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Always have way too many tabs open? Google Chrome might finally help

Google's Canary version of its Chrome browser has a new experimental feature to play with: Tab grouping. It allows users to combine tabs that are of a similar topic together, making them easier to manage, and easier to find amidst all the others tabs you have open. It does require a right-click though.
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You could be gaming on AMD’s Navi graphics card before the end of the summer

AMD's Radeon VII isn't even out yet but we've already heard tell that its next-generation Navi architecture could be less than six months away. Navi will reportedly make its big entry-level to midrange debut at E3 in June with a general release of various graphics cards just one month later.
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AMD Radeon VII will support DLSS-like upscaling developed by Microsoft

AMD's Radeon VII may one day soon support more than high-powered graphics. It could also deliver a DLSS-like upscaling feature developed by Microsoft called DirectML. The open technology wouldn't be locked to Nvidia GPUs and could see wider adoption because of that, including showing up in next-gen consoles.
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The internet’s free-wheeling spirit is dying, and we have malware to thank

Staying safe online often means using services you know and trust. But does that make it so the next-generation of connected apps and services has a harder time competing? Could malware be making the internet a more monopolized place? And what are the effects on web users?
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Chip off the auction block – Intel’s i9-9990XE may be sold to the highest bidder

Intel may be set to expand its ninth-generation extreme CPUs by one more notch, though it's a curious mix and priced oddly. The alleged 9990-XE will drop four cores to just 14, but will increase its frequency to 5GHz when boosted and will have a TDP of 255w. It will also be sold at auction once per quarter.
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Oculus Rift vs. Vive Pro

Oculus Rift vs. Vive Pro -- can the aging Oculus VR headset compete with HTC's new, high-end successor to our favorite VR headset? While its price might be far more affordable, the question remains of whether its features can stand up to a new-generation of heaset come with new tracking support and fancier displays.
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Minecraft Pocket Edition comes full circle (or square) with upcoming 1.0 update

With the Ender 1.0 update coming to Minecraft Pocket Edition, Microsoft and Mojang are releasing some fun extras by way of celebration.
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Panasonic boosts Toughpad 4K 20-inch tablet performance with upgrade tweaks

Panasonic's Toughpad 4K 20-inch upgrade will bring new hardware to bear on the professional tablet, giving it greater performance than ever before.
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Crucial’s BX200 is an ultra-affordable entry-level SSD

If you're still buying hard drives for something other than storage, Crucial is gunning for your wallet with its new BX200 SSD.
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Asus’ new flagship Republic of Gamers motherboard will set you back $500

Asus' new ROG Maximus motherboard will set you back $500 if purchased. But you do get a nifty overclocking companion with it.
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Lenovo Yoga 900 series offers notebook and All-In-One

Fancy turning your laptop into a tablet or taking your desktop with you? That's what Lenovo's new Yoga 900 line is all about.
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MSI shows off new workstations with Skylake and Nvidia hardware

MSI's latest generation of workstations combine powerful Skylake CPUs with Nvidia's top-of-the-line Quadro mobile graphics processors.
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Dell’s new XPS 15 is the smallest 15-inch laptop ever made

Dell has announced its new line up of XPS series laptops and they all come packing Intel's latest generation Skylake CPUs.
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New Zbox crams an Nvidia GTX 960 inside a micro-PC

Graphical power isn't something micro systems are usually known for, but Zotac's new Magnus EN970 packs a GTX 960 inside its guts.
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This ‘computer mouse’ sets the new size standard for portable computing

People have been putting Raspberry Pi computers in all sorts of chassis over the past few years, but have you ever seen one in a mouse before? That's what one hardware hacker has achieved, along with a full-size scroll wheel, twin mouse buttons, a 1.5-inch display, and a miniature Bluetooth keyboard.
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Firefox will disable Flash on its browsers by default in 2019

Mozilla will officially disable the Flash plugin by default in a 2019 release build, potentially as soon as September. A new bug report highlights a "deprecation roadmap" which will see Flash disabled by default in the Firefox 69 Nightly build followed by a stable release in September.
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The best mice and keyboards of CES 2019

CES 2019 has a tonne of exciting new hardware and software on show, but you can't enjoy the best of it if you don't have a good mouse and keyboard to control them with. Here's our roundup of the best mice and keyboards that the Consumer Electronics Show has to offer this year, RGB lighting and all.
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All of Lenovos’ new CES monitors are ultra-fast and ultra-huge

Lenovo has a trio of new monitors on display at this year's Consume rElectronics Show. All launched as part of its Legion range, these high-speed displays are big, bold, and are jam packed with features for gamers and professionals alike. They're not cheap, but they may end up the envy of gamers everywhere.
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AMD claims its Ryzen 3000 mobile chips let you have fun faster

AMD's second-generation Ryzen APUs are just around the corner and though they debut ahead of AMD's Zen 2 CPUs and Navi graphics cards, these APUs are built on older technology. They pair Zen+ CPU cores with second-generation Vega graphics for a new breed of APU that's gunning for Intel's spot in the laptop market.
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Steam to drop support for Windows XP and Vista on January 1

