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Uber teases on-demand flying cars within 10 years

Anthony Garreffa | Electric Vehicles & Cars | Oct 31, 2016 1:21 AM CDT

Uber is working on something that could be the next big thing, a service called Uber Elevate, which is teased as an "on demand aviation" service.

The company teased that it has a future vision of flying vehicles that would take passengers to the skies, freeing up the roads, with the Uber app being used to secure a flying car to take you to that business meeting, dinner, or the airport.

Uber expects the first of its flying cars to arrive in 2026, with the flying vehicles capable of hitting around 150 miles an hour and taking multiple passengers. The proposed flying vehicles would take off and land on repurposed parking garages and existing helipads, and as The Wall Street Journal points out, it will "enable carbon-spewing autos to be taken off the roads, reducing traffic for earthbound commuters and making Uber's core service more efficient. In some design renderings by Uber and others, the vehicles look like small airplanes with a set of pivoting propellers for flying horizontally or vertically".

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Surface Studio selling out already, even at up to $4000+

Anthony Garreffa | Computer Systems | Oct 31, 2016 12:33 AM CDT

Microsoft is really innovating in a big way lately, surpassing Apple's hype-o-meter which seems to have been watered down over the years, but the new Surface Studio from Microsoft is ready to blow people away.

Even with its high price, the Surface Studio is selling out all over the place, even up to the high-end $4000 model. For $2999, you get a quad-core CPU, dedicated GPU and decent storage - but for those who want speed, the $4000 model rocks a faster processor, better GPU, and more RAM. If you've forgotten the specs, here's what Surface Studio features:

Surface Studio specs:

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NVIDIA's new drivers ready for Titanfall 2, and more

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Oct 30, 2016 11:33 PM CDT

NVIDIA has pushed out its latest GeForce 375.70 WHQL drivers, which are ready for a slew of games that have just been released, are on their way, or improve support/performance in various games.

The new GeForce 375.70 WHQL drivers are ready for games like Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands as NVIDIA has added a temporal SLI profile. There are 3D Vision profiles for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, with NVIDIA not recommending 3D Vision for the latest COD just yet. Ubisoft's upcoming medieval game 'For Honor' is also 'not recommended' for 3D Vision.

NVIDIA's latest GeForce 375.70 WHQL drivers are ready for games like Titanfall 2, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Dishonored 2 - and even the new VR version of Obduction.

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'Ninja Turtles' movie franchise is dead for now

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Oct 30, 2016 11:23 PM CDT

Despite the huge box office of the first film, this year's disappointing proceeds from 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows' has sunk the prospect of a third film according to the film's producer.

Speaking to Collider, Producer Andrew Form confirmed that a second sequel isn't on the cards. "We set out to make a poppy, colorful, fun, add all these fun characters that people had grown up with-and like you said, bring the cartoon to life, and we feel like Dave Green executed that perfectly and made a great movie, so what we set out for, we feel like we accomplished. It just didn't find an audience." So where does that leave the CG/ live action franchise for now? "I don't think there's [going to be a] Turtles 3, but I wouldn't say there's never going to be another Turtles movie."

So there you have it. Your dreams of seeing Tyler Perry's Baxter Stockman flying around are now totally shot.

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Go 'Beyond' in our 'Star Trek' Blu-ray giveaway!

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Oct 30, 2016 10:12 PM CDT

To celebrate this week's release of 'Star Trek Beyond' on Blu-ray and DVD, which also marks the 50th anniversary of the sci-fi franchise, we have 15 Blu-rays to give away thanks to our friends at Paramount Home Entertainment.

Star Trek Beyond, the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced by J.J. Abrams in 2009, returns with director Justin Lin (The Fast and the Furious franchise) at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew. In Beyond, the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.

To go into the running to win a prize, simply correctly answer the following question:

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RGB reaches DDR4 RAM, with GeIL's new EVO X series RAM

Anthony Garreffa | RAM | Oct 30, 2016 8:30 PM CDT

We knew this day was coming... RGBs have hit DDR4, with GeIL unveiling the world's first fully RGB illuminated DDR4 modules with their new EVO X series that has reached the US through Newegg.

GeIL's new EVO X series is an "an irresistible addition to any rig providing stunning lighting effects with full customizability and compatibility with the latest X99 and Z170 motherboards". GeIL's Vice President, Jennifer Huang, explains: "GeIL is building their global sales network allowing customers better access to GEIL products. The EVO X co-cooperation with Newegg.com is a milestone for GeIL in the United States. It is successfully creating a win-win situation with competitive pricing, reliable product delivery and service".

