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Cord cutting: A beginner’s guide

Now is a better time than ever to cut the cable or satellite TV cord. Instead of paying upwards of $100 per month for a bloated channel bundle, you can replace it with streaming TV services—and perhaps an TV antenna—at … Continue reading

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ET Deals: Seven Games for $10 with Humble Indie Bundle 20

20 Humble Indie Bundles in, and they’re still going strong. This week, you can snag over $110 worth of wildly entertaining indie games on Windows, Linux, and macOS for as little as 10 bucks. The post ET Deals: Seven Games … Continue reading

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Latest Windows 10 Update Kills Performance in Some Games

Windows 10 has a significant game-related performance problem, introduced last week. Microsoft is working on a solution. The post Latest Windows 10 Update Kills Performance in Some Games appeared first on ExtremeTech.

Tesla’s Quarter-Megawatt Supercharger Enables Fasts Model 3 Pit Stops

A nearly empty (empty on power) Model 3 may add 100 miles of range in 5 minutes at a SuperCharger 3 refueling station. The post Tesla’s Quarter-Megawatt Supercharger Enables Fasts Model 3 Pit Stops appeared first on ExtremeTech.

SpaceX Crewed Dragon Test Flight Finishes With Perfect Splashdown

The Demo-1 mission successfully splashed-down in the Atlantic Ocean on March 8th, moving the Commercial Crew Program one step closer to flying humans into space. The post SpaceX Crewed Dragon Test Flight Finishes With Perfect Splashdown appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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Valve Lays Off 13 Employees, May Have Slashed VR Division

Valve has laid off 13 people, reportedly from its VR and hardware division. The company claims this will not impact future plans. The post Valve Lays Off 13 Employees, May Have Slashed VR Division appeared first on ExtremeTech.

Hacking Satellites Is Surprisingly Simple

Engineers have only recently started taking cybersecurity seriously in satellite design, and that means hacking a satellite might not be as difficult as you think. The post Hacking Satellites Is Surprisingly Simple appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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The Cheapest Surface Book 2 May Get a Quad-Core Upgrade

Microsoft may be prepping to bump the CPU specs on the Surface Book 2′s entry-level model. The post The Cheapest Surface Book 2 May Get a Quad-Core Upgrade appeared first on ExtremeTech.

Get two years of Bitdefender protection for all your family’s devices for $30—a wild $170 discount

Newegg is selling a two-year subscription to the Bitdefender Family Pack for just $30 right now.

Happy 10th Birthday to the Kepler Space Telescope

Happy 10th birthday to the Kepler space telescope, arguably the most important remote observatory humanity has ever launched. The post Happy 10th Birthday to the Kepler Space Telescope appeared first on ExtremeTech.