As 2018 draws to a close, Valve is set to remove Windows XP and Windows Vista from its Steam digital storefront and gaming platform. Starting January 1, both aged Windows operating systems will no longer be supported by Steam, forcing anyone trying to game on those outdated platforms to upgrade.
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Alienware m15 vs. Razer Blade

Dell's Alienware division and Razer make some of the most exciting gaming laptops in the world and some of those are thin and light -- for gaming laptops. To see who makes the best, we pitted the Alienware m15 vs Razer Blade, comparing them on design, performance, and portability. Which is going to take home the crown?
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LG may show off a new 38-inch monster of a gaming monitor at CES 2019

LG's 38GL950G is a new 38-inch ultrawide IPS display that has everything a discerning gamer needs. It sports an above-average resolution of 3,840 x 1,600, a 144Hz refresh rate, and G-Sync support for Nvidia owners can sync up their frames to avoid screen tearing. It also has a low refresh rate and great colors.
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Nvidia’s 11 series of midrange gaming cards may debut next month

Nvidia may have an 11 series as well as its RTX-series of graphics cards. A new rumor suggests that the 1160 Ti could debut in early 2019 and offer a more affordable, ray tracing-free graphics card solution that will act as the entry-level portion of Nvidia's latest Turing architecture.
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The best 1080p gaming card is on sale for just $180 right now

AMD's excellent mid-range graphcis card, the RX 580, has been discounted to just $180 with a Newegg coupon code. Available for the next 24-hours only, this deal is also supported by AMD's Raise the Game promotion, so buyers can also get themselves two free games to play with their new, capable GPU.
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What is WordPress?

Just what is Wordpress? It's a content management system that powers millions of websites, from small scale bloggers, to monstrous tech publications like Digital Trends itself. It runs the front end pretty facade and handles the back end blogging. It manages adverts, store products, comment systems, and more.
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Leaked HP laptop listing reveals entry-level Nvidia MX250 GPU

Nvidia may have entry-level RTX graphics for mobile platforms available at CES 2019, if a leaked listing for an HP laptop is anything to go by. The laptop will reportedly come with a powerful Intel CPU, up to 32GB of memory, and an MX250 — the sequel GPU to Nvidia's popular entry-level option, the MX150.
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ZSpace’s laptop brings education to life with its own 3D technology

Education and training organizations can extend their teaching into the third dimension with the ZSpace laptop. The compact portable computer comes equipped with a 3D-capable screen that pulls images right out of the display when the bespoke 3D glasses are worn. The new ZSpace laptop is available now.
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LG’s new monitor gives you screen space galore without hurting your wallet

LG has a new display that will tick the boxes of just about anyone. For $350 you get a screen that can handle 1440, has a 75Hz refresh rate, supports Freesync, and an 8ms response time. It's not going to win any aways against flagship displays, but at this price point, this kind of feature set is almost unheard of.
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Intel’s 28-core monster Xeon CPU might cost upwards of $4,000

Intel's powerful new 28-core Xeon CPU should launch before the end of the year, and early pre-order pricing has it costing somewhere between $4,000 and $5,000. It's not clear yet what the final price will be, but the superpowered chip appears to be set to debut with an equally superpowered cost.
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Listen up! White noise device may make VR motion sickness a thing of the past

Otolith Labs believes that it may have solved the problem of virtual reality motion sickness simply by sending a little white noise into the inner ear. Almost entirely noiseless, it reportedly overwhelms the inner ear, making it stop rebelling against the movements in game, making for nausea-free play.
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Turn your Raspberry Pi into a Steam streaming hub with Valve’s Steam Link app

Valve has added support for its Steam Link game streaming app to Raspberry Pi hardware, meaning that anyone with the small DIY computer can create their own Steam streaming box. You do need one of the latest generation of Pi devices, but setting it up is as simple as running a single update.
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Costco members can cut up to $200 off MacBook and iMac price tags

You can get a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or iMac from Costco at up to $200 off of the standard Apple asking price. You do need to be a Costco member, which costs at least $60 a year, but even if you haven't applied yet, you can still gain a sizable discount during this pre-holidays Costco sales period.
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Qualcomm takes on Intel with fastest graphics processor, Snapdragon 8cx chips

Qualcomm debuted its next-generation SoC known as the Snapdragon 8cx. It features a new eight-core CPU and the most powerful graphics core Qualcomm has ever bundled onto a single die. The new chip will find its way into new devices in Q3 2019 and is already shipping out to device makers for testing.
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Nvidia Titan RTX: Everything you need to know

Nvidia's Turing-generation of RTX graphics cards is the most capable collection of GPUs ever made, but the Titan RTX goes one better. It has higher clock speeds, more memory, extra cores, and needs more power too. It's not really designed with gaming in mind, but it should do a good job at it anyway.