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  Toshiba's high-res Kirabook takes on the MacBook Air and Pro all at once

  By David Pierce on April 17, 2013 04:31 pm + 266 comments

  In the Windows 8 world there are high-end laptops, and there are thin laptops, and never the twain Continue reading…

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  Toshiba Kirabook pictures

  on April 17, 2013 04:30 pm + 3 comments

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  Is this Nokia's aluminum 'Catwalk' Lumia?

  By Tom Warren on April 17, 2013 04:17 pm + 151 comments

  Nokia's aluminum Lumia device, codenamed Catwalk, may have made its way into the wild. Designed as a Continue reading…

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  Outlook.com to support 32 new international domains and alias sign in

  By Tom Warren on April 17, 2013 03:24 pm + 21 comments

  Following the announcement of two-factor authentication for Microsoft accounts, the software maker Continue reading…

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  Microsoft introduces two-step verification for Microsoft accounts

  By Tom Warren on April 17, 2013 12:11 pm + 30 comments

  Microsoft had been expected to roll out two-factor authentication for its accounts, and the company Continue reading…

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  A simple Excel calculation error puts a famous economic study under scrutiny

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 17, 2013 11:08 am + 62 comments

  Back in 2010, economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff published a report that stated countries Continue reading…

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  Microsoft's Xbox team testing smartwatch prototypes with a Surface connector

  By Tom Warren on April 17, 2013 10:55 am + 95 comments

  Microsoft is prototyping its own wrist-worn device. A reliable source familiar with Microsoft's Xbox Continue reading…

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  Deezer arrives on Windows 8 ahead of Spotify, still no sign of US launch

  By Tom Warren on April 17, 2013 07:16 am + 14 comments

  Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system gets another music streaming service today: Deezer. The app Continue reading…

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  Toshiba's Kirabook is a high-resolution Windows 8 competitor to the Retina MacBook

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 17, 2013 07:13 am + 97 comments

  Toshiba has unveiled the Kirabook, an ultrabook with a high-resolution display set for US release Continue reading…

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  Microsoft to pay Japanese Xbox owners with Points for a million hours of playtime

  By Tom Warren on April 17, 2013 06:11 am + 42 comments

  Microsoft has failed to gain ground in the Japanese gaming market with its Xbox and Xbox 360 Continue reading…