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Valve enhances The Lab VR demo with a massive update

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Greetings, virtual-reality gamers everywhere! Well, greetings to those with a Vive headset, anyway. Valve has published a substantial update to its free VR game The Lab, adding a handful of enhancements to the mini-games, and a brand-new global scoreboard—in an… Go To Full Article

Israelis give small robots Glocks

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Israel's General Robotics has developed tiny 'combat robots' that can climb stairs, traverse difficult terrain, and nail anything that moves with a nine millimetre Glock. Dubbed 'Dogo' the remote-controlled system has eight cameras to create a 360… Go To Full Article

Government expert says apps are pointless

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Ben Terrett, the former head of design at the UK Government Digital Service has sparked a row by pointing out that mobile apps are pointless. Terrett had been chatting GovInsider which had told him about the Indonesian… Go To Full Article

Forget silicon and return to valves

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Boffins looking for ways around Moore’s Law have decided that transistors are a bad idea and they need to go back to the vacuum tubes – read valves – of the early computers. Of course, the vacuum… Go To Full Article

LeEco's Le 2 smartphone with Helio X20 now available

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Le Eco is a company that got renamed from Le TV and it looks like they are ready to ship four phones, some with Helio X20 and some with Snapdragon 820 chips inside. The most affordable… Go To Full Article

TSMC wants Chinese off Taiwanese boards

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While Taiwan should welcome Chinese investors into the island's protected chip sector, they should not be allowed to become directors so that prized intellectual property is not nicked, claims TSMC. Go To Full Article

Oppo’s $289 Budget Selfie Phone Looks Like an iPhone

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Oppo, famous for its remarkable camera-centric smartphones has launched the Oppo A37, a aesthetically-pleasing budget friendly selfie-shooter with a 5MP BSI+ front camera and a powerful 8MP rear shooter for only $289. On paper, the A37’s camera might not look… Go To Full Article

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active goes official with a 4,000 mAh battery

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Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S7 Active, the rugged variant of its latest flagship. Once again, the Active variant is exclusive to US carrier AT&T, with availability set to begin from June 10. The S7 Active retains most of… Go To Full Article

Scythe Fuma Twin-Tower CPU Cooler Review

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It may not be the highest performance twin-tower CPU cooler in the market today but the Scythe Fuma comes really close and unlike the majority it’s just 149mm in height making it ideal for use in small PC cases.… Go To Full Article

Google Contacts lists verified Maps info for businesses

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Google has updated its Contacts web app to become much more useful, especially to people visiting new places. So long as you save a business' official phone number that matches its info on Google Maps, its Contacts card will automatically… Go To Full Article

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