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Dell adds multitouch display and reclining stand to XPS One 27 desktop

By Louis Goddard on August 30, 2012 04:44 am + 69 comments

Dell has announced the addition of a 10-point touchscreen to its XPS One 27 all-in-one desktop Continue reading…
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Sky Motion's up-to-the-minute weather tracking app comes to the web

By Justin Rubio on August 16, 2012 03:12 pm + 32 comments

If you live in an area where unpredictable weather is a problem, the free SkyMotion app for iOS is a Continue reading…
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Spotify Radio for desktop gets thumbs up, thumbs down rating and mobile station syncing

By Louis Goddard on August 11, 2012 11:03 pm + 13 comments

Music streaming app Spotify has introduced a rating feature for the desktop version of its Radio Continue reading…
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Facebook sees 23 percent surge in mobile-only users since March

By Amar Toor on August 1, 2012 02:13 am + 18 comments

Approximately 102 million people accessed Facebook exclusively from mobile devices in June, Continue reading…
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Mountain Lion is Apple's 'most successful' OS X release with three million downloads in four days

By Vlad Savov on July 30, 2012 08:43 am + 76 comments

Apple's recently released OS X 10.8, codenamed Mountain Lion, is officially the California company's Continue reading…
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Rdio rolls out new notification system and custom artwork for playlists

By Bryan Bishop on July 21, 2012 12:17 am + 8 comments

Last month music streaming service Rdio unveiled a minimalistic redesign of both its desktop apps Continue reading…
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Twitter introduces targeted tweets for advertisers, only shown to users in specific locations

By Dante D'Orazio on July 19, 2012 01:45 pm + 6 comments

Twitter is continuing to provide more options for companies looking to advertise on the social Continue reading…
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Pulp news reader app updated to support MacBook Pro with Retina display

By Amar Toor on July 8, 2012 06:02 am + 33 comments

Acrylic Software has updated its Pulp desktop app to support the MacBook Pro with Retina display. Continue reading…
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GeForce GTX 680 vs. Radeon HD 7970: is upgrading to the latest graphics card worth it?

By Vlad Savov on July 3, 2012 02:33 pm + 118 comments

After all the hype and hoopla of last month's E3, you might be forgiven for thinking that consoles Continue reading…
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Samsung tempting UK iPhone users with Easy Phone Sync

By Evan Rodgers on June 22, 2012 05:12 pm + 39 comments

Samsung is attempting to convert existing UK iPhone users by offering them a free copy of Easy Phone Continue reading…