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  1. Intel, of all companies, knocks AMD’s CPU numbering in now-deleted presentation

    When it comes to recycling and rebranding old chips, no one's hands are clean.

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  2. iMessage will reportedly dodge EU regulations, won’t have to open up

    iMessage isn't popular enough with businesses to force interoperability.

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  3. AMD’s new Ryzen 8040 laptop chips look a lot like the Ryzen 7040 CPUs

    Improved AI performance is this familiar-looking chip's main innovation.

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  4. Volumetric LED candle looks the same from any angle—and looks like amazing work

    Re-creating a candle's multi-angle glow requires a lot of small-scale soldering.

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  5. Google Search results are showing Reddit URLs altered to include a slur

    Google "indexing those malformed URLs and serving them instead of the correct ones."

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  6. Apple wants iPhone 16 batteries to come from India, not China

    Apple is looking to diversify its supply chains amid growing geopolitical tension.

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  7. PlayStation is erasing 1,318 seasons of Discovery shows from customer libraries

    The change comes as Warner Bros. tries to add subscribers to Max, Discovery+ apps.

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  8. The OnePlus 12 packs a 5400 mAh battery, up to 24GB of RAM

    As usual, OnePlus is launching first in China, with a US launch happening in 2024.

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  9. Windows 10 gets three more years of security updates, if you can afford them

    Windows 10 gets a version of the program that extended updates for Windows 7.

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  10. Beeper Mini for Android sends and receives iMessages, no Mac server required

    Co-founder says it's a security improvement for everyone and should be legal.

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  11. Streaming apps are trying to bundle their way out of customer disenchantment

    Reliably good prices, libraries, and features would impress customers more.

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  12. Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years

    Gmail's spam filters can now understand "adversarial text manipulations."

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  1. Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates

    When ad blocking is a cat-and-mouse game, make the mouse slower.

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  2. Steam drops macOS Mojave support, effectively ending life for many 32-bit games

    After February 15, all bets are off for Steam on High Sierra and Mojave Macs.

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  3. Reddit updates look after rough 6 months and ahead of reported IPO

    "Edit: Obligatory 'F--- Spez' for karma."

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  4. The Great Google Account Purge starts tomorrow for inactive users

    Any accounts lined up for deletion should have gotten warning emails by now.

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  5. Netflix lands its first big-name games with Grand Theft Auto trilogy

    Package includes GTA 3, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas.

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  6. MacBook Air gets solid-state active cooling in intriguing demo

    Proof-of-concept explores alternative to fans for sustained, heavy workloads.

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  7. BBC BASIC remains a remarkable learning tool, and now it’s available everywhere

    42 years later, there's still work to be done in spreading the BBC Micro gospel.

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  8. Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating

    Google tells users to not delete local Drive profile data while it investigates.

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  9. Microsoft’s ugly sweater for 2023 is Windows XP’s iconic default wallpaper

    The world's most-recognizable default wallpaper is back, in sweater form.

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  10. Guidemaster: Game controllers to turn your smartphone into a mobile gaming machine

    Amp up your smartphone gaming experience with these game controllers.

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  11. Amazon’s $195 thin clients are repurposed Fire TV Cubes

    Amazon Workspaces Thin Client is a Fire TV Cube with different software.

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  12. Google says bumpy Pixel 8 screens are nothing to worry about

    Display "bumps" are components pushing into the OLED panel.

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  1. Researchers figure out how to bypass the fingerprint readers in most Windows PCs

    Microsoft's Surface didn't even use the Microsoft-developed security protocol.

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  2. Cyber Monday 2023: The best deals on Lenovo, Herman Miller, Apple, Anker, Dyson, and more

    Cyber Week is here, and these are the best deals on Apple, Dyson, Lenovo, Vitamix, and more.

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  3. Black Friday 2023: The latest tech deals on Apple, Lenovo, Dyson, Vitamix, and more

    The best savings on tech from laptops to headphones, TVs, Herman Miller chairs, and more.

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  4. These newest vacuums from 2023 clean up well

    Consider a robot vacuum, stick vacuum, or combo wet-dry vacuum as a holiday gift.

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  5. Lenovo seeks halt of Asus laptop sales over alleged patent infringement

    Zenbooks accused of ripping off hinge, touchpad, and other inventions.

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  6. Nvidia’s GeForce GPUs are selling well, but its AI GPU sales are ridiculous

    Data center revenue is up 279% from the same quarter last year.

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  7. “ChatGPT with voice” opens up to everyone on iOS and Android

    All Android and iOS users can soon tap a headphone icon and start chatting.

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  8. Report: Sonos will launch its fancy headphones next spring

    Report claims Sonos is expanding into new products to make up for slowing sales.

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  9. The best soundbar and TV deals for Black Friday 2023

    Upgrade your home theater with these sweet TV and soundbar deals.

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  10. The best Black Friday 2023 headphone deals from Apple, Bose, and more

    Black Friday week brings in the best headphone deals we've seen all year.

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  11. Ultrawide monitors remind us there’s still much to learn about OLED burn-in

    Can playing 16:9 content on a 21:9 screen affect burn-in risk? Apparently.

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  12. Amazon lays off Alexa employees as 2010s voice-assistant boom gives way to AI

    Amazon has had a notoriously hard time making money from Alexa.

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