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Microsoft blamed Intel for the reliability issues on its Surface devices that caused the withdrawal of Consumer Reports’ recommendation. However, the real problem could very well be within the company itself. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By David Nield We’ve already seen artificial intelligence systems trounce human beings at the ancient board game Go, and now computers are winning at multiplayer video games too – the OpenAI engine backed by Elon Musk has been beating the best Dota 2 players in the world championships in the US. The AI took on…

A bot created by Elon Musk-backed OpenAI dominated against Danil Ishutin, better known as Dendi, in a 1-on-1 ‘DOTA 2’ match at The International. What does this mean for the future of AI? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

Like what the company did when it released the LG G6 Plus after the LG G6, there will also be an LG V30 Plus alongside the LG V30. What are the differences and similarities of the two smartphones? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By John Biggs A wise man once said “The hat mighta had a L V on the back but at the swap meet that ain’t jack” and now researchers can ensure that the Louis Vuitton or Prada or Coach you bought is the real deal. The system, which essentially learns the difference between real and…

By John Biggs The Libreboot T400 doesn’t look like much. It’s basically a refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad with the traditional Lenovo/IBM pointer nubbin and a small touchpad. It’s a plain black laptop, as familiar as any luggable assigned to a cubicle warrior on the road. But, under the hood, you have a machine that fights for…

By Megan Wollerton Can’t decide between local and cloud storage? Honeywell’s C1 security camera has ’em both. …read more Source:: cnet Camcorders

By Chris Paukert Small crossover SUVs are all the rage, and BMW is poised to offer its shoppers a more angular alternative. …read more Source:: cnet Camcorders

By Mike Williams Founded only five years ago, CDN77 is now a big-name CDN player with customers including CentOS, Scania, pypMyAdmin and the European Space Agency. The company can accelerate your website by serving content direct to your visitors from 27 data centres (plus 5 ‘custom’ centres) around the world. Europe and North America get…

By Brian Heater The company launched a Kickstarter last year with the promise of “streaming music without your phone,” delivering the still-tangible benefits of devoted music hardware for the Spotify generation. The startup built up enough excitement to hit $300k on the crowdfunding site, and the recent end of the iPod shuffle and nano have…

Images showing a Moto X4 in the wild have now leaked, showing key aspects of the rumored phone. Coupled with rumors, the leaks seem to show a pretty interesting entry in the X series. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Darrell Etherington Ring is steadily releasing new products, but the Ring Video Doorbell 2 is the first re-think of its original, core product. The new version of the smart Wi-Fi doorbell that started it all still offers both wired and battery power options, but the batteries are now removable, and it’s got a few…

By Darren Allan Blizzard’s Overwatch League has seen the addition of another two teams, with one of them being the first European franchise to enter the competition: an outfit based in London. LA-based esports firm Cloud9 has bought the rights to the London team, and founder Jack Etienne commented: “We are thrilled that Cloud9’s formidable…

By Darren Allan Graphics cards are increasingly being bought by cryptocurrency miners as the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to grow in popularity, and we’ve heard quite a lot lately about the shortage of AMD’s GPUs as a result – but of course, Nvidia’s stock is also being bought up by these non-gamer types,…

By Harry Domanski Nintendo’s handheld tablet-esque console, the Switch, is now the subject of a lawsuit that claims that certain elements of the design are a little too close to a concept patented by gaming accessory manufacturer, Gamevice. In particular, the lawsuit isn’t happy with how closely the concepts of the Switch mimic that of…