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Blizzard gets a lot of hate online, and I hate contributing to that chatter, but I have to say... A decade (or more) ago, Blizzard took forever releasing games because they wanted to deliver a high quality game. Usually the wait was worth it. These days? They still take just as long to release...

I was there a few months ago. I wouldn't call it dead and empty yet, but it was definitely on the decline. I hear Micro Center, which is only a few minutes down the road here, has taken a lot of business from Fry's.

The problem is, these "sharing economy" delivery businesses aren't profitable and never will be. It's why they do things like take a cut from the restaurant and skim driver tips. A truly "honest" delivery platform would have to charge something like $10/order to stay in the black.

It's been said here many times, but "Intel can't even get to 10nm, no way they can get to 7nm" isn't how semiconductor processing works. Intel's 10nm process is a multi-patterning process based on traditional immersion lithography, which has been the source of most of their woes. They did this...

Oh, Google, how the tables have turned. Back to catching up to Apple, but in a half-assed way that makes sure they can still snoop on you.

Tech journalists are acting like this is the end for Huawei, but aren’t they just going to fork Android, build their own ecosystem, and keep going? They’re the largest cell phone company in the world. If they fork Android, their version will become the de facto standard overnight...

Intel’s 10 nm process is very different from their 7 nm process. Their 10 nm is a multi-patterning process (I think it’s SAQP), but their 7 nm process is a single-patterning process (with EUV). They’ve already been working on their EUV tech concurrently with their SAQP tech.

Any inside scoop on whether Intel's newest rep will be there?

Can the Windows 10 Enterprise license be used to activate the LTSC edition, or only the main channel edition?

"Coming Back Down to Earth" is really a terrible way to look at it. Yes, DDR4 finally costs the same it did at launch. A better way to look at things: DDR4 is four year old tech and still selling for the same price it did at launch, thanks to market manipulation.

It's this the same software that could be fooled with a printed photo of the user? Really making progress here, Google...

Are you certain the "real deal" is posted? Your screenshot shows it's based on version 1809, which is the release that was pulled from mainstream Windows 10...

All true, along with another point: That 5S isn't just getting bug fixes, but also performance improvements. My iPhone 6 is running so well that I've once again deferred upgrading. The prospect of spending a thousand dollars on a device that will be running abandonware in 2 years is just crazy...

[H] is a little slow on this story... Rossmann has already admitted that these were indeed counterfeit batteries. Congrats to CBP on a job well done!!

I'll grant it's a lower resolution screen, but I don't view any media on my phone so I don't really care if it's a lower resolution. I'm not sure where you're coming from on the price. Phones in general cost too much nowadays, but that's nothing specific to the XR.

The XR looks like a really nice mid-range compromise. My wife and I are both on very old phones, so we'll probably grab the XR next time someone does a BOGO offer.

Candy Crush is still installed. Automatically. And it phones home. Says all that needs to be said.

The government's argument relied on the premise that data to build a gun is the same as the gun itself, and therefore "exporting gun data" = "exporting a gun." 100% bullshit. Very glad this came to the right outcome.

This is a patent application, not an issued patent. It was filed in December, 2016, and the application was published yesterday. The application is currently under final rejection at the USPTO.

Why are people making this a net neutrality issue? Comcast's post-2008 practice was perfectly legal under the net neutrality rules.

Yay! The FCC is supposed to regulate internet technology itself, not antitrust issues that are related to the internet. That is the FTC's job.

If you are interested in parting out just the board, please let me know. Also, what size DDR3 modules do you have?

It's the same as people boasting about how much they make with Uber: These big numbers are usually one data point wildly inflated by the Friday night drunk crowd. You don't make that much the other 95% of the week.

Good thing I never actually use my phone to talk.

Bump. My standards are pretty low right now. Just need something cheap to tide me over. Would settle for pretty much any board that works with DDR3 and an i7-3770.

Would like an ASUS P8Q77-M, but willing to consider any reputable make/model. Looking to keep things pretty cheap, since the goal here is to tide me over until DDR4 prices fall. Bonus points if you can do local pickup in DFW, but not necessary. Heat is meager, but I think my forum join date...

The problem is that the wireless space has been heavily consolidated in the last decade. The Federal Government is very concerned that further consolidation would leave China with an advantage in 5G R&D.

2FA is great, and SMS is better than nothing, but these stories are getting more common. Scammers just call the cell phone companies until they find an untrained rep who ports the number without verifying the account PIN.

This is a classic case of "It's not about the crime, it's about the cover-up." It is apparent at this point that the iPhone 6/s battery is too small and prone to defects. Apple should have fessed up and issued a product recall. Hiding their sins with software hacks was an awful idea. They...

No kidding. The problem, if you wish to call it that, is people see the slick interface on GDAX and think it's just another market. Very few normies realize they are trading in the wild west...

Not going to happen. Removable batteries aren't waterproof, add bulk, and are more expensive to manufacture. The entire industry is abandoning them. Give it up. The 90s are over.

That being said, I would appreciate this a lot more if it was a configurable feature. They already have a "low power" mode that's an on-off switch, it seems to me that it would be easy to add these features to that mode.

I'm curious to know whether Apple did this to: (1) make the battery appear to last longer for the subjective user experience; or (2) avoid an objective technical problem such as damage to components. If it's the former, I could see this lawsuit gaining some steam...

Hmmmm that sounds familiar...

My kids are getting a flip-phone when they're about 10. That's it. They can buy their own iPhone if they want one.

Boy, this thread is a throwback. These were good mice, but I think intervening technology has topped them. I replaced mine with a MX518 (also now extinct) and have stayed on the Logitech train since.

GPU driver teams don't want to work with you, as they're deathly afraid of keeping their competitive secrets airtight. Their solution is to embed someone in your team to handle everything.

The problem in this industry is that most game engine programmers are pretty awful at their job. So awful that GPU driver developers frequently take it on themselves to inject performance fixes at runtime. This is why new games frequently need a new driver before they run well. I lost the link...

Time is far more valuable than money. I do Kroger's ClickList, and it's worth every penny of the $5.

Let's be fair now. Buster Douglas only notched one win. AMD is up to a whopping two wins after Ryzen. I'm glad they finally are back in the game, but let's be honest: that company has been riding the same Athlon 64 high since 2005.