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Seagate goes on a hard drive announcement spree at CES 2015

Seagate has taken CES 2015 by storm, unveiling no less than five new hard drives, including four portable storage solutions.
HP Pavilion Mini

HP’s smallest PCs to date are surprisingly feature-packed

Acer Aspire R 13

Acer’s Aspire R 13 slims down for 2015

Acer Aspire V17 Nitro

Acer’s Aspire V17 Nitro is refreshed with RealSense

Acer's newest version of the V17 Nitro features Intel's RealSense 3D camera, a new technology that will enable 3D scanning and hands-free navigation.
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Inside job: Lizard Squad and ex-Sony employees likely aided North Korea’s hack attack

North Korean hackers likely didn't act alone in their Sony attacks, with former company employees and fellow cyber-criminals suspected of involvement.
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Budget gamers, get set to spend – Nvidia’s GTX 960 said to launch in late January

The GeForce GTX 980 and 970's lesser sibling, the GTX 960, is expected out on January 22 instead of the previously rumored early January ETA.
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Microsoft may replace Internet Explorer with lightweight ‘Spartan’ in Windows 10

Microsoft is rumored to equip Windows 10 with two web browsers. Internet Explorer 11 will stay on, and get Spartan as a "lightweight" alternative.
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MacBook Air rumors are back, tease a release in the first half of 2015

The mythical 12-inch Retina MacBook Air isn't dead, according to new word on the block. Q1 2015 should see the ultraportable enter mass production.

Chromebooks get chatty with always-on ‘Ok Google’ voice commands

Voice search is easier to activate, control and use in more areas of Chrome OS software for anyone running the latest developer build.
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HP’s new Chromebook 14 offers 1080p on a budget

Although it sports a Full HD touchscreen, HP's newest Chromebook 14 isn't overly pricey. Get its full story here.
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What browser choice? Microsoft is free again to ignore Internet Explorer rivals in Europe

Microsoft is no longer obligated to display a web browser choice screen in Internet Explorer on the old continent, as a 2009 EU ruling has just expired.
asus unveils router sized fanless mini pc for real this time asuse210

Is it a router? Nope! It’s Asus’ new mini-PC

The Asus E210 is a new, fanless mini-PC that includes a Bay Trail processor and runs a full version of Windows. Pricing is not yet known.
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All Amazon wants for Christmas is to sell you a bunch of discounted Chromebooks

Who needs Santa Claus? Amazon is proving its desire to be your Christmas gift go-to with a long list of discounted Chromebooks, some under $200.
new benq monitor aims to impress photo editing pros

Roses are red, violets are blue, this BenQ monitor sees color better than you

Color accuracy and easy hardware calibration are the main selling points of BenQ's first "professional photography monitor."
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Most Americans have access to 100Mbps Internet, but from just one source

59.4 percent of Americans could opt for a 100 Mbps Internet service if they wanted do, but very few can select between more than one high-speed ISP.
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1.5 million people have given Windows 10 a whirl, 450k use the Technical Preview daily

It's safe to say Microsoft's Windows Insider program is a success, with 1.5 million registered users and 450,000 "highly active" members.
microsoft offers up hp pavilion x2 discount for christmas

What’s that under the Christmas tree? A dirt-cheap HP Pavilion X2, courtesy of Microsoft

The 11th day of Microsoft deals shaves a cool $130 off the list price of the all-new HP Pavilion X2 2-in-1 laptop.
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Oh, the Who-manity: ‘Grinch’ security bug wreaks havoc on Linux

A critical security concern on PCs and servers running Linux has come to light, called "Grinch" and deemed just as dangerous as Shellshock.
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Mozilla hopes you’re in a giving mood, asks for in-browser Firefox charity

Despite recently signing a no doubt lucrative partnership with Yahoo, the Mozilla Foundation needs more money from Firefox fans to make the browser better.
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Sony Pictures tries to regroup as fraud concerns emerge

Sony's CEO promised employees the entertainment branch of the tech giant will rise after recent hack attacks, no matter the proportions of the PR disaster.
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Microsoft opens the doors to Sway, its newest Office software

Sway, Microsoft's latest presentation web app, combines the productivity of Word, PowerPoint and basic web editing skills, and is now available for all.
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Microsoft wants you to hug a cloud with new OneDrive features in Windows 10

Windows 10 will focus on remote storage, a fresh leak suggests, with tighter OneDrive integration pushing users closer to the cloud.
microsoft announces cortana support windows 10 v2

Cortana finds her way into leaked Windows 10 build

Cortana shows up in early, unpolished form in a newly leaked Windows 10 build that's unlikely to roll out to beta testers before February 2015.
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Sony hackers expose even more classified data, Bond script included

The floodgates are still open, and a draft of the script for the latest 007 movie headlines the seventh stolen data dump resulting from the recent Sony hack

Microsoft is your not so secret Santa with Surface Pro 3 gifts, Asus Transformer Book Flip discount

Christmas is upon PC addicts, spoiled by Microsoft with special bundles and discounts on the Surface Pro 3 and Asus Transformer Book Flip.
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AMD lets cat out of the bag, suggests 16nm FinFET chips aren’t coming in 2015

28 and 20nm GPUs and APUs are coming from AMD in 2015, according to a company exec, who seems to confirm 16nm FinFET is a thing of a more distant future.
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Need storage for your Chromecast? Toshiba’s AeroCast Wi-Fi hard drive does that

Toshiba's latest external storage solution is small, elegant, fast and, most of all, compatible with every device you can think of, Chromecast included.
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Laptop fingerprint sensors will soon blend into touchpads, activate by touch

A fingerprint recognition solution similar to Apple's mobile-focused Touch ID should be coming to mainstream laptops soon as part of touchpads.
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LG could introduce an 8K beast at CES 2015

Having trouble adjusting to the 4K video trend? The dawn of the 8K era could already be upon us, thanks to LG and its amazing TV and monitor strides.
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Fancy a big, rugged, powerful Chromebook? Acer may have you covered

Acer reportedly plans to roll out two new Chromebooks with Broadwell processors next year, including one with a 15.6" display.
Microsoft Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 gives a nod to pirates, natively supports MKV video at last

In a controversial but predictable turn of events, Microsoft has added native MKV video support to Windows 8.1 before doing the same for Windows 10.
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Don’t play with fire! Return these Lenovo laptop power cords ASAP

Lenovo, worried about troublesome power cords that can spark or smolder, has issued a recall to replace over 500,000 cords in North America and Canada.
Joe Belfiore shows a sneak peek of Windows 10 Technical Preview

Microsoft may want you to pay for Windows 10 ‘services’, not the actual OS

It's becoming more and more likely Microsoft will offer Windows 10 for free to start with, and then monetize the OS with "additional services".
amd rolls out substantial catalyst omega software update

Who needs a new GPU? AMD’s Catalyst Omega driver makes your current Radeon faster

AMD has a special Christmas gift to offer its Radeon GPU users in the form of a Catalyst driver brimming with visual enhancements and performance upgrades.