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  Samsung debuted a new fingerprint reader technology with the Galaxy S10 that uses ultrasonic waves to scan your finger. It sounds cool, certainly, but it may not be as secure as Samsung claimed. A new report claims a cheap screen protector can trick the in-display fingerprint sensor to unlock …

  Last summer, AMD launched its 7nm Ryzen 3000 family and took a leadership position in the overall CPU market. While the Intel Core family retains the crown in lower-resolution gaming, AMD has a commanding seat in the market as a whole. This is particularly true at the upper end, …

  It’s been two years since Nvidia launched its redesigned Shield Android TV box, and it looks like we’re in for another update. An Amazon listing for a new Shield appeared briefly earlier today but has since been taken down. The device doesn’t look much different, but it has better …

  The Vatican has announced a new initiative to launch a unique wearable into the secular world: the eRosary. The Click To Pray eRosary (that’s the actual name) is described as “an interactive, smart and app-driven wearable device that serves as a tool for learning how to pray the rosary …

  Toss another body on the burn pile. During the same event in which it launched the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, Google killed off the Daydream VR platform. Neither of the new devices is compatible with the Daydream VR and Google stopped selling the Daydream View today. According …

  Officially, standard desktop DDR4 tops out at 3200MHz. Unofficially, RAM manufacturers have pushed the JEDEC standard to much higher clocks. Corsair, however, has gone for broke with a new DDR4 kit that can break the 5GHz barrier when paired with an X570 motherboard. Corsair has certified multiple MSI boards …

  All rumors should be taken with a grain of salt. This one should be taken with a lot of salt. If I didn’t think it was at least possible I wouldn’t be discussing it, but I think it’s important to make that point upfront. According to the German site …

  With its rich blacks and high level of contrast between colors, OLED displays are slowly taking over. They haven’t made much progress in the gaming monitor market as of yet, but Alienware aims to change that with the ultra-luxe 55 OLED Gaming Monitor ($3,999.99), a beautiful display with a …

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support, and the money that flows through it all. The app industry in 2018 saw 194 billion downloads and more than $100 billion in purchases. Just in the past quarter, consumer …

  Reddit users can now share their favorite content from the site to Snapchat, thanks to a new integration that allows sharing of text, link, and image-based posts on iOS from Reddit’s “Safe for Work” communities. The move makes Snapchat the first platform partner that Reddit is testing content sharing …