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Intel is in style during New York Fashion Week, helps shoot the runway in VR

Intel hardware is currently powering the virtual reality broadcast of several New York Fashion Week runway shows. Intel-powered gadgets are on display, too.
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Amazon's Alexa voice AI may start blurting out information on its own this fall

Amazon is reportedly adding push notification support to its Alexa virtual assistant this fall, but is worried Alexa might get rude when blurting out info.
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Google Chrome will start getting aggressive with non-secure HTTP sites in January

Starting in January, Google Chrome will warn web surfers when HTTP sites don't secure form fields used for entering their credit card numbers and passwords.
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Here’s how to grab login credentials on Windows using a USB mini-computer

One researcher has discovered a way to steal the login credentials of a locked Windows PC using a mini-computer on a USB stick. This method uses Responder.
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After six years, ‘Star Trek Online’ finally invades consoles, bearing gifts

Star Trek Online made its debut on the PC back in 2010 after a six-year development window, and now the game finally lands on the current-gen consoles.
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The launch of 'Roblox' on Rift was successful — and PSVR could be next

'Roblox' founder David Baszucki talks about the platform's success on the Oculus Rift, and what users should expect from "Roblox" VR support in the future.
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Meet the world’s oldest video game music composer, certified by Guinness Records

Guinness World Records has certified the world's oldest video game music composer as Koichi Sugiyama, who's known for conducting the "Dragon Quest" music.
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Sony sued for pre-installing Windows on a laptop, wins first battle

In 2008, Sony sold laptops with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed. One customer didn't want the software, so he took Sony to court for reimbursement.
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Skype Teams emerges as Microsoft's answer to team-based chat tool Slack

Microsoft's plans to create a Slack competitor has surfaced in the form of Skype Teams, a team-based collaboration tool for chatting with co-workers online.
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Dell goes wild with color with the launch of two high-resolution UltraSharp displays

Dell hastwo new UltraSharp monitors that support a hefty 1.07 billion colors, and are ideal for digital artists and ad designers who need precise colors.
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Be Quiet sneaks out a new processor cooler ideal for Mini-ITX desktop setups

Be Quiet introduced the Pure Rock Slim cooler for Intel and AMD processors. This cooling solution stands roughly five inches tall, ideal for Mini-ITX PCs.
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Agent 47 infiltrates a Colorado farm used to train militia in the latest episode of 'Hitman'

The latest episode of "Hitman" arrives later this month, sending Agent 47 to Colorado to take down four nasty targets and rewarding players with new tools.
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Geekbench coughs up a few early numbers of AMD's 'Naples' processor for servers

A Geekbench benchmark of AMD's Zen-based Naples processor for servers leaked online, testing two 32-core chips on a two-socket motherboard in a Linux setup.
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AMD’s newest APUs boost performance by 17 percent, go toe-to-toe with Intel Core i5

AMD officially announced the launch of its AM4 desktop platform along with eight "Bristol Ridge" processors that will be used by OEMs like HP and Lenovo.
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Razer dishes out a new Man O’War headset, opens Stargazer pre-orders at IFA 2016

On Friday during Berlin's IFA 2016 show, Razer revealed a new ManO'War headset supporting 7.1 surround sound. Razer also opened up Stargazer preorders.
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Dell’s new 24-inch monitor for gamers supports Nvidia G-Sync, rotates vertically

In addition to revealing new Alienware products at PAX West, Dell introduced a new 24-inch gaming monitor packing support for Nvidia's G-Sync technology.

Everyone can try the latest ‘Overwatch’ map for free next weekend

If you haven't checked out Overwatch already, Blizzard's team-based, first-person shooter will be free to play in an upcoming weekend on Xbox One and PS4.
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Intel's new "Apollo Lake" processors up the ante for affordable laptops

In addition to officially announcing Kaby Lake, Intel quietly introduced six affordable "Apollo Lake" CPUs for low-end notebooks and all-in-one desktops.
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Toshiba has a new A100 Series family of midrange SSDs for hard drive replacement

If you're looking to replace that clunky old hard drive, Toshiba has launched two new midrange SSDs under the A100 Series umbrella for an unknown price.
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HP gets inventive with the launch of its new Pavilion Wave and Elite Slice PCs

HP is reinventing the desktop with the launch of its Pavilion Wave and Elite Slice PCs. The former is media oriented while the latter targets businesses.
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A single cable will soon connect an HDTV to a USB Type-C port without an adapter

HDMI Licensing has revealed the HDMI Alternate Mode for USB Type-C spec. It paves the way for a single cable between an HDTV and a device's USB Type-C port.
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Windows 10 Build 14915 expands Microsoft’s peer-to-peer network to external PCs

The latest build dished out to participants of the Windows Insider Fast ring switches on support for getting update and app bits from PCs on the Internet.
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Alienware dropping hints about a new product based on Tobii’s eye-tracking tech

On Friday during PAX West, Alienware and Tobii will reveal a new gaming product that will take advantage of the latter company's eye-tracking technology.
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'Madden NFL 17' will feature downloadable commentary on Colin Kaepernick protest

"Madden NFL 17" now provides downloadable weekly commentary tracks that features sports analysts Davis and Gaudin, one of which will cover Colin Kaepernick.
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VMware is serving up free upgrades to its personal desktop virtualization tools

VMware has unleashed free updates to its Fusion and Workstation software tools. All four now support Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Windows Server 2016.
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Sony’s slimmed PS4 may have a wireless module supporting the 5GHz band

The latest PlayStation 4 "Slim" rumor is that it will have an updated wireless component supporting the 5GHz band, which should boost remote play gameplay.
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The Boss Update for 'Minecraft Pocket Edition' and Win 10 unleashes the Kraken

Minecraft: Pocket Edition and Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition are being invaded by massive bosses thanks to an upcoming update that may arrive in October.
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Political site Infowars was hacked 2 years ago, and we just found out about it

A database obtained from political site Infowars was leaked two years ago, meaning user info has been circulating in the digital underground all this time.
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Luxury seems to define three new mechanical PC gaming keyboards from Corsair

Corsair has introduced three new "Lux" versions of its K70, K70 RGB, and K65 RGB mechanical keyboards, two of which sport an insane illumination system.
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Oculus cooking up a VR containment system for room-scale Rift experiences

The Oculus Rift Touch controller arrives soon, and Oculus VR is getting customers ready by building a caged system like HTC's "Chaperone" method for Vive.
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Piper Computer Kit review

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Intel serves up affordable new SSDs with stacked 3D NAND storage

Intel dished out a new series of SSDs based on 3D NAND Flash technology. These SSDs are now offered in the consumer, business, data center, and IoT markets.
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IBM attacks AMD’s ‘Zen’ with new details about Power9 processors for servers

During the Hot Chips 28 convention this week, IBM spilled the details of its Power9 processor architecture for servers that's built for a "cognitive era."
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Super-thin laptops based on Intel’s “Apollo Lake” CPUs may ditch replaceable RAM

To provide an even thinner form factor than before, OEM's using Intel's new "Apollo Lake" Atom processors may go with soldered memory in upcoming laptops.