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IBM breaks law by allegedly firing older workers for young ones, report says

A recent report suggests that IBM is firing older employees for younger workers to better compete with its fiercest competitors.
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Nvidia ‘confident’ monitors using its G-Sync HDR tech will arrive in April

Nvidia confirmed that it's "confident" desktop displays based on its G-Sync HDR reference design will arrive by the end of April.
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South Korea fines Facebook $300K for allegedly throttling its services

The Korea Communications Commission determined that Facebook intentionally throttled its services while negotiating fees with South Korean ISPs.
Intel Announces The Xeon 5100 Microprocessor For Servers

Benchmarks show the next wave of Intel desktop processors are on the way

Benchmarks now reveal the next wave of eighth-generation Intel "Coffee Lake-S" processors and an unannounced Z390 chipset for enthusiasts.
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HTC’s stand-alone Vive Focus VR headset hits markets outside China in 2018

HTC said during the Game Developers Conference that its stand-alone Vive Focus VR headset is coming to international markets this year.
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New Windows 10 Skip Ahead build forces Mail app users to open links in Edge

The latest build of Windows 10 for Insiders in the Skip Ahead program is now testing a feature that forces links in Microsoft Mail to open in Edge.
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G & Ryzen 3 2200G Review fingers

Online listings show AMD will release second-gen Ryzen CPUs on April 19

The listings for four second-generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors are no longer online, but you can get the details here, including pricing.
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Qualcomm’s stand-alone VR headset design uses Tobii eye-tracking

Tobii said on Thursday that Qualcomm's latest reference design for stand-alone virtual reality headsets includes its eye-tracking technology.
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Researchers exploit flaws in two browsers installed on MacOS devices

Two separate reports show how researchers utilized Safari and Chome to control the Touch Bar and gain remote access without a password.
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Intel CEO reveals hardware plans for addressing Meltdown, Spectre exploits

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich revealed the company's plans for dealing with the Meltdown and Spectre security flaws in its next processors.
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Google Maps is open to mobile AR game developers using Unity

Google said that it opened its Google Maps doors to developers of mobile augmented reality games, granting access to all that mapped data.
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SteamVR will fine-tune VR to match the graphics chip, not the headset

The latest beta of SteamVR now includes a component that will fine-tune VR experiences to match the performance of your PC's graphics chip.
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Forks not required: Pi Day celebrates our favorite infinite number

March 14 is officially Pi Day, a time when we gather together to celebrate our favorite number and possibly eat a few slices of real pie.
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SteelSeries serves up the first Hi-Res Audio-certified headset for gamers

SteelSeries introduced three new headsets for gamers, one of which dons the Hi-Res Audio certification logo promising CD-quality or better audio.
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Entry-level MacBooks may make an appearance in June at WWDC 2018

The latest rumor pins the official reveal date of Apple's entry-level MacBook as June during the company's annual WWDC developer conference.
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Google’s upcoming OLED display for VR headsets may pack a 3182p resolution

Google is scheduled to hold a session during Display Week in May to introduce its 18MP OLED display built for virtual reality headsets.
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Hackers could seize robots with ransomware, costing companies millions

A recent report explains that hackers could use ransomware to seize robots in corporate, manufacturing, and healthcare environments, costing millions.
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AMD’s leaked road map shows plans for Ryzen, Threadripper processors until 2020

Leaked marketing slides show AMD's plans for desktops and laptops until 2020, confirming its promise to support AM4/TM4-based motherboards until then.
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Intel finally dishes out stick-shaped Optane storage SSDs for mainstream PCs

After soothing the gamer crowd with its 900P series in October, Intel is now offering the Optane SSD 800P series for mainstream PCs.
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Oculus Rift re-enters virtual space after bad software caused a global blackout

Oculus VR issued a software update early Thursday morning for the Oculus Rift, bringing the VR headset back online across the globe.
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Cortana flaw enables hackers to load malicious websites from the lock screen

Microsoft fixed an issue with Cortana that enabled hackers to load up a malicious website and download malware on locked Windows 10 PCs.
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Microsoft tests new privacy settings interface in latest Windows Insider build

The latest build for Windows Insider participants in the Fast ring provides two privacy setting interfaces for two groups of testers.
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Intel’s 9th-generation ‘Ice Lake’ CPUs will have fixes for Meltdown, Spectre

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich confirmed in the Q4 2017 earnings call that the company is working on silicon-based fixes for Meltdown and Spectre that will be applied to products released before the end of 2018. That roadmap may or may not include the company's upcoming 10nm "Cannon Lake" chips.
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Intel’s Radeon-backed ‘Hades Canyon’ mini PC runs games at 1080p, Ultra graphics

A recent review of an Intel Hades Canyon NUC reveals that it's capable of running games at a 1080p resolution and Ultra graphics settings.
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A future Microsoft laptop could have a foldable touch screen

A patent application filed by Microsoft shows a laptop-like device with a uni-body design and a flexible, full-body display, eliminating the keyboard.
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G & Ryzen 3 2200G Review fingers

The Ryzen 7 CPU could see a nice speed increase over AMD’s current chip

AMD's supposed second-generation Ryzen 7 2700X desktop CPU appeared in benchmarks sporting a 300MHz speed boost over the older model.
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Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 patch will address Spectre Variant 2 CPU flaw

Microsoft now offers a manual update for Windows 10 addressing the Spectra Variant 2 flaw in sixth-generation Intel processors.
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Equifax could make money from its own breach; 2.4 million more are exposed

A double-whammy for Equifax: One senator claims it could get cash from the breach, the credit-rating agency reveals another 2.4 million exposed.
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Unannounced 8th-gen Intel Core i7 processor for laptops lands on Geekbench

Intel's unannounced Core i7-8750H eighth-generation processor appears in three Geekbench laptop benchmark entries showing the six-core chip in action.
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New report says Nvidia unlikely to reveal new GeForce cards in March

Sources had indicated that Nvidia would reveal new graphics cards at its developer conference in March, including units dedicated to gamers and cryptocurrency miners. New reports say otherwise.
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HTC’s Vive Focus mobile VR headset uses the same lenses, displays as Vive Pro

A recent hands-on report reveals that HTC's Vive Focus mobile VR headset uses the same lenses and screens as the Vive Pro headset for PC.
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Digital coin miners purchased more than 3 million graphics cards in 2017

A recent report published by Jon Peddle Research claims that digital coin miners purchased more than three million graphics cards in 2017.
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Oregon is the latest state to jump on the net neutrality bandwagon

Oregon is the latest state taking net neutrality into its own hands, as a proposed bill just passed the House on Monday and heads to the Senate.
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Qualcomm may cram premium Snapdragon 845 processor into high-end Chromebooks

Qualcomm's director of Product Management Monte Giles indicated that the company is keeping a close eye on the high-end Chromebook market.