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New 4K gaming monitors from Samsung offer AMD FreeSync technology

AMD's FreeSync technology finds its way into two new 4K gaming monitors from Samsung in 23.6- and 28-inch flavors, both with less than 5ms response time.
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E3 2015 draws the line between console and PC gamers

PC and console gamers fought for attention at E3 2015, as they always do, but the two had more in common at this year's show than ever before.
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XCOM 2 and Beyond Earth: Rising Tide show why Firaxis is the king of strategy gaming

Firaxis has become a titan in the strategy genre, and its latest previews of XCOM2 and Beyond Earth: Rising Tide show why.
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HBM stands for Fury: How AMD’s cutting-edge technology will put it back in the game

The Fury line-up of AMD video cards, the first ever to use High Bandwidth Memory, will soon hit store shelves, and the company was eager to show us how they work.
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How Blizzard plans to resurrect Leoric for Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm is receiving a major content update, this time themed after Diablo 3. We had the chance to see Leoric in action first-hand.
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E3 2015 proves to be one small step forward for womankind

2014 saw controversy as women brought attention to their representation in games and the industry. E3 2015 showed a positive response to that call to action.
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Taste the rainbow at E3 with Razer’s new Mamba mouse

The Razer Mamba was already a winner, and the 2015 update includes Chroma and adjustable click force, available in wireless or Tournament editions.
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Mintberry Crunch! South Park: The Fractured But Whole revealed at Ubisoft’s E3 conference

Ready for an all new South Park RPG adventure? The kids are back with The Fractured But Whole, where the Coon and friends will take on Professor Chaos.
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Faith gets an origin story in EA’s upcoming Mirror’s Edge Catalyst

The first person free running title Mirror's Edge will get a prequel in early 2016 with Catalyst, telling the origin story of Faith.
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Fallout 4 is packed with new features, and brings mods to XBox One

Ready for the next Fallout game? Bethesda shared some revolutionary updates to the series that will be introduced when the game drops in November.
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Power without the power cords? It’s no longer science-fiction

Not content with cables, researchers from University of Washington in Seattle have managed to charge a wireless camera over Wi-Fi using a standard router.
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Windows 10: Our complete guide to Microsoft’s next OS

With the past few technical preview builds, Windows 10 is starting to take shape into a modern and relevant OS that is sure to please users from XP and 8.1.
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Oculus shows off the consumer-ready rift and a new controller

Ready to take the first step toward owning a virtual reality headset? Oculus revealed the consumer version of the Rift that will be on shelves in Q1, 2016.
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Today’s CPUs are up to 60 times quicker than those sold just a decade ago

In the last 10 years, computers have improved significantly, but the the team at Phoronix decided to quantify processor improvements through benchmarks.
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Will iOS 9 finally let the iPad replace your laptop?

Apple has announced that iOS 9 will bring multi-tasking to the iPad at long last, but are dreams of replacing your laptop achievable, or overly optimistic?
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Need more than one app? iOS 9 adds support for multi-tasking on iPad

Tired of only looking at one app at a time? At WWDC, Apple announced that iOS 9 will add multi-tasking and slide-in support, as well as floating windows.
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At only $170, Broadwell-powered Windows 10 laptops could be a problem for ChromeOS

As early as August this year, sub-$200 laptops with Windows 10 may be hitting the market from Acer and Lenovo, according to some sources.
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Build a killer home media center with a $35 Raspberry Pi

You could spend a bunch of money on a dedicated media streamer, or you could put one together with a Raspberry Pi, an SD card, and an HDMI cable.
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Acer shows off 11K widescreen monitor setup, new Predator gaming rigs

Among the many products Acer brought to Computex are computers, monitors, and projects from the predator line, all built for high-end gaming.
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Leaked Windows 10 build lets you try experimental features, or stop updates

A leaked build of Windows 10 in between official updates has new Settings options to stop Insider updates, and let Microsoft enable experimental features.
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4 million government personnel files lost in latest hack, Chinese attackers suspected

In the second major breach of security by Chinese hackers in a year, over four million federal employee's personal information was stolen.
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Forget Broadwell – MSI, Biostar, and ASRock are preparing for Intel’s Skylake launch

Intel is getting ready to forget Broadwell already as manufacturers gear up for an August release of Skylake motherboards and processors.
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At long last, Valve begins taking pre-orders for Steam Machines

New systems running Valve's SteamOS have found their way onto the Steam Store, with options available as early as October, the rest will ship in November.
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Don’t call it a comeback – AMD announces new Carrizo mobile APUs

The newly announced Carrizo APUs for mobile devices pack in Radeon level graphics, and will start making their way to manufacturers by the end of the month.
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The Intel Compute Stick was just released, but you can already start waiting for the new one

The upgrade to the Intel Compute Stick line will bring increased graphical and processing performance, as well as streamlined functionality like MHL.
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New driver release enables Nvidia G-Sync for some laptops

Nvidia announced that they're bringing G-Sync to laptops, and it will just require a driver update on compatible machines to bring them into the fold.
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Finally! Nvidia officially announces the GTX 980 Ti

The latest from Nvidia is a leap forward from the already-impressive GTX 980, and the performance should fall right between the 980 and the Titan X.
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Need to upgrade your storage? Here’s how to do it, the easy way

Running out of storage on your desktop? You could try backing up some files, but it would be easier to just install a new hard drive and keep downloading.
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Nvidia’s upcoming GTX 980 Ti will hit retail at $649

They haven't even confirmed its existence yet, but the GTX 980 Ti is already generating buzz, and according to rumors, it will retail for $649.
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Lenovo reveals slew of new laptops ahead of Tech World

Lenovo got a little too excited about the annual Tech World event and has spilled the beans early on a few of the new offerings that will be available soon.
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Redmond rumble: Microsoft’s Surface 3 and Surface Pro 3 go head-to-head

Their form factors may be similar, but their specs are quite different, if you can't decide which is the right one for you, this is a great place to start.
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Build your own arcade machine this weekend! We’ll show you how

Consoles and TVs are so last year! Instead, build your own arcade cabinet from an old computer and some new arcade controls.
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AMD and Nvidia slap-fight over hair in ‘The Witcher 3’

AMD and Nvidia are arguing about hair again, and user on both sides have picked up their pitchforks and torches in anticipation.
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Save all the things with Microsoft’s new cross-device clipboard

A beta is now available on the Windows Phone Store called OneClip, which saves anything you copy to the clipboard to the cloud, with cross-platform support.