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Open Source Turns 20, Powers Computing as We Know It Today
Open source software turned 20 yesterday. Few software concepts can claim to have influenced the world so much.
Intel Inside: Apple’s Next iPhone May Ditch Qualcomm Altogether
Qualcomm's legal fight with Apple could result in the company losing the iPhone altogether. Intel certainly hopes so.
Apple Investigating iPhone X Phones That Can’t Make Calls
Apple's iPhone X is once again having problems — this time with a great many dropped calls. Apple is investigating.
DxOMark Shows How Far Phone Cameras Have Come
It's easy to take our phone cameras for granted, but DxOMark has looked back at how many innovations are packed into each one, and how much image quality has improved as a result.
Major Banks Ban Cryptocurrency Purchases on Credit Cards
The banks don't want customers charging crypto purchases because it's volatile and a high credit risk.
GlobalFoundries to Soon Pilot 7nm and EUV Production
GlobalFoundries is pushing ahead with a plan to pilot EUV and 7nm production. We recently got a chance to sit down with the company and talk about its plans for the future.
Microsoft Reportedly Planning to Kill Windows 10 S in Upcoming Version Split
Microsoft could be looking at a revamping of its Windows versions that would eliminate 10 S as its own OS, relegating it to a feature in other versions.
SpaceX Confirms It Will Attempt Triple Booster Landing for Falcon Heavy Launch
CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly reminded us that the Falcon heavy could just explode on the launch pad. In fact, he's saying that an awful lot.
Uber, Lyft Want to Ban Personal Use of Self-Driving Cars in Urban Areas
A new roadmap for self-driving car development claims that vehicle fleets should only be operated by companies in urban areas.
Tesla Will Sell its Powerwall and Solar Roof in Home Depot
Tesla will even have its own employees on hand at Home Depot locations to tout the benefits of the tech.
Phantom v2640 High-Speed Camera Can Film 11,750fps in Full HD
This camera records at greater than HD resolution, but that's not the impressive part. No, the impressive part is that it records at greater than HD resolution at a mind-boggling 6,600 frames per second. You can push it even higher at lower resolutions.
Spine-like Battery Could Power Flexible Electronics
Researchers from Columbia University have developed a prototype for a flexible battery based on the shape of the human spine, and it has properties similar to non-flexible batteries.