GeIL taps its HILM (Hybrid Independent Light Module) design, with the EVO X DDR4 RAM separating the entire lighting solution and circuitry from the DDR4 memory module, which means the module itself has absolutely no disturbance from the party upstairs.

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The new MacBook Pro has $250+ worth of optional dongles

Anthony Garreffa | Laptops | Oct 30, 2016 7:00 PM CDT

Apple might have unveiled its new MacBook Pro to the world with excitement, and while it is a beautiful machine - with it smaller and thinner than previous MBPs, and it rocks the new OLED touch bar - it's let down by its Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, a courageous move.

Well, if you want to plug anything into your new MacBook Pro, you're going to need to throw down some benjamins on dongles. Yeah, lots of them. If you want to plug an HDMI cable into it and display your MacBook Pro on the TV, buy a dongle. Need an Ethernet jack? Dongle. SD card? Dongle. VGA port? Dongle. How about older Thunderbolt 2 devices? Dongle. What about your new iPhone 7? Dongle.

BGR went through the list of dongles you'd need, and it adds up quickly:

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Your 'Defiance' could win a Season Two Blu-ray!

Ben Gourlay | Contests & Giveaways | Oct 30, 2016 5:47 PM CDT

To celebrate this week's release of 'Defiance: Season Two' on Blu-ray and DVD, we have 10 Blu-rays to give away thanks to our friends at Universal Sony Home Entertainment.

There's something inside me, something dangerous... As Defiance's second action-packed season begins, the lives of the townspeople remain in turmoil as Nolan (Grant Bowler) searches for Irisa (Stephanie Leonidas), Amanda (Julie Benz) deals with a personal loss and Stahma (Jaime Murray) plots to take over Datak's criminal empire. Meanwhile, Earth Republic's control of Defiance brings changes with far-reaching consequences, including a scheming new mayor (James Murray) whose secret agendas push the town towards its breaking point.

To go into the running to win a prize, simply correctly answer the following question:

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Hello Games tweets 'No Man's Sky was a mistake'

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Oct 30, 2016 11:28 AM CDT

We all know No Man's Sky was a massive letdown, but there has been a tweet from the official Twitter account of Hello Games, the developer of the game - and it seems to have stemmed from someone within the company. Hello Games tweeted:

First off, the tweet was sent through LinkedIn - but there were also two websites that said they had sources that told them a disgruntled employee was behind the tweet. Polygon said that they received an email from Sean Murray's account, which said: "The tweet is from me, but somebody from the team took it down. We have not been coping well".

Forbes also reached out to Hello Games, with a studio rep saying that a "disgruntled employee" sent the tweet, and that the developer was "currently trying to sort out the issue". Mashable was also contacted by Murray, where he said: "The tweet came from a disgruntled employee," Murray wrote in an email. "We're currently trying to solve the issue internally".

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AMD's next-gen APU has Zen CPU cores, Vega GPU, and HBM2

Anthony Garreffa | Processors | Oct 30, 2016 7:51 AM CDT

AMD has an exciting year ahead of itself in both the CPU and GPU divisions, with their next-gen Vega GPU architecture set to be unveiled soon, and their upcoming Raven Ridge APU that has some surprising tech inside of it.

According to the latest report from Bitsandchips.it, AMD is working on a few Raven Ridge APUs - with the higher-end model featuring a 1024-core Vega GPU with HBM2, 16 CUs, DDR4 support, with Zen CPU cores (4 x CPU cores, 4 x - and it all arrives in TDPs of between 35-95W.

The lower-end version loses the HBM2 technology and kicks the Vega GPU from 16CUs on the high-end model, to 12 CUs on the lower-end model. The 170mm² part will have a TDP of 4-35W, with both versions of the Raven Ridge APUs being made on the 14nm FinFET process.

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Space Station's Expedition 49 safely returns to Earth

Lana Jelic | Science, Space, & Robotics | Oct 30, 2016 7:26 AM CDT

After 115 days in space, they are back! NASA astronaut and Expedition 49 crew member Kate Rubins, Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency returned to Earth after a successful mission aboard the International Space Station.

The Expedition 49 crewmates touched down in their Soyuz MS-01 at 11:58 PM EDT (9:58 AM October 30, Kazakhstan time) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.

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Battlefield 1 hardcore mode is 'closer than you think'

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Oct 30, 2016 4:06 AM CDT

If there's one big missing chunk from Battlefield 1, it would have to be hardcore mode... as normal mode feels like I'm shooting rubber bullets half the time, and then breathing heavily for regenerative health.

But, it looks like hardcore mode is not too far away, with DICE Producer Ali Hassoon teasing over Twitter: "stay tuned! Coming sooner than you think!". Hassoon also talked a little about BF1 hardcore mode, adding: "health is at 100%, bullet damage is set to 200%. These choices, however, aren't set in stone, as they might be changed if needed".

