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Seagate’s 8TB drives are among the most reliable, according to new report

Backblaze, cloud backup and storage provider, released its latest drive test results with some good news regarding the reliability of 8TB Seagate drives.
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Pixelmator uses the MacBook Pro Touch Bar to make editing images more efficient

Pixelmator, the popular graphics editing application for MacOS, received an update to version 3.6 with Touch Bar support and other enhancements.
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Virtual currency, real crime: FBI alleges theft of millions of dollars in FIFA coins

In-game currency can be sold for real dollars, meaning that titles like FIFA Ultimate Team Football can attract real criminals, and the FBI is on the case.
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2016 Macbook Pros becoming more versatile as Touch Bar receives more app support

Apple's Mac App Store is listing MacBook Pro Touch Bar-enabled applications, and there are currently 15 apps being highlighted as supported.
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China leads the way as world’s supercomputers get 60% faster than they were in 2015

Massively parallel systems with hundreds of thousands or millions of cores keep getting more powerful, and China leads this year's supercomputer race.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Edition aims to knock down ransomware

Microsoft is aware of the impact of ransomware on its customers and has taken significant steps to combat the problem in Windows 10th Anniversary Edition.
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FBI battling child pornographers with darknet honeypots and Tor malware

The FBI has been taking aggressive actions against child pornography sites on the darknet, from running sites itself to spreading malware to gather info.
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Spotify to fix app that writes gigabytes of junk data to storage devices

Unfortunately, some Spotify users are reporting a rather pernicious problem with the Spotify app running on Mac, Linux, and Windows machines.
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Apple seemingly getting some 2016 MacBook Pro orders ready for shipment

Apple is apparently starting to get the 2016 MacBook Pro ready for shipment to the earliest buyers, meaning that the machines should start arriving soon.
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Eve V crowdsourced 2-in-1 receives its final specs and they are awesome

Eve announced the specifications for the upcoming Eve V crowdsourced Windows 10 2-in-1 machine and it's a Surface Pro 4 owner's wishlist.
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Edward Snowden to discuss Donald Trump's potential impact on privacy issues

Edward Snowden will be holding a live Q&A session starting at 1:30 p.m. (PT) where he will discuss the potential impact of a Donald Trump presidency.
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Electionland Google Trends map helps voters visualize polling station issues

Of particular interest to anyone concerned about issues with voting, the Electionland Google Trends map will provide a way to visualize polling information.
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Government in Indiana pays up after ransomware stifles operations

As the county government in Madison County, Indiana, discovered, ransomware is a very serious type of attack with real and often unavoidable consequences,
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Apple reportedly invests in Omnifone staff and technology to beef up Apple Music

In August, Apple invested in now-defunct streaming service Omnifone, bringing new staff and technology to help Apple Music service in the marketplace.
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Microsoft's Surface Studio is only powerful enough for "light" virtual reality duties

The Microsoft Surface Studio is great for creative professionals, and well worth its price for that group, but it's only a good choice for light VR duties.
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Adobe working on technology that's basically Photoshop for audio recordings

Adobe is working on new audio processing technology, called Project VoCo, that synthesizes a speaker's voice and adds new, unspoken words into a recording.
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AMD drops Radeon Software Crimson Edition V. 16.11.1 with 'Call of Duty' support

AMD is releasing the newest version of their Radeon Software Crimson Edition drivers, bringing the software to version 16.11.1 with a host of fixes.
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Apple’s 2016 MacBook Pro might not support existing Thunderbolt 3 devices

Apple's 2016 MacBook Pros rely entirely on Thunderbolt 3 USB Type-C connectors, and they might not support existing Thunderbolt 3 devices.
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OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock offers 13 ports for easier MacBook Pro connections

The OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock was introduced via press release this morning, offering 13 ports to reduce the new MacBook Pro's reliance on dongles.
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Chromebooks could get Intel’s Kaby Lake, Apollo Lake sometime soon

