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Fossil's smartwatches start receiving Android Wear 2.0

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Fossil may have been a bit late to introducing Android Wear watches, but it's one of the fastest out of the gate with the Android Wear 2.0 upgrade. The fashion brand has started rolling out Google's latest software to its… Go To Full Article

Acer VX 15 laptops offer Pascal and Kaby Lake on a budget

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A while back during CES, we talked briefly about the Acer Aspire VX 15 gaming laptops. They've now arrived, and we have the skinny on them. Acer says the machines belong in the "budget gaming" laptop category. After taking a… Go To Full Article

This 8K 'VR' ride is the craziest thing I saw at SXSW

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When I heard that several Japanese companies were getting together to show off an 8K VR ride at SXSW, I was instantly excited. I've spent a lot of time writing about 4K video, but haven't had much time with 8K… Go To Full Article

McDonald's tests mobile ordering on coastal elite

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If you've ever thought that fast food wasn't fast enough, then it looks like McDonald's latest initiative has you covered. The takeout chain has begun trialling mobile ordering at restaurants in Monterey and Salinas, California. Hungry patrons will n...… Go To Full Article

58 tech companies file amicus brief against revised travel ban

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Nearly 60 tech companies have submitted an amicus curiae brief to a Hawaii district court on Wednesday, denouncing the Trump administration's revised travel ban, which is scheduled to go into effect on tomorrow. Go To Full Article

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 CPU Review

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Ryzen 7 has already proven to be a worthy contender for Intel’s LGA 2011-3 set of processors thanks to its similar, or sometimes better, performance levels and significantly cheaper cost. That metric is stretched even further with the 8C16T Ryzen… Go To Full Article

NVIDIA releases a tool to benchmark your VR setup

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If you've ever wanted to make sure that your PC's virtual reality setup is running as well as it possibly can, you now have the software you need. NVIDIA has released its promised FCAT VR tool, which can check for… Go To Full Article

Cancelled '90s arcade fighter 'Primal Rage II' released online

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Forget Tekken 7, 2017's hottest new fighting game has just arrived - only it's 22 years later than originally expected. After being cancelled in 1995, Kotaku reports that Atari's long-lost Primal Rage II has found its way onto the internet.… Go To Full Article

Sound waves can be used to fool your phone's motion sensors

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It's tempting to assume that the sensors on your mobile devices are trustworthy. Surely something that relies on real-world activity can't lie, right? Unfortunately, that's no longer the case. Scientists have discovered that you can fool mobile devic... Go To Full Article

AMD Ryzen 5 CPU series launching on April 11

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Six- and quad-core SKUs According to fresh information coming from various sources, AMD's Ryzen 5 series, six- and quad-core CPUs, should be available as of April 11th. Just as was the case with AMD's… Go To Full Article

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