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Lenovo Yoga 900S Hands-on: Nice to look at, but can it run?

The Yoga line has been around the block, and knows a thing or two about life as a convertible, but will one key compromise drag down an otherwise great PC?
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The search for huge prime numbers may have revealed a fatal Skylake bug

A bug discovered by mathematicians in the Skylake architecture is causing systems to freeze when presented with sufficiently complex workloads.
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The Open Source Virtual Reality movement takes a big jump forward

Razer took the time at IFA to announce developer kit 1.3 of OSVR, plus an expansion to the Cortex software, and the inclusion of Nvidia Gameworks VR.
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Origin Omni Hands-on: An all-in-one that could change your gaming

While the thought of a gaming all-in-one might have you wondering whose running things over at Origin, the Omni has a few impressive tricks up its sleeve.
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HP’s new Spectre x360 13 has the display of the future, on the laptop of yesterday

The story of OLED in laptops is one that's just beginning to be told, but the HP Spectre x360 is already acting like it's old hat.
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You can kick Lenovo’s Ideapad Y900 into high gear with the touch of a button

It's a bit chunky, and a lot spendy, but Lenovo's new Ideapad Y900 takes gaming in a new direction with overclocking and the best specs money can buy.
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Razer slims down at CES 2016 with new ultrabook, external video card enclosure

Razer has never been shy about expanding into new areas, but the new Blade Stealth Ultrabook and Stargazer webcam are the most brand's most adventurous yet.
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Origin brings the heat to CES 2016 with high-end gaming all-in-one, revised Chronos mini-desktop

Among some cosmetic changes and a new management app, Origin is also announcing its own case for the Chronos small form factor, and an ultrawide all-in-one.
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Logitech splashes some color on the otherwise serious G502 gaming mouse

Even grounded gamers sometimes want something with a little flair to it, so Logitech has equipped its customizable G502 gaming mouse with colored lighting.
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Virtual reality and palm-sized PCs will conquer computing at CES 2016

While most of the buzz surrounds virtual reality in one form or another, it's not going to be the only big game-changing computing announcement at CES.
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Can an iPad Pro replace your laptop? Here’s what happened when we tried it

Apple makes a lot of claims about the revolutionary power of the iPad Pro, but a day in the life of one of my systems is no day at the beach.
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No one is taking the blame for leaking the registration info of 191 million US voters

A white hat hacker stumbled across 300 gigabytes of unprotected data, which turned out to be the voting registration info for 191 million U.S. voters.
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This key will turn Windows 10 Home into Pro, but there’s a catch

While entering this key will upgrade a Windows 10 Home system to Windows 10 Pro, it will be an unactivated version of the operating system with limitations.
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Palmer Luckey says Oculus Rift is on schedule, but pre-orders won’t open this year

Palmer Luckey once took to Twitter to let everyone know the the much anticipated pre-order will not be available until 2016.
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Did Apple hide an unreleased MacBook model in the 60 Minutes segment?

Users are claiming a new MacBook is lurking in the background of a shot from the recent 60 Minutes segment, but there might be more to the story.
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Futuremark is spreading the holiday cheer with a preview of its VRMark benchmark

If there might be a VR Headset pre-order in your stocking this year, 3DMark has the test to ensure your system is ready for its new responsibilities.
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Crowdfunded Virtuix Omni finally ships to first backer, thousands more planned for early 2016

Kickstarter projects aren't always smooth, but it appears the long road to the VR treadmill is finally nearing an end, with the first backer receiving his.
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Nullspace VR wants you to reach out and touch someone, virtually

As if VR wasn't real enough, Nullspace VR has big plans for a haptic feedback vest with a lot of ambition and even more potential.
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BenQ prepares for CES with new monitors for hardcore gamers and desk jockeys

Not all of the monitors BenQ will be bringing to CES are new for the tradeshow, but they're all impressive offerings.
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Microsoft's latest change to the Windows 10 upgrade dialogue sends users into a rage

A minor change to the "Get Windows 10" application on Windows 7 and 8 has users spitting and yelling with rage.
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A victory in SSD endurance has Samsung singing

Samsung's drives performed so well in TechReport's SSD endurance test, it's caused the marketing team to lift their voices and sing.
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Here's how Crytek and Oculus plan to bring VR to millions of gamers

In addition to spending time with Crytek's newly announced game The Climb, we also chatted about development, the future of VR, and falling to certain death
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Hands on: The Climb

Do you think you have what it takes to free climb a mountain? Crytek’s newest game will let you find out, and you don’t even have to leave your couch. Just don’t look down!
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A grand is all you need to build an incredibly quick desktop — and here’s proof

Whether you're a gamer or not, we have two PC builds for you that will net you a pretty good computer for roughly $1,000.
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Oculus shows off the consumer-ready rift and a new controller

Ready to take the first step toward owning a virtual reality headset? Oculus revealed the consumer version of the Rift that will be on shelves in Q1, 2016.
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Oculus Rift DK2 sells out as final consumer release looms

Hoping to get your hands on a Rift DK2? You're too late! After a year and a half of sales the second iteration of the developer kit has sold out.
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Absolutely immersive VR isn’t right around the corner, AMD says in new white paper

Despite many recent advancements on the road to consumer VR, a study from AMD shares the belief that we've quite a ways to go before total immersion.
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Job post suggests Google is working on a secret virtual reality project

Normally a company posting a job listing wouldn't make the news, but this time it's Google X, and the position to be filled is one that shows Google's hand.
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Even locked Skylake processors can be overclocked after a BIOS update

Motherboard maker ASRock is preparing to roll out a BIOS update that will allow users to raise the base clock of locker Skylake chips.
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Meet the computer 100 million times faster than classic systems – sometimes

Faced with the right problem, NASA and Google's quantum computer is 100 million times faster at finding the answer. Just don't ask them how it works.
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Microsoft's Surface Pro Dock adapter is so scarce, you're better off 3D printing your own

Having trouble finding an adapter to use the Surface Pro 4 with the Surface Pro 3 dock? Microsoft has shared the 3D printing schematics.
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Corsair crams full-blown liquid cooling into a tiny new package

This Corsair CPU cooler is ready for its closeup, with a 120mm blower fan, and a slim profile that's ensures it can fit in even the smallest gaming rig. 
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Lenovo teaches another ThinkPad how to do Yoga

If there's more work than play in your holiday, Lenovo is holding it down with new updates for mobile and desktop workstations
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Microsoft's decision to lay off 60 Israeli contract workers hints at Hololens efforts

With an early 2016 release for the developer Hololens looming, Microsoft has cut some employees abroad to focus on new technology at home.
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The Star Wars spoilers are strong, but the force is strong with this Chrome extension

Like Luke, this chrome extension is an unlikely hero that will protect you from the dark side of the Star Wars universe - spoilers!
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Microsoft pulled the newest Windows 10 update over a privacy-related bug

It didn't take long for the November update from Windows 10 to disappear, and it looks like a bug affecting privacy settings is the culprit.
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Intel's 10-core monster planned for Q2 2016 debut, according to new leak

If a leaked roadmap from Intel is accurate, the Broadwell-E CPUs will be available in the early summer of 2016, with Kaby Lake and Apollo Lake SOC later.
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Star Wars Battlefront is a technical marvel on PC

The benefits of choosing to play Battlefront on PC are clear - better resolution, higher refresh rate. But like the dark side, the trouble is hard to see