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NVIDIA’s gaming tablet has been relaunched with a reduced price

Gaming tablets are extremely niche, but NVIDIA managed to dominate that minuscule part of a shrinking market with the Shield Tablet, for what it's worth. The device was surprisingly well-received, in both reviews and sales,...

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AMD has created a mini operating system just for graphics processing

For years, AMD has used the Catalyst Control Center as the software hub for its Radeon line of products, but following the massive restructuring the company's graphics business underwent a few weeks ago, AMD...

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The Oculus Rift will cost more than $350

Questions about how much the Oculus Rift will cost are always met with vague, inexplicit answers, and Oculus VR CEO Palmer Lucky is staying true to that policy. The only...

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Spontaneous combustion is the NVIDIA Shield’s latest feature!

Lithium-ion batteries are responsible for powering the vast majority of our electronics, and we're definitely grateful for that, but that doesn't mean the technology doesn't have its issues. One of the biggest issues...

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MIT researchers have found a way to de-anonymize Tor

Tor has been described as the most important tool for anonymous communication in the world by numerous privacy advocates and even the NSA has admitted (behind closed doors) that it's...

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Nintendo’s next console might have an AMD processor

Considering how AMD hardware already powers the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, it's easy to believe that Nintendo's next console will come with an AMD processor as well. Aside...

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AMD shows us what seven years of development can create

While most other aspects of video cards have changed and improved over the last decade, video card memory has more or less remained the same. AMD thinks its about time...

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The company behind the OUYA is in desperate need of a buyer

Remember back in 2012 when everyone was talking about this awesome new Android micro-console that popped up on Kickstarter? Known as OUYA, that micro-console went on to raise more than $8...

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The Open Bay ensures that The Pirate Bay will never die

It hasn’t been very long, but The Pirate Bay is still dead — perhaps surprisingly, considering the site’s resilience over the years. Shortly after its downfall, competing torrent site isoHunt...

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California plants prepares to build world’s largest lithium-ion battery

The power shortages, brown-outs, and rolling blackouts that have long plagued Los Angeles county during times of peak energy usage may soon be a thing of the past now that...

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