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Lenovo launches VR-ready Legion gaming notebooks and the $129 Alexa-powered Smart Assistant speaker, updates Thinkpad X1 workstations and Miix detachables — Channeling its inner gamer who simultaneously wants a smarter home. — LAS VEGAS—Lenovo prepared a few surprises for its CES lineup.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Dell updates Alienware's 13-inch, 15-inch, 17-inch models and Inspiron 15 7000 gaming laptop with Intel's Kaby Lake CPU — Dell is launching four new gaming laptops today based on Intel's newest Kaby Lake processors. — The Round Rock, Texas-based company unveiled the laptops at CES 2017 …
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ASUS updates its ZenBook models, Transformer Pro 2-in-1, three new versions of its Zen AiO all-in-one desktop, and more with Intel's Kaby Lake chips — Asus today announced updates to most of its major laptop, 2-in-1, and desktop product lines, incorporating Intel's latest Kaby Lake processor …
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| Mark Walton / Ars Technica UK: |
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake review: minimal upgrades mean high-end desktop CPU performance remains at a standstill — With identical performance to Skylake, Intel brings desktop performance to a standstill. — The Intel Core i7-7700K is what happens when a chip company stops trying.| Dave Gershgorn / Quartz: |
Japanese insurance company to replace 34 claim staff with IBM Watson Explorer in January for $1.7M up front, $128K/year, saving $1.1M /year in employee salaries — Most of the attention around automation focuses on how factory robots and self-driving cars may fundamentally change our workforce … | Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Dish's AirTV set-top box provides 4K streaming for Sling TV, Netflix, and YouTube, also has an over-the-air antenna for live TV — Finding quality 4K content is still rather difficult, but that isn't keeping hardware manufacturers from building devices to support the format.
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What to expect at CES 2017: a deluge of wireless audio and VR devices, drones, TVs, and self-driving cars — TVs, drones, and self-driving cars invade Las Vegas — It's that time again: the holidays are over, a fresh year is on the calendar, and it's time for the annual gadget bacchanalia …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Qualcomm inadvertently reveals ASUS ZenFone AR, Tango-enabled and Daydream-ready, and powered by Snapdragon 821 — Qualcomm has inadvertently published a press release today about the yet-to-be-announced ASUS ZenFone AR. Billed as the world's first device to be both Tango-enabled and Daydream-ready … | Mark Spoonauer / Laptop Mag: |
Dell's XPS 13 2-in-1 starts at $1K, has compact fanless design, fingerprint reader, support for optional stylus, and decent battery life of about 8.5 hours — Pros / Most compact 2-in-1 with 13-inch screen; Comfortable keyboard; Vibrant InfinityEdge display; Impressive audio …
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Thanks:@mspoonauer| Lyndal Rowlands / Inter Press Service: |
Governments around the world shut down the internet more than 50 times in 2016 — Governments around the world shut down the internet more than 50 times in 2016 - suppressing elections, slowing economies and limiting free speech. — In the worst cases internet shutdowns have been associated … | Manish Singh / Mashable: |
Amazon launches “Sell as Individual” pilot service in Bangalore, India, allowing users to sell used goods — Amazon is eyeing old goods and the space of reselling those products as it works on expanding its ecommerce business in India. — Amazon has launched its “Sell as Individual” … | Jemima Kelly / Reuters: |
Bitcoin jumps above $1,000 for first time in three years, after a 125% climb during 2016 — Digital currency bitcoin kicked off the new year by jumping above $1,000 for the first time in three years late on Sunday, having outperformed all central-bank-issued currencies with a 125 percent climb in 2016.
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| Nate Hoffelder / The Digital Reader: |
Scribd removes comics from its subscription reading service after adding them in 2015 — A reader has tipped me to the news that Scribd has quietly removed digital comics from its subscription reading service. Ten thousand comics had been added in February 2015 when Scribd was still in the upward swing … Sponsor Posts
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