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Microsoft has a history of confusing Windows version branding. That started with the launch of Vista, which came in roughly 16 variants. Windows 10 has its own annoyances, including the locked down Windows 10 S. That version might not be long for this world, according to a new report. Microsoft …

Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography, or EUV, has been stuck somewhere between a mirage and reality for over a decade, shimmering faintly on the horizon with promises of “4-5 years away.” Meanwhile, other technologies like immersion lithography and multipatterning have been deployed to extend the limits of 193nm lithography far past its …

Trading in cryptocurrencies is all the rage lately, but it’s not without risk. In fact, the risk is substantially higher than just about anything else you can do with your money. Banks are starting to put the brakes on the crypto hype train, though. Over the last several days, several …

Vision Research isn’t in the business of making boring old “regular” cameras. It’s the leading maker of high-speed digital cameras, and the latest Phantom v2640 is really something else. This camera records at greater-than-HD resolution, but that’s not the impressive part. No, the impressive part is that it records at …

Samsung is currently the top chipmaker in the world, and it’s quietly expanding into a new market: cryptocurrency mining. Samsung isn’t mining coins itself, but it is using its massive manufacturing capacity to produce so-called “application specific integrated circuits,” or ASIC chips, for use in mining rigs. These chips are …

Most devices can make do with a solid brick-like battery, but what about wearables and the supposed flexible phones we’ve been promised? A new kind of battery could improve the design and reliability of such devices, but making a flexible design that doesn’t degrade or fail catastrophically is a challenge. …

LG has been fighting a losing battle with Samsung in the mobile space over the last few years, and part of LG’s problem might be the long-term reliability of its phones. Owners of the LG G4, V10, V20, Nexus 5X, and G5 filed a class-action lawsuit against the company last …

YouTube Go, a mobile version of YouTube built for emerging markets with features like offline viewing and nearby sharing, is today expanding to over 130 countries worldwide. This wider rollout will make YouTube Go available to a large number of people who want the ability to watch YouTube videos, even …

Andy Rubin founded Android as an independent company and then ran the Android division at Google for several years after its acquisition. He left a few years back to work on other projects. His most recent project is Essential, which released its first phone last fall. The Essential Phone is …

When we write about the PC market at ExtremeTech, it’s almost always from the DIY or enthusiast perspective. But we don’t actually talk much about that most basic of tasks — how to build a PC. The actual assembly process isn’t usually all that difficult, but choosing the right components …