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Latest Pixel 3a Leak Shows Off Features and Colors
Latest Pixel 3a Leak Shows Off Features and Colors

Not only do we get a peek at the colors but also the features of Google's new budget smartphones.

Nubia Just Stuffed the First Active Fan Inside a Smartphone
Nubia Just Stuffed the First Active Fan Inside a Smartphone

Nubia Technology is a one-time subsidiary of ZTE that’s made headlines in the last few years for its line of gaming phones. The company just announced the Red Magic 3. The device has a lot of impressive specs, including a Snapdragon 855 SoC, 12GB of RAM, a 5000mAh battery, 6.65-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz…

Intel’s Data-Center Flavor of Xe GPU Will Support Ray Tracing
Intel’s Data-Center Flavor of Xe GPU Will Support Ray Tracing

Intel announced today that its upcoming Xe GPU would support professional ray tracing application, at least in the data center version.

Apple Will Pay Qualcomm $4.5B to Make Nice, Use Its Modems
Apple Will Pay Qualcomm $4.5B to Make Nice, Use Its Modems

Now we know how much it costs to make Apple, Qualcomm play nice together.

NASA Uncovers 20-Year Aluminum Scheme That Caused 2 Failed Missions
NASA Uncovers 20-Year Aluminum Scheme That Caused 2 Failed Missions

It turns out a company called Sapa Profiles, Inc. (SPI) has been selling compromised aluminum for almost 20 years with falsified testing certificates. This likely caused the loss of two NASA spacecraft.

Razer Is Building a Toaster, Possibly With LED Support
Razer Is Building a Toaster, Possibly With LED Support

Razer is building a toaster. Mattel is probably building an exascale supercomputer. I hear Raytheon just got into baby toys. Dogs and cats, living together! Chaos reigns.

Oculus Rift S and Quest Now Available for Pre-Order at $400
Oculus Rift S and Quest Now Available for Pre-Order at $400

Fans of VR will have their choice of a PC-based headset or a standalone VR device that works without a PC. In both cases, pricing starts at an aggressive $399.

Global Smartphone Sales Drop, but Huawei Sees Massive Growth
Global Smartphone Sales Drop, but Huawei Sees Massive Growth

The market has plateaued, and companies like Samsung and Apple are seeing smartphone sales level off and even trend downward. One notable exception is Huawei.

2019 Cadillac XT4 Review: Nice Ride. How Come More Safety Isn’t Standard?
2019 Cadillac XT4 Review: Nice Ride. How Come More Safety Isn’t Standard?

The crossover XT4 lives on the edge between the compact and subcompact SUV segments. Cadillac itself will be living on the edge if it doesn't make more safety equipment standard. This isn't 2010.

Google Says Pixel 3 Sales Are Worse Than Pixel 2
Google Says Pixel 3 Sales Are Worse Than Pixel 2

Google abandoned products like Reader, Google+, and Tango over the years, but some are starting to wonder if its Pixel smartphone initiative is destined for the same fate.

AMD Announces Q1 2019 Results: Ryzen Rises, Revenue Recedes
AMD Announces Q1 2019 Results: Ryzen Rises, Revenue Recedes

AMD's quarterly results for Q1 2019 are in. The company took a significant revenue hit but improved gross margins and still eked out a small quarterly profit.

Blast of Ancient Magma Ocean on Earth May Have Led to Moon Formation
Blast of Ancient Magma Ocean on Earth May Have Led to Moon Formation

There's a new theory for how the Moon came to be that would solve some of the Giant Impact Hypothesis' issues. If Earth had a magma ocean on it already, a lot of problems work out.