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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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.
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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.
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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.
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OpenOffice port hits iOS as Office 700

Office 700 is the not-at-all cheeky name for the Open Office port to iOS, making the open source software suite available on iPads for the first time.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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'Trainer Ball' is a Pokéball-like device 'Pokémon Go' players can throw

Take your Pokémon Go play to the next level of immersion, with a brand-new Pokéball-like Trainer Ball you can throw.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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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.
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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 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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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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New Oculus Rift teardown prices total component cost at just $206

Building the Oculus Rift VR headset may not have cost Oculus anywhere near the $600 retail price, if a new teardown is anything to go by.