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Windows 10 build 14942 splits up service hosts

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This past Friday, Microsoft's official Windows blog detailed the updates coming in Windows 10 build 14942. The biggest changes will please power users and system administrators immensely. Front and center, the Windows Registry Editor is finally getting an address bar.… Go To Full Article

Samsung ArtPC: Cylindrical PC with 360º audio, i5/i7 plus NVMe, Preorders from $1200

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For most PC enthusiasts, if you ask them to name a cylindrical machine, the Mac Pro comes immediately to mind. Not to tread too heavily on Apple’s toes on what would now be a 2-3-year-old product, Samsung is entering the… Go To Full Article

Facebook at Work officially launches as 'Workplace'

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Right on schedule, Facebook's private social networks for companies officially launched today. After several years in private beta, the company's Slack and Yammer competitor is now known simply as "Workplace," and is available to companies, non-profi... Go To Full Article

Microsoft Adds HP Elite x3 Smartphone to Windows Store, $799

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Microsoft has begun to sell HP’s Elite x3 smartphone at its Windows Store. The handset is one of the most powerful Windows 10 Mobile-based devices and the one of a few initially aimed at the business professionals on a company… Go To Full Article

'Maguss' wants your help bringing its mobile spellcasting to life

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If you like the idea of a Harry Potter-like mobile spellcasting game and aren't that attached to J.K. Rowling's universe, you can now plunk down some cash to get it. The Maguss team has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to… Go To Full Article

Altera launches Stratix 10 FPGAs with HBM2 in tow

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Intel subsidiary Altera has launched the Stratix 10 field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The Stratix 10 comprises 5.5 million logic elements, HBM2 memory, and a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor. Those components are joined together using what Altera dubs Heterogeneous 3D System-in-Package… Go To Full Article

Google Assistant is getting a sense of humor from 'The Onion'

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As Google Home gets closer to launch, the AI assistant is not only getting smarter, but also a little more friendly and -- hopefully -- a whole lot funnier. As the Wall Street Journal's Christopher Mims notes in a piece… Go To Full Article

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti photographed and benchmarked

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More rumors concerning the purported GeForce GTX 1050 Ti are swirling about. Just like last time, someone over at ChipHell posted up some pictures of part of a retail package and the back of the card, as well as GPU-Z… Go To Full Article

ASUS XG-U2008 10GBase-T Network Switch Released

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Back at CES, we saw what looked like a first budget-style entry into the 10GBase-T networking arena for low-cost, high-speed RJ-45 networking that would be backwards compatible with most of an enthusiasts home network infrastructure. At the time I was… Go To Full Article

YouTube says some games are weirdly popular by region

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Some games are universal -- Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto, for instance, are popular in almost every country despite being different from each other in nearly every way. Pokémon Go is also a hit everywhere except, not surprisingly, Russia. Af... Go To Full Article

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