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Three new Samsung curved monitors target budget buyers

Samsung has announced that the 31.5-inch SE590C Series, 27-inch SE591C Series and SE510C Series monitors will be available in North America by May.
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Dell announces new 24-inch monitor with 1440p resolution, ergonomic stand

Dell announced the new Dell 24 Monitor today, designed to provide optimal screen performance to its mainstream customers. It offers 1440p resolution.
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Rockchip ARM quad-core powers new Chromebooks from CTL

The CTL Chromebook J2 and CTL Chromebook J4 are among the first models to include the Quad Core ARM Cortex-A17 RK3288 processor from Rockchip.
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Ge touchy-feely with the new Acer Chromebase all-in-one, a touch Chrome OS desktop

Acer announced the Acer Chromebase on April 1, an addition to its Chrome OS product line.
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Porn, ads injected into Google Analytics code by new router malware

A new variant of router malware has been discovered by Ara Labs, and it is designed to inject ads and pornography into websites.
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Intel may only release two Broadwell-based CPUs in Q2 2015

New rumors say that Intel will only release two LGA 1150 Broadwell-based CPUs. The Core i7-5775C and Core i5-5675C might hold up the socketed desktop line.
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Microsoft loops Adobe into Spartan browser project

Microsoft has brought in Adobe to contribute to the Spartan project, and it is one of many businesses expected to contribute code.
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Apple drops Windows 7 Boot Camp support with its latest MacBook Pro and Air

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air will no longer support Windows 7 with Boot Camp.
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Acer’s C910 is a 15-inch Chromebook with 1080p display and awesome performance

Hardware and software manufacturer Acer America announced the development of the Acer C910 Chromebook on March 19.
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Microsoft integrates Xbox Music and OneDrive for free streaming music

Microsoft announced on March 18 that OneDrive will now be integrated with Xbox Music.
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Touchpad gestures will become smarter in Windows 10

A session at WinHEC on March 18 that revealed new gestures that will be coming to precision touchpads with Windows 10.
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Dell’s Inspiron 13 7000 Series convertible offers premium feels at budget prices

Dell has released its new Inspiron 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 Special Edition convertible laptop, and it starts at $749.99 on the company’s website.
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Video, screenshots and leaks of Windows Build 10036 hit the Internet

A new leaked video of what is rumored to be Build 10036 hit YouTube on March 12, and the Russian blog WZor.net has posted alleged screenshots of it, too.
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The portable Asus G501 gaming laptop equips Intel quad, Nvidia GTX 960M

Asus has announced the development of the G501 gaming laptop, which is now one of the thinnest on the market at just 0.81 inches.
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Nvidia adds GTX 960M and 950M to mobile gaming stable

Nvidia took to its blog today to announce two new additions to its GTX 900M lineup – the GeForce GTX 960M and 950M.
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Benchmarks confirm new 13-inch MacBook Air offers quicker storage than 11-inch model

Apple claimed that the 13-inch model was up to “two times faster” than previous models. Now, iFixit has found this to be true.
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Worried about a FREAK? The latest Windows patch may put you at ease

Microsoft has fixed SSL implementations in its software to reduce the chances of a FREAK attack.
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Western Digital releases new line of high capacity, low power hard drives

The WD Re+ hard drive family is designed for power efficiency, consuming only 6 watts of power for 6 terabytes of space.
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Lenovo owns up to ‘Superfish’ with free virus protection software offer

The company is now offering six months of the McAfee LiveSafe Program free to Lenovo customers who own a computer that shipped with SuperFish.
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Live outside of the United States? You may be paying more for Apple products

Following its “Spring Forward” event on March 9 (which revealed a price cut to Apple TV), Apple raised the prices on several products in foreign countries.

Samsung throws a curveball with ATIV One 7 Curved, available March 8th

Samsung announced today that it will begin selling its ATIV One 7 Curved All-in-One PC on March 8 for $1,299.99.

Microsoft now says Windows computers could have a ‘FREAK’ attack

Computers running Windows are vulnerable to “FREAK” attacks, which gives hackers the power to decrypt secure traffic between a browser and website, Microsoft has confirmed.
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‘Microsoft Tech Support’ scammer threatens Canadian man on the phone

Canadian man Jakob Dulisse is the latest person to receive a death threat from a “Microsoft Tech Support” scam artist.
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Syber’s Steam Machine dream continues with six-model lineup

CyberPowerPC’s new division, Syber, revealed that a new line of Steam Machines will be coming at the Game Developers Conference on March 3.
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Can web apps boost the Windows Store? Microsoft thinks they might

Microsoft reveals at MWC that Windows 10 will let developers publish web apps through its store.
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SanDisk shows off first thumb drive with USB Type-C connector

SanDisk announced today that it has developed its first dual USB drive with Type C connector, optimal for the quick transfer of media and other content.