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Latest News - July 2016
- $99 Radeon RX 460 And $149 RX 470 Polaris GPUs Detailed In AMD Presentation
- Google Project Fi Gains International LTE Muscle With Addition Of ‘Three’ European Carrier
- Oculus Finally Fulfills All Backlogged Rift Preorders, New Orders Ship Within 2 to 4 Business Days
- Microsoft And GE Meld Predix OS With Azure Cloud Platform To Create IoT Dynasty
- HTC 10 Android Flagship Gets $100 Price Cut Plus $100 Credit For Accessories
- Twitter Raises GIF File Size Limit To Generous 15MB
- Hot Amazon Prime Day Deals On Electronics, Components, And More
- T-Mobile Pans Verizon Rate Hike ‘BS’ With #MicDrop Promo And Free Samsung Galaxy Phones
- Tesla Motors Facing SEC Investigation Over Autopilot-Related Death
- U.S. PC Shipments Rebound In Part Due To Booming Chromebooks
- ASUS Unveils ZenFone 3 Deluxe With New Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, AMOLED Display, 6GB Of RAM
- Seagate Tops Earnings Forecasts, Still Lays Off 6,500 Employees
- id Software Makes Doom On Vulkan Official, AMD Claims 23 to 27 Percent Gains On Radeon RX 480
- Verizon Reaches 'Key Milestone' In 5G Race As T-Mobile Calls BS On Deployment Timeline
- Driver Blames Tesla Autopilot For Crashing His Model X On Country Road At 2AM
- ZOTAC Announces Super Compact ‘Mini’ And ‘AMP Edition’ GeForce GTX 1060 Cards
- The Z Gaming Mouse Claims To Be The Most Advanced Ever And It's Kicking Butt On Kickstarter
- Gigabyte, Intel And Corsair Enthusiast PC Components Summit Highlights
- Bundled eGift Cards On LG 50" 4K HDR Ppo Smart TV, Logitech G810 Gaming Keyboard And More
- Elon Musk Launches ‘Top Secret Tesla Masterplan’ To Escape Current Autopilot Funk
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All News for July 2016
AMD is circling the mainstream GPU market with the Radeon RX 480, which is available in both 4GB and 8GB variants. The graphics cards offer a ton of performance starting from just $200 (4GB) version, as you can see from Marco’s recent review of the cards. However, AMD just recently took the wraps off two Polaris-based...
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Google’s Project Fi Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) service has been an intriguing value proposition for smartphone users since its introduction over a year ago. Project Fi allows you to use Wi-Fi (whenever possible) for data and calls and can switch to cellular carriers (selected based on signal strength) when...
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If you’ve been waiting patiently for your Rift VR headset preorder to arrive or have been hesitant to place an order due to the production delays, Oculus has some good news for you. The company announced today that all preorders for the Rift have finally been fulfilled and that all new orders will ship within 2 to 4...
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Microsoft's been laser focused on the cloud as of late, and in particular the growing Internet of Things (IoT) market that's comprised of Internet connected devices. With an eye towards the industrial side, Microsoft and GE are partnering up to bring the latter's Predix platform to the former's Azure cloud service...
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Now might be the time to strike if you have been wanting to get your hands on the HTC 10, but weren't a fan of its price tag. The smartphone is currently $599 USD (instead of $699) and also comes with a $100 credit for accessories.
HTC launched its flagship smartphone this past April and it packs in Qualcomm’s...
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Fans of animated GIFs (pronounced with a soft "G," according to Steve Wilhite, inventor of the Graphics Interchange Format) have reason to rejoice. Twitter has silently bumped up the file size limit for posting GIFs to 15MB on the web, which is triple the amount of the original 5MB limit. Expect to see more animated GIFs as a result of the
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Amazon Prime Day is upon us, and if you haven't heard, you have to be a Prime Member to take part in this day of deals (dont worry its free to join). The team over at TechBargains has prepared some of the best deals that will last for a while, but be aware that this is a crazy day and deals go fast. For full...
