When the universe was young, there were no stars, galaxies, or even atoms. As space expanded, hydrogen atoms formed and coalesced into stars. Eventually, the first galaxies emerged, and some of those galaxies may still exist. New data from researchers at Durham University in the UK and Harvard in the …

There’s good news for enthusiasts and fans of high-performance processors, at least in theory. After years of relying on thermal paste between its actual CPU die and the integrated heat spreader, or IHS, Intel may finally move back to solder for its highest-end desktop microprocessors. Delidding Intel CPUs started to …

If you’ve been planning a new SSD purchase, it might be best to hold off for a while. There are signs that the market could be headed for a significant downturn, with some experts predicting NAND prices could collapse as low as $0.08 per GB during 2019. That would put …

Cole Anderson thinks it would be fun if Maines amateur golf championship incorporated both stroke and match play, like the other New England states. Anderson joins an impressive list of former match play champions that includes Maine Amateur winners Ryan Gay, Johnny Hayes, Ricky Jones, Andrew Slattery, Matt Hutchins and …

Google has acknowledged that it still tracks users who disable Location Tracking, after an investigation from The Associated Press. It’s not the first time the company has slammed into privacy problems related to its phones — in November 2017, the company acknowledged it tracked cell phones that didn’t have a …

Update:  We’ve heard from Intel on this issue. A company spokesperson states:  “Mitigations that address this [the L1 Terminal Fault bug, aka Foreshadow] have already been made available – which also address the attestation scenario. The best thing for people to do is simply to keep their systems up to date. …

Steve Jobs had a certain reputation for product design. Whether it’s a good reputation or not depends on how you view Apple and its products, but there’s no denying that the man had a knack for designs that didn’t look much like what the rest of the PC or electronics …

ARM is announcing its first roadmap for client PCs today, in a bid to push into a larger number of systems and to challenge Intel for client computing dominance. While the company is still focused on mobile experiences, laptops dominate PC shipments today. The company is promising to deliver performance …

Update:  We’ve heard from Intel on this issue. A company spokesperson states:  “Mitigations that address this [the L1 Terminal Fault bug, aka Foreshadow] have already been made available – which also address the attestation scenario. The best thing for people to do is simply to keep their systems up to date. …

Google announced a new subscription platform earlier this year called Google One. It’s centered around Google Drive storage, but it also has family sharing, priority support, and other perks. It’s been a slow rollout for Google One so far, but now the service is launching widely. If you’re looking for …