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ESPN details the hallowed history of the lightsaber duel in new Star Wars special

ESPN will explore the history and real-world sports that inspired one of the franchise's icons, the lightsaber, in next week's documentary special, Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel.

Entertainment News

December 11, 2015

XCOM 2 collector's edition offers a free game and DLC

XCOM 2 will take advantage of launching exclusively on PC by swapping the physical bonuses found in most collector's editions for a digital-only "set" offering extra content for hungry fans.

Gaming News

December 10, 2015

Sony boss Shuhei Yoshida says he knows how to deal with Internet hate

Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida explained how he deals with fans who send him hateful messages via Twitter and other platforms at Sony's PlayStation Experience fan convention.

Gaming News

December 10, 2015

The Science of a Shoryuken Will Blow Your Mind… Literally

Have you ever wondered how much it would hurt to take a dragon punch to the face from Ryu, Ken or Akuma? Whatever you've imagined, it's actually much worse.

Gaming News

December 10, 2015

Calling it his most visionary film, Tarantino ponders another Kill Bill sequel

Quentin Tarantino said that making Kill Bill 3 is still "a definite possibility." In an interview, the filmmaker says "Kill Bill is pretty much hands-down, probably my most visionary movie."

Entertainment News

December 8, 2015

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System Shock 3 Revealed via Teaser Site

A teaser site from developer Otherside Entertainment revealed the studio is making System Shock 3, the next entry in the long-dormant and influential PC shooter series.

Gaming News

December 8, 2015

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New Dark Souls 3 trailer and gameplay demo will get your blood pumping

From Software released a new trailer for Dark Souls III Friday, revealing exactly when the game will be released.

Gaming News

December 4, 2015

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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Cutscene Reveals One of Drake’s New Rivals

A new cutscene from Uncharted 4: A Thief's End introduced Nadine Ross one of Nathan Drake's new enemies.

Gaming News

December 4, 2015

Reggie FIls-Aime and Geoff Keighley pay tribute to Nintendo's late Satoru Iwata

At The Game Awards 2015, members of the video games industry paid tribute to longtime Nintendo CEO and president Satoru Iwata,

Gaming News

December 4, 2015

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Nintendo NX will be ‘unique and different,’ says CEO

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima wants his company's fanbase to know that Nintendo is playing the long game with the NX and the Wii U.

Gaming News

December 3, 2015

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Delayed Dropbox update will let users combine home and business accounts next month

Dropbox will release an update next month allowing users to switch from their personal and professional storage spaces using a single account.

Computing News

July 27, 2015

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Lenovo to soon let loose a legion of new laptops, all starting under $1,000

Lenovo has announced a lineup of new notebooks that all carry starting price tags well below $1,000.

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August 25, 2014

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Apple may ship a Macbook Air wielding a Retina Display in second half of 2014

One of Apple's Taiwan-based component manufacturers claims that Apple will ship a Macbook Air with Retina Display during the second half of 2014.

Computing News

June 3, 2014

Gartner says the ‘traditional’ PC market will continue to shrink through 2015

This comes as a surprise to no one: new market research indicates that the PC market will keep shrinking through 2015.

Computing News

May 28, 2014

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WD casts down the first Thunderbolt bus-powered portable dual hard drive

Western Digital has just released new external hard drives that employ Thunderbolt and pack a pair of disks that can be configured in RAID as well.

Computing News

May 28, 2014

Google cracks CAPTCHA with an algorithm that’s 99.8 percent accurate

Google has created an algorithm that can break through CAPTCHA with 99.8 percent accuracy.

Computing News

April 17, 2014

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Microsoft’s new keyboard is aimed at the living room, and claims to survive liquid spills

Microsoft's new "All-in-One Media Keyboard" is meant for fulfilling living room duties.

Computing News

April 17, 2014

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Lenovo will drop a new all in one desktop priced just under $1,300 this summer

With a $1279.99 starting price tag, Lenovo's upcoming A540 All-in-One desktop seems to target mid-high end users looking for a capable do-it-all PC.

Computing News

April 16, 2014

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Windows 8.1 Update 1 delayed for businesses using Windows Server Update Services

Microsoft has temporarily made Windows 8.1 Update 1 unavailable via Windows Server Update Services because of a problem that could affect future updates.

Computing News

April 9, 2014

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Microsoft is extending Windows XP support!…in China that is

Microsoft will team up with Lenovo and Tencent to give Chinese Windows XP users continued support for the OS.

Computing News

April 9, 2014

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Microsoft details final Windows XP and Office 2003 security updates

Microsoft has released details regarding the final patches for Windows XP and Office 2003, which it will push to users on Tuesday, April 8.

Computing News

April 8, 2014

Maingear offers the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 with their PCs, but there’s a hiccup

Maingear PC has announced they'll now allow you to stuff AMD's Radeon R9 295X2 graphics card into their desktop PCs. However, there's a problem.

Computing News

April 8, 2014

Origin PC offers free bonuses for new system purchases with a tax day-themed promo

If you're picking up a new Origin PC rig in the next week or so, using the promo code here will net you some goodies.

Computing News

April 8, 2014

Apple releases second OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 beta developer build in the past week

Apple has released yet another build of the OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 beta to developers.

Computing News

April 4, 2014

(Forged) ticket to ride: Hacker claims he can fly for free using Passbook exploit

A Greek hacker claims he found a way to make free boarding passes for any flight departing from a European Union airport using an Apple Passbook exploit.

Computing News

April 4, 2014

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Best Buy attempts to lure Windows XP refugees with a $100 trade-in credit

Starting Sunday, Best Buy will offer a $100 credit to customers trading in a PC that's running Windows XP.

Computing Deals

April 4, 2014

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AOC’s new 24-inch 1080p monitor can be flipped into portrait mode

AOC has announced a new 24-inch 144 Hz gaming monitor that allows you to flip it to portrait mode.

Computing News

April 3, 2014

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The Lenmar ChugPlug breathes extra life into your MacBook

The Lenmar ChugPlug portable battery for the Macbook Air and Pro works with Apple's MagSafe power adapter.

Computing News

April 3, 2014

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Digital Storm’s new gaming laptops range from affordable to expensive

Digital Storm's new gaming laptops, from the 15-inch Javelin and Lance to the 17-inch Krypton and Behemoth, range from affordable to pricey.

Computing News

April 3, 2014

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Apple updates Keynote, Numbers, and Pages for OS X and iOS

Apple updated Pages, Numbers and Keynote for both OS X and iOS.

Computing News

April 3, 2014

HP beats expectations and surpasses Lenovo, shipping 7 million notebooks in Q1 2014

If current trends continue throughout the rest of the year, HP may overtake Lenovo as the top shipper of notebook PCs for the entire year.

Computing News

April 2, 2014

Apple delays Mac Pro shipping window again, now ‘5-6 weeks’ away

Customers interested in picking up Apple's new Mac Pro will now have to wait "5-6 weeks" to get their hands on one of the cylindrical systems.

Computing News

April 2, 2014

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Leak suggests Windows 8.1 with Bing is for ‘budget’ devices

Files found in an alleged Windows 8.1 ADK suggest the free version of Windows 8 will be used as the default OS for low-end devices.

Computing News

April 2, 2014

Microsoft pledges to stop reading customer emails

From this point on, Microsoft promises to defer to law enforcement agencies when pursuing matters pertaining to the theft of stolen company property.

Computing News

March 28, 2014

Apple releases a new build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 to developers

Apple wants developers to work on graphics drivers and audio with the new build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 beta, which they released to developers today.

Computing News

March 28, 2014