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AMD’s newest APUs boost performance by 17 percent, go toe-to-toe with Intel Core i5

AMD officially announced the launch of its AM4 desktop platform along with eight "Bristol Ridge" processors that will be used by OEMs like HP and Lenovo.
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Razer dishes out a new Man O’War headset, opens Stargazer pre-orders at IFA 2016

On Friday during Berlin's IFA 2016 show, Razer revealed a new ManO'War headset supporting 7.1 surround sound. Razer also opened up Stargazer preorders.
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Dell’s new 24-inch monitor for gamers supports Nvidia G-Sync, rotates vertically

In addition to revealing new Alienware products at PAX West, Dell introduced a new 24-inch gaming monitor packing support for Nvidia's G-Sync technology.

Everyone can try the latest ‘Overwatch’ map for free next weekend

If you haven't checked out Overwatch already, Blizzard's team-based, first-person shooter will be free to play in an upcoming weekend on Xbox One and PS4.
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Intel's new "Apollo Lake" processors up the ante for affordable laptops

In addition to officially announcing Kaby Lake, Intel quietly introduced six affordable "Apollo Lake" CPUs for low-end notebooks and all-in-one desktops.
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Toshiba has a new A100 Series family of midrange SSDs for hard drive replacement

If you're looking to replace that clunky old hard drive, Toshiba has launched two new midrange SSDs under the A100 Series umbrella for an unknown price.
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HP gets inventive with the launch of its new Pavilion Wave and Elite Slice PCs

HP is reinventing the desktop with the launch of its Pavilion Wave and Elite Slice PCs. The former is media oriented while the latter targets businesses.
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A single cable will soon connect an HDTV to a USB Type-C port without an adapter

HDMI Licensing has revealed the HDMI Alternate Mode for USB Type-C spec. It paves the way for a single cable between an HDTV and a device's USB Type-C port.
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Windows 10 Build 14915 expands Microsoft’s peer-to-peer network to external PCs

The latest build dished out to participants of the Windows Insider Fast ring switches on support for getting update and app bits from PCs on the Internet.
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Alienware dropping hints about a new product based on Tobii’s eye-tracking tech

On Friday during PAX West, Alienware and Tobii will reveal a new gaming product that will take advantage of the latter company's eye-tracking technology.
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'Madden NFL 17' will feature downloadable commentary on Colin Kaepernick protest

"Madden NFL 17" now provides downloadable weekly commentary tracks that features sports analysts Davis and Gaudin, one of which will cover Colin Kaepernick.
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VMware is serving up free upgrades to its personal desktop virtualization tools

VMware has unleashed free updates to its Fusion and Workstation software tools. All four now support Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Windows Server 2016.
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Sony’s slimmed PS4 may have a wireless module supporting the 5GHz band

The latest PlayStation 4 "Slim" rumor is that it will have an updated wireless component supporting the 5GHz band, which should boost remote play gameplay.
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The Boss Update for 'Minecraft Pocket Edition' and Win 10 unleashes the Kraken

Minecraft: Pocket Edition and Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition are being invaded by massive bosses thanks to an upcoming update that may arrive in October.
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Political site Infowars was hacked 2 years ago, and we just found out about it

A database obtained from political site Infowars was leaked two years ago, meaning user info has been circulating in the digital underground all this time.
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Luxury seems to define three new mechanical PC gaming keyboards from Corsair

Corsair has introduced three new "Lux" versions of its K70, K70 RGB, and K65 RGB mechanical keyboards, two of which sport an insane illumination system.
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Oculus cooking up a VR containment system for room-scale Rift experiences

The Oculus Rift Touch controller arrives soon, and Oculus VR is getting customers ready by building a caged system like HTC's "Chaperone" method for Vive.
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Piper Computer Kit review

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Intel serves up affordable new SSDs with stacked 3D NAND storage

Intel dished out a new series of SSDs based on 3D NAND Flash technology. These SSDs are now offered in the consumer, business, data center, and IoT markets.
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IBM attacks AMD’s ‘Zen’ with new details about Power9 processors for servers

During the Hot Chips 28 convention this week, IBM spilled the details of its Power9 processor architecture for servers that's built for a "cognitive era."
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Super-thin laptops based on Intel’s “Apollo Lake” CPUs may ditch replaceable RAM

To provide an even thinner form factor than before, OEM's using Intel's new "Apollo Lake" Atom processors may go with soldered memory in upcoming laptops.
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AMD reveals the naked details of its new ‘Zen’ processor architecture

AMD has fully disclosed all the technical details behind its "Zen" processor core technology that will be used in its upcoming line of "Summit Ridge" CPUs.
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Microsoft’s Office 365 suite just got smarter by freeing Genee from its bottle

Microsoft said on Monday that it has acquired Genee, an intelligent service for scheduling and rescheduling meetings. It's backed by a smart algorithm.
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The sixth generation of on-board memory for GPU cards won’t arrive until 2018

During a recent convention in Korea, Samsung revealed that GDDR6 memory for graphics cards will become available in 2018. HBM2 and HBM3 were topics as well.
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Asus crams the Nvidia GeForce GTX 10-series of GPUs into six ROG gaming laptops

Asus has announced that six Republic of Gamers notebooks now offer Nvidia's GeForce GTX 10-Series graphics chips, calling a "world's first" with the GX800.
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The SLI Bridge may be ancient history in 2017 due to PCIe 4.0’s huge bandwidth

A device utilizing PCI Express 4.0 was on display during Intel's developer forum this week. An additional slide showed PCI Express 5.0 is in the works too.
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An Italian bishop threatens to sue Niantic over ‘diabolical’ Pokémon Go’

Bishop Antonio Stagliano is threatening to sue Niantic, accusing the company of turning thousands of young people into the walking dead with "Pokemon Go."
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Nvidia slashes GTX 1060 memory to compete with AMD's Radeon RX 480 4GB card

EVGA and MSI launched on Thursday new cards based on a cheaper, 3GB version of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics chip. Pricing likely starts at $200.
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AMD shows Summit Ridge processor outperforming Intel’s Core i7-6900K chip

During Intel's IDF 2016 convention, AMD held a little press meeting of its own to spill more beans about its Zen core architecture and Summit Ridge CPUs.
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The Xbox One could be the last 'generational' console from Microsoft

Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg recently hinted that Xbox One may be the last "generational" console, with the brand releasing new hardware like smartphones.
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Latest Windows Insider preview build tosses a new feature on mobile devices

Microsoft has unleashed Build 14905 to the desktop and mobile crowds in the Windows Insider program. It actually provides a new feature for the mobile gang.
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Speedy new Intel Atom processors might not not be used in consumer devices

Intel recently revealed the availability of its Joule dev kits that are packed with new Atom processors. These chips may not be used in consumer devices.
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eSports athletes welcome Logitech’s G Pro gaming mouse to their arsenals

ESports athletes can now pre-order Logitech's new PC gaming mouse called the G Pro. The device packs a PixArt PMW3366 optical sensor and onboard memory.
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Microsoft shows off 'Gears of War 4' rendered at 4K on a Windows 10 PC

Microsoft has revealed that the upcoming fourth installment of the "Gears of War" franchise will require Anniversary Update installed on Windows 10 PCs.