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Precious: Dell’s new XPS 13 will have a rose gold option

If you like your laptops to slightly pink and metallic, you can spend an extra $700 to have your new Dell XPS 13 coated in rose gold.
Computing News
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Microsoft suggests it may never make another fitness band

Microsoft's Band 2 fitness tracker may be the last one it ever makes, as there seems to be no sign of a sequel nor further developments.
Wearables News
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Valve revamps Steam code review system to block perceived rigging

Valve has made it much harder to exploit Steam reviews to influence a game's rating, by curtailing the abilities of gamers with free codes.
Web News
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Dancing in digital rain: HoloLens used to see real-time motion capture

Microsoft's HoloLens can be used to view live motion-capture actions in their digital form, while they're being played out in the real world.
Computing News
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‘Titanfall’ universe to expand with mobile card game ‘Frontline’ this fall

If this year's Titanfall sequel isn't enough robot and pilot shooting action for you, perhaps the companion mobile game Titanfall: Frontline will help.
Gaming News
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Fan-made mini-SNES puts Nintendo’s official hardware to shame

A fan-made mini-SNES is smaller and can handle more games than Nintendo's recently announced Classic Mini console.
Gaming News
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How imperceptible vibrations could take augmented reality to a new level

Augmented reality, building stress mapping and even CGI effects, could all benefit from the vibration-from-video technique developed by MIT researchers.
Computing Features
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Office of Personnel Management and its CIO ruled responsible for 2014-2015 hacks

The breaches of the Office of Personnel Management in 2014 and 2015 were ultimately the fault of the organization, the Oversight Committee has ruled.
Computing News
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Google Deepmind develops most realistic sounding AI yet

Google's latest Deepmind WaveNet project has managed to generate much more realistic sounding AI voices.
Computing News
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PS4 gamers won't get access to the cool Fallout 4 mods — thanks alot, Sony

Bethesda has announced that mods will not be coming to Fallout 4 or Skyrim on PS4, because Sony simply won't allow it.
Gaming News
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Intel's Project Alloy comes in white or black, according to Intel imagery

Intel has released a number of highly detailed renders of its Project Alloy headset, giving us our first real up-close look at the VR head gear.
Computing News
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Microsoft’s Office Insider now has its very own Insider Fast Ring

Getting hold of the latest updates for Office 2016 is now easier than ever, as Microsoft has begun a Fast Ring program for Insiders.
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Intel, North Carolina State researchers develop chip that boosts performance

Intel and NC State University have developed a new chip design that could offer huge performance gains in multithreaded applications.
Computing News
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Feeling naked? Porn site Brazzers sees leak that leaves 800,000 users exposed

Porn site network Brazzers has had the details of some 800,000 of its members exposed online, after a forum breach leaked their account data.
Web News
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Nvidia GTX 1050 specifications leak online ahead of release

The specifications for Nvidia's upcoming GTX 1050 have leaked online, giving us our first real look at a card built from the ground up to take on AMD.
Computing News
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Oculus Rift library fleshed out with 'Damaged Core' and other new titles

Oculus has updated its VR storefront with a number of new titles for the Rift and Gear VR, but Damaged Core is likely to be the most well received.
Computing News
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A wireless solution for the HTC Vive could be ready in time for Chrismas

The HTC Vive VR headset could be upgraded to allow for wireless operation with a simple accessory from Quark VR's developments.
Computing News
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon VR820 shows how fast VR headsets are evolving

Qualcomm is looking to provide not you and us, but the world of OEMs with their own VR starting point with the brand new Snapdragon VR820.
Computing News
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IMAX to use StarVR headsets for companion experiences at select locations

Acer and Starbreeze's StarVR headset is being sent out to new, with bespoke built IMAX locations to augmented the already impressive cinema offerings.
Computing News
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Logitech’s new wireless computer mice offer up to two years of battery life

