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Have a MacBook Pro with a LG-made Retina screen? You’re part of a class-action suit

A Macbook Pro owner in California has just filed a class-action suit against Apple, for selling faulty Retina displays made by LG to consumers who paid a premium price for a lemon.
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Acer’s $280 C710 Chromebook hits stores March 17

Starting March 17, you'll be able to pick up the latest Acer C710 11" Chromebook powered by an Intel Celeron processor with a 320GB hard drive for just $280.
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AMD brings gesture control and face login to your laptop

AMD's "Richland" APUs for laptops will support DirectX 11, offer almost 8 hours of web surfing on battery, and are bundled with some neat software like AMD Face Login and AMD Gesture Control.
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Microsoft offers 6 months of free Office 365 to students, but will they bite?

Microsoft is dangling a 6-month free trial of Office 365 University and 20GB of SkyDrive at U.S. college students to entice them to take a break from using Google Docs and LibreOffice.
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Caltech researchers create ‘self-healing’ computer chip that can fix itself

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Asus’ 15-inch VivoBook S500 Ultrabook now in stores, starts at $700

After teasing us with the 11.6-inch and 14-inch VivoBook Ultrabooks with touch displays earlier this year, Asus is finally bringing its biggest model to America - the 15.6-inch S500.
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Want a refurbished iPad or Macbook Air? Apple’s eBay store offers better prices than Apple.com

DealNews is reporting that Apple's eBay store, Refurbished Outlet, offers better prices on iPads and Macbook Airs than on Apple's own store for refurbished devices.
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Windows 8 touchscreen laptop prices are expected to drop by at least 10 percent

Reports out of Taiwan suggest touch-enabled Windows 8 laptops will be getting a 10-20% discount soon, after Microsoft's manufacturer discount for Windows 8 and Office 2013 kick in.
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Shield your passwords from ‘shoulder surfers’ with Cursor Camouflage

Japanese researchers have come up with 2 interface designs that better prevent your password from being stolen by onlookers: Cursor Camouflage and Symmetric Cursors.
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Asus’s 18-inch Transformer All-in-One runs both Android and Windows 8, starts at $1300

After wowing us at CES, Asus just revealed its Transformer All-in-One will be heading to our shores this Spring. Its 18-inch display becomes an Android tablet when detached, and is a full Windows 8 PC when docked.
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Seagate brings hybrid hard drive to desktops for the first time

Seagate adds to its family of hybrid hard drives with an all new 2TB model for desktops, a 1TB model for standard laptops, and a 500GB 7mm-thin model for Ultrabooks.
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FreedomPop launches free unlimited home broadband, but you have to earn it (Updated)

How far would you go to get free, unlimited broadband at home? FreedomPop is offering a freemium model of home Internet service with the launch of its Burst home router today.
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Samsung to yank Windows RT Ativ tablet off shelves in Europe, German site reports

A German tech site is reporting from CeBIT 2013 that Samsung will be pulling its Windows RT tablet, the Ativ Tab, from Europe, following a similar move in the U.S..
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Microsoft looks to integrate Kinect into displays and laptops

Will Kinect-embedded laptops and monitors be landing on store shelves soon? Microsoft is working on shrinking the 3D cameras and lowering costs so the technology can go beyond the Xbox.
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Apple now shipping iMacs within 1 to 3 days (if you’re in the U.S.)

Apple is finally delivering iMacs to U.S. customers within one to three days, which is much improved from the two to four-week quote from last week.
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Print tweets with Adafruit’s Raspberry Pi-powered ‘Internet of Things’ wireless printer

Adafruit announced the wireless version of its Raspberry-pi-powered Internet of Things printer that can handle typography and graphics in addition to text.
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Fujitsu’s invisible tablet keyboard makes an appearance at MWC 2013

Fujitsu demos its prototype mobile typing technology that uses your tablet or smartphone's front camera to track what you type on any flat surface.
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Turn your iPhone into a touch and gesture computer mouse with Mauz

With Mauz, a little dongle that you plug into your iPhone's connector, your phone instantly becomes a smart mouse that can understand touch, gesture, and motion controls.
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Razer Edge gaming tablet starts at $1,000, pre-orders begin March 1

Pre-orders for the anticipated Razer Edge and Edge Pro tablets and accessories for hardcore gaming are starting on March 1 for an end-of-month arrival.
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Microsoft brings interactive SpaceTop 3D desktop interface to life

Computers will no longer be restricted to only two dimensions thanks to the SpaceTop 3D interface, which lets users reach inside a computer screen.
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Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 available to download

Microsoft is bringing its faster, smoother, and more secured Internet Explorer 10 to Windows 7 today, available worldwide in 95 languages.
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Discrete GPUs see biggest drop in shipment since 2008

Graphics manufacturers like AMD and Nvidia saw the worst quarter on shipments of dedicated graphics, reaching an all time low since 2008.
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Samsung Series 7 Chronos laptop spotted in Best Buy for $1,200

The thin and powerful Samsung Series 7 Chronos laptop has been spotted at Best Buy, taking the wraps off its price and specs available statesside.
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Microsoft clarifies Office 2013 and Office 365 install rights

In response to consumers concerned about the install rights of Office 2013, Microsoft users can reinstall Office 2013 if their computers are under warranty.
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Microsoft job postings reveal Windows Blue update coming to your PC and phone

Microsoft's recent job postings reveal that Windows Blue will revamp the Windows 8 interface, as well as Windows Phone 8.
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Microsoft Office 2013 license limits one install per computer

Think twice before buying a Microsoft Office 2013 subscription as that license is tied to one PC and one PC only, meaning you're out of luck if you upgrade your system.
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Sega brings retro console-themed laptops to Japan

Sega's retro console-themed laptops and laptop lid covers feature the Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast, as well as Sega's signature blue color.
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Apple discounts MacBook Pro Retina and MacBook Air, updates processors

Apple's knocking off $200 from its MacBook Pro with Retina display, but that's not all; the company's also , discounting its MacBook Air, and boosting its processor specs.
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Run Android apps on Windows 8 PCs and Surface Pro tablets with BlueStacks

Bring over 750,000 Android apps to your Windows 8 machine with this free emulator from BlueStacks. Too bad it won't work with Windows RT.
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Dell refreshes UltraSharp monitors for gamers and creatives

For the graphics-heavy computer user who doesn't mind the price of top-notch displays, Dell has four new UltraSharp models that will make your content pop.
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Hangout with President Obama on Google+ this Valentine’s Day

Following his February 12 State of the Union address, President Obama will be doing a modern-day Fireside Chat using Google+'s Hangouts.
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