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Back when Super Mario Odyssey was originally announced, the game wasn't expected to get any DLC to bring new features and gameplay modes. As it turns out that wasn't exactly true; Nintendo Direct announced this morning that DLC would be rolling for the ... Here are your HotHardware.com email updates for {EMAIL} - [Super Mario Odyssey To Gain Balloon World DLC With Quasi-Multiplayer Support](#0) - [Razer Project Linda Converts Powerhouse Razer Phone Into A 13-inch Android Laptop](#1) - [2.5 Geeks CES Round-Up: 2nd Gen Ryzen, Intel 8th Gen w/ Vega, XPS 15 2-in-1, Lenovo Love, BFGD, And More!](#2) - [Apple iPhone 6 Plus Battery Replacements Delayed Until Spring Due To Strained Supplies](#3) - [Western Digital Promises My Cloud HDD Updates To Address Lingering Remote Backdoor Vulnerability](#4) - [SpaceX Says Don't Blame Us After Secret Zuma Military Satellite Fails Shortly After Falcon 9 Launch](#5) - [Bitcoin Tumbles As South Korea Mulls Closing Cryptocurrency Exchanges](#6) - [Latest macOS Security Flaw Allows App Store Preferences Unlocking With Any Password](#7) - [Ubuntu Update For Meltdown And Spectre Chip Flaws Leaves Some PCs Unbootable](#8) - [WhatsApp Flaw Compromises Security Of Encrypted Group Chats](#9) - [Jimmy Iovine Finally Denies Rumors Suggesting He Is Leaving Apple](#10) - [Samsung Announces Aquabolt 2nd Gen HBM2 With 50% Performance Boost](#11) - [Intel 8th Gen Core CPUs Show 10% Slowdown In JavaScript-Heavy Tasks After Spectre, Meltdown Patches](#12) - [More Recent Articles](#237542_recap) --------------------------------------------------------------- [HotHardware.com News Rss Feed]( - 13 new articles [][Super Mario Odyssey To Gain Balloon World DLC With Quasi-Multiplayer Support]( [Super Mario Odyssey To Gain Balloon World DLC With Quasi-Multiplayer Support]( when Super Mario Odyssey was originally announced, the game wasn't expected to get any DLC to bring new features and gameplay modes. As it turns out that wasn't exactly true; Nintendo Direct announced this morning that DLC would be rolling for the game at no additional cost. The DLC doesn't involve a new world before you get too excited.The [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Mario Odyssey To Gain Balloon World DLC With Quasi-Multiplayer Support;5925875) • [][Razer Project Linda Converts Powerhouse Razer Phone Into A 13-inch Android Laptop]( [Razer Project Linda Converts Powerhouse Razer Phone Into A 13-inch Android Laptop]( has debuted a rather interesting notebook concept at CES 2018 -- one that harks back to similar efforts that we've seen from companies like Hewlett-Packard. Called Protect Linda, the system consists of what is essentially an ultraportable laptop "dock" that by itself is pretty useless. However, once you plug in a Razer Phone, it springs [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Project Linda Converts Powerhouse Razer Phone Into A 13-inch Android Laptop;5925875) • [][2.5 Geeks CES Round-Up: 2nd Gen Ryzen, Intel 8th Gen w/ Vega, XPS 15 2-in-1, Lenovo Love, BFGD, And More!]( [2.5 Geeks CES Round-Up: 2nd Gen Ryzen, Intel 8th Gen w/ Vega, XPS 15 2-in-1, Lenovo Love, BFGD, And More!]( this latest episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks, we're rounding-up some of the early news out of CES 2018 and talking AMD 2nd Generation Ryzen processors and Vega GPUs, Intel 8th Gen CPUs married to AMD Vega GPUs on-chip, Dell's fabulous XPS 15 2-in-1 and XPS 13 in white spun glass, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon and Mixx 630 goodness, [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Geeks CES Round-Up: 2nd Gen Ryzen, Intel 8th Gen w/ Vega, XPS 15 2-in-1, Lenovo Love, BFGD, And More!;5925875) • [][Apple iPhone 6 Plus Battery Replacements Delayed Until Spring Due To Strained Supplies]( [Apple iPhone 6 Plus Battery Replacements Delayed Until Spring Due To Strained Supplies]( you're still rocking an original 2014-era iPhone 6 Plus, chances are that you're are experiencing reduced performance due to throttling mechanisms that Apple first implemented with iOS 10.2.1. Ever since Apple first came clean about the practice late last year, and reduced the price of battery replacements from $79 to $29, customers have [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( iPhone 6 Plus Battery Replacements Delayed Until Spring Due To Strained Supplies;5925875) • [][Western Digital Promises My Cloud HDD Updates To Address Lingering Remote Backdoor Vulnerability]( [Western Digital Promises My Cloud HDD Updates To Address Lingering Remote Backdoor Vulnerability]( are big fans of network attached storage (NAS) solutions, which in recent years have become far more sophisticated and capable. Western Digital's My Cloud products have generally been a solid option in the NAS arena. Unfortunately, it was recently discovered that several My Cloud devices were susceptible to a backdoor vulnerability that [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Digital Promises My Cloud HDD Updates To Address Lingering Remote Backdoor Vulnerability;5925875) • [][SpaceX Says Don't Blame Us After Secret Zuma Military Satellite Fails Shortly After Falcon 9 Launch]( [SpaceX Says Don't Blame Us After Secret Zuma Military Satellite Fails Shortly After Falcon 9 Launch]( a brewing controversy surrounding SpaceX's recent launch from Cape Canaveral late Sunday night. The flight seemed to