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Online reseller Newegg leaks Windows 10 OEM pricing and on-sale date: Home package is $109.99, Pro package is $149.99, and release date is August 31 — Online reseller leaks OEM prices and on-sale dates for Windows 10 — Summary:A major software reseller in the U,S …
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| Aloysius Low / CNET: |
Nvidia's new graphics card pushes for better 4K — Nvidia announced a new flagship graphics card delivering smoother 4K graphics for PC gamers, plus new G-Sync screen technology for smoother gaming on laptops.| Brad Chacos / PCWorld: |
Nvidia introduces multi-resolution shading to reduce graphics performance needed to create VR scenes, which could help VR games run on less powerful hardware — Nvidia's radical multi-resolution shading tech could help VR reach the masses — When Oculus VR revealed the recommended PC specs …
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Source: Intel close to buying Altera for about $54 a share, $15B+ deal may be announced early next week — Intel Takeover of Altera Is Expected — SAN FRANCISCO — Intel is close to clinching a takeover of fellow chip maker Altera for more than $15 billion, a person briefed on the matter said on Friday …
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Pressure from Wall Street to increase profit margins driving consolidation in semiconductor industry — Behind the Wave of Semiconductor Deals: Margin Pressures — Investors seeking fatter profit have driven the latest wave of consolidation — Chip makers are facing many pressures pushing them to combine.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Debuts A $99 Kindle Bundle For Kids Including An E-Reader, Cover And Warranty — Amazon wants parents to buy Kindles for their children and is today launching a discounted “Kindle for Kids Bundle” to encourage them to do so. This new package includes the combination of a Kindle e-reader … | Guardian: |
Senate advances USA Freedom Act, but vote on bill likely won't come for several days, causing temporary shutdown of some Patriot Act powers — Patriot Act powers to lapse at midnight as Senate fails to agree on NSA reform — Surveillance hawks concede defeat as Rand Paul forces shutdown …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Behind Android M: Google focuses on the core user experience with Now on Tap and many small refinements — Android M: small refinements with a huge impact — Last year, Google introduced an elegant, sophisticated operating system with an all-new design that was compatible with everything from phones to watches to cars to TVs.
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Lenovo partners with Microsoft to add more functionality to Cortana with REACHit service on Lenovo Windows 10 PCs, including search of cloud storage services — Lenovo's new REACHit app makes Cortana even more personal on Windows 10 — It's free, but exclusive to Lenovo users on Windows 10| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Uber Unveils Design Concept For Its New, 420,000 Square-Foot Headquarters In SF — Images detailing the design of Uber's giant new San Francisco corporate headquarters have emerged, showing what the new, two-building corporate campus should look like when it opens up in a few years.| Simon Zekaria / Wall Street Journal: |
US data center giant Equinix buys European rival Telecity for $3.6B — U.S. Data Giant Equinix Buys Telecity — U.S. firm wins scramble to buy U.K.-based peer in a cash and share offer worth $3.60 billion — LONDON—U.S. data center giant Equinix Inc. on Friday agreed … | Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal: |
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