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LAS VEGAS — Printing metal has been one of the holy grails of 3D printing. For the most part, printed prototype parts are made of plastic or other soft materials. That greatly limits their use in many production applications. Unless you pony up for a bank-vault-sized unit that can print metal …

In spite of the rough last couple of years, BlackBerry is not dead yet. In fact, it’s trying something completely different to remain alive. BlackBerry announced recently that it would partner with phone manufacturer TCL for all its hardware, while it provides the software. The first few examples of this partnership …

Today, Intel is taking the lid off its 7th Generation Core microprocessor family, codenamed Kaby Lake. It’s been roughly five years since Intel last delivered a significant performance leap in a single generation and the Core i7-7700K has a number of challenges riding on its shoulders. This is the first …

Das Keyboard is one of the names that made mechanical keyboards mainstream in recent years. The company (a Metadot brand) has been selling various boards with Cherry and Cherry clone switches for years, but earlier in 2016 it launched a Kickstarter campaign for the first “cloud-connected” mechanical keyboard. The Das Keyboard …

Ever since the DNC was hacked earlier this year, there’s been an ongoing tussle in the media over what the government knew, why it suspected the Russians, and what actions, if any, the Obama Administration would take in response. While some initial evidence of foreign involvement was presented by third-party …

Apple is not the top seller of smartphones in the world — not even close. It does, however, have the vast majority of smartphone profits in the world with an estimated 90%. The margins on Apple’s hardware are so large that it can out earn OEMs that sell several times …

Smartphone battery life has been a struggle over the years, and we’re just now starting to make some progress. There are phones you can get that will run reliably for more than a day, even with heavy usage. However, that’s all for naught if you can’t count on the device …

In our articles on setting up your own security system, we’ve talked about how important it is to start with the right cameras for your needs. I’ve been testing out a wide-variety of models that cover most of the waterfront, to help give you an idea of where to start. …

More iPhone 7 devices were unwrapped over the 2016 holidays compared with Google Pixel smartphones, according to new data released by analytics service Mixpanel. Specifically, in the first few days after Christmas, the number of unique iPhone 7’s increased by 12.7 percent, compared with an 8.5 percent increase for Google’s …

Photo: moncraftwallart on Instagram  While butterfly décor may have once been reserved for nurseries and little girls’ bedrooms, butterfly-emblazoned prints are set to make splash for the year ahead. In fact, butterfly motifs are slated to appear in homes everywhere in 2017, decorating everything from wallpaper to floors. As we prepare …