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Sony’s New Xperia Pro Smartphone Is a $2,500 Camera Accessory
Sony’s New Xperia Pro Smartphone Is a $2,500 Camera Accessory

This device is aimed at professional and enthusiast photographers who want a powerful accessory for their cameras. It's also Sony's first 5G smartphone in the US, but the price is positively jaw-dropping at $2,500.

Apple Warns Customers Against Using the iPhone 12 Near a Pacemaker
Apple Warns Customers Against Using the iPhone 12 Near a Pacemaker

If you own an Apple iPhone 12 and have a pacemaker or other implanted medical device, you should be careful with how you hold it — but these restrictions apply to more than just the iPhone 12.

What to Expect From Intel’s 11th Generation Rocket Lake
What to Expect From Intel’s 11th Generation Rocket Lake

There's a lot of leaks concerning Rocket Lake these days. Here's what we expect from Intel's next-generation desktop CPU.

The 7 Planets of TRAPPIST-1 Have Surprisingly Similar Properties
The 7 Planets of TRAPPIST-1 Have Surprisingly Similar Properties

Astronomers are getting very good at hunting for exoplanets with a little help from powerful ground and space-based telescopes. We're no longer finding one planet here and there — we're discovering entire solar systems. TRAPPIST-1 has been of particular interest with its system of seven planets, discovered in 2016 and 2017. A new study has confirmed that all these planets are small and rocky like Earth, and they're all surprisingly similar to each other.

Intel’s Desktop TDPs No Longer Useful to Predict CPU Power Consumption
Intel’s Desktop TDPs No Longer Useful to Predict CPU Power Consumption

Intel's higher-end desktop CPU TDPs no longer communicate anything useful about the CPUs power consumption under load.

SpaceX Launches Record-Setting 143 Satellites in First Rideshare Mission
SpaceX Launches Record-Setting 143 Satellites in First Rideshare Mission

On Sunday (Jan. 24), SpaceX launched the Transporter-1 mission with an incredible 143 satellites. Not everyone is celebrating, though.

Paleontologists Might Have Discovered the Largest Dinosaur That Ever Lived
Paleontologists Might Have Discovered the Largest Dinosaur That Ever Lived

Scientists excavating a new species of dinosaur in Argentina have reported that the specimen might be the largest that ever lived. Even if it doesn't set a record, the animal was much bigger than anything alive today.

NASA Will Soon Have a Helicopter on Mars
NASA Will Soon Have a Helicopter on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover will land on the red planet in about a month, but the rover won't be the only newly arrived robotic explorer. The wheeled robot carries the Mars Helicopter Ingenuity on its belly, and NASA has posted a handy list of things to know about this mission.

Intel, Nvidia Deny Blocking AMD From High-End Mobile Gaming
Intel, Nvidia Deny Blocking AMD From High-End Mobile Gaming

There's a rumor going around that Intel and Nvidia are conspiring to keep AMD out of high-end gaming. Both companies deny it, and there are objective reasons to think it isn't true.

Samsung May Build $10B Foundry in Austin, Texas
Samsung May Build $10B Foundry in Austin, Texas

Samsung may be planning a new $10B foundry in Austin Texas, with an aggressive plan to challenge TSMC.

Intel Records Record-Breaking 2020, Will Build ‘Most’ 7nm in Its Own Fabs
Intel Records Record-Breaking 2020, Will Build ‘Most’ 7nm in Its Own Fabs

Intel broke revenue records for full year 2020 and saw client computing sales surge for the year. It didn't give exact specifics on 7nm, but it did update us on the broad shape of things.

Intel Rehires Nehalem’s Chief Architect to Build a New High-Performance CPU
Intel Rehires Nehalem’s Chief Architect to Build a New High-Performance CPU

Intel has re-hired Senior Fellow Glenn Hinton to build a new high-performance CPU architecture. Gelsinger's appointment is already having an effect.