Intel NUC5i5RYK Review

Need Ultrabook components in a tiny desktop? Intel’s quasi-barebones NUC PC is back for round three, with the sexy-named “NUC5i5RYK” SKU leading the charge. Equipped with Intel’s i5-5250U dual-core CPU, clocked at 1.6GHz, the processor still comes soldered to the NUC’s motherboard. And once again, owners will have to bring their own OS to the…

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Chrome 42 Beta Includes Push Notifications

Also new is the the option to automatically pause plugin content Each browser update usually contains no more than two or three noteworthy new features in this rapid-release-cycle era, and Chrome 42 is no exception. It entered beta a few days back with a couple of notable features — well, at least on the desktop…

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YouTube Now Supports 360-degree Video Uploads, Playback

The video uploading process isn’t entirely automatic YouTube has followed through on its January announcement that it was “working to support 360 degree videos in the coming weeks.” The Google-owned online streaming site announced in a blog post Friday that it now supports 360-degree video uploads. According to the site, the list of compatible 360-degree…

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Steam for Linux Goes Past 1,000-game Mark

The client was released in February 2013 A couple of years after its official release, Valve’s Steam for Linux initiative is making steady progress. It recently notched up a significant milestone when the number of Linux-compatible games on Steam breached the 1,000 mark. Granted, this number still pales in comparison to Windows’ tally of nearly…

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