Google Pixel 3 Falls To Lowest Price Yet At $160 Unlocked For A Limited Time

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Google Pixel 3 Falls To Lowest Price Yet At $160 Unlocked For A Limited Time]( By Brandon Hill on May 14, 2021 01:47 pm [Google Pixel 3 Falls To Lowest Price Yet At $160 Unlocked For A Limited Time]( In early April, Woot.com ran a sale on the Google Pixel 3 that saw its price fall to a low $169. That was a significant price cut for a device that initially launched at $799 in October 2018. The Pixel 3 was superseded by the Pixel 4 and Pixel 5 but remains a competent performer for budget smartphone shoppers. Woot now has another deal on [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Facebook Researchers Teach AI To Disregard Irrelevant Information To Improve Overall Performance]( By Nathan Ord on May 14, 2021 01:44 pm [Facebook Researchers Teach AI To Disregard Irrelevant Information To Improve Overall Performance]( Do you remember discussing (or arguing) with your schoolteacher about how you would never use some of the lessons that they they taught? There were probably some things that you never used and simply forgot about, but what if you could never forget such extraneous information? As it turns out, AI and machine learning have this exact problem, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Pentagon Accused Of Engaging In Warrantless Spying On U.S. Citizens]( By Nathan Ord on May 14, 2021 12:09 pm [Pentagon Accused Of Engaging In Warrantless Spying On U.S. Citizens]( The U.S. Government always has an eye on its citizens, as we learned from the 2013 Snowden scandal. Since then, the government has come up with craftier ways of surveilling Americans, which is made easy by the data we give away using our mobile devices. With this in mind, Oregon senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Pentagon of conducting warrantless [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Pixel 6 And 6 Pro's Radical New Designs Allegedly Exposed In Fresh Leak]( By Brandon Hill on May 14, 2021 11:26 am [Google Pixel 6 And 6 Pro's Radical New Designs Allegedly Exposed In Fresh Leak]( When Google launched the Pixel 5 last year as its "flagship" Android smartphone, it was a bit disappointing on the specs front. After all, the smartphone debuted with a mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC instead of the Snapdragon 865/865+ found in the competition. It also lacked features that many expect in flagships, like an in-display [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft's Dolby Vision HDR Trials Expand On Xbox Series X And S For Insiders]( By Paul Lilly on May 14, 2021 11:08 am [Microsoft's Dolby Vision HDR Trials Expand On Xbox Series X And S For Insiders]( Heads up console gamers, if you own an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, are part of the Xbox Insider program, and are subscribed to the alpha ring, there is a new update available that enables playing games in the Dolby Vision HDR format. Microsoft is hoping to solicit feedback and stomp out any bugs before rolling out support broadly later [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [System76 Reveals Open Source Launch Configurable Keyboard For Ultimate WFH Comfort]( By Paul Lilly on May 14, 2021 10:23 am [System76 Reveals Open Source Launch Configurable Keyboard For Ultimate WFH Comfort]( Have you ever wanted to cut your keyboard's spacebar in half and turn it into two different keys? How about relocating your keyboard's Escape key to somewhere that might be a little more convenient, rather than stretching your pinky finger all the way up to the corner? It's all fair game with System76's new Launch Configurable Keyboard. System76 [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [TSMC Reportedly Eyes Next-Gen Upgrade For Its New Arizona Chip Fab]( By Brandon Hill on May 14, 2021 09:46 am [TSMC Reportedly Eyes Next-Gen Upgrade For Its New Arizona Chip Fab]( We reported last week that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is allegedly looking to vastly increase its investments in the United States concerning fab capacity. The company announced its decision to build a $12 billion fab in Arizona in May 2020, and the report alleged that TSMC further committed to building up to six fabs in [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [SpaceX Details Plans For First Starship Orbital Flight From Texas To Hawaii]( By Paul Lilly on May 14, 2021 09:33 am [SpaceX Details Plans For First Starship Orbital Flight From Texas To Hawaii]( In a filing with the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC), SpaceX outlined flight plans for its Starship spacecraft, which will soon commence its first orbital test flight. If all goes to plan, it will be around a 90-minute mission, with the Starship blasting off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas and later splashdown in the Pacific [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung Commits $151 Billion To Fab Expansion As Global Chip Arms Race Heats Up]( By Brandon Hill on May 13, 2021 04:37 pm [Samsung Commits $151 Billion To Fab Expansion As Global Chip Arms Race Heats Up]( Given the insatiable global demand for computing chips in various sectors, it should come as no surprise that companies are looking to increase their fab capacity. Intel has committed $20 billion to increase chip output, while TSMC is rumored to build up to six new fabs in the United States alone as part of its $100 billion chip expansion [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel And QuTech Demonstrate 2-Qubit Quantum Computing Breakthrough]( By Nathan Ord on May 13, 2021 03:48 pm [Intel And QuTech Demonstrate 2-Qubit Quantum Computing Breakthrough]( Early in 2020, we covered a cryogenic control chip from Intel called Horse Ridge that was destined to help make quantum computing more feasible. Since then, Intel has created a second generation of the chip, and the partnership between Intel and QuTech has only grown. Now, the collaboration is paying dividends as the researchers are now able [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( Recent Articles: [Framework's Modular And Fully Upgradeable Laptop Hits Preorder Starting At $999]( [Google I/O Developer Conference Kicks Off May 18, Here's What To Expect]( [Ethereum Creator Donates $1B In Meme Coin For COVID Relief But Were Other Forces At Play?]( [Colonial Pipeline Reportedly Caved To Its Cyberattackers And Paid Hefty $5 Million Ransom]( [AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Overclocked To 3.3GHz Goes On Record-Breaking Benchmark Run]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( Copyright © 2021 Hot Hardware, Inc., All rights reserved. You're receiving this because you opted in to our list at HotHardware.com or are an industry partner. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.