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New SanDisk microSD Cards Are Faster Than Your Phone Can Handle
New SanDisk microSD Cards Are Faster Than Your Phone Can Handle

Ever since Android and iOS hit the market, the ability to add additional storage capacity has been a fundamental difference between them. Many Android devices (though not all) offer a microSD slot with the option to add a variable amount of storage. iPhones categorically don’t. Over time, Android has moved towards integrating additional storage as…

Recent Intel CPUs Take Performance Hit With Spectre, Meltdown Patches
Recent Intel CPUs Take Performance Hit With Spectre, Meltdown Patches

Early tests show that Microsoft's prediction of a mid-single-digit decline in Intel CPU performance after Spectre, Meltdown patches is broadly accurate, but there are exceptions — and plenty of unknowns.

In the Cryptocurrency Era, Approach Used GPUs With Caution
In the Cryptocurrency Era, Approach Used GPUs With Caution

Buying a used GPU might seem to be one way to dodge the high prices on current cards, but Caveat Emptor unquestionably applies here.

AT&T Loses Battle to Cripple FTC Authority, Details Plans for Paid Prioritization
AT&T Loses Battle to Cripple FTC Authority, Details Plans for Paid Prioritization

AT&T lost its argument to avoid all regulation in court, but it's talking out both sides of its mouth on the subject of paid prioritization.

Khronos Brings Vulkan to macOS, iOS, After Apple Refuses to
Khronos Brings Vulkan to macOS, iOS, After Apple Refuses to

Apple has shown no interest in supporting Vulkan over the past few years, so Khronos is adding support whether Apple likes it or not.

Perrone Robotics: We’ll Make Cars, Vacuums, Mining Trucks Self-Driving
Perrone Robotics: We’ll Make Cars, Vacuums, Mining Trucks Self-Driving

No-longer-startup PRI sees scalable autonomous platforms. Even Raspberry Pi is enough for simple autonomy. Vertebrate Lab learnings may change how we think about autonomous devices.

How overheated is the GPU market in 2018?
How overheated is the GPU market in 2018?

The entire GPU market is badly overheated, but that heat isn't hitting AMD and Nvidia equally, and it's not equally distributed across the GPUs in either company's product line. We investigate in greater detail.

How to Create Your Own Private Photo Sharing Cloud
How to Create Your Own Private Photo Sharing Cloud

If you want to be able to get at your photos from anywhere, and share them with others, without the cost or potential privacy issues of keeping them in a public cloud, here are some ways to DIY your own private photo sharing cloud.

Samsung Unveils the Galaxy S9, and Yes, It Has a Headphone Jack
Samsung Unveils the Galaxy S9, and Yes, It Has a Headphone Jack

Samsung's new Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus have been unveiled at Mobile World Congress. The phones are largely an evolutionary design, but Samsung did bake a few new tricks into them.

How to Edit a PDF
How to Edit a PDF

PDFs weren't designed to be great for editing, but sometimes there really isn't a choice. Don't be like Paul Manafort — here are some good options for getting the job done.

Tesla to Hit 200,000 Sales This Year, Could Limit Model 3 Tax Credits
Tesla to Hit 200,000 Sales This Year, Could Limit Model 3 Tax Credits

The more Model 3s delivered this year, the more people get the full $7,500 tax credit. Will it be 50,000 Model 3 buyers,100,000, 150,000, or more?

MediaTek Unveils New P60 Helio With Integrated AI Processing
MediaTek Unveils New P60 Helio With Integrated AI Processing

MediaTek is unveiling its new Helio P60 SoC at Mobile World Congress, with substantially improved CPU, GPU, and AI performance.