go off without a hitch, although we weren’t given full access to video throughout the entirety of the flight or detailed telemetry data considering that this was a classified mission for the U.S. Military.The Falcon [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Says Don't Blame Us After Secret Zuma Military Satellite Fails Shortly After Falcon 9 Launch;5925875) • [][Bitcoin Tumbles As South Korea Mulls Closing Cryptocurrency Exchanges]( [Bitcoin Tumbles As South Korea Mulls Closing Cryptocurrency Exchanges]( value dropped to below $13,000 earlier today, sliding around 14 percent after South Korea's government announced plans to ban cryptocurrency trading altogether. While perhaps a knee-jerk reaction and a temporary blip in the long run, there is cause for some concern, as South Korea is a major global hub for the virtual coin market. [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Tumbles As South Korea Mulls Closing Cryptocurrency Exchanges;5925875) • [][Latest macOS Security Flaw Allows App Store Preferences Unlocking With Any Password]( [Latest macOS Security Flaw Allows App Store Preferences Unlocking With Any Password]( is a security flaw in the most recent edition of macOS High Sierra, version 10.13.2, that allows users to unlock the App Store menu in System Preferences without knowing the password. The only caveat is that the exploit seems to only work on administrative-level accounts—attempts to reproduce the buggy behavior on standard accounts have [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( macOS Security Flaw Allows App Store Preferences Unlocking With Any Password;5925875) • [][Ubuntu Update For Meltdown And Spectre Chip Flaws Leaves Some PCs Unbootable]( [Ubuntu Update For Meltdown And Spectre Chip Flaws Leaves Some PCs Unbootable]( the cure is worse than the disease. Just ask the affected users of older AMD systems who had their PCs bricked after downloading and installing a Windows update that was supposed to protect them from Meltdown and Spectre. It is not just Windows users who are suffering, either. Some Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 users also report that the latest [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Update For Meltdown And Spectre Chip Flaws Leaves Some PCs Unbootable;5925875) • [][WhatsApp Flaw Compromises Security Of Encrypted Group Chats]( [WhatsApp Flaw Compromises Security Of Encrypted Group Chats]( is a communications tool that is used by people all around the world to stay connected for personal and business use. The big draw to the app for many is that it has an encrypted group chat feature, so you don’t need to worry that someone is listening in on what you are saying. However, security researchers have recently found a flaw [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Flaw Compromises Security Of Encrypted Group Chats;5925875) • [][Jimmy Iovine Finally Denies Rumors Suggesting He Is Leaving Apple]( [Jimmy Iovine Finally Denies Rumors Suggesting He Is Leaving Apple]( week a rumor was making the rounds with sources claiming that Apple's Jimmy Iovine was leaving the company. According to those rumors, Iovine's departure was timed to coincide with his stock options vesting -- a deal that is tipped to be worth $700 million to Iovine and Dr. Dre for their sale of Beats to Apple years back.Iovine was [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Iovine Finally Denies Rumors Suggesting He Is Leaving Apple;5925875) • [][Samsung Announces Aquabolt 2nd Gen HBM2 With 50% Performance Boost]( [Samsung Announces Aquabolt 2nd Gen HBM2 With 50% Performance Boost]( only has Samsung ramped up production of its sought-after 8GB HBM2 chip, today the company has announced Aquabolt, its significantly faster 2nd generation HBM2. Aquabolt boasts the fastest data transmissions speeds, delivering 2.4Gbps data transfer per pin at 1.2V.Today’s announcement marks a leap forward in HBM2, a field in which [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Announces Aquabolt 2nd Gen HBM2 With 50% Performance Boost;5925875) • [][Intel 8th Gen Core CPUs Show 10% Slowdown In JavaScript-Heavy Tasks After Spectre, Meltdown Patches]( [Intel 8th Gen Core CPUs Show 10% Slowdown In JavaScript-Heavy Tasks After Spectre, Meltdown Patches]( has been a lot of talk in recent days about what kind of performance impact that security patches for Meltdown and Spectre would have on overall system performance, with some reports suggesting that some systems could face up to a 30 percent hit. When Intel made its first comments on the matter a week ago, it noted, "for the average [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( 8th Gen Core CPUs Show 10% Slowdown In JavaScript-Heavy Tasks After Spectre, Meltdown Patches;5925875) • [][More Recent Articles]( [] - [T-Mobile's BOGO Sale Gives Massive Discounts On Samsung, LG And Apple Flagships Including iPhone X]( - [ThinkPad X1 Carbon And Mixx 630 Hands-On At Lenovo CES 2018 Suite Tour]( - [Apple Finally Joins Alliance For Royalty-Free AV1 Video CODEC That Could Ease Load On Data Plans]( - [Windows 8.1 Mainstream Support Ends, Free Windows 10 Upgrade Still Available]( - [Apple To Implement Robust Parental Controls To Help Protect Children From iPhone Addiction]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Click here to safely unsubscribe]( from "HotHardware.com News Rss Feed." 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