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Intel Cancels Its 5G Modem Plans Following Apple-Qualcomm Deal
Intel Cancels Its 5G Modem Plans Following Apple-Qualcomm Deal

The move confirms rumors we heard last week that Intel's modem business might be in trouble.

Microsoft’s All-Digital Xbox One S Is Finally a Reality
Microsoft’s All-Digital Xbox One S Is Finally a Reality

Microsoft will push game downloads, and it's including a few of them free with the console. That might nudge some people to drop $250 on the device when it launches in a few weeks, but the pricing still seems

When Meteorites Strike the Moon, They Launch Water Vapor Into Space
When Meteorites Strike the Moon, They Launch Water Vapor Into Space

Meteorite impacts on seemingly dry patches of the moon can throw up a mist of water vapor that regenerates the "exosphere" and moves water around the surface.

AMD Needs These Navi GPU Rumors to Be True to Crush Nvidia
AMD Needs These Navi GPU Rumors to Be True to Crush Nvidia

There's a new suite of rumors about Navi to correspond with updates on the next-generation PS5. AMD needs some version of these rumors to be accurate — but which one will shape how its GPU market unfolds in the future.

NASA’s TESS Satellite Detects Its First Earth-Like Exoplanet
NASA’s TESS Satellite Detects Its First Earth-Like Exoplanet

NASA's Kepler space telescope has ended its planet spotting mission, but the agency's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has already picked up the torch.

Apple, Qualcomm End Worldwide Lawsuit War
Apple, Qualcomm End Worldwide Lawsuit War

Apple and Qualcomm were gearing up for all-out war. As of now, it's over. Peace descends. The necessity of modem sourcing may have driven a sudden outbreak of negotiation.

Fauxtari VCS Set to Use AMD Embedded Ryzen SoC for Console
Fauxtari VCS Set to Use AMD Embedded Ryzen SoC for Console

The Atari VCS effort has upgraded its planned platform target from an older Bristol Ridge or Carrizo-based chip to a newer embedded Ryzen SoC, with Vega 3 graphics.

Japan Removes First Nuclear Fuel Rod From Fukushima Power Plant
Japan Removes First Nuclear Fuel Rod From Fukushima Power Plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) has just taken a major step toward cleaning up the site by removing the first spent-fuel assembly from reactor 3. Of course, they did it with a robot after figuring out how to keep them from dying.

Sony PlayStation 5: Ray Tracing, SSD, 8-Core AMD Ryzen 3
Sony PlayStation 5: Ray Tracing, SSD, 8-Core AMD Ryzen 3

We now know a great deal more about the PS5. Ray tracing, backward-compatibility, faster storage, and 7nm Ryzen 3 are all on tap.

The ‘Regular’ OnePlus 7 Has Leaked Looking Just Like the 6T
The ‘Regular’ OnePlus 7 Has Leaked Looking Just Like the 6T

According to a new leak, the real OnePlus 7 will probably look almost exactly like the OnePlus 6T, and that other phone will be the OnePlus 7 Pro.

Help NASA’s Laser-Scanning Satellite by Measuring Trees With Your Phone
Help NASA’s Laser-Scanning Satellite by Measuring Trees With Your Phone

ICESat-2 measures elevation from orbit as part of NASA's climate research, but the agency would like some data from the ground to verify those readings. So, it's rolled out a new tool in the GLOBE Observer app for iPhone and Android.

Killer Networks Launches AX1650: Wi-Fi 6, Intel Silicon
Killer Networks Launches AX1650: Wi-Fi 6, Intel Silicon

Killer Networks has announced its next-generation wireless solution, based on Intel's AX200 with support for Wi-Fi 6.