamers can experience and acquire titles.
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Not only is the surface remarkably rugged, but the asteroid is also regularly ejecting puffs of dust and rock into space. This is a phenomenon never before observed on an asteroid.
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Free VPNs are a risky proposition, but Opera seeks to reassure suspicious Android users that it's safe.
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Samsung has announced HBM2e Flashbolt memory, with 33 percent higher performance and double the memory density.
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NVIDIA has shown that AI can use a simple representation of a landscape to render a photorealistic vista that doesn't exist anywhere in the real world.
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HP's new Reverb headset has its eyes fixed on the Vive Pro's target market and what could be an attractive value proposition.
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Snag some more storage on the cheap! For a limited time, Amazon is selling Samsung EVO Select SD cards at a significant discount. Grab a 512GB card for $130, a 256GB card for $40, and a 128GB card for a mere $20.
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At GDC 2019, Google has unveiled Stadia, its new cloud-based gaming platform. It lets you play AAA games on any device with Chrome including laptops, phones, tablets, and TVs.
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Apple has released minor updates for its iMac family, increasing CPU and GPU specs, but keeping the design the same.
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Need a new PC? How about a keyboard or printer? Right now, HP is running a massive Spring Sale with deep discounts on computers and accessories. Not only can you save up to 59 percent off the list price of select items, but you'll also be eligible for free shipping and simple returns.
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Nvidia is bringing ray tracing support to GPUs it claims aren't powerful enough to run it properly, seemingly to get you to upgrade to a GPU that can.
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The impending shutdown of Inbox has resulted in wailing and gnashing of teeth in all corners of the internet. Still, Google is going ahead with the shutdown, which is now scheduled for April 2nd, the same as Google+.
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