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Volkswagen agrees to yet another diesel cheating settlement

@ 2017/02/03 read/post comments(0)

Volkswagen has agreed to pay at least $1.2 billion to compensate US owners for lying about emissions on 3.0-liter diesel vehicles. Owners of 20,000 model-year 2009-2012 cars -- which can't be fixed to meet legal standards -- will be offered… Go To Full Article

The ADATA Ultimate SU800 SSD Review (128GB, 256GB, 512GB)

@ 2017/02/03 read/post comments(0)

ADATA's Ultimate SU800 is their first SSD to use 3D NAND and the first 3D NAND SSD from a company that doesn't manufacture their own NAND flash memory. The SU800 pairs Micron's 3D TLC NAND with Silicon Motion's SM2258 controller… Go To Full Article

AOC trims the bezels on its Q2781PQ monitor

@ 2017/02/03 read/post comments(0)

Is this the year of the disappearing bezel? Smartphone and notebook manufacturers alike have been pursuing designs that minimize bezels, hoping to focus our attention entirely on the displays. AOC uses the same aesthetic for its Q2781PQ, an ultra-slim 27"… Go To Full Article

OnePlus 3T caught cheating on benchmarks

@ 2017/02/03 read/post comments(0)

No, the days of smartphone makers cheating on benchmarks aren't over yet. XDA has discovered that the OnePlus 3T artificially boosts processor clock speeds when running certain benchmark apps, keeping its CPU cores running at higher rates even when...… Go To Full Article

Buffalo Americas launches the LinkStation 520DN NAS for home users

@ 2017/02/03 read/post comments(0)

Buffalo Americas today launched the LinkStation 520DN, a network attached storage device made specifically for home users. The customization NAS solution has been designed to serve as the hub of consumers’ connected home by making it easier to store, share,… Go To Full Article

Asus Expedition GeForce GTX 1070 OC is ready for heavy duty

@ 2017/02/03 read/post comments(0)

You might think you abuse your graphics card. You overclock it, you tweak every little setting to squeeze a few extra frames out of each game. But Asus' newly-unveiled Expedition GeForce GTX 1070 OC Edition isn't for you or me.… Go To Full Article

MIT demos smartwatch app that detects emotions

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A conversation is never just about the words we speak, it's about our tone, volume, body language, gaze and everything in between. But the signals that we send out can sometimes be misinterpreted, or ignored, by people who struggle to… Go To Full Article

GoPro's troubled Karma drone is back on sale today

@ 2017/02/03 read/post comments(0)

Surprise! GoPro's Karma drone is back on sale. GoPro recalled Karma in the run-up to the holidays last year due to instances where drones were losing power mid-flight (not cool, obviously). In early January, the company cryptically "announced" that i... Go To Full Article

HyperX Cloud Stinger Gaming Headset Review @ Hardware Asylum

@ 2017/02/03 read/post comments(0)

Thankfully HyperX has ignored the LED accents common in cheaper headsets. At the moment this is the only color scheme but history has shown us that other colors are possible if there is a demand. Go To Full Article

Magnetic fields could explain an 'erratic' neutron star

@ 2017/02/03 read/post comments(0)

Scientists think they've discovered why an unusual star system is emitting "sudden, erratic and extremely intense" bursts of X-rays. Using three different space telescopes, the team set out to investigate "Rapid Burster," a binary system first discov... Go To Full Article

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