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Over the past year Amazon has refreshed its entire line of popular e-readers. With the recent release of the Kindle Oasis 2019 edition, we are ready to give you Neowin's verdict on the devices.
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Stardock has released a new update to its popular real-time strategy game, Ashes of the Singularity to add new features, maps and support for the new graphics API, Vulkan.
Tesla improves its Autopilot in the latest firmware (17.32) update along with other notable improvements. We take the latest for a test spin to see how much it has improved.
Intel recently released new video drivers for its Skylake processors. Our testing indicates that they solve the widely-reported power consumption problems in sleep mode on the Surface Pro 4.
With Windows 10 and the Surface line, Microsoft has shown they have what it takes to make good products. But their store experience shows they have a long way to go.
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Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 4 today, a major update to its popular tablet/laptop hybrid. The specs are impressive with room for further improvement.
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A better Internet involves tolerance towards all points of view, not just ones you agree with
The Internet is growing up, becoming more diverse and that means we must learn to tolerate other points of view.
Microsoft demonstrates DirectX 12 doubling the framerate of games at Build 2014 which will help push the Xbox One deeper into next generation gaming and will enhance the user experience.
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Microsoft is at a turning point and the ways of the old are being phased out and new life is being brought back into the comapny but there are still a lot of questions the company needs to answer.
Microsoft unveils universal Windows apps, a return of the Start menu and a coherent vision at Build 2014 that starts to paint a new picture of the technology giant.
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