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Apple’s Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2 are not easy to fix

If you're wondering what's inside the Apple Magic Keyboard, Mouse 2 and Trackpad, the new teardowns from iFixit should have you covered.
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Intel announces Arduino 101 development platform for kids and adults

Arduino 101 is Intel's new development with its micro-PC Curie module at its heart, designed to help kids get into programming.
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Intel’s latest NUC comes packing Windows 10 for $255

Intel has been making miniature PCs for a while now under it's NUC brand, and its new Grass Canyon offers the full Windows 10 experience.
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Yahoo removes pesky passwords from its new and improved Mail app

Yahoo's new mail system doesn't have passwords at all and instead uses a sort-of, two-factor authentication system.
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Zotac piles into the crowded SSD melee

Zotac has just announced that it's now launching its first solid state storage drives, to be known as its Premium line.
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Nvidia expands GeForce Experience with 4K support

Streaming at high resolutions and frame rates to your TV is now super easy with Nvidia's Geforce Experience package.
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HP partners with 3M to bundle privacy screens with notebooks

HP and 3M have announced a partnership to make it much harder for people to steal your information by looking over your shoulder.
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Update: You missed your chance to pre-order a Surface Book – or did you?

Microsoft underestimated the popularity of its Surface Book laptop, as just over a week since it was announced, all of the pre-orders have been sold out.
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Lexar now has half-terabyte SD cards

Need more backup space for your SD card compatible device? Lexar has you covered with the newly announced 633X 512GB expansion.
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Toshiba dynaPad lays claim to being the world’s thinnest 12-inch 2-in-1

World record-breaking hardware seems to be a dime a dozen these days, but Toshiba is now claiming it too has a world's first: the lightest 12-inch 2-in-1.
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What does the inside of a new Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book look like?

Microsoft's new Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 get torn asunder in a new video that shows us what their insides look like.
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MSI’s new GS40 Phantom is a super-powered 14-inch gaming laptop

If you like to have a high-powered gaming system wherever you go, MSI's new Skylake-powered GS40 might be what you need.
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Xbox One wireless controller adaptor for Windows 10 coming October 20th

Microsoft is finally launching a wireless adaptor for its Xbox One console, making it easier to stream games and controller inputs.
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Acer’s Windows 10 Aspire systems are multi-purpose all-in-ones

Desktops that turn into laptops and laptops that turn into tablets, that's what the new Acer Aspire range is all about.
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TP-Link shows off new Archer C2600 router with MU-MIMO support

TP-Link's new Archer C2600 wireless router has a lot going for it, not least the fact that it can help devices reach their networking potential.
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MSI shows off new workstations with Skylake and Nvidia hardware

MSI's latest generation of workstations combine powerful Skylake CPUs with Nvidia's top-of-the-line Quadro mobile graphics processors.
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Microsoft’s Surface Book has a custom GTX 950M-like GPU

Which graphics chip did Microsoft put in the Surface Book? Nobody knows, but the rumor is that it's a custom Maxwell chip, similar to the GTX 950M.
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New video emerges of Steve Jobs being candid with Apple staff

New footage of Apple founder Steve Jobs suggests he may had had a different side to the one shown in new movies.
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Fallout 4 minimum and recommended specifications released

Wondering if your PC can run Fallout 4? Well do so no more, as Bethesda has released the minimum and recommended specs for the game.
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Dell’s new XPS 15 is the smallest 15-inch laptop ever made

Dell has announced its new line up of XPS series laptops and they all come packing Intel's latest generation Skylake CPUs.
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Updated Type Cover and Surface Pen now available for pre-order

In connection with Microsoft's newly announced Surface Pro 4, the firm also showed off some new covers and Pen, and now they're all up for pre-order.
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MSI shows off new GK-701 Cherry MX mechanical gaming keyboard

MSI is continuing to expand its peripheral lineup with a new mechanical keyboard called the GK-701, that comes equipped with Cherry MX brown switches.
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Dell’s ‘Oculus Ready’ PCs will pack Radeon R9 GPUs

AMD R9 graphics cards will feature as part of Dell's Oculus Ready Alienware machines when the Oculus Rift headsets begin shipping next year.
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RAM is cheaper than ever at the weirdest of times

DRAM pricing has fallen to new historic lows, despite attempts to maintain it at a certain level and that trend is expected to continue over the next year.
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New dual GPU Radeon R9 may be on the way

We've known for some time that AMD was likely to release a dual-chip version of its Fiji XT, but now it looks like it might not be far away.
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Change-log appears for Microsoft Surface Pro 3’s September firmware update

Microsoft's Surface Pro 3's September-end update has now gone live bringing with it a number of stability and quality improvements.
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Japan Display crams over 33 million pixels into 17-inch display

Although it's not quite small enough to fit in your Oculus Rift just yet, Japan Display's new 8K display is miniature compared to most, at just 17.3 inches.
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Dell’s latest mobile workstations come packing Intel Xeons

Dell's Precision lineup of powerful workstations is now available with Intel Skylake Xeon CPUs, weight reductions and other performance improvements.
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Dells new 4k and QHD monitors gives color a real boost

PremierColor is Dell's new color-boosting technology, which Dell claims can deliver a full spectrum of accurate colors throughout the viewing angle.
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Microsoft to make big changes to Windows 10 IoT, announces Core Starter Kit

Windows 10 IoT for the Raspberry Pi 2 is now much more well-rounded and even has its own starter kit to get people going.
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What crept into the crypt? TrueCrypt bugs may finally have been discovered

Two of the bugs that may have sent developers away from the TrueCrypt encryption standard have been discovered by a security researcher.
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Microsoft design patent solidifies its Hololens development

Microsoft has secured a design patent for its Hololens headset, making its ownership of the design that much more secure.
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Quantum computing gets big boost from Google and NASA D-Wave investment

NASA and Google have bolstered the coffers of quantum computing firm, D-Wave Systems, thanks to a new seven-year contract.
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Windows 10 now installed on 100 million systems

Worldwide, Microsoft's new OS, Windows 10 is blowing up, with more than 100 million installs now activated across the globe.