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ET Deals: Dive into STEM with Humble Book Bundle
This week’s Humble Book Bundle by Mercury Learning is all about STEM. From design basics to programming to calculus, there’s something here for just about anyone considering a STEM career. The post ET Deals: Dive into STEM with Humble Book … Continue reading
DOOMBA: Cleaning Your Floor, Creating Doom Maps Simultaneously Since 2018
You can’t swing a dead cat more than six inches these days without slamming into some incredibly improbable device running Doom. ASCII Doom? It exists. Playing Doom using a toaster to control it? It’s been done. But using a Roomba … Continue reading
The 2018 cord-cutter awards
Think of 2018 as the eye of the storm for cord-cutting. Although cable and satellite TV subscriptions continued their steady downward spiral, we didn’t see many drastic changes in cord-cutting hardware, software, or services. Bigger changes could come next year, … Continue reading
4K HDMI cables: How to cut through the marketing lingo and figure out what you actually need
New owners of 4K TVs sometimes wonder if they need to buy a new HDMI cable to go with it. The very fast answer is: Probably not. Here’s how to tell if the final call is a yes or a … Continue reading
ET Deals: $200 off MacBook Air, Overpowered 17.3-Inch 144Hz Gaming Laptop for $999
If you’re in the market for a new laptop, today’s deals have you covered no matter your preference. Save 200 bucks on a 13.3-inch MacBook Air, $700 on a 17.3-inch gaming laptop, and $130 on a 15.6-inch Dell Inspiron. The … Continue reading
Denuvo Really Does Cripple PC Gaming Performance
For years, there have been persistent rumors that solutions like Denuvo have a negative impact on overall PC game performance. Denuvo has strongly pushed back on these claims, as have game publishers, for obvious reasons. The vast majority of PC … Continue reading
Ultima Thule Already Puzzling New Horizon Researchers, Before We’ve Even Arrived
Ultima Thule is already puzzling researchers, before New Horizons even arrives. The post Ultima Thule Already Puzzling New Horizon Researchers, Before We’ve Even Arrived appeared first on ExtremeTech.
What’s Ahead For AMD in 2019
2019 is going to be a major year for both of the top players in the PC market — but it’s going to impact them in different ways, and the two companies are playing for remarkably different stakes. The Intel-versus-AMD … Continue reading
ESPN+ review: This sports channel offshoot could use some identity
For the purpose of this review, let’s not judge ESPN+ on what it isn’t. ESPN+, at least today, is not supposed to replace or otherwise threaten ESPN’s cable TV business. It offers hardly any of the same sports (no Monday … Continue reading
Huawei May Be TSMC’s First 7nm EUV Customer
The question of who would be TSMC’s first EUV customer has supposedly been answered, though it’s not Qualcomm or Apple, two companies you might have expected. Instead, it’ll reportedly be Huawei bringing the first 7nm EUV chips to market (assuming, … Continue reading