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The Internet is going to reach a zettabyte, nearly a trillion gigabytes, of data this year

If you thought a terabyte was a lot of space, think again, as our Internet traffic is about to approach the one zettabyte mark later this year.
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Apple dips its toe into VR with the $30 View-Master headset

Apple's first virtual reality endeavor is more affordable than you might expect.
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Dell’s Ubuntu-Flavored Skylake XPS 13 expected to ship soon

Dell's XPS 13 Developer Edition will be no exception. In fact, it will be the only compact Linux laptop using a Skylake chip from the top five PC makers in the world.
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Kangaroo Mini PC

Want a Kangaroo mini PC with double the RAM and storage? You can buy one now for $170

The Kangaroo Plus might not ship with an operating system for $170, but it does pack double the specs for less than double the cost.
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Apple’s latest patent could let you type without a keyboard

If this patent makes its way into Apple's production, it could mean the end of accidentally touching your iPhone screen while on-call.
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Can a Surface Phone save Windows 10 Mobile?

As rumors of a Surface Phone continue to circulate, naturally we begin to investigate into its marketplace viability.
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FCC report says 16 million Americans are without broadband Internet access altogether

Over 16 million citizens of this first-world country can't get their hands on even the slowest -- 4Mbps up/1Mbps down -- broadband Internet services.
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Fallout 4 looks better than ever with the latest update on PC

Fallout 4 had its fair share of problems at launch and, well, it still does, but at least Bethesda is giving it the post-release treatment it deserves.
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Google parent Alphabet posts record-crushing fourth-quarter 2015 earnings

The final quarter of 2015 saw record revenue for Google's parent company, Alphabet.
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Dell’s new UltraSharp monitor is just as pretty as its bezels are thin

A Chinese product listing suggests Dell has an UltraSharp monitor with super-thin bezels on the way.
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Reliability problems open Seagate up to class-action lawsuit over 3TB hard drives

Seagate has allegedly issued defective hard drives both on their initial purchases and with warranty appointed products.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth soars overnight to a lofty $47 billion

Following a massive overnight stock growth, Mark Zuckerberg has beaten out the Koch Brothers, making him the sixth wealthiest person on the planet.
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Gear VR blessed with BUTTS: The VR Experience, among other new content

A content update to Gear VR's Oculus Store bears a handful of games and even an interactive video, but most importantly, BUTTS!
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MyndGazer wants to help you visualize your brainwaves in VR

As with music visualization software before it, MyndGazer matches rhythms, but instead of music, this VR tech is focused on brainwaves.
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Dust off that old netbook: Remix OS will support 32-bit processors, new version out now

Remix OS for PC has just received its first update, bringing a battery indicator for laptop users while hinting at a forthcoming 32-bit version.
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You can now watch Sundance’s virtual reality films from home

This year, rich Hollywood folks and entertainment reporters won't be the only ones to experience Sundance's virtual reality lineup.
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Starbreeze Studios is opening its own virtual reality arcade in Los Angeles this year

PayDay 2 developer StarBreeze Studios is opening up its own virtual reality arcade in Los Angeles this year in an attempt to push StarVR headset sales.
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After three years of neglect, Intel’s RealSense is finally worth your attention

Intel's "perceptual computing" RealSense 3D capturing technology was revealed three years ago to an uncertain audience. Here's why things are looking up.
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Frontier is now prioritizing HTC Vive over Oculus Rift with Elite: Dangerous

Despite numerous issues arising with Elite: Dangerous on Oculus Rift, Frontier Developments has decided to shift its priorities to Valve's VR platform.
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Apple just hired Virginia Tech professor and VR expert Doug Bowman

In a suspected attempt to join the likes of Microsoft, Facebook, and Sony on the VR bandwagon, Apple has hired virtual reality expert Doug Bowman.
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Latest Windows 10 build has new Edge history menu, but may break popular games

Windows 10 Build 11102 is out now for Insider testers, but with one setback: game-breaking bugs.
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Unlock files with your face using the new Dropbox app for Windows 10

Say goodbye to insecurity over file safety with the new Dropbox app for Windows 10.
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Heads up, OneDrive users! You have 10 days left to keep your 15GB of free storage

It's been more than two months since Microsoft went back on its OneDrive storage promise. Fortunately, free users still have time to keep their space.
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SteamOS is finally getting Bluetooth and Xbox One Elite controller support

At long last, SteamOS is getting a few new features that pretty much everyone expected to be there in the first place.
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BQ is about to drop an Ubuntu tablet that doubles as a PC

Spanish hardware company BQ is preparing the Aquarius M10 Ubuntu Edition for next month's Mobile World Congress 2016.
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Is the San Francisco fiber-optic cable vandalism connected to the Super Bowl?

Over 16 fiber optic cables have been cut in San Francisco since July 2014. Could this be linked to the Super Bowl? Federal agencies are taking no chances.
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What happens when you host karaoke nights in virtual reality? A whole lot of this

One collective has taken Gear VR's Oculus Social Alpha app a step further by hosting not one, but two karaoke nights on the service.
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John Romero spent the holidays working on Doom level, available now

Over the holidays, while you were drinking rum and egg nog, John Romero was designing the first new Doom level in 21 years.
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With Steam becoming increasingly more popular, Valve adds 100Gbps bandwidth pipes

Steam is seeing a 75 percent year-on-year increase in popularity. Thankfully, Valve is equipping itself to handle the growth.
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Microsoft job listing points to ARM64 support on Windows 10 within the year

Could ARM64 support on Windows 10 mean we'll finally be getting that Surface phone we've been longing for?
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Seagate is finally joining HGST in its helium-filled hard drive efforts

After a near three-year wait, Seagate has finally responded to HGST/Western Digital with its own helium-filled hard drive. But is it too late?
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Oculus' Palmer Luckey thinks liquid cooling is so 2015, uses propane for his PC gaming rig

Palmer Luckey has revealed that he's working on building a "super-powerful" PC cooled by liquid propane, and presumably liquid propane accessories.
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Palmer Luckey wants you to give Oculus Rift’s built-in headphones a chance

Palmer Luckey shot down a handful of Redditors after they tried to cite the Oculus Rift's built-in audio headphones as the reason for its lofty price tag.
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AMD’s formerly pricey R9 Nano Mini ITX card gets a $150 price cut

For AMD's Mini ITX Radeon R9 Nano graphics card, price is no longer its main drawback -- but can it take on Nvidia's similarly priced GTX 980?
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