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Lenovo works with McAfee and Microsoft to net Superfish as lawsuits pile on

Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against Lenovo over Superfish, the factory installed adware and source of a serious security flaw.
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Updated: Purchased a Lenovo PC recently? It might have adware – and a critical HTTPS vulnerability

Security researchers have discovered that Lenovo PCs sold late last year shipped with adware called Superfish that makes HTTPS sites vulnerable to attack.
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Kids born today won’t know what a pixel is, and that’s a dream come true

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Dell UltraSharp U3415W review

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Is the GeForce GTX 960 an over-clocker’s dream? Test results say yes

Nvidia claimed the GTX 960 is an over-clocker's dream. A review site has tested 13 cards at once to find out how large the claimed gains are.
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Intel NUC (early 2015 model) review

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DirectX 12 shows its muscle in early benchmarks

DirectX 12 promises big gains for any video card supporting it. Anandtech has discovered how big those gains might be.
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Preparing for HEVC, the next great video codec

H.265/HEVC is a cutting-edge, high-efficiency video codec that's particularly useful for streaming 4K video. Here's how you can play back HEVC on your PC.
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Amazon, Google and Microsoft pay AdBlock Plus to bypass the plug-in

A report from The Financial Times has revealed some of the world's largest technology companies pay AdBlock Plus for permission to bypass the plugin.
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Razer’s Blade is sharper than ever, thanks to the GTX 970M

Razer's super-thin Blade gaming laptop has been updated with a GTX 970M and a quicker Intel 4th-generation quad-core boasting speeds as high as 3.6GHz.
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Nvidia’s G-Sync is coming to laptops, won’t require hardware module

Investigation into a leaked driver has revealed the G-Sync will be coming to notebooks later this year and won't require a hardware module.
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USB 3.1 puts the pedal to the metal in early speed tests

Early speed tests from Anandtech show that USB 3.1 is significantly quicker than 3.0, pushing almost 700 megabits per second in sustained read/write tests.
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Leaked Intel roadmap suggests tower desktops will skip Broadwell, head straight to Skylake

A slide leaked to the Chinese edition of VR-Zone shows that Intel's launch of Skylake is mostly on track.
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Want to dock your laptop without wires? Intel’s 5th-gen vPro processors can help

Intel has followed up its launch of consumer mobile chips with the introduction of vPro parts with features like Pro Wireless Display and Wireless Docking.
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Dell UP2715K review

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AMD’s Carrizo is David to Intel’s Goliath, but does it really stand a chance?

Carrizo is AMD's new hardware for mobile systems ranging from convertibles to 15-inch mainstream laptops. It looks promising, but can it stand up to Intel?
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Hands on: Toshiba Encore 2 Write 8

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Nvidia GTX 960 review

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Windows 10 will pack full-screen start menu, tablet mode

The latest Windows 10 event had plenty of big reveals, but Microsoft also let slip some subtle details about how its operating system has been refined.
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Samsung Portable SSD T1 review

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Intel expands 2-in-1 reference design to include plus-sized 12.5-inch displays as sales slump

Rumors indicate Intel has expanded its 2-in-1 reference design to include 12.5-inch models. This may support slumping 10-inch sales.
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With 16 fans, Digital Storm’s Aventum III is part gaming PC, part space heater

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Pint-sized PCs are about to turn desktops into dinosaurs

The biggest little story at this year's CES is Intel's release of new, smaller NUCs and the release of similar systems from multiple companies.
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Updated: With almost no bezel, Dell’s XPS 13 is like a PB&J with the crust cut off

The already excellent XPS 13 has been updated with an all-new design that almost completely eliminates bezels.
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Intel shows a bit of everything at CES 2015, and it actually works

Intel casts a wide net in its CES 2015 keynote presentation, focusing less on computers and more on up-and-coming technologies that ought to keep the company relevant well into the future.
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Hands on: Lenovo’s new LaVie Z ultrabooks are awkwardly named, but lighter than Air

We go hands on with the Lenovo LaVie, a featherweight that has clinched the title of world's lightest ultrabook and world's lightest 2-in-1.
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CES shows 2015 will be the year of the monitor

The explosion of awesome new PC displays at CES 2015 may take the humble monitor out of the shadows and give it some well-deserved attention.
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Dell’s all-new XPS 13 is razor thin and surprisingly affordable, XPS 15 goes 4K

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Alienware’s flagship laptops go on a diet for CES 2015

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Dell updates Inspiron 5000 and 7000 lineup with 5th-gen processors, 4K displays

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Hands On: Origin stuffs powerful desktop processors into new EON laptops

Looking for the ultimate in mobile power? Origin's latest EON notebooks provide just that by packing desktop processors in a laptop shell.
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Toshiba goes big on portable storage with new Canvio hard drives, wireless SD card

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Toshiba’s Portégé Z20t can last two work days on a single charge

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With 2 pro 4K displays under $1,000, Seiki wants to sneak up on Dell, HP