Technology

Have you heard? Intel is launching new 9th Gen CPUs in the not-too-distant future. That’s the only reasonable conclusion after an avalanche of leaks in the past few weeks, with new details arriving from various websites and motherboard manufacturers alike. The latest is from Gigabyte, which confirms that Intel’s upcoming …

Of all the Zen-based CPUs and SoCs that AMD launched in 2017, Threadripper — the company’s high-end desktop competitor to Intel’s HEDT family — was the best positioned. While the consumer-focused Ryzen family initially hammered Intel’s Kaby Lake, Intel chose to respond fairly quickly with a Coffee Lake refresh that …

When Microsoft first announced that Windows 10 would be free, conspiracy theories abounded. The company was using this, the theory went, to drive Windows 7 and 8.1 users to upgrade. Later, it would announce massive monthly prices or conquer the world with lizard people or something (this part of the …

The Surface Go is intended to bring Microsoft’s polish and excellent overall design characteristics to a much lower price point, while simultaneously replacing the now-aged Surface 3, which debuted back in 2015. On the surface, there’s a lot to like about the tablet — but reviewer opinions on the device …

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a computer so tiny, it’s dwarfed by a single grain of dust. The device, measuring just 0.3mm on a side, doesn’t just strain our eyes — it strains our definition of what a computer is. Expect a lot more devices like this …

It’s been two years since Elon Musk said that Tesla would develop its own chips to facilitate autonomous driving and began hiring a team of designers and executives to make it happen. This week Musk went public with the results. Tesla has developed its own silicon for running the neural …

NASA’s Curiosity rover has been a huge success, covering more distance on Mars than any other vehicle. The agency has used Curiosity as a tool to promote science and robotics in classrooms around the country, and it even built a smaller version of Curiosity called ROV-E to demonstrate some robotics …

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 models have long been a favorite of those looking for high-performance laptops suitable for workhorse use but with a touch of style. Its new 6th generation X1 Carbon and 3rd generation X1 Yoga continue with that trend. Both are equipped with the latest in CPU, display, and …

AMD launched the Ryzen 2000-series chips a few months ago, but your choices for motherboards have been depressingly limited. There were the high-end (and expensive) X470 chipsets, or you could hope an old board would work. Now, the new B450 chipset opens up powerful features to more price-conscious Ryzen builders. …

A few years ago, it looked like the bizarre but imaginative Turing Phone was just feasible enough to become a reality. Then, Turing Robotic Industries (TRI) started saying and doing some incredibly strange things. The company filed for bankruptcy without shipping any phones, but it’s not gone. No, TRI has …