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Direct X 12

MECH Ti is Nvidia’s new go-to tech demo with DirectX 12

A video has appeared of Nvidia showing off the power of a 980Ti and the beauty of a new DX12 demo featuring sparse smoke and ray-traced shadows.
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Here’s how much you’ll have to spend on a new Radeon 300 series video card

AMD's upcoming Radeon 300 series has had all of its skirts lifted, as we now know they are almost all rebrands and we even have the price tags to them too.
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Master of Orion returns with Wargaming.net reboot

First Homeworld, now Masters of Orion. The 90s sci-fi classics of old are being rebooted one by one and this time it's Wargaming at the helm.
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AMD’s new Radeon R9 390X is accidentally confirmed as a re-brand

Holding out for the new 390x from AMD later this year? It turns out it's nothing that new, just a rebranded, memory boosted 290x.
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IR keyboard lets you use touch controls without touching anything

Moky IR has figured out a way to implement touch control in a wireless keyboard to give users to functions like multi-touch scroll and pinch-to-zoom.
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Microsoft update adds real time prescence to Word 2016

Being able to see what everyone else is doing in Microsoft's new preview for Office 2016 should be easier now that it has real time presence.
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Users can perform a clean install of Windows 10 after the free upgrade

If you were worried about what happens after the free Windows 10 update cut off, don't be, as your license will remain valid forever.
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At $100 per pound, this new ASUS laptop is a steal

While there are a lot of laptops on show at Computex this week, the ASUS EeeBook E403SA is as easy on your arms as it is on your wallet.
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They come when you sleep — backdoor that operates in sleep mode opens permanent vulnerability in OSX

Mid-2014 and older Macs should have their sleep mode switched off in order to avoid a nasty bug that can even dodge full drive formats.
Newegg Deals

Updated: Windows 10 Home is $119, Pro is $199

Along with Microsoft's big announcement today, we may know what the OEM pricing is too, thanks to Newegg's early listings.
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Latest AMD Catalyst drivers put the pedal to the metal in Project CARS (and The Witcher 3, too)

AMD's latest catalyst beta release has given nice performance improvements to both The Witcher 3 and Project cars.
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These desktop PC cases double as an actual desk

Lian Li will be showing off two new super-size, desk chassis at Computex this year, big enough for you build a PC in and put another on top of.
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Hacker honeypot could help secure networks everywhere

A new honeypot design from Thinks could be too tempting for hackers to resist, making it much easier to detect them.
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Update: GTX 980 Ti launch date confirmed

The specifications for the upcoming Nvidia GTX 980 Ti have purportedly leaked online, along with a couple of images.
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iPhones may come to India as Foxconn prepares to build plants for Apple products in Maharashtra

iPhones may soon start going on sale in India, as the government has given Apple and Foxconn permission to build several new manufacturing plants.
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The Void will use reality to transport you to a virtual world

The Void is an ambitious project that seeks to combine virtual reality headsets with custom-built physical playgrounds.
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Nvidia re-enables lock on GTX 980M clock speeds in recent driver updates

Nvidia has angered gamers once again after enabling a previous "clockblock," on 980M mobile chips which makes it impossible to overclock them.
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Game developer tweets shot of new Radeon video card, confirms earlier leaks

AMD's upcoming Fiji GPU refresh has gotten a lot of people excited and that's unlikely to stop, as a developer from EA has teased a new image of it.
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Razer brings RGB lighting to the humble mouse mat

Backlighting might be something your keyboard or mouse has, but what about your mouse mat? That's what Razer's new Firefly pad is all about.
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Some 27-inch iMac orders upgraded to Retina, but not everyone is pleased

Apple may have pleased a lot of people by offering some buyers a free Retina upgrade for their iMacs, but not everyone is as happy.
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Chinese hackers used Microsoft TechNet platform to hide malware distribution

Microsoft's TechNet IT support service was hit by hackers last year, who managed to hide their nefarious activities in plain site by using public profiles.
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Game on: ASUS drops price of G501 “gaming” laptop to more competitive level

Asus has cut the price of its G501 gaming laptop in a bid to make it more competitive with 4K notebooks from other manufacturers.
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Leaks suggest 5th-generation Core desktop chips can hit 5GHz on air cooling

Intel's new line of Broadwell CPUs are expected to have solid performance, but some screengrabs have surfaced showing one running at 5GHz on air!
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IBM’s tape storage could cut cloud prices

IBM's cloud could undercut Amazon and Google with new tape storage options helping to reduce costs.
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Lenovo LaVie Z 360 discounted due to stand issues

Lenovo's new Lavie Z 360 has some stand issues and instead of delaying its launch, Lenovo is actually giving buyers a five per cent discount.
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Netflix and Steam are about to get more expensive in Australia

Netflix and Steam may get more expensive down under, as the GST taxation could force a 10 per cent rate hike.
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Finally, an all-new Radeon! Leaks show liquid-cooled, Fiji-powered hardware

AMD's next line of 300 series Fiji GPUs may end up with stock water cooling, making them cool and quiet right out of the box.
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Raptr tells us who’s been playing what in March

Raptr is one of those services that helps us out with our gaming and watches over us too, which is why it knows just what we've been playing.
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Windows 10’s release won’t mark the end of Windows Insider

After Windows 10 is released by Microsoft this summer, the Insider Program will continue as before, letting people test new features before anyone else.
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GTA V mod offers fans a whale invasion

Whales have been added to GTA V thanks to some tweaks from the native trainer mod and as you might except, it's very, very silly.
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Modders have fashioned a groovy gravity gun for Grand Theft Auto V

A new GTA V mod has been released which adds a gravity gun to the game and as you might expect, people are using it with hilarious results.
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Virtual reality is lonely, but it doesn’t have to be

Facebook's buyout of Oculus VR has all the potential in the world to make virtual reality a much more social experience.
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Lenovo’s LaVie Z notebook is lightweight with heavy-duty specs

Lenovo's LaVie Z, its lightest ever 13.3" notebook is now on sale, with a miniature profile, high-powered internals, and early bird pricing.
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AMD delays FreeSync support for CrossFire, doesn’t set new release date

Bad news for those with Freesync monitors and multi-GPU set ups, as AMD has announced a delay for the release of its supporting Catalyst driver.