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Oculus wants MSI to offer a backpack PC supporting the Rift

Recent rumors suggest that Oculus VR is working with MSI on a backpack PC. The collaboration will likely produce a VR One unit supporting the Rift headset.
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Ubisoft’s latest ‘Watch Dogs 2’ trailer sets up the story for the upcoming game

Ubisoft released a new trailer for the upcoming game "Watch Dogs 2" that teases the story. It's slated for the the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC.
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Biostar takes aim at PC gaming market with its very first mouse, the $10 AM2

This week, Biostar introduced its very first mouse for PC gaming, the AM2. It's designed for eSports gamers and competitive titles, and costs a mere $10.
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'Forza Horizon 3' gets revved up on Windows 10 with new Nvidia, AMD drivers

AMD and Nvidia released new drivers optimized for Forza Horizon 3 that are available now for those who purchased the Ultimate Edition, which ships Tuesday.
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Working transporter beams photons just under four miles away using dark optics

Researchers have created a transporter capable of teleporting photons just under four miles. It used an entangled pair of photons and dark optic cables.

Microsoft’s HoloLens gains momentum from award-winning HoloAnatomy app

HoloAnatomy for Microsoft's HoloLens AR headset won an award during the Jackson Hole Science Media Awards competition. It beat Google's Tilt Brush app.
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Hardware requirements released for ‘Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’ on PC

The minimum and recommended system requirements for Resident Evil 7 on PC are now listed on Steam, revealing that gamers need a 64-bit operating system.
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Several updated apps ride in on the latest Windows Insider preview build wave

Microsoft released Preview Build 14931 to Windows Insider participants in the Fast ring that serves as a launch platform for several updated apps to test.
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New ROG Strix GL702VM gaming laptop from Asus is slim, powerful, and stylish

Asus is getting ready to ship the Republic of Gamers Strix GL702VM laptop packing Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1060 graphics chip. The screen supports G-Sync tech.
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Samsung’s stick-shaped ‘960’ SSDs can make your desktop or laptop crazy fast

Samsung launched two new M.2-class stick-shaped 960 Series SSDs to boost the performance of laptops and desktops. They are based on Samsung's stacked V-NAND.
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The free Windows 10 upgrade party is over and Microsoft is cleaning up the mess

Microsoft released an optional update that removes all programs and links related to its former Windows 10 free upgrade program for Windows 7 SP1 and 8.1.
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Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 battery woes resurface after August’s firmware update

In August, Microsoft released new Surface Pro 3 firmware to fix an annoying battery issue, but the update may have caused new battery woes for other owners.
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AMD to release three Vega graphic card chips in 2017, with Navi to follow in 2019

A leaked road map reveals that AMD may release three versions of its "Vega" graphics chip in 2017: Vega 10, Vega 11, and Vega 20. "Navi" arrives in 2019.
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Opera 40 users can access foreign media without moving overseas

The latest version of the Opera browser includes a virtual private networking feature, allowing users to connect to a foreign server and surf the internet.
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‘Gears of War 4’ will offer local split-screen co-op gameplay on Windows 10

A recent event showcasing "Gears of War 4" reveled that the Windows 10 version of the game will support local, split-screen co-op multiplayer gameplay.
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Lenovo's touch keyboard/tablet combo, the Yoga Book, now available to pre-order

Lenovo has opened up pre-orders for its unique Yoga Book 2-in-1 tablet. This device comes packed with a second touchscreen for typing and writing.
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Hopeful Martians can now visit the Red Planet via Microsoft's HoloLens

NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is currently hosting Destination: Mars, an exhibit that uses a Microsoft HoloLens to send visitors to the Red Planet.
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Multiple FTP servers owned by the U.S. government were accessed by a teen hacker

A report has surfaced claiming that a teen hacker broke into an FTP server owned by the U.S. government that contains information for many other servers.
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Hackers are playing Crysis on remote business computers, and it’s not a fun game

Hackers are now using ransomeware called Crysis to encrypt files on business PCs through Remote Desktop. It has the ability to travel across the network.
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Adafruit shrinks a classic arcade machine down to Ant-Man size

Adafruit recently posted a blog revealing that it built a working arcade machine that sports a 0.96-inch OLED screen. It plays "Pac-Man," "Dig Dug," more.
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New viruses infecting 'Destiny' Crucible players may be tied to 'Rise of Iron'

Bungie injected 'Destiny' with an augmented reality game prior to the launch of the'Rise of Iron' DLC.
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HP gets fresh with new versions of its ProBook 400 series of business laptops

On Thursday, HP refreshed its line of ProBook 400 series of laptops that consists of five models. They now come with seventh-generation AMD and Intel CPUs.
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Netflix urges the FCC to nuke data caps imposed by internet service providers

Netflix recently submitted a filing to the FCC asking for the elimination of Internet data caps. This would apply to both wired and wireless connections.
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Nvidia may be working on a ‘Ti’ version of the GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card

Specifications for a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti have supposedly leaked, revealing a card that fits between the refreshed Titan X and the current GTX 1080 cards.
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New Remix OS Player will create a virtual Android desktop on your Windows PC

Jide Technology has released Remix OS Player, a new Android emulator that creates a virtual Android 6.0.1 desktop within the Windows environment for free.
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The Kangaroo Notebook sports two Windows 10 modules that hop into a laptop dock

InFocus Corporation revealed the Kangaroo Notebook, a modular solution that consists of two Windows 10 PC modules that slide into a notebook-style dock.
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Leaked Intel processor roadmap reveals ‘Cannon Lake’ firing in late 2017

A leaked Intel roadmap reveals that its "Cannon Lake" processors are scheduled to arrive this time next year, and eventually joined by "Coffee Lake" CPUs.
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Full-body touch sensations in VR will likely need special suits like Skinterface

Four students from London's Royal College of Art have created Skinterface, a skinsuit covered in actuators that enables full-body touch sensations in VR.
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Old Windows 10 preview builds won’t boot if particpants fail to upgrade

Windows Insider program lead Dona Sarkar warns that old preview builds of Windows 10 distributed in the Insider Fast Ring will stop booting next month.
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Finally, traditional desktop software is available in the Windows Store on Windows 10

Desktop programs sent through Microsoft's Desktop App Converter for Windows 10 are now rolling out on the Windows Store, such as a full-featured Evernote.
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AMD reaffirms when its upcoming 'Polaris' graphics cards will hit the market

At the Deutsche Bank 2016 Technology Conference in Las Vegas, AMD chief technology officer Mark Papermaster reaffirmed the launch window for the "Vega" GPU.
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Forget Xbox, Sony is hoping the PS4 Pro will woo PC gamers

Sony's Andrew House recently admitted in an interview that the company had PC gamers in mind when it was developing the upcoming PlayStation 4 Pro console.
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Toshiba addresses the mainstream storage market with new OCZ solid state drives

Toshiba has introduced the OCZ VX500 Series of SATA-based solid state drives. They're offered in four capacities and target mainstream desktops and laptops.
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Outdated installs of Adobe Flash Player soon won’t load in Internet Explorer 11

The Microsoft Edge team said on Tuesday that Internet Explorer 11 will soon begin blocking outdated installs of Flash Player from automatically loading.