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HP last week introduced several new additions to its Omen by HP gaming hardware line: 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch laptops, a desktop PC and a 32-inch Quad HD4 display. The laptops will be available next month at HP's website and at Best Buy stores, with a starting price of US$900; the desktop and display will be available in August at HP online and at select retailers, with pricing as yet undisclosed. The notebooks "address the gamer who wants ... a gaming machine without breaking the bank," said Mike Nash, VP of portfolio strategy and customer experience at HP. Gaming hardware sales fell more than $41 million year over year in April, according to NPD, which raises the question of whether HP's Omen line can make any headway in the market. "When we look at the PC gaming market, we are extremely excited about the possibilities," Nash told TechNewsWorld. "Things like DirectX 12 and new graphics cards, which we believe will spur the gaming hardware market forward, are in the process of being launched by our partners."
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You have to expect a few hiccups when trying something for the first time, and that’s even more true when no one has ever attempted something before. That was the case when NASA deployed the BEAM inflatable habitat module on the International Space Station last week. The agency’s first attempt didn’t work, but it eventually got everything sorted out. Now, the first humans have entered the first inflatable habitat in space. Because this is the first time an inflatable module has been used by humans in space, there’s a lot of testing to be done. After getting the module expanded and pressurized last week, there was plenty to check out before anyone ventured into the module. No one was even certain the BEAM would remain intact in orbit. Everything looked good over the weekend, so NASA decided to go ahead with the test. In the early hours of June 6th, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams opened the hatch to BEAM and ventured inside with Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka. This first order of business was to collect an air sample form inside the 565-cubic-foot space. They also checked readings on the pre-installed sensors. The pair also noted there was no evidence of condensation on the inner surfaces.
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If you’re looking for a low-cost desktop PC with more than enough room for expansion down the road, take a look at the Vostro 3900 from Dell. And thanks to today’s coupon code, you can save a total of 54% off the sticker price. Details: On the inside, it includes a fourth generation quad-core 3.2GHz Intel Core i5-4460 CPU, Intel HD Graphics 4600, 4GB of DDR3L RAM (1600MHz), a 500GB 7200RPM hard drive, and a DVD burner. A wired keyboard and mouse combo come bundled in at no additional cost, so you’ll be set right from the get-go. Just plug into any monitor with a VGA or HDMI port, and you’re ready to rock. And if your display only supports DVI or DisplayPort, you’ll be able to find an adaptor on Amazon for about $15. Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) is installed on this PC automatically, but a license for Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) comes along for free. If you’re in need of a legacy PC, you’re good with Windows 7 as is. But if you’d rather be running the latest and greatest, the Windows 10 upgrade process is simple — especially on a new machine. Better yet, it sports two DIMM slots (for up to 16GB of memory), two 3.5-inch drive bays, two 5.25-inch drive bays, two PCIe x1 slots, a PCIe x16 slot, and a PCI slot. So if you’re willing to put in a little effort, you can seriously increase the capabilities of this tower down the road if the mood strikes. Whether you want to add RAM for virtual servers, throw in a discrete graphics card to play games on Steam, or simply load this machine up with hard drives for media storage, there’s enough flexibility here to make it happen. Ordinarily, this model sells for $827.14, but you can buy it from the Dell online store for just $449. Apply coupon code “379VOSTRO” during checkout, and it’ll drop down to just $379 (plus any applicable taxes). And if you sign up for the Dell Advantage program, you’ll get two-day shipping for free.
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Intel announced a new lineup of Broadwell-based, high-end Xeons today, the Broadwell-EX E7 v4 family. These new server processors offer up to 24 cores, 60MB of L3 cache, support for new RAS features, 3D XPoint (when available), and support for 3DS LRDIMMs. 3DS DIMMs used stacked DRAM to offer increased density in much the same way that 3D NAND flash improves density compared with conventional 2D planar NAND. Actual clock rate performance improvements, however, are pretty limited. There may be some specific SKUs where Intel modestly bumped clock rates, but they aren’t the focus of this launch. The chart above shows how the top-end 18-core and 10-core parts compare with each other across both families. While the E7 v4 Xeon includes support for up to 24 cores, we wanted to compare against the Haswell-based E7 v3 family to make an apples-to-apples determination. At the 10-core mark, the Broadwell-EX is clocked identically to its Haswell predecessor, but offers 15MB more cache, double the memory (thanks to the use of 3DS DIMMs), and the additional RAS features mentioned above. The 18-core variant is also extremely similar to the Haswell-EX core, though there’s one significant difference — the newer 18-core chip is just 65% the price of the old one. While $4,672 isn’t exactly cheap for a processor, these are chips aimed at big iron production rather than the average consumer.
