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Apple has begun enabling TRIM support in its latest OS update if you install a third-party SSD -- but be advised, some SSDs don't work with the chosen method of TRIM.

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Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10158 on June 29, 2015 – exactly one month before the scheduled release of the final version on July 29. We took the newest version for a spin on an updated a Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet that was previously running the rather-buggy build 10130. The update process…

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Happy Asteroid Day! It's the 107th anniversary of the Tunguska event and a timely moment to remind you there are deadly rocks in the sky that could totally ruin your 4th of July weekend.

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Uh-oh, Google is in hot water with the European Union. Allegedly, Google started manipulating search results in some European markets as early as January 2008, and the European Commission is not happy about it. Now, Google has until August 17th to respond to the commission's claims.

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Looking for a laptop with a beautiful high-res display, and enough raw horsepower to drive it? Take a look at the HP ENVY 15t. With a 3K display, a Broadwell CPU, and a discrete graphics card, this laptop is an incredible package. Even better, you can save over $300 off the sticker price when you use today's coupon code.

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 is still being dogged by claims that it overheats -- we sat down with the company to discuss what's going on and to separate fact and fiction.

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The Supreme Court has refused to hear Google's appeal in its ongoing fight with Oracle. Now the fight over Java will head to a lower court to determine if Google's infringement is characterized as fair use.

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NASA is displaying artifacts and debris from both Columbia and Challenger. In some cases, these artifacts have never before been seen in public.

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Getting the right blood to the right person at the time remains as a great a challenge as ever. New plans to grow fresh blood in lab, and use it in patients are taking shape in the English health care system.

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SpaceX has had its first major launch failure on an ISS resupply mission. The ISS is in no danger, but the capsule carried hardware that will take time to replace.

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If you're considering building your own server, take a look at this barebones Lenovo ThinkServer TS440. For one low price, you can get most of the hardware already assembled, and still have plenty of space to customize your server as you see fit. The best part? It's currently on sale for 63% off.

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Interest in drones has exploded in recent years as kits have become cheaper, but there are real risks to allowing the aircraft to fly. Firefighting efforts in drought-struck California were disrupted this week by drone pilots who wanted to view the flames.

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Lenovo is kicking it old school (maybe). The company is gauging consumer interest in a retro- ThinkPad design with updated hardware and classic styling

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Ford opens a research center in Stanford's and Apple's back yard. A 3D printing joint venture builds parts in minutes not hours. Smart Mobility projects test car-sharing, ride-sharing, smartphone apps, even bicycles.

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Microsoft had an early opportunity to stop the advance of Apple -- how did the company end up turning down the wrong path?

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Steam's new refund system has only been in effect for a few weeks but it may have already sent a shockwave through game distribution. WB Interactive's decision to pull the PC version of Arkham Knight is nearly unprecedented for a AAA title, and refund-seeking gamers may have driven the trend.

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A new rumor suggests that Intel's Cannonlake could be delayed for an unknown period of time. We saw similar trouble with Broadwell -- as nodes get smaller, the difficulty of making each transition is steadily rising.

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Batman: Arkham Knight, the final game in Rocksteady's Arkham trilogy, was released this week to massive critical acclaim. Our sister site IGN gave it a 9.2 out of 10, and it currently has a Metacritic score of 90 out of 100 -- big praise. And while the console versions of the game are performing surprisingly well, the PC release seems to be something out of one of Scarecrow's waking nightmares.

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Samsung has been caught disabling Windows Update on at least some of its laptops and installing software that prevents the user from changing the setting back to its automatic default.

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The free-to-play model has expanded well beyond the PC and it's now an important part of the gaming ecosystem; here are our favorites on the PS4.

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Sure, we all want more power in batteries, but what about making them safer?

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Finally ready to jump into this console generation? Well, there's never been a better time than right now. The 500GB Xbox One Master Chief Collection bundle is only $349, and you can get a copy of Batman: Arkham Knight for free. This deal won't last long, though, so get your order in.

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AMD's new Radeon Fury X debuts today. Fed Ex shenanigans kept us from having much time with the GPU, but we've got a preview of the card ready to go, including preliminary findings on power consumption, 4K scaling, and overall performance.

