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AMD partners release cornucopia of Radeon 300 graphics cards

19 June 2015, 11:46

Including the popular ASUS Strix 0dB silent gaming implementation of the R9 390 and 390X.

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Intel acquires Recon, maker of wearable displays for athletes

18 June 2015, 14:06

All 75 Recon employees will stay on, current products will get continued support.

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Microsoft management shakeup sees Stephen Elop depart

18 June 2015, 11:11

Terry Myerson leads a new team called the Windows and Devices Group (WDG).

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HTC "will not consider," an acquisition by ASUS

15 June 2015, 12:46

Statement follows ASUS chairman saying he was open to the possibility of buying HTC.

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YouTube GAMING to launch this summer

14 June 2015, 18:36

App and website launch to offer gaming videos, live streams and community features.

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Steam's Monster Summer Sale has started

12 June 2015, 11:11

This year it includes an online minigame where users can unlock additional sales.

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Ofcom gives customers more rights to quit from slow ISPs

11 June 2015, 10:46

New Code of Practice on broadband speeds extends walk-away period to full contract.

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Microsoft announces Surface Hub device availability

11 June 2015, 09:46

The 55- and 84-inch models will be £5,709 ($6,999) and £16,269 ($19,999) respectively.

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Gaming laptop competition to grow fiercer later this year

10 June 2015, 13:21

ASUS, Dell, Gigabyte, Acer and MSI are all readying Skylake powered machines.

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Daimler Mercedes unveils a Tesla Powerwall competitor

10 June 2015, 12:06

Daimler offers a more modular approach. Product ships from September 2015.

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Samsung unveils its first Mirror and Transparent OLED displays

10 June 2015, 10:06

Thinks they will be especially useful to clothing and accessories retailers.

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Some developers hit hard by new Steam Refunds policy

9 June 2015, 14:46

A platform game which can be completed in an hour suffers from 72pc refund rate.

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Nvidia and TSMC allegedly tape out next-gen 14nm Pascal GPU

8 June 2015, 12:06

The Pascal GP100 GPU is likely to feature HBM2 on the chip package.

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GameFly game streaming service launches on Amazon Fire TV

3 June 2015, 12:06

Another industry attempt to open the 'Netflix for games' sets sail.

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In Win H-Tower transforms itself for your tinkering pleasure

3 June 2015, 11:01

In Win will also be making an ASUS RoG version of this limited edition chassis.

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Valve adds a 14-day 'any reason' Steam refund policy

3 June 2015, 10:01

As long as you've played the game for less than two hours during that period.

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Intel agrees to buy programmable chip maker Altera for $16.7bn

2 June 2015, 10:36

This is Intel's biggest acquisition in its 47 year history.

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Windows 10 retail pricing is confirmed by Microsoft

2 June 2015, 09:36

Windows 10 Home will retail for $119 and Windows 10 Pro will retail for $199.

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ZOTAC reveals ArcticStorm GeForce GTX Titan X

29 May 2015, 11:02

It features a new hybrid air and liquid cooling system.

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Microsoft weeds the Windows Store before Windows 10 launch

28 May 2015, 11:03

Working on "Eliminating app clutter," to provide a more positive customer experience.

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Microsoft and Duke Uni 'Kahawai' offloads some 3D duties to cloud

26 May 2015, 14:31

The tool saves your bandwidth without sacrificing latency or on-screen quality.

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Dedicated eSports betting site Unikrn comes to the UK

21 May 2015, 14:01

Could betting on a video game be more exciting than the Grand National?

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ZOTAC intros ZBOX RI323 and ZBOX RI531 series mini PCs

21 May 2015, 12:02

The main feature of these mini PCs is their ability to fit two 2.5-inch storage devices.

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eBay Plus to roll out late summer, as an answer to Amazon Prime

21 May 2015, 11:00

A free and fast shipping and returns service enhancement for around $20 per annum.

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LG Display shows off 1mm thick 55-inch OLED TV

20 May 2015, 10:46

It's flexible and attached to your wall like a fridge magnet.

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Apple updates 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch Trackpad

20 May 2015, 10:02

And introduces a new iMac with a 27-inch 5K Display, priced from $1999.

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ASUS launches N3150M-E Braswell micro-ATX motherboard

19 May 2015, 10:51

Includes Celeron N3150 6W quad-core processor and fanless heatsink.

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QOTW: Are we ready for cash-less high streets?

15 May 2015, 16:31

With Denmark considering cash-free shops, could the UK follow suit?

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European Commission: Pirate site shutdowns are ineffective

15 May 2015, 14:01

Such actions have short-lived and relatively limited impacts, according to research.

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Report: Lenovo looking to buy MSI gaming laptop business

15 May 2015, 11:46

However MSI denies any such negotiations are taking place.

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FreedomPop free mobile network coming to the UK this summer

14 May 2015, 11:01

Service will launch offering a free 200 minutes, 200 texts and 200MB per month.

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Skype Translator Preview open to all Windows 8.1 and 10 users

13 May 2015, 10:51

It supports "near real-time" translation of four spoken and fifty typed languages.

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Verizon agrees to buy AOL for $4.4 billion (£2.8 billion)

12 May 2015, 14:41

Gains 2.1 million dial-up subscribers and sites such as Engadget and TechCrunch.

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