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Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 10 will expire soon -- we still recommend you grab your free copy and activate it, even if you don't intend to keep or use it.

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AMD has revealed specifics on the RX 470 and RX 460, its new refreshes for the $150 and $100 price band. Both should substantially improve on its 28nm hardware, with better power consumption and higher efficiency.

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In my quest for the perfect typing experience, I became a little obsessed with finding the ideal combination of layout, materials, firmware, and switches. Just when I began to feel my search was futile, the WhiteFox appeared.

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Is the cost of your phone bill creeping up? It's time to ditch your overpriced landline! Join Vonage, keep your existing number, and you'll only be paying $9.99 per month for your first year. Add in a bonus $100 pre-paid Visa card, and this bargain is outstanding.

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NASA fact-checks the Enterprise, Curiosity takes matters into its own hands, and we peer into the mechanics of Venus' weather. All this and more in the week in space.

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A new project from MIT and DARPA has demonstrated the ability to synthesize multiple medications on-demand and as-needed using yeast. The discovery could revolutionize our ability to deliver medications after natural disasters or to remote locations.

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Microsoft is facing class-action lawsuits related to its Windows 10 upgrade practices -- one from within the US, and one from Israel.

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Nvidia may have reached an agreement to settle a class action suit brought against it over the GTX 970's 3.5GB effective memory configuration.

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Two GPU families enter, but which GPUs actually leave in consumers' hands? We check the numbers and report back.

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Despite being happy with Windows 7, I installed Windows 10 on my main PC some time ago and have been using it ever since. I can't remember why.

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The pubic is worried about the oncoming, technology-driven wave of change in the human condition.

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For a limited time, Dell is offering up a massive discount on the Inspiron 3650 desktop PC. With today's coupon in play, you'll snag this powerful quad-core tower PC for 47% off the sticker price.

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Ceres has been in our solar system for 4.5 billion years. Why doesn't it have any large impact craters? Data from Dawn could offer us answers.

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If you've got a Surface Pro 3 with battery life issues, Microsoft is looking into the problem and promising to fix it whether your system is out of warranty or not.

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OnePlus made a killer phone this time around, but future software support may work against it.

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Microsoft won't let you disable Cortana in future versions of Windows. Post-Anniversary Update, Cortana and desktop search will be functionally identical.

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Intel's Core 2 Duo turns 10 today. Somebody grab the candles.

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AMD has confirmed that it has built hardware at Samsung's foundries and has the option to utilize Samsung's 14nm in the future. It's an important move towards securing a stable manufacturing option across the industry as next-generation nodes are ever-harder to target.

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They're calling it a "parcellation." That doesn't even come close to explaining the unprecedented clarity and resolution with which scientists have further refined the network diagram of the human brain.

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A new form of carbon capture could not only remove CO2 from the output of fuel-burning power stations, it could make a lot of extra power in the process.

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Today, Dell is offering up the PowerEdge T20 tower server at a substantial discount. If you're in the market for a super-cheap server set-up, you won't want to let this deal pass you by. Today's coupon code expires soon though, so don't wait to get your order in.

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Researchers from France and Switzerland have prototyped biomimetic microbots, inspired by the parasite that causes sleeping sickness.

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Tor is one of the best way to remain anonymous online, but even that isn't foolproof when there are data sniffers hiding in the layers of Tor itself.

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New information suggests that the pilot of MH370 plotted a suicide course in Microsoft Flight Simulator X weeks before the plane vanished. It's information that's been kept away from the public for the past two years.

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Unreal developer Tim Sweeney has blasted Microsoft once again, claiming that the Universal Windows Platform is a long-term scheme to destroy applications like Steam. Is there any truth to it?

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AMD announced a major new prototype today -- an "SSG" graphics card with 1TB of on-board PCI Express NAND flash.

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Nvidia, not AMD, has won the latest console from Nintendo -- and the NX's blend of handheld and conventional form factors should prove interesting when the device finally ships.

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"One good journalist in the right place at the right time can change history," said Snowden. "This makes them a target."

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No more guessing: If it's a 2017 Ford or Lincoln, it has Sync 3, as well as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. That means owners get a chance to run navigation through the center stack LCD.

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If you're in the market for a Windows laptop with powerful internals and equally beefy battery life, the HP Pavilion 15 is worth taking a look at. And with today's coupon in play, you can save a total of 30% off the starting price.

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Microsoft's Xbox One refresh drops soon and the company is cutting current prices to prep for it. The current Xbox One is down to $249 -- a far cry from its $500 debut price, even without Kinect.

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A single, massive theft has undermined trust in Ethereum, and the blockchain in general -- and the proposed fix could end up doing even more harm.

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A new semiconductor report projects that 2D planar scaling will end by 2021, replaced by 3D logic integration and stacked chips -- but how will this affect long-term device scaling and overall performance?

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China's government has cracked down on Internet news sources and original reporting. From this point forward, major Chinese Internet services will only be allowed to carry official, government-sponsored news.

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The FBI is investigating claims that Russia is behind the DNC server hacks, but all evidence currently points in that direction.

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Making CyanogenMod into a commercial Android ROM is proving harder than expected.

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Today, Dell is offering up a substantial discount on the Inspiron 15 5000 laptop. If you're in need of a powerful 15.6-inch device, this is the perfect time to buy. With an HD display, a Skylake CPU, a discrete graphics card, and a sizable hard drive, this laptop offers a full-fledged computing experience wherever you go.

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Problems with low-profile tire, remote keys, and empty gas tanks affect newer cars more often. For older cars, it's usually dead batteries.

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Alien DNA? Earth DNA? The MinION is ready for anything.

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MIT has taken a big step toward the ability to use engineered life-forms as a means of sensing, tracking, and even doing basic computing of information.

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Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, has repeatedly said that he wants users to love Windows. Does anyone?

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Any robust future in space will almost certainly require a way to build there -- and that future might not be as far out as you think!

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A major report suggests that Verizon may be about to buy Yahoo's internet business. It's unwelcome news for anyone concerned with privacy, but a potentially great move for Verizon's bottom line.

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Nvidia suprise-announced their new Nvidia Titan X today -- $1,200, no GeForce branding, and 40% more cores than the GTX 1080.

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After its last, 20-month run, the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter experiment team reported that they had failed to detect any of the particles they were looking for.

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Desktop PCs offer power and affordability for both the office and home, but the bulk and weight associated with traditional towers can be a real hassle. Whether you're cramped in a cubicle, or looking for more space on your desk, you should definitely take a look at this quad-core OptiPlex 9020 Micro from Dell. It's small, lightweight, and shockingly powerful.

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Hubble can't see quite well enough on its own, so it needs a little gravitational assist.

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Google's machine learning subsidiary, DeepMind, may be about to pay for its $500 million price-tag -- again, and again, and again.

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It's the 47th anniversary of the moon landing, so let's watch Buzz Aldrin punch a moon landing denialist right in the face.

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AMD announced its Q2 earnings today and the results were surprisingly strong. PC sales are stuck in the wrong direction, but strong console revenue lifted the company's fortunes.

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