Wireless mice don't have the best reputation, but Logitech's new lineup offers up to two years of battery life, as well as quiet buttons.
Computing News
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At IFA, Panasonic shows off new type of living environment built around smart electronics

Panasonic wants to bring its smart home designs to Europe, with a test block of Berlin flats with connected appliances and smart services.
Smart Home Smart Home News
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Pokémon Go will soon be available on the Dreamcast VMU

Pokémon Go is everywhere right now, but it isn't on the Dreamcast VMU, or at least it won't be until sometime in 2017.
Gaming News
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'Hot Lava' adds a modern 3D twist to the classic living room-wrecking game

Hot Lava is the new game from Klei, the developer of Don't Starve, and it's gone 3D for the first time, in a rather hot but domestic world.
Gaming News
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Iran rolls out first stage of internal, national internet

Iran is circling its digital wagons by launching the first stage of its intranet, which will eventually internalize most national internet traffic.
Computing News
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AMD’s ultra-high-end Vega GPUs set for release in the first half of 2017

The first half of 2017 will see AMD launch not only its Zen CPUs, but also the Vega GPU range, giving it a powerful counter to the upcoming 1080Ti.
Computing News
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Now there’s a ‘Mr. Robot’ mobile game — and it’s told through text messages

Telltale Games and NightSchool Studios have teamed up with the makers of Mr Robot to build a new conversational game, played entirely through texts.
Gaming News
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The Kinect might not make great games, but it makes great music videos

Taking the data from the Kinect camera to make a music video with might be the best use of the 3D camera yet.
Emerging Tech News
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The iPhone of the future may be smart enough to figure out exactly who stole it

Stealing an iPhone in the future could be a dangerous game, as the smartphone itself could do its utmost to identify the thief.
Phones Computing
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Alienware now packs up to three RX 480s in its high-end systems

Triple crossfire set ups aren't common, but they can be powerful, especially when you use three RX 480s in an Alienware system.
Computing News
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is now more than $100 million richer

Tim Cook has unlocked over $100 million worth of Apple shares after serving as the company CEO for five years. He may even earn more in performance bonuses.
Business News
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Looking to kill some time? Microsoft Solitaire Collection coming to iOS, Android

Android and iOS users the world over are soon to get a taste of old-school time wasting in the form of the Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
Gaming News

Tekken 7 will launch on PC, developers show off 4K gameplay on GTX 1080

When Tekken 7 hits PC in the early part of 2017, it will be the best looking version of the game yet, with full support for 4K resolution.
Gaming News
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What’s inside the Microsoft’s HoloLens’ holographic processor? Now we know

For the first time we get a look inside Microsoft's Holographic Processing Unit, the real brains and power behind its Hololens AR headset.
Computing News
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‘Pokémon Go’ loses 15 million active players in a month

The last 30 days have seen the Pokémon Go active user numbers fall from a peak of 45 million, to just shy of 30 million, with the downward trend ongoing.
Phones Gaming
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Sorry, not 'Sorry': Von Miller parodies Bieber for latest 'Madden 17' promo

Von Miller is sitting pretty on a $114 million contract, so he's more than happy to dance around in a Justin Bieber parody to help sell Madden NFL 17.
Gaming News
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Mac users, watch those links! New, convincing malware wants to trick you into clicking

Mac malware is rarely as sophisticated as its Windows counterparts, and this latest discovery is no different. It needs users to actively choose to install Advanced Mac Cleaner, which opens the flood-gates for a torrent of pointless apps.
Computing News
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Android dominates, as Windows phone sales dip to less than one percent worldwide

86 percent of all smartphones sold around the world in the second quarter of this year were Android, with everyone else trailing.
Phones Business
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Security researchers find yet another leak in HTTPS, and it won’t be easy to patch

A new exploit known as HEIST has researchers worried, as it theoretically makes the HTTPS protocol much more susceptible to hacks, making users vulnerable.
Computing News
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