Moore’s Law, the principle that chips are supposed to get smaller and faster every few years, is faltering. But one company, Xilinx, thinks that’s actually good news for a new type of flexible processors it expects to sell next year. You’ve heard of Intel, Apple and Samsung, some of the biggest chipmakers around. But you …
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March, 2018
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19 March
IBM fighting counterfeiters with world’s smallest computer
It’s smaller than a grain of salt, but it could soon help guarantee that the products you buy are the real deal and not a knockoff. At IBM’s Think 2018 conference, the company announced the creation of the world’s smallest computer that despite its size and cost (each will be less than 10 cents to make) can “monitor, analyze, communicate …
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19 March
You can download PUBG for iOS and Android right now
Surprise, surprise: The unstoppable juggernaut that is PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is now available for your phone and tablet in the United States. And unlike its record-breaking PC and Xbox releases, the game is free of charge. It’s a remarkably faithful recreation of the full PC game, from what we’re told. Here’s the iOS link. Here’s the Android link. Update, March …
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19 March
HTC Vive Pro: premium VR upgrade costs $799, hits April 5
How much would you pay for high-end VR? HTC is betting $799. (UK and AU prices aren’t available yet, but the equivalent is roughly AU$1,040 or £575 converted.) But there’s a catch: This time, that’s only for part of the package. The HTC Vive Pro, a new PC-connected VR hardware update to the original HTC Vive, was unveiled in January …
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19 March
EU launches investigation into Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
Millions of US voters had their Facebook data exploited by consultants working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to news reports this weekend. But the fallout from the revelations extends far and wide beyond US borders. The EU will investigate whether the privacy rights of European citizens have been violated by social media companies that may have shared their data …
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19 March
The iPhone X may rumored to come in blush gold color
The iPhone X may be getting some extra pizzazz, according to a rumor that the iPhone X could come in “blush gold.” Pictures of the pinkish iPhone were shared on Twitter by Benjamin Geskin, who is known for posting renders of upcoming phones. It’s worth noting that the blush gold iPhone X is actually an old rumor, but Geskin claims that the new iPhone …
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19 March
iiNet and Internode latest to cop refunds for poor NBN
Cue another sigh of disappointment for the NBN. iiNet and Internode, internet service providers owned by TPG, have been ordered to compensate more than 11,000 customers for advertising inaccurate NBN speeds. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found 8,000 iiNet customers and 3,000 Internode customers were affected by lower-than-promised NBN speeds from 2015 to 2017. If you were one of …
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19 March
Amazon GameOn gives competitive gamers actual Amazon prizes
There’s a chance your next mobile game could offer up an Amazon prize, starting right now. Much like HQ Trivia’s daily money giveaways, Amazon’s newly-announced GameOn service looks to enable prizes and knit that into cross-platform competitions. Except, in GameOn’s case, Amazon is designing it to work on consoles, PCs and mobile at once. Announced ahead of the Game Developers …
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19 March
Apple reportedly testing in
Apple is possibly bringing one more piece of its mobile device business in house with the development of its own MicroLED screens. The screens, which are said to be more difficult to manufacture than the OLED displays Apple currently uses in the Apple Watch and iPhone X, are being developed in secret at a California facility, according to sources familiar …
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19 March
Will Samsung Galaxy S9, S9 Plus survive SquareTrade torture?
Samsung would have you believe its latest greatest smartphones are rough and tough, but new torture tests may have shattered that reputation before it even takes hold. Samsung says the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, have a new, improved and thicker “Infinity Display” built to be more durable. Warranty outfit SquareTrade put those claims to the test (a number of …
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