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The OnePlus 6T manages to slightly outdo the OnePlus 6 - Notebookcheck.net

Posted: 24 Dec 2018 01:20 AM PST

Ricci Rox, 2018-12-24 (Update: 2018-12-24)

I'm a freelance copywriter who lives and dies for tech. Android, especially. The smartphone market is one going through an impressive growth spurt, so I crawl the Internet with keen interest in a technological ecosystem that doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon.

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Bethesda Is Handing Out Fallout Classic Collection to All Fallout 76 Players - Push Square

Posted: 24 Dec 2018 06:36 AM PST

Bethesda has had quite the uphill battle with Fallout 76, and it's doing its best to win back some much needed positive rep. Case in point: the publisher has said it'll be handing out free copies of Fallout Classic Collection to all those who played the buggy online title in 2018.

The collection, which includes Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics, might be PC only, but the freebie will be given to those playing on PS4 too. It's a nice holiday gesture, and anyone with a half decent computer should be able to enjoy the trio of games with no trouble. It seems that codes will be handed out at the start of the new year.

Have you been playing Fallout 76, despite its problems? Are you happy to receive the Fallout Classic Collection? Hide away in a bunker in the comments below.

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Watch Bugatti test the first 3D-printed brake caliper - Engadget

Posted: 24 Dec 2018 05:30 AM PST

Back at the start of 2018, Bugatti revealed that it was working on the first 3D-printed brake caliper. Now that the year is winding to a close, it's finally ready to show the caliper in action. Bugatti has posted a video (below) of a test that simulated braking at speeds as high as 249MPH. As you might imagine, it was quite the show -- the disc alone reached temperatures up to 1,877F, and there were plenty of flames and sparks as the caliper and disc reached their limit.

This isn't just about pyrotechnics. The caliper should eventually go into hypercars like the Chiron and Divo, where the lighter-than-usual weight and greater strength could be vital to both agility and stopping in a hurry.

Just don't expect to see 3D-printed calipers in ordinary Volkswagen Group cars any time soon. It takes about 45 hours to melt and shape titanium using four lasers. That's fine for a multi-million-dollar luxury vehicle that will be sold in very small numbers, but it won't work for mass production. Bugatti's next quest is to speed up production to the point where 3D-printed tech is available in volume. If it can do that, you might see calipers like this in decidedly more affordable rides.

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