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Oculus VR secures $16 million to bring virtual reality to consumers
— 6:00 AM on June 18, 2013

The Oculus Rift VR headset enjoyed a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, earning nearly $2.5 million through the crowdfunding site. Less than a year later,...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Gaming

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Demo'ing the future at WWDC
— 12:59 PM on June 14, 2013

If there's one thing I learned from Monday's (June 10, 2013) keynote at...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

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At WWDC 2013, Apple showed its new soul
— 11:59 PM on June 11, 2013

There was something different about Apple during yesterday's WWDC keynote. I couldn't put my finger on it at first. Part of it was the glitchy...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac Personal tech

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Apple shows cylindrical Mac Pro, Haswell MacBook Air line, OS X Mavericks
— 5:13 PM on June 10, 2013

iOS 7 was definitely the main attraction at today's Worldwide Developer Conference, but it wasn't the only one. Apple also lifted the curtain on...

Type: News story Tags: Software Operating systems Mac

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Random gigabits for the week of June 3, 2013
— 10:53 AM on June 7, 2013

'Tis the week before Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference MMXIII: Borg vs. Cylon, and *SPOILER ALERT* we already know what spoilers have already spoiled the already-expected-anyway...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

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20Gbps Thunderbolt gets a name: Thunderbolt 2
— 9:07 AM on June 5, 2013

In April, we learned all about Intel's next-generation Thunderbolt controller, dubbed Falcon Ridge. This controller combines the dual 10Gbps channels of existing Thunderbolt implementations...

Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Storage Displays

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Asus PQ321 squeezes 3840x2160 resolution into 31.5-inch desktop display
— 9:17 AM on May 31, 2013

Every time we post a story that mentions a high-PPI notebook, tablet, or smartphone screen, folks chime in about the need for higher pixel densities...

Type: News story Tags: Displays

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Mirasol lives, 1.5-inch display is coming 'soon'
— 9:15 AM on May 22, 2013

E-ink displays are great. They can be used in direct sunlight, and they're as easy on the eyes as real paper. Unfortunately, they're also usually...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Personal tech

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Samsung's latest 13.3'' notebook screen has a 3200x1800 resolution
— 9:18 AM on May 20, 2013

Looks like Samsung has one-upped Sharp. The latter announced a handful of high-PPI notebook screens last week, but now, Samsung is about to...

Type: News story Tags: Displays

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Deals of the week: IPS displays, graphics cards, storage, and games
— 5:14 PM on May 17, 2013

We've gathered a pretty nice selection of deals this week. We've got a heavily discounted 23" IPS monitor, a Radeon that's on sale and bundled...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Storage Displays

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Coffee Talk with Timmy Cook
— 9:32 AM on May 17, 2013

It's true. I recently won the Charitybuzz auction for "coffee with...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

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Sharp adds three high-PPI notebook displays based on IGZO tech
— 6:00 AM on May 16, 2013

Quite often, our biggest complaint about PC notebooks and tablets is that their display resolutions are too low. 1366x768 has become the norm even...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Mobile computing

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Amazon buys Liquavista screen technology from Samsung
— 6:00 AM on May 14, 2013

Amazon may have settled on the screen technology that will power the seemingly inevitable color Kindle reader. The Digital Reader reports that Samsung-owned screen...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Personal tech

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Adobe lets you pay now and later and later again
— 9:26 AM on May 13, 2013

The time was January 1995. The smooth, Philly soul and pleated pants of...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

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Deal of the week: 4TB for $184, and other goodies
— 5:49 PM on May 10, 2013

We'll keep this week's deal post short and sweet, starting with a few hardware bargains: Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 4TB hard drive...

Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Displays Gaming

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Tactus and Synaptics partner on tactile touchscreen buttons
— 9:23 AM on May 10, 2013

The smooth exterior glass of touchscreen displays is great for letting your fingers glide freely while performing various swipes and gestures. However, the lack of...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Input devices Mobile computing Personal tech

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Deal of the week: IPS monitors and games
— 5:29 PM on May 3, 2013

We've already featured inexpensive IPS panels in our recent deal posts, but prices are still inching down, so we feel compelled to revisit the subject....

Type: News story Tags: Displays Gaming

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Angering hippies and financing evil
— 12:56 PM on May 3, 2013

Seeing as how nobody else has released a Steve Jobs mockumentary ("These mold lines go to eleven!") and nothing on my Hackintosh has flipped me...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

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