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[http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/4585/zd.extech/homepagedoor_ATF&t=zdid%3Dh-17%26cmn%3Dzd&sz=970x250|728x90&c=1609581&tile=1] ExtremeTech Top Searches: Windows 8 Autos Quantum Intel Trending: Linux Windows 8 NASA Batteries Automobiles Home Computing Mobile Internet Gaming Electronics Extreme Deals More Stories Anger mounts over Facebook’s news feed experiment, company denies wrongdoing June 30, 2014 at 1:41 pm Facebook’s admission that it manipulated news feeds to measure how it would impact user response is kicking up a great deal of controversy — and the company doesn’t seem to understand the problem. Intel Skylake leak predicts DDR4 support, configurable TDPs, dramatic power reductions June 30, 2014 at 12:00 pm Intel’s Skylake is rumored to pack a great many improvements and enhancements — including a new GPU core, AVX3, DDR4 support, and additional security extensions. Razer’s modular Project Christine floundering on the shoals of low OEM interest June 30, 2014 at 10:31 am Razer’s Project Christine is having trouble stoking OEM interest despite an innovative approach to the PC tower. Is the concept too expensive or out-of-this-world to attract big business support? New, security-minded Blackphone is ready to ship, and it’s packing Nvidia hardware June 30, 2014 at 9:18 am The first reviews of the privacy-minded Blackphone are in, and the product is impressive. It’s also one of the first times we’ve seen Nvidia’s Tegra 4i in action. Does the company’s budget quad-core still have what it takes to compete in the modern market? ET deals: Core i3 laptop $350, Venue 11 Pro 64GB for $492, more June 27, 2014 at 5:30 pm We’ve hunted down some great deals for you this week, including the lowest price we’ve seen on a Dell Inspiron 15 laptop packing a Core i3 — you can pick one up today for just $350. We’ve also spotted a nice 31% savings on a Nikon D5200 DSLR with 18-55mm VR Lens. If you’d prefer a… Will 60fps YouTube videos force game developers to prioritize frame rate? June 27, 2014 at 4:39 pm This week, Google announced that 48fps and 60fps video playback will be available on YouTube sometime in the next few months. The transition to higher frame rates has been painfully slow across the board, but this move from the YouTube team could force game devs and Hollywood to focus on pumping out more frames per second. This is my rig: James Plafke’s very quiet, compact, and cool gaming PC June 27, 2014 at 12:42 pm My previous gaming rig is only two years old, but it’s loud and hot (and thus, even louder), and it’s now summer in New York. I needed a rig that could comfortably fit in a Brooklyn apartment-sized bedroom, and would not only be quiet, but be unable to literally heat my room by itself come winter. Android L, even as a developer preview, is magnificent (hands-on video) June 27, 2014 at 11:20 am Android L is available for developers (and brave users) to test. It shows off a completely new vision for Android, but the bugs should make you wary of installing it. Dota 2 prize fund now over $10 million: Not bad for a free-to-play PC-only game June 27, 2014 at 10:22 am Early this morning, the prize fund for the Dota 2 International tournament crossed the $10 million mark. Remarkably, just $1.6 million of the prize fund was provided by Valve; the rest was contributed by members of the Dota 2 community who are eager to get their hands on some in-game items, and to support their favorite teams and the nascent esport as a whole. With a prize fund of over $10 million, The International 4 is now larger than The Masters golf tournament. Google turns on the world’s first modular smartphone, reveals more juicy details about Project Ara June 27, 2014 at 8:38 am At I/O 2014, Google has publicly turned on its modular Project Ara smartphone for the first time. Considering Project Ara nothing more than some pretty concept art back in October 2013, it’s impressive how quickly Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group has produced a working prototype. If all goes to plan, Google hopes to sell the modular Ara smartphone in 2015, starting at $50 for a bare-bones endoskeleton that you plug other modules into. During the ATAP tech session at I/O 2014, Ara chief Paul Eremenko also gave us lots of technical details about how to actually build a modular phone — no mean feat, as you can probably imagine. OLDER Stories NEWER Stories Follow Follow @ExtremeTech ExtremeTech Newsletter Subscribe Today to get the latest ExtremeTech news delivered right to your inbox. 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