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Xiaomi Announces Mi A2 and A2 Lite Android One Phones
Xiaomi Announces Mi A2 and A2 Lite Android One Phones

The Mi A1 led the charge for a revitalized Android One program, and now Xiaomi has announced the successors: the Mi A2 and A2 Lite.

Google Eliminated Phishing by Giving All 85,000 Employees USB Security Keys
Google Eliminated Phishing by Giving All 85,000 Employees USB Security Keys

According to Google, it solved the phishing problem by giving everyone a hardware security dongle. They only cost a few bucks, so that's an amazing deal.

Apple Releases Bug Fix for CPU Throttling in New MacBook Pros
Apple Releases Bug Fix for CPU Throttling in New MacBook Pros

A new OS update, called macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update, addresses the problem in firmware.

Shape-Shifting Hardware Lets You ‘Touch’ VR Objects in the Real World
Shape-Shifting Hardware Lets You ‘Touch’ VR Objects in the Real World

A new VR feedback mechanism can adapt its own real-world shape to mimic what users are encountering in VR.

New Details Leak on Project Scarlett, Microsoft’s 2020 Streaming Xbox
New Details Leak on Project Scarlett, Microsoft’s 2020 Streaming Xbox

New details have leaked on Microsoft's upcoming streaming-focused Xbox Next console, codenamed Scarlett.

New Image Shows Beginning Stages of Martian Dust Storm
New Image Shows Beginning Stages of Martian Dust Storm

The image comes from the ESA's Mars Express orbiter, which has been watching Mars for almost 15 years.

It Might Be Impossible to Recover Data From a 2018 MacBook If the Logic Board Fails
It Might Be Impossible to Recover Data From a 2018 MacBook If the Logic Board Fails

The data recovery conundrum is a direct result of Apple's pursuit of a slimmer laptop.

Apple Is in Danger of Abandoning Creative Pros
Apple Is in Danger of Abandoning Creative Pros

For decades, Apple has well served the creative professional community, but that seems to be changing for the worse.

Nvidia’s Next-Generation GPU Launch Dates Reportedly Leak
Nvidia’s Next-Generation GPU Launch Dates Reportedly Leak

The question of when Nvidia would launch its next-generation GPUs like the GTX 1180 has been a matter of some discussion of late, and now we've got the first credible dates.

Reminder: Google Flips To HTTPS by Default Tomorrow
Reminder: Google Flips To HTTPS by Default Tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, Chrome will switch from marking sites as "Secure," to only warning when sites are "Not Secure."

Nintendo Sues to Shut Down 2 Huge ROM Sites
Nintendo Sues to Shut Down 2 Huge ROM Sites

The sites targeted by Nintendo's lawsuit are LoveROMS.com and LoveRETRO.co, both of which are owned Jacob Mathias via his company Mathias Designs LLC.

Benchmarking World of Warcraft’s DirectX 12 Support
Benchmarking World of Warcraft’s DirectX 12 Support

World of Warcraft added DirectX 12 support last week — we take the new API out for a spin and compare it to DX11.