Intel's Insane New Desktop CPU Has Ten Cores and Costs $1,700
If you need raw power in your desktop PC, Intel’s new CPU will be just the ticket. The new Extreme Edition of its…
This Stretchable Battery Pack Wraps Around Anything and Charges Itself
There’s one big obstacle holding back flexible electronics and conformable wearables, and that’s stiff and bulky li-ion…
These Touchscreen Building Blocks Could Become Your Phone
Google’s modular smartphone may have been severely delayed, but other people have been thinking about different…
Samsung's First 10-Nanometer DRAM Is 30 Percent Faster
Your RAM’s about to get an upgrade. Samsung has announced the world’s first 10-nanometer 8-gigabit DRAM chips, and it…
The Roborace Cars Will Use Nvidia Computers to Make 24 Trillion AI Operations a Second
Last week, the autonomous racing series that is Roborace unveiled what its cars will look like. But now we also know…
Engineers Break Record for Fiber Optic Data Transmission Using New Breed of Laser
Think your fiber is fast? Think again: A team of engineers has smashed the world record for sending data down an…
Heat-Assisted Storage Could Squeeze 10 Times More Data on a Drive
Whether it’s on your laptop or in a data canter, extra storage is always welcome. Now, it’s been shown that…
Moore's Law Stutters at Intel
Intel has announced that it’s moving away from its current “tick-tock” chip production cycle and instead shifting to a…
This $30, 300GB Hard Drive Was Designed Especially for Raspberry Pi
Need some pocketable storage for your pint-sized computer? Western Digital’s new PiDrive is probably the answer,…
AMD's Graphics Card for VR Is Stupid Powerful and Horribly Expensive
The specs needed to just power a VR headset are painfully high, so it stands to reason that the hardware used by…
New SD Cards Will Support 360, 3D, and 8K Video at up to 90MBps
It’ll soon be time to toss out your dusty old memory cards. The SD Association has announced that the next generation…
The Next Version of DisplayPort Will Drive 8K Monitors With HDR Video
You probably take the DisplayPort on your laptop for granted, but the folks that develop the standard have been working…
Oppo Claims It Can Fully Charge a Phone in Just 15 Minutes
Fast-charging systems are making huge jumps in speed and Oppo seems to have reached a massive milestone: It claims it…
This 4.7-Inch Organic LCD Wraps Right Around Your Wrist
Your smartwatch screen may soon be rather more impressive: This 4.7-inch organic LCD display is flexible enough to wrap…
This Flexible Prototype Is a Glimpse at Your Future Phone
The sci-fi dream of flexible electronics is on its way—it’s just taking a while to arrive. But this new prototype…
Qualcomm's Latest Chip Provides Gigabit LTE Speeds
Hold on to your data contracts: Qualcomm’s latest modem chip will enable mobile devices to achieve LTE download speeds…
A New Light-Based Transistor Could Completely Change the Way Chips Work
Transistors are everywhere—in your computer, car, phone, and refrigerator—but they’re not shrinking fast enough to…
Samsung Will Help Qualcomm Produce Its Next-Gen Snapdragon 820 Chip
When it’s not churning out smartphones and giant tablets and uh, giant container ships, Samsung also does healthy…
Microscopic 3D-Printed Gold Walls Could Make More Sensitive Touchscreens
Touchscreens use a mesh of almost-transparent electronics to detect where they’re being touched. Now, a new microscopic…
Amazon Now Sells Its Very Own ARM Chips
If you thought Amazon’s own-branded products were a little strange—baby wipes, anyone?—then things just got a little…