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Twitter confirms it's launching an AR division with new hire

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Following its acquisition of Magic Pony earlier this month, Twitter confirmed to me on Tuesday that it had hired Alessandro Sabatelli as its new Director of VR and AR. He will head up the Augmented Reality team within Twitter Cortex,… Go To Full Article

Bose helps kids build their own speaker with a $149 kit

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Fresh off of the introduction of its new QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones, Bose is back with another new product. This time around it's the Speaker Cube, a build-it-yourself Bluetooth speaker geared toward kids eight years old and older. The produ... Go To Full Article

Facebook add-ons save and share stories in Chrome

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Facebook's save-for-later feature just got much quicker if you're a Chrome fan. The social network is releasing a Save to Facebook extension for Google's web browser that lets you preserve that news story or recipe for posterity. There's a Share… Go To Full Article

Apple iPhone 7 rumored to come in a ‘Space Black’ shade

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According to a new rumor, Apple could replace the current Space Gray for a “much darker” shade this year. The new shade is said to be a lot closer to black than Space Gray, but it will still not be… Go To Full Article

Microsoft revamps pushy Windows 10 upgrade process

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After getting hit with a $10,000 settlement and accusations of shady Windows 10 upgrade notifications, Microsoft has pledged to clarify the upgrade options that users were struggling to wrap their heads around. (And, most importantly, they've promise... Go To Full Article

MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8 GB @ techPowerUp

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MSI's GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X is an overclocked custom-design variant of the GTX 1070, which is whisper quiet even during heavy gaming thanks to its dual fan TwinFrozr thermal solution. We overclocked this $439 card in our review too,… Go To Full Article

Gene editing can end disease and fight global famine

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We're looking at the single greatest advancement in genetics since Mendelev started growing peas. CRISPR-Cas9 gene-modification technology is powerful enough to cure humanity's worst diseases, yet simple enough to be used by amateur biologists. You t... Go To Full Article

How to Change Contact Pictures in Android

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You know what’s not cool? Having that default block letter as a contact picture for your favorite contacts in your phone. They’re your favorites! Your besties, your husband or wife, even your kids. C’mon guys, they deserve better than the… Go To Full Article

GIGABYTE intros the GeForce GTX 1070 WindForce 2X OC

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GIGABYTE today introduced a new GeForce GTX 1070 based card, the GeForce GTX 1070 WindForce 2X OC. The “cost-effective” card comes with the WindForce 2X cooling solution that utilizes a compact twin aluminum-fin stack heatsink and a pair of 90mm… Go To Full Article

HP Chromebook 11 G5 gets touch-sensitive

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A new wave of Chromebooks is hitting the market, and one of the more popular features appearing on the spec sheets of those machines is a touchscreen. That trend should come as no surprise to anyone watching the market, since… Go To Full Article

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