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Whenever Apple cuts price on its existing hardware, it’s usually a good bet that new models are on the way. Recent slashes to the company’s Thunderbolt displays drove speculation that the company would soon debut a new model, possibly with its own integrated GPU. Now, there’s talk of a substantially upgraded MacBook Pro, fueled by purported photos of the body and some substantial price drops on 2015 models. Let’s start with what we know. Late last week, authorized Apple reseller B&H began offering $200 discounts on its 13-inch, and most 15-inch MacBook Pros. The most expensive 15-inch MacBook Pros received $300 or $400 discounts, while the 21-inch and 27-inch iMacs also got $200 knocked off the purchase price. In most cases, this works out to a 10-12% discount. These price cuts are expected to clear inventory ahead of the 2016 MacBook Pro refresh cycle. Presumably these systems will be based on Intel’s Skylake CPUs and rely on Intel integrated graphics for the vast majority of SKUs — right now, only the most expensive MacBook Pro, at $2,499 base price, includes a discrete GPU (the AMD R9 M370X). That’s a low-end, four-year-old, GCN 1.0 processor with just 640 stream processors — essentially an AMD Radeon HD 7770. Hopefully Apple will time its product updates so it can utilize AMD’s 14nm Polaris architecture and offer MacBook Pro users a graphics card that wouldn’t be learning to tie its shoes and attending kindergarten. (We’re assuming that Apple will choose to stick with AMD rather than Nvidia, though the company has been known to switch between the two vendors before). Meanwhile, leaked photos of the purported 2016 MacBook Pro chassis suggest it will integrate an OLED screen at the top of the keyboard for function key support. Cult of Mac also claims that the company will offer more USB ports but, in a twist, will dump backwards compatibility and ship the laptop only with four USB Type-C ports. If the company doesn’t also ship adapters, end users will have to buy them separately, and the idea of having four different adapters (or a hub) dangling off the laptop isn’t a particularly sleek or desirable presentation. Other features floated for the new hardware include a switch to the butterfly keys that Apple uses with the MacBook, top-mounted speakers, and a thinner overall design. Apple is still keeping a headphone jack on the MacBook Pro, though it’s rumored to be considering ditching that port on the iPhone 7, which is expected to launch later this year. Other miscellaneous rumors include a name change for OS X to “MacOS,” Siri launching for MacOS, and upgrades to the Photos and Apple Music applications. 9to5 Mac also reports that Apple may allow Apple Pay to function over iMessage. Multiple sites are reporting that Apple won’t launch new hardware at WWDC, which makes sense if the company wants to capitalize on AMD’s Polaris or Intel’s Kaby Lake refresh. We’ll have to wait and see what develops on that front.
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The Xbox One Anniversary Update, a giant free software upgrade for your Microsoft game console, is nearly here. It's rolling out to Xbox Preview Program members this very week, and more widely over the next few months. Last year, we got a totally redesigned interface and the ability to play older Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One, plus a major speed boost. What's new for 2016? Cortana voice commands, Windows apps on your TV, and the ability to see what your friends are playing on their gaming PCs. Plus a whole lot of tweaks. (Missing in action: the promised ability to play your own music in the background. Microsoft says that'll arrive later this year.) Here's the rundown on the new features. Microsoft's Halo-inspired digital voice assistant is coming to Xbox at last. Whether you've got a Microsoft Kinect or just a simple headset, you'll be able to say "Hey Cortana" and ask her to take care of a variety of business. You can invite a friend to a party, launch a game or ask all sorts of knowledge-related queries such as, "Who are the Padres playing tonight?" or, "What's good to eat around here?" While the Xbox already supports some voice commands, it's only a short list of very specific prompts. "Today, talking to your Xbox is a little bit like talking to your dog," says Albert Penello, a senior director of product management on Xbox. "All the old Xbox commands will work, but there's a much more robust set of grammar that Cortana understands."
