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chrismills@bgr.comAt this point, drag-racing a Tesla Model S P100D against [insert gas-powered car here] is a foregone conclusion. The Tesla’s electric motors can produce massive amounts of torque right off the line, which …
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The Pixel 2 has a hidden dark mode Google isn’t telling anyone about
The Pixel 2 still hasn’t been released, but reviewers are already uncovering the phone’s, ahem, darkest secrets. Android Oreo has the ability to change the phone’s theme to match your background image, so if you …
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Samsung is racing ahead of Intel where it really matters
Samsung has completed the development of its 8-nanometer foundry process, and before you X out and go read more about the iPhone 8’s camera, that’s actually a big deal. Samsung has taken the …
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Apple still hasn’t admitted it’s working on a self-driving car, but this video says otherwise
Rumors about Apple and self-driving cars have been flying since baby Jony Ive bought his first Hot Wheels car, but the company has been impressively secretive about any projects, at least in public. …
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The best Windows laptop just got even better
For the last year, Razer’s Blade Stealth has been the laptop of choice for any MacBook Pro refugees looking for more ports. Razer isn’t big on waiting for updates, and today, the Blade …
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Desert discovery: Lost temple of Ramses II uncovered by archaeologists
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the remains of an ancient temple belonging to King Ramses II. Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities says that the discovery was made by an Egyptian-Czech mission in the village …
Business
AT&T’s strategy to beat cordcutting has backfired
Things aren’t good in the land of Big Cable. Cord-cutting is happening faster than anyone could have predicted, which is ending three decades of lucrative cable TV profits. Millions of consumers are cutting …
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Tesla’s bad week includes racist drawings and hundreds of layoffs
Right now, Tesla is hustling like never before to get Model 3s out the door and into customers’ driveways, in time for a self-imposed deadline of the first deliveries by the end of …
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Google Calendar has been completely redesigned and it’s so much better
Google has pushed a long-overdue redesign to Google Calendar. It’s live on the web version right now, and it’s everything I’ve ever dreamed of while clicking my way through a schedule. The new …
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This is the world’s first 5G phone
Qualcomm just took a big leap in its long shuffle towards 5G. The company has conducted the first 5G test on a single-chip smartphone, and it’s released the reference design for the first …
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Comcast is ruining cheap cable bundles, because Comcast
You might want to sit down, because this could come as a surprise: Comcast is doing something bad. According to the American Cable Association, Comcast has been using its ownership of “must-have” programming …
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T-Mobile’s fantastic Note 8 deal only has one day left
The Galaxy Note 8 has barely been on sale for a month, but that constitutes approximately 12 years in smartphone lives. T-Mobile has had the best deal on the Note 8 ever since …
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Netflix adds 5 million more customers as share price hits all-time high
Netflix has had another stellar quarter, beating analyst expectations with nearly $3 billion in revenue and over 5 million new subscribers. The bulk of those new customers came from outside the US: Just …
