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Dell Business Warranty Service is Now a Clown Car
Small businesses are increasingly given short-shrift by large tech corporations. Dell has shown that it really doesn't have a support organization that has any clue, or the needed resources, to provide the warranty service it promises.
Astronomers Prepare to Turn Webb Telescope Toward Nearby Super-Earths
Webb could provide scientists the best view yet of terrestrial planets outside of our solar system.
Microsoft Was Going to Release a Game Streaming Dongle, But Now It’s Starting From Scratch
While it's not included in the base subscription, Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming (formerly xCloud) could be its big play for the future, but that future might be a little further off than we thought. Microsoft confirms it was working on a streaming dongle code-named Keystone, but it has decided to scrap that project and start over.
Northwestern University Builds Tiny Robot Crabs
New fear unlocked: tiny robot crab taking up residence in your nose or ear.
Sony: We Are Going to Build So Very Many PlayStations 5s
The PlayStation 5 maker promises it's going to ramp up production to unprecedented levels. We'll believe it when we see it, but it's still encouraging to hear.
Researchers Sequence the DNA of Man Who Died at Pompeii
A small piece of bone from the man's skull provided enough genetic material to sequence a complete genome.
Astroid-Mining Company AstroForge Books Its First Test Mission
The day may be coming when asteroid mining will be viable, and a startup called AstroForge aims to be the first. This newly founded company has announced its plans to begin mining asteroids for rare metals, and it already has a test mission planned.
Deathloop: Putting AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 to The Test Against Nvidia’s DLSS
Earlier this month, AMD offered us the chance to preview FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.0, courtesy of the game Deathloop. Deathloop is currently the only title to support both versions of FSR as well as Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), making this an excellent opportunity to take them both out for a collective spin.Despite…
TCL Has No Idea When the PS5 Pro, Xbox Series Next Will Arrive
Chinese TV manufacturer TCL made waves today with a slide claiming the PlayStation 5 Pro and Xbox Series Next might be on the radar. The company is guessing.
AMD Shows Off Zen 4 Overclocking, But Questions Remain
AMD has released a morsel of info about Zen 4's overclocking abilities, but as we said before, we'll believe it when we see it.
Scientists Accidentally Turn Gene-Edited Hamsters Into Aggressive Bullies
Sometimes experiments don’t go as planned.
The Death of Internet Explorer Is Just Weeks Away
Microsoft is following through with its plans to retire IE as announced last year, and the big day is just three weeks away on June 15th.