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hp announces 32 inch ultrahd monitor and thin bezel professional displays hpzdisplaythumb

HP announces 32-inch UltraHD monitor and thin-bezel professional displays

HP has announced an impressive new 31.5-inch, 4K monitor that promises excellent color gamut and accuracy, and new thin bezel professional displays.
Computing News
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Dell’s all-new XPS 13 is razor thin and surprisingly affordable, XPS 15 goes 4K

The popular XPS 13 ultrabook has completely re-designed with a new chassis that's just 15 millimeters thick and weights 2.6 pounds. Dell's XPS 15, meanwhile, has been updated with a optional 4K display.
Computing News
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MacBook review round-up: Apple’s latest laptop is a beautiful compromise

The first wave of MacBook reviews have come in. While they offer some praise, most notably the system's design, the verdicts are surprisingly lukewarm.
Computing News
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MSI’s new, tiny motherboards offer passively cooled quad-cores and 4K support

Want to build a small, quiet home theater PC? MSI's new Mini-ITX motherboards might be perfect for you. Passively cooled, they still feature up to quad-core processing power and 4K support.
Computing News
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Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition now available for $949

Dell has announced the Developer Edition of its popular XPS 13. It ships with Ubuntu and offers upgraded hardware over the base $799 Windows model.
Computing News

Star Trek enthusiast docks Wi-Fi router into model of the original Enterprise

A clever Star Trek enthusiast has figured out how to stuff Wi-Fi hardware into a model of the Enterprise, creating a surprisingly functional router.
Computing News
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Are Chrome OS desktops useful, or toys

Chrome OS is coming to desktops ranging from the $100 Asus Chromebit to HP's powerful Core i7 Chromebox. Are these systems a viable alternative to Windows?
Computing News
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Early MacBook benchmarks show performance well behind Pro, Air

A pair of GeekBench results for the base model MacBook have appeared online, and the figures don't speak favorably for the performance of Apple's notebook.
Computing News
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Check out the new MacBook and its USB Type-C charger in un-boxing video

A video from Vietnamese website Tinhte.vn un-boxes the new MacBook in detail, and also provides a first close-up look at the USB Type-C charger.
Computing News
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New details revealed about Intel’s upcoming 60-core behemoth

Intel is working on a crazy 60-core processor called Knight's Landing. We now know more details, such as how its performance stacks up against the Titan X.
Computing News
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Intel and Micron announce 3D NAND production, open gates to 10TB SSDs

Intel and Micron have revealed details of 3D NAND technology, which is set for mass production later this year. It could allow for 10TB solid state drives.
Computing News
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The end of the battle between AMD and Nvidia won’t be great for PC gamers

AMD and Nvidia have been locked in battle for over a decade, but now it appears the latter has gained a permanent upper hand. That's bad news for PC gamers.
Computing News
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[Update] Want 4K at 60Hz from a 13-inch MacBook? Now you can have it – and from the Air, too!

Apple's 13-inch Pro wasn't previously able to power a 4K display at 60Hz, but the recent update, with new Intel graphics, has changed that.
Computing News
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Hacker earns $225,000 at Pwn2Own 2015

The 2015 edition of Pwn2Own, a hacking event designed to find zero-day exploits, has ended with one competitor over $200,000 richer.
Computing News
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Get the gigs! GTX 960 cards with 4GB of memory hit online retailers

Retailers have just posted the first 4GB GTX 960 video cards. They double the memory of the base card, but that doesn't mean they'll double the performance.
Computing News
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How to experience crystal-clear 4K on your old desktop PC for $600 or less

Crystal-clear 4K resolution may seem like an expensive pipe dream, but the most recent wave of graphics cards and monitors will allow you to experience it on your desktop for $600 or less.
Computing Features
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Preparing for HEVC, the next great video codec

H.265/HEVC is a cutting-edge, high-efficiency video codec that's particularly useful for streaming 4K video. Here's how you can play back HEVC on your PC.
Computing Guides

Why 4K monitors are easier on your eyes

4K and Retina displays pack an incredible number of pixels into a small space. Will that hurt or help eyestrain? The answer may surprise you.
Computing Features
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Kids born today won’t know what a pixel is, and that’s a dream come true

