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Now our computers can forge our letters and checks

Google has pulled an article on its blog that discussed how one university student had managed to teach a neural network how to write as if by hand.
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World of Warcraft in Unreal Engine 4 is very pretty

World of Warcraft is showing its age, as you would expect from a game released in the mid '00s, but what if it hadn't been? What if it was made with UE4?
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Netragard stops selling exploits for fear of how they may be used

One of the companies that was found to be selling zero day exploits to the admonishe,d Hacking Team, Netragard, has said it's going to stop it entirely.
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Share carefully: Windows 10 will only let you install paid apps on 10 devices

If you were used to using all of your 81 device allowance for app installs with Windows 8.1, get ready for a shock with Windows 10, as you're down to 10.
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Windows 10’s Game Bar lets you record your screen

Recording footage on your PC will be a lot easier under Windows 10, thanks to the built in Game Bar functionality.
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Star Citizen’s Star Marine FPS module launching in “weeks”

Star Citizen's long awaited FPS module is set to launch in the next few weeks if the latest statements from developer Chris Roberts are to be believed.
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Microsoft launches 10 reasons to upgrade to Windows 10 campaign

Microsoft is hoping to sell any remaining naysayers on an upgrade to Windows 10 at the end of July, with a new marketing campaign.
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AMD’s Nano video card is just six inches long and arriving this August

The third card in AMD's Fiji GPUs is known as the NANO and at six inches with a 175w TDP, it's quite unique. It's also coming in August.
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Microsoft breaks down Windows 10’s EULA

Wondering about Windows 10's terms and conditions? Microsof thas now debuted them in a new EULA breakdown.
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HP to ship Windows 10 PCs on 28th in bid to be first to market

HP is set to be the first to market with Windows 10 hardware, with the announcement that it's shipping its devices on July 28.
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Acer’s new Aspire One ‘Cloudbook’ Windows 10 laptop will cost $169

Acer's new Aspire One Windows 10 laptop is set to go head to head with Google's low cost, Chrome OS powered notebooks.
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Triple your notebook’s display size with new Slidenjoy

Find yourself wishing your laptop had triple the screen space it does now? Never fear, Slidenjoy is here to offer you just that.
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SanDisk’s new wireless media server stick offers up to 128GB of storage

Wish you could connect wirelessly to your USB storage? Well now you can, with SanDisk's new USB stick media server.
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Microsoft’s Bluetooth keyboard brings laptop functionality to tablets

Microsoft's new wireless universal keyboard is designed to make things easier for the tablet user who wants to type, by giving them real keys to do so with.
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Wi-Fi Alliance announces certification system for new Wi-Fi Aware connection standard

Connecting with other people in a similar situation to you isn't always the easiest, but the Wi-Fi Alliance has a plant to fix that - Wi-Fi Aware.
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Microsoft to celebrate Windows 10 launch with parties, charitable donations

Microsoft is pulling hard for its Windows 10 operating system to be the OS of choice for just about everyone, so it's launching it with worldwide parties.
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Got a 3D camera handy? You can login to Windows 10 with your face

Windows 10's login systems are going to be a lot more multifaceted this time around. Case in point: Windows Hello's use of your face and other biometrics.
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Mozilla shows off new Firefox UI changes for Windows 10

Mozilla is pulling out all of the stops for its Windows 10 rebranding of its Firefox browser, with a swanky new UI and visual tweaks.
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Here’s why the PC market dropped 10 percent year on year

The PC market has taken another hit this year, following strong sales at the end of Windows XP's extended support in 2014.
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Apple Mac market share increases in US, despite apparent sales drop

According to new data from industry analysts at Gartner, Apple's sales in the U.S. dropped by a few percent in the US year on year.
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Ubisoft sales figures suggest it should show the PC a lot more love

While the PS4 might hold the top spot in Ubisoft's affections due to high sales numbers, the PC isn't that far behind.
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IBM puts fear into Intel with new 7nm chip process

IBM has given something for Intel and Samsung to worry about, with the creation of a brand new 7nm process for future commercial chips.
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Microsoft launches Project Westminster to fast-track app conversion to Windows 10

Microsoft is keen to help Web app developers bring the fruits of their labor to Windows 10, so it's launched Project Westminster to aide in the conversion.
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GoG games will work on Windows 10 without issue

GoG's catalog of games should work without many issues on Microsoft's latest OS release of Windows 10 later this month.
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Lizard Squad member charged with 50,000 crimes, yet dodges jail

A member of the hacking group Lizard Squad was given a suspended sentence after being convicted of more than 50,000 hacking charges.
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Trend Micro does a deep dive into Hacking Team’s Open Type Font exploit

If you're wondering how the Italy-based Hacking Team helped governments around the world spy on their citizens, Trend Micro is here to help.
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Overclocking headroom limited on AMD’s Fury X cards, for now

Unfortunately for AMD, it looks like Nvidia's 980 Ti not only beats the Fury X on stock performance, but overclocking too.
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Specifications for AMD’s air-cooled R9 Fury leak online

AMD's Fury X has impressed, but not exactly set the world on fire. Perhaps the slightly slower, air-cooled R9 Fury can fix that.
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BBC shows off design of new Micro:bit computer for schools

The BBC is set to give every 12-year-old in the U.K. a credit card-sized Micro:bit computer to help seed the future work force with programmers.
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This ultrasound technology can turn TV screens into malleable surfaces

Poltergeist may have been right, as GHOST displays could let us reach into our TVs and pull something out.
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Update: AMD releases statement about Fury X liquid cooling pump whine

The new Fury X cards from AMD aren't quite as quiet as their water cooling would suggest, with pump whine leaving some buyers annoyed.
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2TB Samsung SSDs hope to beat competitors to the punch

Samsung's new 2TB SSDs want to get the drop on a new and emerging industry of high-capacity, high-speed storage.
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Twin AMD Fury X cards deliver against SLI Titans on triple monitors

AMD's new Fury X cards are much more competitive at high resolutions, standing up to 980 Tis and Titans in triple 4k testing.
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Hacking Team hacked by unknown hackers

Hacking Team, the company found to be helping governments snoop on everyone's smartphones, has been hacked by an unknown source.