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The GTX 1070 launched recently, and it's easily the upper-midrange performance leader. Not only does it beat the Titan X, which launched barely a year ago, it demolishes every card from its own price point and previous generation, as well as the Fury products from AMD.

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The GX800 is a water-cooled gaming laptop that takes "desktop replacement" literally.

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Virtual reality could be on its way to courtrooms, but the technology is far better suited to evoking fantasy than reality.

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Blood and Wine, The Witcher 3's final expansion, is finally available, and it's impressive in every way. Not only does it offer dozens of hours of high quality monster slaying adventures, but early reports say it looks and performs better than the base game itself.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx is getting ready to launch, meet up with an asteroid, grab some rocks, then return home.

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Intel's Broadwell-E is launching today, with a 10-core CPU option and new overclocking features -- but is it a better choice than a conventional quad-core for ordinary gamers?

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ARM unveiled new plans for its CPU and GPU line-ups today, with parts expected to launch in 2017. The Mali-G71 and Cortex-A73 should both be upgrades and improvements on existing parts.

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Sony is rumored to have made backwards compatibility mandatory on the PS4, but comments from an anonymous developer may indicate otherwise. If the PS4K is necessary for good VR performance, it's going to double the cost of buying into Sony's VR technology.

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Microsoft will reportedly announce a new console at E3, along with VR titles and Oculus Rift support, but how will they upgrade and improve the Xbox One's core architecture?

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Microsoft and Facebook are teaming up to build the fastest transatlantic cable ever constructed, all in the name of driving cloud computing adoption and ensuring rapid response to customer needs.

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In one of mankind's greatest technology triumphs since the beer cooler ice chest got wheels, the 2017 Honda Ridgeline pickup has turned the truck bed into a sound system with the addition of six speakers to the bed walls.

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Oracle lost its case against Google and Google's use of Java in Android yesterday. A jury found that Google's use of Java APIs in Android was considered fair use, despite Oracle's claims to the contrary.

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Google may bring Android to the Raspberry Pi 3, vastly expanding the range and capability of the diminutive device. The latest version of the RBP is significantly more powerful than earlier products -- within range of a lower-end smartphone.

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NASA's first attempt to deploy its new expandable ISS module didn't go well.

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The government's critical nuclear missile defense systems still rely on ancient 1970s-era technology -- but that's not as crazy as it might seem at first glance, even if it's long-since time to update the underlying hardware.

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Mazda crossovers have always been fun to drive. The new CX-9 begs to compete with Pilot and Highlander with new levels of technology and better NVH.

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Modern medicine is formidable in many areas -- but can it take on aging or bring on the singularity?

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Following massive user anger, Microsoft will partly reverse course on its Windows 10 upgrade practices. Hopefully this means an end to the malware-like tactics the company recently debuted.

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After receiving the ransom, the extortionists demanded more before unlocking the hospital's files.

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Microsoft announced today that it would lay off the last Nokia employees and take a $950 million hit to write down its Nokia purchase. RIP Windows 10 Mobile.

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When the open beta of Overwatch launched earlier this month, the hype around Blizzard's newest release hit a fever pitch. Gamers acquired a taste for this team-based shooter, and the weeks between the beta and the final release were nothing less than torturous if the countless posts on social media are to be believed. Thankfully, Overwatch is now officially available worldwide on the Xbox One, PS4, and PC. And from the early looks of things, it seems that everything is about a smooth as you'd expect it to be.

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Microsoft is reportedly working on a more powerful Xbox One for 2017, while a slimmed down model will launch this year. If true, this would hand the PS4 Neo dominance of this year's Christmas holiday at a time when the Xbox One is already lagging its rival.

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If you'd like to save money on your monthly cell bill, and help out a good cause at the same time, consider switching your phone service to TPO Mobile. Apply today's coupon code when you check out, and you'll get 25% off your first two months of unlimited voice minutes, unlimited text messages, and 2GB of data.

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It turns out that a violent assault on Earth's magnetosphere could have broken through the planetary radiation shield, and create the conditions necessary for life.

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We may have to dig deep to detect the remains of ancient alien life in our solar system.