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Attention, Jack Black fans: The actor is "alive and well" despite a tweet claiming he had passed to the great beyond. Black was one of several celebrities caught in a hoax in which Twitter accounts of famous peeps were compromised. Other celebrities whose accounts were taken over included musician Keith Richards and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Hacks against website and social media accounts aren't unusual, and hackers often go after celebrities for notoriety and in an attempt to embarrass them publicly. A major part of the problem is that people often use passwords that are easy to guess, and they use the same ones across multiple sites. That leaves them vulnerable to hackers who procure even one password. Reports claim that some of the passwords were obtained as a result of a 2012 hack against professional networking site LinkedIn. In mid-May, LinkedIn announced that hackers stole and released more than 100 million members' email and password combinations. The latest hacks put affected celebrities in an awkward position. After regaining control of its Twitter account, Black's music group, Tenacious D, sent a tweet Sunday stating: "WE had our Twitter account hacked. We can assure you that Jack is ALIVE and WELL and that this was a sick 'prank.'" Hacked more than week ago, singer Katy Perry's Twitter account was flooded with offensive and racist tweets. The Twitter account of Kylie Jenner likewise was hit by mocking tweets, CBS News reported Monday. The fake tweets included one that read: "I love being so famous with no talent." Even social media mogul Zuckerberg wasn't immune. Hacker group Ourmine claimed that it broke into the Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Twitter accounts of the Facebook CEO. In 2014, a series of compromising photos of celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst and Kaley Cuoco were made public after a hacker was able to gain access to their Apple iCloud accounts. In March, the hacker pleaded guilty to the crime of computer hacking. "A number of other online services have seen millions of passwords stolen in the past several weeks, and we know far too many people use the same password for multiple things online," a Twitter spokesman said in a statement. "We recommend people use a unique, strong password for Twitter. We detail other steps people can take to keep their accounts secure on our help center here."
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The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Google on a class-action lawsuit brought against it by advertisers. The court's decision Monday will leave in place a ruling from last year in a San Francisco federal court. That means the lawsuit can move forward as a class action representing thousands of advertisers who previously used Google's AdWords program from 2004 to 2008. The suit, filed in 2008, claims advertisers were misled about where their ads were placed online. AdWords is primarily used to put ads next to relevant Google searches, but the plaintiffs said Google also put their ads on third-party sites without properly disclosing that information. In some cases, the plaintiffs claimed, their ads appeared on error pages and other undesirable pages. A Google representative said the company doesn't comment on pending litigation. Google is by far the leader in worldwide digital ad revenue, bringing in about 30 percent of all digital ad dollars last year, according to researcher eMarketer.
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AT&T said on Monday that Middletown will join Austin, Texas, as the two locations for using 5G wireless technology as a home broadband service, scheduled for the end of summer. The nation's second largest wireless carrier said early tests with equipment partner Ericsson have yielded speeds of 10 gigabits a second, or 10 times faster than what Google Fiber offers. In comparison, CNET visited Verizon's headquarters and saw its 5G tests run at 3.77 gigabits a second, fast enough to download the entire "Simpsons" series -- nearly 600 high-definition episodes -- in about half an hour. The AT&T test is nearly three times faster. Wireless carriers are ramping up the hype for 5G, the next generation of wireless technology that promises to bring higher speeds, connect more devices and potentially revolutionize the industry. These trials are another reminder that companies such as AT&T are investing in your [CENSORED]ure. The reality, however, is that mass adoption of 5G as a wireless service is still years away, and many of these tests represent theoretical peak speeds that we may never see in the real world. In addition, the wireless industry still has to settle on standards for 5G, which likely won't happen until 2020. Until then, companies such as AT&T and Verizon are working on 5G-like technology that they believe will eventually get worked into the standards. They are also starting not with a true mobile service, but with a fixed version that acts more like a home Internet connection. AT&T also said it tapped Nokia alongside other vendors for its 5G work.
