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Apple Reportedly Cancels Plans for Major iPhone XR Ramp
Apple may have reduced orders for the iPhone XR in favor of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.

New Android-Powered Mirrorless Camera Uses Canon Lenses
Chinese camera manufacturer Yongnuo is reviving the idea of an Android-powered camera.

Amazon May Split HQ2: One in Virginia, One Maybe in New York
Amazon may split the HQ2 jackpot: Two cities, each with about 25,000 employees. Crystal City outside D.C. is a likely winner. The other? New York City or Dallas. Sorry, Denver.

Scientists Are About to Redefine the Kilogram
The kilogram is currently controlled by a metal slug in a French vault, but its days of importance are numbered.

Blizzard’s Remastered Warcraft III: Reforged Will Drop in 2019
Blizzard has announced a new Warcraft III: Reforged — a remake of its classic RTS.

GM Halts Pricey ‘Book by Cadillac’ Car-Swap Subscription Plan
Book by Cadillac on hold as GM rethinks the business. Other automakers find subscription sign-ups are soft. Cutting prices helps: Caddy's three-year-plan cost $65K.

Blizzard Announces Diablo Immortal, and Fans Are Not Pleased
Blizzard is prepping a new entry in the Diablo family — but it's not the game that players were expecting.

WoW Classic Will Launch Summer 2019, With Unique Strategy to Capture Players
World of Warcraft's Classic vanilla servers will return next summer — but Blizzard isn't just dumping people in an old set of content.

Intel Announces 48-Core Cascade Lake Xeon CPUs With 12 Memory Channels
Intel is announcing new Cascade Lake Advanced Performance servers, with up to 48 cores and an uncertain launch date.

Fluidity Promises a Better Way to Fly Your Drone
It makes sense that a pilot would come up with a way to use an aircraft-style joystick to control drones. Fluidity Aviator aims to be a better way to fly your drone, eliminating the need to use the two small joysticks found on most DJI controllers.

High-Tech Vision Care: Is It Time to Upgrade Your Glasses or Contacts?
That old pair of glasses you're wearing doesn't include the latest high-tech advances, and there's increasing competition in contact lenses. We cover some of the most important advances.

Flickr to Slash Free Storage From 1TB to 1,000 Photos
Now that Yahoo has been sold off in pieces, the new Flickr owner wants to take the site back to its roots.