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Amazon pulls the plug on Instant Video for Google TV, older smart TV sets

Amazon’s Instant Video service lets you stream movies and TV shows to devices including smartphones, tablets, computers, and TVs. In order to watch on a TV though, you’ll need a smart TV that supports Amazon Instant Video or a TV box like a Roku or Amazon Fire TV. The list of supported hardware used to include […]

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Next-gen Apple TV could support games, apps, Siri

As Apple’s September 9th event approaches, folks are continuing to make (sometimes educated) guesses about the company’s plans. Some rumors suggest new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones with Force Touch support are on the way, while others focus on updated Apple TV hardware. Now 9to5Mac has a detailed look at what we might […]

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Dell Chromebook 13: Business-friendly Broadwell laptop for $399 and up

Dell is expanding its line of Chrome OS laptops with what the company says is the first enterprise class Chromebook. The Dell Chromebook 13 has a full HD display, support for up to 8GB of RAM and up to an Intel Core i5 Broadwell processor, and a premium materials including a carbon fiber cover, mangesium […]

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Windows RT update coming in Sept: New lock screen, Start Menu

Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is now available for desktops, notebooks, and large tablets. Later this year it’s coming to Xbox One game consoles and Windows Phone handsets. But what about tablets with ARM-based processors that originally shipped with Windows RT? Nope. Microsoft has no plans to release Windows 10 as an update for Windows RT […]

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Google Android to support Vulkan graphics API

Vulkan is a new 3D graphics API from the makers of OpenGL. It’s an open standard that the developers at Khronos say will be more efficient than OpenGL, and it will also give developers more control over how their games and applications behave. Khronos launched a technical preview of Vulkan earlier this year and continues […]

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Razer confirms acquisition of Ouya for Android-based gaming platform tech

Ouya launched an Android-powered video game console a few years ago and hasn’t really updated the hardware since. But the company has put a lot of time and money into building out its game store and software ecosystem which is used on a handful of third-party devices. Still, the company wasn’t in great financial shape, and […]