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NSA Reports Major Windows 10 Flaw to Microsoft, Patch Coming Today
The NSA reportedly uncovered a serious flaw in Windows 10, and it took the unusual but welcome step of telling Microsoft about it.
Microsoft Will Push Chromium Edge Out on Wednesday
Microsoft's new Chromium-flavored version of Edge drops on Wednesday. Theoretically, you'll scarcely notice a difference.
SpaceX Prepares to Sacrifice Falcon 9 in ‘Dragon Fire’ for Launch Abort Test
In many of SpaceX's launches, the company does all it can to recover the Falcon 9 first stage for reuse, but it's going to sacrifice the rocket this time, SpaceX CEO and consummate showman Elon Musk described it as being "destroyed in dragon fire."
Leaked Photos Confirm Samsung Galaxy S20 Name and Design
Samsung is no stranger to skipping numbers. Remember the Galaxy Note 6? No, you don't because it didn't exist after Samsung jumped right from the Note 5 to the explosive Note 7. Now, Samsung is skipping a lot more numbers.
OpenVR Benchmark Shows Unknown AMD Radeon GPU Beating RTX 2080 Ti by 17 Percent
New benchmark results may show Big Navi beating the RTX 2080 Ti by a healthy 17 percent, but single data point benchmarks aren't the best way to evaluate a card in any context.
Asus Chakram Gaming Mouse Sports a Programmable Joystick
The upcoming Asus ROG Chakram has all that, but it aims to set itself apart with a feature other mice don't have: a joystick.
The Hyundai-Uber Electric Flying-Car Taxi: Hey, Why Not?
Hyundai wants to build electric Urban Air Vehicles for Uber. They'd whisk customers up to 60 miles around congested cities.
Ask the Grumpy PC Technician: GPU Temps, Windows 1909, Engine Repair
You've got problems, I've got questions. Erm, answers. I meant answers.
Cherry Unveils New ‘Viola’ Mechanical Keyboard Switch
Germany-based Cherry effectively consumed the entire market for mechanical keyboard switches in the 80s and 90s, but its patents expired almost a decade ago. Faced with competition from numerous inexpensive Cherry clones, the company has now debuted its new Viola switch design at CES 2020.
CES 2020: Highlights in Photos
Our annual roundup of highlights from the show that stood out, but might not have gotten covered earlier in the week.
Boeing Employee: 737 Max Is ‘Designed by Clowns…Supervised by Monkeys’
A new set of emails, released by Boeing, shows just how bad the 737 Max's development cycle actually was. Employees told each other they wouldn't allow their own families to fly on a 737 Max.
Malware Spotted on Government-Subsidized Android Phone
The smartphone in question is the Unimax (UMX) U686CL, which you've most likely never come across. It runs Android 8.1 Go Edition with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and a removable 2,000mAh battery. Oh, and it has malware.