Newly discovered information seems to indicate Google Chromebooks could be getting Kaby Lake and Apollo Lake CPUs in the near future.
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Dell preps its own Surface Studio-inspired creativity workstation

Microsoft's Surface strategy of pushing Windows OEMs to make innovative new PCs continues unabated, as Dell introduces its own creativity workstation."
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EVGA will fix GTX 1080, GTX 1070 heating issue with an upcoming VRAM update

EVGA GTX 1080 and 1070 cards using the dual-fan ATC cooling solution are suffering from component failure due to overheating voltage regulation modules.
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Apple marketing VP Phil Schiller responds to backlash over MacBook Pro design

Phil Schiller spent some time with the Independent, talking about the design and evolution of the MacBook Pro and why some decisions were made.

Tinkerers at iFixit subjected Apple's new MacBook Pro (no Touch Bar) to a teardown

Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro without Touch Bar is a very tightly constructed machine that, as usual, has virtually no user-serviceable parts.
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OEMs can no longer purchase Windows 7 or 8.1 licenses for new machines

Microsoft has discontinued OEM license sales of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, leaving Windows 10 as the only operating system available on new PCs.
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Oculus opens up pre-orders for third sensor, enabling room-scale VR

Oculus is opening pre-orders today for a third sensor option, to go along with the Oculus Touch controllers in providing room-scale VR.
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Apple’s newest MacBook Pro is only slightly faster than previous models

The new 2016 MacBook Pro is only nominally faster than its predecessor while eking out equivalent longevity from smaller batteries.
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Apple might turn the Touch Bar display into static function keys for Boot Camp users

Apple's MacBook Pro Touch Bar is a great way to add input functionality to MacOS, but Boot Camp users might be limited to a static row of function keys.
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Collaboration with LG may mean Apple is no longer making its own stand-alone displays

Apple might be out of the stand-alone display business, after it partnered with LG on new 5K and 4K monitors and introduced them at its October 27 event.
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Microsoft wants other PC makers to copy the Surface Dial controller

Microsoft's Terry Myerson talks up the Surface Dial rotary haptic controller and notes that the company would be happy if OEMs make their own versions.
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Think Apple’s Touch Bar is neat? Then you’ll love Microsoft’s ‘Adaptive Keyboard’

Apple introduced their MacBook Pro OLED Touch Bar today at their October 2016 event, but Microsoft prototyped something similar in 2010.
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HP plans to make good use of the 3D tech in the Windows 10 Creators Update

HP has expressed its explicit intent to make use of the new 3D technologies coming in the Windows 10 Creators Update, with an upcoming VR headset and more.
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Office 365's October update brings 3D, Surface Dial and Surface Studio support

The Office 365 team has announced a number of new features coming to the productivity suite, including 3D, SVG, Surface Dial, and Surface Studio support.
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Microsoft is adding windowed messaging and more to the Outlook Mail app

Windows 10 Insiders on the Fast Ring have received some new features that definitely make the Outlook Mail client a good deal more functional.
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Eizo’s EV2780 features a 27-inch bezel-less monitor with USB Type-C support

Display maker Eizo has jumped on the USB Type-C bandwagon, offering the 27-inch FlexScan EV2780 monitor with USB Type-C connector and bezel-less display.
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Windows 10 Insiders on the Fast Ring get build 14951, with Ink improvements

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider build 14951 to the Fast Ring, with fixes to the camera app on PC and Mobile, Windows Ink updates, and more.
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Nvidia has licensed Rambus technology to help identify new attack vulnerabilities

A deal between Rambus and Nvidia to license security countermeasures is an example of how companies are working to identify hidden vulnerabilities,
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Everything we know about Apple’s new Mac lineup, coming October 27

Apple is going to hold an event on October 27 in Cupertino, California, where refreshes to the MacBook Pro and possibly other MacOS devices are likely.