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Verizon raised more than a few eyebrows last week when it announced that it was raising data caps for all plans and adding unlimited overage data, albeit at snail-like speeds for its XL and XXL data plans. While giving customers added perks is nothing new, actually raising prices in the process is uncommon — customers...
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Yet another agency is looking into a fatal crash involving a 2015 Tesla Model S. The latest to don its detective cap is the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is investigating whether Tesla ran afoul of securities regulations by not telling investors of the crash involving the company's self-driving...
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Market research firm Gartner offered up some preliminary data on the state of the PC, noting that worldwide shipments declined 5.2 percent to 64.3 million units in the second quarter of 2016. It's the the seventh consecutive quarter of PC shipment declines, but according to Gartner, there are signs that suggest the...
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With its ZenFone 2 series, ASUS really seemed to hit the ball out of a digital park. For $200 USD, what the phone offered was ridiculously compelling, from its large 5.5-inch 1080p screen to its dual SIM slots to its beautiful aesthetic. While it wasn't the most powerful phone out there at the time, its price still...
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Seagate Technology may be raking in the dough, but it is still letting employees go. The company estimated fourth-quarter revenue higher than Wall Street expectations, however, it will lay of 6,500 employees by the end of the fiscal year of 2017.
Seagate Technology is an American data storage company best known for...
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It’s been over two months since DOOM was released to much fanfare. Since that time, much digital blood has been spilled at the hands of gamers all over the globe, and thanks to a new update, some gamers can expect to see even greater performance in DOOM.
id Software announced today that Vulkan API support is now...
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It seems like just yesterday we were introduced to 4G LTE wireless connectivity, but technology marches forward and a rapid pace and its successor is waiting in the wings. Verizon Wireless, the United States’ largest wireless carrier, says that it has completed a “key milestone” in the development of 5G wireless...
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Ever since the fatal Model S crash that occurred back in May, it looks as though every driver that has a serious accident with their Tesla EV is looking to blame Autopilot. Such was the case last week when a Model X flipped over on its roof on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. And now, a Model X driver that crashed on a dark...
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We reported over the weekend that a few different vendors have been teasing their upcoming GeForce GTX 1060 models, which for an unreleased card is quite interesting, but it has helped increase the momentum of NVIDIA's hype train. Now, ZOTAC has decided to get in on the action by announcing its own models that are...
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Swiftpoint Ltd. recently released a Kickstarter project for what its considers the “most advanced gaming mouse ever made”. The Z mouse will allow users to interact with their computers in a more precise and intuitive manner, and is the first mouse that can pivot, tilt, and roll.
The Z could potentially be...
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Gigabyte, Corsair and Intel held a press event in California on June 30th to show off some of their new hardware. Though Intel just talked broadly about its thoughts on the PC gaming market (it's growing, and they are committed to it, basically), Gigabyte and Corsair both demo'd high-end gear it first unveiled at...
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Welcome back for the latest installment of HOT deals, direct from our friends at TechBargains. On tap for you all today, we have deals on Samsung T3 1TB USB SSD, an LG 50UH5500 50" 4K UHD HDR Pro Smart LED HDTV, a Dell UltraSharp U3415W 34" 3440x1440 Curved IPS LED LCD Monitor, and more. Full details for all of...
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Tesla Motors could use a bit of positive publicity to offset the recent scrutiny over its autonomous vehicle technology. What better way to do that than to hint at something awesome (and super secret) through social media? Tesla co-founder and product architect Elon Musk attempted to do just that by referencing a...
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Starbound is finally earthbound. Chucklefish Games’ 2D sandbox exploration game will be officially released on July 22nd, after swimming in Steam’s Early Access pool for over two years.
In the game, the player begins by fleeing their home planet in a spaceship. There are multiple available races, and each has their...
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You may have noticed that a bunch of kids or young adults have started running around your neighborhood perhaps looking a little suspicious (or at least preoccupied with their smartphones). They're not necessarily up to no good, they're probably caught up in the Pokemon Go craze, a new mobile app that uses augmented...
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