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Netflix has announced it'll be the future home of all releases from Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Marvel, but the company's brief blurb leaves much to be answered -- including exactly which properties and titles they'll be debuting.

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Microsoft is rolling out the most significant set of hardware changes that it's made to Windows in almost a decade. Most of these will only impact system builders, but there's increased RAM requirements, support for larger screens, and mandatory support for the secure computing TPM 2.0 standard.

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The latest smartphone sales reports are grim news for both Microsoft and BlackBerry. Sales of both company's mobile products have fallen off a cliff, with sharp declines in purchasing over the past year, despite major launches from both firms.

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If you're looking for a low-cost desktop PC with more than enough room for expansion down the road, take a look at the Vostro 3900 from Dell. And thanks to today's coupon code, you can save a total of 51% off the sticker price.

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The ESA has an ambitious plan to make life sustainable in space. To feed astronauts for years, we may have to build an entire ecosystem in space.

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A hacker has found a way to boot Linux on the PS4, fire up Steam, and play at least some titles. It's an interesting experiment in what Sony's platform can do, but we don't expect to see the company embracing Linux as it initially did with the PS3.

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Ever wanted a 4K monitor that could also connect to four separate desktops simultaneously? Dell has you covered with its new 43 Multi-Client Monitor, aka the Dell P4317Q.

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Oculus' attempt to lock out third-party hardware led to a full DRM workaround just a day later.

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Microsoft's recent changes to the GWX.exe application changed how you opt-out of a Windows 10 installation and surprised a number of users who found themselves waking up to a brand-new OS rather than the product they intended to keep.

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Today, Dell is discounting the Inspiron 15 3000 laptop by 18% off the sticker price. You'll get a Broadwell CPU, a discrete graphics card, a removable battery, and an HD display in a sleek package that's less than an inch thick. If you're in need of an affordable laptop that can handle everyday tasks with aplomb, this is what you're looking for.

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The original Homefront, released in 2011 by THQ, was an intriguing game with a laundry list of flaws. But in spite of its failures, a sequel was greenlit anyway. THQ then proceeded to implode, the franchise was sold, it changed hands yet again, and now Homefront: The Revolution is finally available for purchase. Was it worth five years of turmoil and heartbreak? Let's take a look.

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We caught up with Numan while here at Moogfest 2016, and learned he shares a lot of the same concerns and anxieties about the music industry of the moment as the rest of us.

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This tiny robot can fly and land like a real bee.

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Dr. Martine Rothblatt has a message for would-be creatives and entrepreneurs alike: Don't give up.

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Moog Music announced it's reintroducing the classic Minimoog Model D synthesizer with a pilot production run at Moogfest 2016.

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Astronomers have spied a star that looks like it's in the wrong galaxy -- but no, it's just a sign that nuclear physics could be about to change.

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A recent patch for the Oculus Store has killed the Revive compatibility project for the HTC Vive. While the games themselves still run, the Oculus Store itself now contains DRM checks that check to ensure an Oculus Rift is connected to the system.

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It's not quite a Babelfish, but it's close enough to prove that a real universal translator is just around the corner.

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Need an affordable portable gaming rig? Take a look at this 15.6-inch Alienware 15 R2 from Dell. It can handle 1080p gaming while you're away from home, and when you get back, you can get the full experience on the big screen. And thanks to today's 10% discount, you can grab this setup for under a grand.

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AI could be a force multiplier across every field of medicine - but how much control do we want to give away?

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New research suggests Mars didn't just have a liquid ocean -- it may have suffered devastating tsunamis up to 400 feet high.

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IBM Watson came to Moogfest, but there were no Jeopardy questions this time -- it's moved far beyond that.

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If you're looking for a killer MIDI controller that feels like not just one "real" instrument, but many of them, Artiphon could be your salvation.

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Will the next Human Genome Project be the Human Genome Synthesis Project? It's possible this could be a bridge too far.

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Not content with its last attempt at unified messaging, Google is going the other way and releasing even more messaging apps.

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New research into HIV vaccines could have found a good target for antibodies -- but what does that mean, exactly, and why might this be different than the cures that have come (and gone) in the past?

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