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It looks like Siri is coming to OS X this year

Since its first launch, Apple's digital assistant, Siri, has been kept on the iOS platform and while there have been murmurs of it heading to Macs in the past, it never quite panned out. However, this year things seem to be a little different as a leaked screenshot from Apple's …

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G.Skill smashes 4GHz memory barrier with new 4,266MHz kit

Long gone are the days of sub-Ghz memory frequencies with earlier versions of DDR memory, but G.Skill has taken it to the next level by breaking through the 4GHz barrier with its new Trident Z kit. Offering a frequency of 4,266MHz, the new kit packs Samsung memory chips into 8GB and …

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Google has an AI processor and it already works well

The development of ever smarter artificial intelligences is going to be a major component of high-tier tech firms over the next few years, but Google looks to have the jump on most of them. It's developed its own AI processor, specifically designed for high-operational tasks and it's been testing its …

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Jide Technology Remix Mini (£50 Android PC) Review

Last year, the Remix Mini was one of the most successful campaigns on Kickstarter, with 21,975 backers pledging $1,647,155 to fund the innovative mini-PC. Today, we look at the Remix Mini as it is now available for general purchase and assess whether it is worth the £50 asking price. If …

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Google wants help naming Android N

Over the years, Google has had no problem coming up with names for its many different flavours of Android, we've had Gingerbread, Froyo, Ice Cream Sandwhich and even KitKat but this year, the company wants a little public input before coming up with a final name for Android N. At …

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AMD Hotfix driver aims to fix R9 390 performance in DOOM

If you happened to check out our DOOM game analysis earlier this week, then you may have noticed that there were some pretty poor performance numbers coming from the R9 290 and R9 390x. However, just last night AMD released a new Hotfix driver, which claims to boost in-game performance …

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Microsoft is now selling the Nokia brand to Foxconn

Microsoft initially bought out Nokia's mobile phone division a couple of years back to bolster its own smartphone efforts. However, Windows Phone still hasn't seen a ton of growth and now the company is changing directions again by selling the rights to the Nokia brand name and transferring around 4,500 …

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Win a copy of DOOM (2016) on PC this week

We have another little competition running today over on our Facebook page – the chance to win a a copy of DOOM (2016) on PC! There's no major catch, all you need to do is head over to our Facebook page and give an entertaining caption to the image below …

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Manchester police to be fitted with 3,000 bodycams

As surveillance increases across the world for civilians, perhaps it's a good thing that those enforcing the laws are also being scrutinised. 3,000 Police in Manchester are set to be fitted with body cameras, though much of when and how they are used, will be left up to the officers …

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Shaq is the star of ELEAGUE’s new CS:GO advert

Considering all of the celebrity cameos in videogames over recent years, it's perhaps no surprise that Turner Broadcasting run Esports organisation, ELEAGUE, is doing the same to promote this year's Counter Strike tournament. Instead of going with a classical actor though, it went with Shaq Fu and Kazaam star Shaquille O' …

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Here are the specifications for the GTX 1070

The reviews are in and Pascal is officially here, making its début with the GTX 1080 which by all accounts, is an excellent graphics card. However, Nvidia has one other Pascal graphics card coming out fairly soon- the GTX 1070 and today, we got confirmation on some of its specifications …

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Apple appears to be making a push for wireless charging

Apple isn't very good at keeping a lid on its future product plans these days but today's news doesn't really come from any ‘leak' or anonymous source. Instead, today's information has been deduced from Apple's public hiring tactics as it turns out that the company has recently brought on quite …

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Dragonball Xenoverse 2 has been announced

There have been a lot of Dragonball Z games over the years and while some have been pretty good, they haven't all been great. However, when Dragonball Xenoverse launched last year, it brought a breath of fresh air to the series and now, we will be getting a sequel, as …

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Disney Movies VR takes baby steps into the virtual

Oculus might have become the first to launch a Pixar-esque 360 degree movie with Henry, Lost and Invasion, but Disney isn't going to sit on its laurels. To get its virtual ball rolling, it's released Disney Movies VR, a steam-accessible VR experience that offers a number of different content to enjoy …

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Germany busts major darknet drug seller

German police have scooped up five men said to be responsible for the darknet drug seller, Chemical Love. Caught with upwards of 60kg of various illegal substances, the group are said to have completed sales of more than 1.3 million euros from 1,500 transactions, making this the biggest online drug seller …

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