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The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has announced a new DisplayPort certification called Ultra-High Bit Rate (UHBR) for DisplayPort 2.0. It establishes two levels of certification, DP40 and DP80, that mark cables as capable of up to 40 and 80 gigabits of data, respectively. VESA intends this to clear confusion, but I’ll bet it has …

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IDG / Dominic Bayley Whether you’re a content creator or a business professional, if you’re looking for a laptop with a great touchscreen, you’ve come to the right place. Back in the days of old, it used to be something of an insurmountable task to pinpoint a laptop with a decent touchscreen. Well, those days …

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23andMe If you want to know about your risk for various diseases, Amazon has the deal for you. The online retailer is selling 23andMe Health Service for $99. That’s $50 off the usual price. The deal ends just before midnight Pacific time on Thursday. This version of 23andMe genetic testing tells you genetic facts about …

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The Steam Deck runs Valve’s SteamOS, a gaming-focused Linx-based operating system. But it’s also designed to run the vast majority of PC games, including those made for Windows, with the help of its WINE-style Proton compatibility layer. According to the company’s initial testing, about 80-90 percent of games on Steam can be played on the …

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StackCommerce If you’re trying to get rich working for someone else, then the best of luck to you. From a practical sense, the only way to truly realize wealth is with passive income. Not sure how? Then the Online Passive Income in 2022 Bundle will get you up to speed. This web-based education package is an ideal resource …

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Both AMD and Intel on Thursday said that the two companies had halted sales of their products to Russia and Belarus, an explicit commitment from the chip industry in taking action against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Microsoft, too, also said it would halt “new” sales of Microsoft products, too. On Thursday morning, AMD said …

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Dominik Tomaszewski/IDG Despite a controversial lack of availability in the United States, Huawei’s svelte laptop designs have been turning heads all over the world for the last few years. The company’s latest flagship model is the MateBook X Pro 2022, and it’s a stunner of an ultraportable. Dominic Preston went live at Mobile World Congress …

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Intel launched its 12th-gen mobile and desktop Core processors for businesses today—Alder Lake processors with included vPro technology. And, in the way it continues to segment its processor lineup, Intel has added two new categories of its vPro technologies: vPro Essentials for small businesses, and vPro Enterprise for Chrome devices. Intel expects its customers to …

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Voice dictation wasn’t used to create this article on how to use Google Docs’ voice typing, but it could have been. The service is actually very accurate and quite flexible, thanks to Google’s inclusion of basic formatting and editing commands. There’s a reason Google’s offerings remain a mainstay in our roundup of the best free …

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A general view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine in this June 12, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com No signs of elevated radiation – RIA Intense fighting in area around nuclear plant Russian troops’ advance stalled outside Kyiv Refugee total exceeds 1 million – UNHCR Ukraine …

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