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A hacker is advertising what he says is more than one hundred million LinkedIn logins for sale. The IDs were reportedly sourced from a breach four years ago, which had previously been thought to have included a fraction of that number. At the time, the business-focused social network said it had reset the accounts of those it thought had been compromised. LinkedIn now plans to repeat the measure on a much larger scale. One expert said the service should have reset all its accounts the first time round. LinkedIn is often used to send work-related messages and to find career opportunities - activities its members would want to stay private. Criminals could make use of this information or see if its subscribers had used the same passwords elsewhere. "We are taking immediate steps to invalidate the passwords of the accounts impacted, and we will contact those members to reset their passwords," a spokeswoman for the California-based firm told the BBC. It said the details were being advertised on at least two hacking-related sites. A total of 117 million passwords are said to be included. The passcodes are encoded, but in a form that appears to have been relatively easy to reverse-engineer. LinkedIn had about 165 million accounts at the time of the breach, but the discrepancy in the figures might be explained by the fact that some of its users logged in via Facebook. LinkedIn reacted by saying it had invalidated all the accounts it believed had been compromised and emailed affected members saying they needed to register new passwords. But Motherboard has tracked down one user, whose details are in the batch currently on sale, and found that the password listed for him was still active. A security researcher who has also been given access to about one million of the advertised IDs said he believed it was "highly likely" that the leak was real. "I've personally verified the data with multiple subscribers [of my own site] 'Have I been pwned'," Troy Hunt told the BBC. "They've looked at the passwords in the dump and confirmed they're legitimate." Another expert noted that the problem stemmed from the fact that LinkedIn had originally "hashed" its passwords but not "salted" them before storing them. Hashing involves using an algorithm to convert passwords into a long string of digits. Salting is an additional step meant to stop unauthorised parties from being able to work around the process. "A salt involves adding a few random characters, which are different on a per-user basis, to the passwords [before they are hashed]," explained Rik Ferguson, chief technology officer at the cybersecurity firm Trend Micro. By doing this, he added, you prevent hackers from being able to refer to so-called "rainbow tables" that list commonly-used passwords and the various hashes they produce, and then see if any of the hashes match those in the stolen database. LinkedIn introduced salting after the attack, but that only benefits the login databases it generated afterwards. "Using salting is absolutely best practice for storing passwords under any circumstances and was the case back in 2012 as well," Mr Ferguson said. "If LinkedIn is saying now that it didn't know which accounts had been affected by the breach, then the sensible thing to have done at the time would have been a system-wide forced reset of every password.
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The first was the E24, being derived from the first generation 7 Series, the BMW E23. The E24 was launched in 1976 to replace the 3.0CS & 3.0CSi (E9). In 2003, 14 years after production ceased, BMW released the all new E63/E64 which was available as a coupé and convertible, based on the chassis of the E60 5 Series sedan. Models were the 645Ci (later replaced with the 650i) and the 630i, while the highest performance model is the BMW M6. The third generation F12 and F13 6 series was released in 2011 for the 2012 model year, sharing a platform and some engines with the 7 Series (F01) and 5 Series (F10), and introducing a four-door coupé (fastback sedan) style, known as Gran Coupé. The BMW 8 series is sometimes regarded as the spiritual successor to the E24 6 Series, being also available as a "CSi", however it had a substantially higher price point and performance than the preceding 6 Series.
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DB9 GT: Aston’s venerable sports car is now appended with the GT suffix, as well as 30 more horsepower (for 540 total) and new wheels and headlights. Perhaps more important is a new infotainment system, which replaces a unit antiquated enough that it was quite possibly powered by vacuum tubes. A British car whose name invokes the god of fire isn’t so much tempting fate as showing up on her doorstep with flowers, chocolates, and two tickets to the opera. Thankfully, the racetracks to which the not-road-legal Vulcan is confined will have emergency crews. A 7.0-liter, 800-plus-hp V-12 goes into a carbon-fiber monocoque to make one very-hot-blooded machine. Aston plans to sell only 24 of these $2.3 million toys, with deliveries commencing by the end of the year.
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The R8 e-tron 2.0 is fitted with a T-shaped lithium-ion battery shoehorned into the center tunnel and behind the passenger cell; it will be a rear-wheel-drive vehicle, and it can go a full 280 miles on an electric charge. The rear-mounted electric motors produce 456 horsepower and 679 lb-ft of torque, all funneled through a single-speed transmission. The sprint to 62 mph from a standstill is said to take just 3.9 seconds, and top speed is rated at 155 mph. That figure drops to 130 mph when low-rolling-resistance tires are fitted for maximum efficiency. The car’s dynamic abilities are enhanced by torque-vectoring capability enabled by the two rear motors.
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