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Zotac's Magnus mini PCs pack a lot of power thanks to Nvidia's new graphics chips

Zotac's Magnus line is getting a big injection of power, thanks to the new Nvidia Pascal mobile chips, which pack a lot of power.
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U.S. proposes phasing out HFCs in air conditioners to protect environment

Just three years from now -- 2019 -- is when the U.S. wants the developed world to stop selling air conditioners that use HFCs.
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Samsung's IBM-powered image processor capable of 2,000 frames per second

IBM's TrueNorth brain-like processor has been used in Samsung's new image sensor and it's hugely efficient, but can operate at a very high FPS.
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Nvidia might play AMD’s game with new, low-memory GTX 1060 graphics card

Nvidia might be stripping 3GB of memory and a few CUDA cores from its GTX 1060 in order to compete directly with AMD's RX series.
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Cyber war: British army goes high-tech with futuristic drones and VR headsets

Laser and dragonfly drones are coming to the British military, thanks to a new 800 million pound investment fund for future technologies.
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HP's Stream line is looking fresher than ever with new paint jobs and price tags

It's not all about high-end performance. HP's new Stream refresh manages to cut prices to well under $300 for the whole range.
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Microsoft jumps into the interactive streaming arena with purchase of Beam

Streams are usually one way, but they needn't be. Microsoft just purchased Beam, which makes it easier than ever to interact with your viewers.
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McDonald’s Japan captures its first profit in two years thanks to ‘Pokémon Go’

The Pokémon Go partnership with McDonald's Japan is paying dividends, as the food outlet has posted its first profit in nearly two years thanks to it.
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‘No Man’s Sky’ could be transformed by the power of the PS4 Neo

The PlayStation 4 Neo could introduce better visual effects in No Man's Sky, so much so that the developer says it could fundamentally change the game.
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MSI’s RX 460 cuts out external power to achieve compact performance

MSI's new RX 460 graphics card ditch the external power connector for an even smaller, slimline powerhouse budget gaming card.
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Latest ‘Pokémon Go’ update adds a new tracking system that shows some promise

Tracking in Pokémon Go has been all over the place for the past few weeks, but we now have a look at the future with a recent update.
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Defcon heats up with smart thermometer ransomware

The Defcon security conference which saw a number of IoT devices attacked, saw a world's first with a smart thermometer infected with ransomware.
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Rocket League meets Mario Kart in Rumble update this September

Giant boots, freezing balls and grappling hooks are all coming to Rocket League, in the form of a brand new Rumble mode, this September.
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'ARK: Survival of the Fittest' rejoins the main ARK game

ARK: Survival Evolved is once again the proud parent of Survival of the Fittest, after developer Wildcard bundled it back in for a number of reasons.
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Tired of crashed tabs taking the entire browser down? New Firefox version has a fix

Firefox 48 is a new version of the browser that is being slowly rolled out. It makes the user interface and content entirely separate processes.
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Feel like you're part of 'Pokémon Sun' and 'Moon' with the wrist-mounted Z Ring

The Z Ring is Takara Tomy's attempt to augment the Pokémon Sun and Moon experience. It's a wearable that lights up and plays sounds when you use Z Moves.
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Plextor gets back into the enthusiast game with new M8PE solid state drives

Plextor is back and making hardware for gamers and enthusiasts again. It will show off its new M8PE at the upcoming Flash Memory Summit, with samples.
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Microsoft leaves loophole open for free Windows 10 upgrade

Microsoft's free upgrade is still available for those who make use of assistive technologies like screen readers and vocal commands.
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Microsoft celebrates Windows 10 Anniversary Update with new Ninja Cat backgrounds

Celebrate Windows 10's anniversary update release tomorrow in style, with a brand new set of ninja cat Windows 10 wallpapers for your desktop and phone.
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Foveated rendering now closer to reality with Fove's latest ergonomic redesign

Fove is showing off a new version of its VR headset at this year's SIGGRAPH conference, with a redesigned head strap and improved ergonomics.
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Tactical Haptics shows us future of VR controller feedback with Oculus integration

Tactical Haptics' latest development melds its feedback system with the Oculus Touch controllers, making them far more responsive to usage by players.
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Borg-like G20CB systems from ASUS now come packing Nvidia GTX 1080s

Graphical power is a major sticking point for a gaming PC, so it's good to see that ASUS now has 10 series Nvidia cards in its G20-CB rigs.

Apple's latest patent could make the humble stylus a jack of all trades

The new stylus Apple hopes to patent has enough internal hardware to act as a mouse, as well as a joystick depending on the situation.
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Listen up! Google just made it possible to get accurate 360-degree sound online

Internet-based VR may not be viable right now, but it's a possibility in the future, and now it will have decent sound thanks to Google's Omnitone.
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Nvidia's new Quadro cards offer Titan X-beating power with a price to match

Nvidia's new pair of professional-aimed Pascal Quadro cards offer Titan-X beating performance for a high-price.
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AMD’s new $10,000 graphics card has its own built-in SSDs

AMD has a new graphics card tool for professionals, with up to a terabyte of solid-state storage built in to a Radeon Pro Duo.
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Kojima Productions’ new logo movie offers everything we love about videogames

The trailer for Death Stranding trailer was a bit ambiguous, and the logo movie for Kojima Productions isn't any clearer.
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Transistors may stop getting smaller, but Moore’s Law isn’t dead yet

Moore's law is under threat once again and this time by a real end of the line: we can't afford to make transistors that much smaller.
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Pokémon Go decoded: Data miners dig into Niantic's hot new app

Pokémon Go decoders have been digging through the game's code, and have discovered all sorts of exciting information about how it works behind the scenes.
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Razer wants to take you on a Poké-tour with its new ‘Pokémon Go’ social app

Razer's new social app, RazerGo, makes it possible to send messages to just about any Pokémon Go player up to 600 miles away.
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‘Pokémon Go’ officially launches in Japan following delay

Pokémon Go has launched in Japan, following a delay reportedly caused by the leak of an email between developer Niantic and launch partner McDonald's.
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Nova U.2 SSDs from Super Talent bring big speed to big solid state storage

Super Talent's new Nova U.2 SSDs offer fast sequential read/write speeds at capacities all the way up to two terabytes, more than enough for most.
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PlayStation VR wants to put you in front of a 226-inch screen with its virtual cinema mode

Sony's PlayStation VR will give users the chance to use cinema mode to watch films and play games on a 226 inch screen.
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Microsoft literally counting the seconds until free Windows 10 upgrade expires

Windows 10's free upgrade period is about to come to a close, so Microsoft is making one last-ditch effort to get you to do grab it.
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Are you a Facebook Messenger user? You’re now officially one in a billion or so

Facebook Messenger has just crested a billion users, making it almost as popular as Facebook's other messaging app, WhatsApp.
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Want an entry-level curved monitor? Check out Samsung’s CF591

Samsung has announced a new 27-inch, curved display with a 1080p panel that looks set to bring curved displays to the masses with its jack-of-all-trades approach.
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A VR Odyssey: Samsung’s Oculus Rift killer named in trademark application

Samsung's Odyssey could be its next big VR headset, if trademark filings are any indication - it could have positional tracking too.
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Nvidia is giving away 100 prizes to puzzle solvers, starting on July 21

Nvidia is going to be giving away 100 prize packs to eager gamers as part of a revamped Order Of 10 promotion; get your thinking caps on.