The pixel is a cultural icon among geeks, but its days are numbered. Recent advances in display technology will make it an arcane term, known only to programmers and artists.
Gaming
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Nvidia crams four Titan X video cards into new Digits Devbox, priced at $15,000

Nvidia is diving into the PC business with a highly specialized development box, the Digits Devbox, which contains four Titan X video cards.
Computing News
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AMD reveals more about FreeSync, including monitor prices

FreeSync, AMD's rival to Nvidia G-Sync, is ready for battle with new monitor and feature announcements.
Computing News
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Worried about SSD durability? A recently finished experiment will help you rest easy

A grand experiment by The Tech Report to determine the durability of solid state drives has finally come to an end, and the results are good news for SSD owners.
Computing News
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Apple’s new MacBook asks if you can handle a one-port future

The new MacBook marks a bold step into a fully wireless future, and there's no doubt that it represents the future of notebook design. But what about ports?
Computing News
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What’s smaller, the MacBook’s logic board, or the Raspberry Pi? The answer will surprise you

The logic board in the new MacBook hosts an Intel processor, yet is incredibly small - smaller, in fact, than the Raspberry Pi.
Computing News
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[Updated] Intel’s Core M powers the MacBook

We got our hands on a Core M-powered system, and spent some time testing it to see how it will hold up as it begins to appear in new systems.
Computing Features
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Want to connect the new MacBook to more than one device? That’ll be $79

The new MacBook has a single USB-C port for all of its wired connectivity besides audio. What does that mean? Adapters!
Computing News

MacBook ship times slip back a day; new models on the way?

The MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina have suddenly encountered a shipping delay, adding credibility to rumors a hardware refresh is imminent.
Computing News
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Is the Raspberry Pi 2 a $35 miracle PC, or still a hobby oddity?

The new Raspberry Pi 2 is up to six times quicker than its predecessor in benchmarks, but does that mean's able to keep pace with modern PCs?
Computing Reviews
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Use a Mac, but love Office? Get ready to download the free preview of Office 2016!

Office for the Mac hasn't received a new edition since 2011, but Microsoft has finally released a preview edition of Office 2016 for Apple's machines.
Computing News
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Nvidia crashes Epic Games keynote to tease Titan X graphics card

Nvidia's keynote at GDC 2015 wasn't about a video card, but the company didn't leave without teasing a new Titan X.
Computing News
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HP reveals new Spectre x360 convertible with classy design, quality keyboard

HP has revealed the details of its new Spectre x360, a convertible notebook with a 360-degree hinge that promises excellent battery life.
Computing News
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This video shows how Microsoft plans to add holograms to your daily life

The latest Future Vision video from Microsoft shows a highly advanced digital assistant, wearables and holograms
Wearables Computing
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AMD’s Carrizo processors arrive this summer with revised core architecture, H.265 hardware decode

Perpetual underdog AMD has had a rough go of it as late, as Intel’s rapid development cycle and better production processor has helped it achieve world-leading performance and efficiency. Yet AMD hasn’t thrown in the towel; quite the opposite. Instead it has re-doubled its efforts to bring out a new APU this summer. Code-named Carrizo, […]
Computing News
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Pixel problems: Living with a 5K monitor isn’t all it’s cracked up to be (yet)

You can finally buy a 5K monitor, but is it worth the massive expense and hassle of setup? Well, yes and no. After living with one for weeks, we've found that the world may not quite be ready for all those pixels.
Computing Features
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Next Chromebook Pixel is on its way, will still target developers

A brief comment at Google's Team Work 2015 event revealed the existence of the Chromebook Pixel 2 which, like the original, will target Chrome OS devs.
Computing News
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Lenovo works with McAfee and Microsoft to net Superfish as lawsuits pile on

Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against Lenovo over Superfish, the factory installed adware and source of a serious security flaw.
Computing News
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Updated: Purchased a Lenovo PC recently? It might have adware – and a critical HTTPS vulnerability

Security researchers have discovered that Lenovo PCs sold late last year shipped with adware called Superfish that makes HTTPS sites vulnerable to attack.
Computing News
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A wild NUC appears! Intel leaks new mini-PCs

The official website of Intel's Next Unit of Computing, or NUC, was recently updated with photos of a new, unannounced variant.
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