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Microsoft Relents, Confirms Extended Support Option for Windows 7
Microsoft Relents, Confirms Extended Support Option for Windows 7

Microsoft's VP for Office and Windows marketing Jared Spataro has offered a helping hand to some Windows 7 holdouts. He confirms that enterprise customers will be able to pay for extended support on Windows 7.

Premium vs. Regular: What’s the Right Gas for Your Car or SUV?
Premium vs. Regular: What’s the Right Gas for Your Car or SUV?

What happens if you put regular gas in a car that recommends (or even requires) premium? What are the best brands of gas to get? You've got questions, we've got answers.

Samsung Adds 8nm Process, Limited EUV Manufacturing in 2019
Samsung Adds 8nm Process, Limited EUV Manufacturing in 2019

Samsung has released an update to its own foundry roadmap, including plans to ramp a new 3nm process with gate-all-around transistors.

Huawei Caught Cheating in Smartphone GPU Benchmarks
Huawei Caught Cheating in Smartphone GPU Benchmarks

Huawei has been detected pulling some significant benchmark shenanigans.

Russian Investigators Suggest ISS Damage Could Have Been Sabotage
Russian Investigators Suggest ISS Damage Could Have Been Sabotage

The hole was first identified as a micrometeoroid puncture, but now that's looking less likely.

Tiny Android-Powered Palm Phone Leaks Again
Tiny Android-Powered Palm Phone Leaks Again

The ghost of Palm is about to return with a teeny, tiny phone, and there are a few new images of it.

AMD’s New $55 Athlon 200GE Desktop CPU Combines Zen Cores
AMD’s New $55 Athlon 200GE Desktop CPU Combines Zen Cores

AMD has announced a new Athlon 200GE — resurrecting its older CPU brand and moving Raven Ridge down into dual-core markets.

Kepler Spacecraft Wakes Up to Begin New Observations
Kepler Spacecraft Wakes Up to Begin New Observations

NASA was unsure if Kepler could go on, but the spacecraft just woke up to begin a new observational campaign.

Micron: Full GDDR6 Production Underway for Nvidia’s RTX Launch
Micron: Full GDDR6 Production Underway for Nvidia’s RTX Launch

Micron has announced full production of GDDR6 as part of the run-up to the Nvidia RTX launch — but it's done so with some frankly peculiar language.

VR Market Expected to Improve Despite Sharp Decline in Sales
VR Market Expected to Improve Despite Sharp Decline in Sales

IDC predicts that the VR market will recover and perform better in the future, despite a steep downturn in 2018 sales.

Intel Faces 14nm Shortage As CPU Prices Rise
Intel Faces 14nm Shortage As CPU Prices Rise

Intel's 14nm CPU prices are rising, especially at the bottom of the stack. The tight supply conditions the company predicted earlier this year are biting home.

Canon Targets Nikon, Sony With $2,300 Mirrorless Full-Frame EOS R
Canon Targets Nikon, Sony With $2,300 Mirrorless Full-Frame EOS R

Canon's $2,300 offering falls between the 6D Mk II and 5D Mk IV DSLRs. There's also a new series of lenses, called RF. Existing Canon lenses work via adapters.