Hassoon also talked about the compass possibly coming back, saying: "we've discussed this feature and are looking to implement in a future patch. No dates im afraid".

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Microsoft UK: Surface Pro 4 & Book include Xbox One S

Emma Tucker | Gaming | Oct 29, 2016 3:30 PM CDT

Those living in the UK might want to jump on the awesome deal the Microsoft Store is currently offering. With every customer purchase of a Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book, the Microsoft UK Store is giving away free Xbox One S bundles to sweeten the deal.

The Xbox One S FIFA 17 bundle is available with select Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book models. The deal will include a 500GB console, along with a copy of the game, and one month of EA Access.

Starting from the mid-range Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book upwards will be required to access the deal. So basically anything over the 128GB range that possesses an Intel Core i5 and higher.

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Space Station crew prepares for their journey home

Lana Jelic | Science, Space, & Robotics | Oct 29, 2016 11:24 AM CDT

Expedition 49 Commander Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are scheduled to depart the International Space Station today, October 29th.

Their Soyuz spacecraft will undock from the Space Station at 8:37 PM EDT and land in Kazakhstan at 11:59 PM (9:59 AM October 30th, Kazakhstan time).

Their return will wrap up 115 days in space for the crew since their launch in July.

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Borderlands bundle deal out now for Xbox One users

Emma Tucker | Gaming | Oct 29, 2016 10:39 AM CDT

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is currently on offer to gamers via the Microsoft Store, with the bundle package including more enhanced versions of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.

The deal is only obtainable for the Xbox One and will require an Xbox Live account to download, oh and it's free!

At this point, it's not certain as to how long the offer stands, or whether the game will expire after a certain period of time. What we do know is that it's ready now, for further information visit the Microsoft website.

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This is the first ever Internet message sent

Lana Jelic | Connectivity & Cloud | Oct 29, 2016 9:24 AM CDT

A variety of apps are used today to send tens on billions of messages every day. We use chat apps, like Facebook Messenger, Viber, WeChat, and WhatsApp, to communicate with our friends, family, and colleagues.

On this day, October 29th, 1969, 47 years ago, the first ever electronic message had been sent. The message was sent by UCLA student programmer Charley Kline trough ARPANET, the precursor to the modern Internet.

At the time, ARPANET was used for testing new network technologies, and it connected many universities and research centers. The first two nodes of the ARPANET were the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Augmentation Research Center at Stanford Research Institute, between which the first ever message exchange took place.

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Mario Kart 8 tops charts with 8 million sale units

Emma Tucker | Gaming | Oct 29, 2016 7:38 AM CDT

2014 saw the release of hit-racing game: Mario Kart 8 for Nintendo Wii U. Since that time the title has gone on to sell 8 million copies around the world.

Comparison against other Wii U games:

Whilst this is just a list of several titles compared against the 2014 game, it proves that the classic racing game is still a smash-hit amongst gamers, 2 years after its release.

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Hyperlight EX game out this November for Nintendo 3DS XL

Emma Tucker | Gaming | Oct 29, 2016 5:37 AM CDT

A remake of the popular iOS blaster "Hyperlight" by CatfishBlues Games, will be available this coming November for the latest Nintendo 3DS XL.

The new an enhanced version of the original base game, has been developed specifically for the updated Nintendo 3DS XL system.

New game features:

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Facebook rolls out Halloween themed masks in Live videos

Lana Jelic | Internet & Websites | Oct 28, 2016 4:21 PM CDT

Facebook introduced Halloween reactions to help their users get into the Halloween spirit. Now, they have announced another Haloween-themed feature - masks in Facebook Live.

Masks will be rolling out over the next few days for people using Facebook Live on iOS in the US, UK, and New Zealand. In the coming months, the masks will be available to people sharing live video via Android devices and in more countries.

The limited edition will feature masks like a skull, an evil queen, a pumpkin and a witch. A selection of masks will continue to be available after Halloween.

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Just in time for Halloween: NASA discovers pumpkin stars

Lana Jelic | Science, Space, & Robotics | Oct 28, 2016 3:33 PM CDT

NASA's Kepler has made yet another astonishing discovery, just in time for Halloween - pumpkin stars.

Just in time for Halloween: NASA discovers pumpkin stars

Astronomers using observations from NASA's Kepler and Swift missions have discovered a batch of rapidly spinning stars that produce X-rays at more than a hundred times the peak levels ever seen from the Sun. The stars spin so fast they've been squashed into pumpkin-like shapes. Scientists believe they are the result of close binary systems where two Sun-like stars merge.

Steve Howell, a senior research scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, and leader of the team explained the discovery.

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