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For Vehicle Safety Communications, Ford Chooses Cellular Over DSRC
For Vehicle Safety Communications, Ford Chooses Cellular Over DSRC

With onboard telematics becoming common in cars, the cheaper, faster solution may be to use cellular to talk among vehicles, signs, and traffic lights.

Intel at CES 2019: Ice Lake, 10nm Parts, New Network SoCs
Intel at CES 2019: Ice Lake, 10nm Parts, New Network SoCs

Intel's CES keynote covered a vast array of topics, including upcoming CPUs, SoCs, and new AI and 5G products.

Nvidia Launches RTX 2060 at High $349 Price Point
Nvidia Launches RTX 2060 at High $349 Price Point

Nvidia's new RTX 2060 debuts today at a substantially higher price point, better performance compared with the GTX 1060, and a complicated value proposition.

Western Digital Plans First 16TB MAMR HDDs in 2019
Western Digital Plans First 16TB MAMR HDDs in 2019

Western Digital is planning a new 16TB HDD for 2019, this one based on a new type of recording. Say hello to MAMR.

Nvidia Admits Defeat, Will Support G-Sync on FreeSync Displays
Nvidia Admits Defeat, Will Support G-Sync on FreeSync Displays

Nvidia will support VESA Adaptive Sync with a driver update, unlocking FreeSync capability on GeForce GPUs.

Nvidia May Tap Samsung for 7nm, Ampere Arrives in 2020
Nvidia May Tap Samsung for 7nm, Ampere Arrives in 2020

There are fresh rumors that Nvidia will tap Samsung for 7nm and build a GPU on that company's process node for 2020.

Western Digital Plans First 16GB MAMR HDDs in 2019
Western Digital Plans First 16GB MAMR HDDs in 2019

Western Digital is planning a new 16TB HDD for 2019, this one based on a new type of recording. Say hello to MAMR.

Scientists Patch Photosynthesis Glitch to Make Plants Grow 40 Percent Larger
Scientists Patch Photosynthesis Glitch to Make Plants Grow 40 Percent Larger

All that oxygen you enjoy breathing doesn't just appear magically in the atmosphere. Earth is livable because plants around the globe pump out oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis, and some of them become tasty food crops in addition. However, photosynthesis isn't perfect despite many eons of evolutionary refinement.

Qualcomm Forces Apple to Pull iPhone 7, 8 From Sale in Germany
Qualcomm Forces Apple to Pull iPhone 7, 8 From Sale in Germany

Apple has been forced to pull the iPhone 7 and 8 from sale in Germany following a court decision against it.

AMD Launches New 12nm APUs, Ryzen Mobile Refresh
AMD Launches New 12nm APUs, Ryzen Mobile Refresh

AMD announced its new lineup of mobile APUs at CES, with a fresh set of 12nm hardware ready to go.

MIT Envisions ‘Guide Star’ Satellites to Stabilize Giant Telescopes
MIT Envisions ‘Guide Star’ Satellites to Stabilize Giant Telescopes

To get up close and personal, we're going to need extremely precise space telescopes. MIT scientists have proposed an innovative way to make sure those instruments remain calibrated and capable of peering at distant exoplanets. They suggest designers incorporate a smaller secondary satellite that can act as a "guide star" for the telescope.

Microsoft Will Mute Cortana During Setup on Some Windows Versions
Microsoft Will Mute Cortana During Setup on Some Windows Versions

Microsoft's Cortana assistant hasn't gained much traction compared to Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant, but Microsoft is still tying. It won't be trying quite as hard, though.