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The Higgs boson was one of the most sought-after objects in the history of mankind

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The megacity of 10 million-plus changes how we think about transportation. It's bigger in Asia than North America but Ford wants to sell cars everywhere, and must adapt

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Want to learn how to program? What about learning to play the guitar? There are countless resources on the web to learn new skills from scratch, but you need to start somewhere, right? Udemy serves as a hub for specialized courses ranging from critical thinking to physical fitness, and these courses are the perfect starting place. While each course can normally cost hundreds of dollars , Udemy is currently running a massive sale. For a short time, you can buy any of over 10,000 courses for just $10 a pop.

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The price gap between hard drives and solid state drives continues to narrow, but that doesn't mean its going away anytime soon. Expect plenty of spinning disks to ship through 2017.

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New research into gothic cathedrals, particularly Notre Dame, has illustrated how cutting-edge imaging can find secrets of their construction long after the original designers have died or been omitted from history.

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Retailers already have the technology to scan your face and track you, and they expect to not have to get your consent to do so. Privacy advocates argue otherwise.

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Camera benchmark company DxO has unveiled an external iPhone camera that could bring DSLR-like photo capability to Apple's popular smartphone.

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After two failed landings, does SpaceX have all the kinks worked out?

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Superconductivity has the potential to change the human relationship with electricity. But how? And what might that mean for the future?

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If you're in the market for a new monitor, now's the perfect time to upgrade to a 4K UHD display. If you're using a high-end workstation or gaming PC, why not reap all of the benefits, right? Currently, Dell is discounting this gorgeous 27-inch 4K UHD monitor, and it even comes with a $150 gift card to sweeten the deal.

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New data shows how the GCHQ and NSA have been targeting anti-virus companies for years, looking for deliberate targets to exploit. Worse, apparently sending malware for analysis is grounds to be flagged as a suspicious person.

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It's not the same as getting Nexus-style updates at the consumer level, but developers will be happy to have more test devices.

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It may not be as attention-catching as Google's driverless vehicle, but Samsung's Safety Truck will increase on-the-road visibility for truck drivers and other road traffic. Samsung says that its truck will not just change lives, but save them.

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A new report from researchers at Berkeley, Stanford, and Princeton suggests that humanity has kicked off the sixth extinction level event in our planet's history, even after using extremely conservative metrics and high background extinction rates. No matter where you start, we're killing off far more species than ever used to die 'normally' -- and the long-term impacts on our climate and planet are impossible to predict.

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Windows 10 will bring many changes that should unify both desktop and mobile. Among these, Windows 10 Mobile's browser will run WebKit.

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Pepper, the emotionally intelligent robot, could pave the way for AI-enabled robotic caregivers and nannies.

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Sony is planning a 1TB upgrade to the PS4, to match the Xbox One's announcement, but other hardware improvements (if any) aren't being discussed.

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Silicon is the 14th element on the Periodic Table -- but, from concrete to microchips to alien life, it has the capacity to be so much more.

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If you're in search of an affordable laptop that's built for both work and play, check out the Z50 from Lenovo. With a full HD display, a nice big hard drive, and RAM to spare, this laptop can handle all of your everyday needs with ease. Better yet, it's currently on sale for 47% off.

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With thinner, lighter, and more portable devices, and the need to merge wearables and fashion, flexible batteries could be key. In this study, flexible batteries were stretched while powering a Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch.

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A new report from Reuters claims that AMD is mulling a spin-off or break-up between its server CPUs and its consumer and graphics chips. Could such a split ever make sense? We have our doubts, given current finances and business segments.

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Shenmue 3 broke records this week, with the fastest sprint to $1M in funding of any game, ever. Too bad the entire affair was based on a false premise.

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New research into graphene's potential shows that it could be used to boost the performance of copper wires inside semiconductors. If true, this could clear one of the most significant bottlenecks to modern CPU performance.

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The inner workings of artificial neural networks are still mysterious. Why do some work and others don't? Google is trying to find out by pulling them apart.

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The search company has been forced to build its own solutions as the need for greater data center bandwidth has outstripped Moore's Law.

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Can ice generate thrust in small satellites? It turns out it's possible, and it has several key advantages over conventional rocket fuels.

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This new app lets you make web pages from an Android phone, but the Spartan interface makes it more difficult than it should be.

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