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ET deals: Dell XPS 8700 Core i7 desktop with 24-inch display for $900
If you’re interested in video production, image editing, or high-end gaming, you’ll definitely want to invest in a desktop and a high-res monitor. Dell is currently offering this pre-configured Dell XPS 8700 with a 24-inch monitor for just $900, so … Continue reading
ET deals: Dell XPS 8700 Core i7 desktop with 24-inch display for $850
If you’re interested in video production, image editing, or high-end gaming, you’ll definitely want to invest in a desktop and a high-res monitor. Dell is currently offering this pre-configured Dell XPS 8700 with a 24-inch monitor for just $850, so … Continue reading
Alien life exists and could be found within 20 years, with enough funding, astronomers tell Congress
Two of the world’s preeminent extraterrestrial astronomers (as in, they research extraterrestrials, not that they’re extraterrestrials themselves) have told US Congress that there is almost certainly alien life out there in the universe — and with adequate funding, we should … Continue reading
2015 Volvo S60, V60 with Drive-E review: Faster, safer cars for Democrats
A four-cylinder engine with both a supercharger and a turbocharger boosts mileage by 20%. Volvo raised the bar on safety and infotainment, too. All told, this is a real challenge to the BMW 3 Series.
Google’s Quantum Computing Playground turns your PC into a quantum computer
Thanks to some ingenious engineers at Google, you can now turn your desktop PC into a quantum computer. Well, OK, not quite: You can simulate a quantum computer on your PC by running the Quantum Computing Playground web app for … Continue reading
Snapdragon 805 benchmarked: Krait’s last hurrah, and the arrival of a new GPU king
Qualcomm has finally taken the wraps off the Snapdragon 805 SoC. The Snapdragon 805 is the mobile industry’s last great hurrah for the aging 32-bit ARMv7 architecture, and also Qualcomm’s Krait CPU swan song. Truth be told, though, the Snapdragon … Continue reading
AT&T moves to acquire DirecTV to defend against Comcast – everyone loses
On Sunday, AT&T announced it would be acquiring DirecTV to enhance its content distribution and gain access to Latin America through DirecTV’s growing pay TV and wireless broadband businesses. But is this really a good thing?
Robots that sweat, breathe, and get goosebumps to manipulate your emotions
A technology showcase recently revealed just a selection of the life-like features in development for the next generation of civilian robotics.
With a $6 million prize fund, Dota 2 is now one of the world’s biggest sports
Valve’s annual Dota 2 tournament — The International — is now one of world’s biggest sporting events. Thanks to the Valve’s most excellent shepherding of both the game and the 5-versus-5 MOBA genre, an ingenious crowdfunding scheme, and the continuing … Continue reading
Google admits it wants to put ads on ‘fridges, car dashboards, thermostats, glasses, and watches’
Google has admitted in an SEC filing that, in a few years, it ‘could be serving ads and other content on refrigerators, car dashboards, thermostats, glasses, and watches, to name just a few possibilities.’ If you thought that Google’s recent … Continue reading
