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   Intel released the first Core i5 desktop processor over 3.0 GHz, the i5-650 (4 M cache, 3.20 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) Intel released the first Core i5 desktop processor over 3.0 GHz, the i5-650 (4 M cache, 3.20 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)
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   The virtual reality headset market as we know it began in 2012 with Oculus The virtual reality headset market as we know it began in 2012 with Oculus
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   You may not know what screen stuttering is, but the Nvidia G-Sync chip is what defeated it. Beginning in gaming laptops, G-Sync is now in OLED TV screens and beyond, using adaptive frame rate technology to make sure there's never screen tearing while you're gaming. You may not know what screen stuttering is, but the Nvidia G-Sync chip is what defeated it. Beginning in gaming laptops, G-Sync is now in OLED TV screens and beyond, using adaptive frame rate technology to make sure there's never screen tearing while you're gaming.
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   Thanks to Apple, it's tough to say there's one universal port for all computing devices. But USB-C is close. Finalized in August 2014, USB-C is an industry standard connector for both data and power using a single cable, and is now found on now found on all manner of devices from simple external hard drives to smartphone charging cables. Thanks to Apple, it's tough to say there's one universal port for all computing devices. But USB-C is close. Finalized in August 2014, USB-C is an industry standard connector for both data and power using a single cable, and is now found on now found on all manner of devices from simple external hard drives to smartphone charging cables.
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   AMD's Ryzen line of flagship desktop processors brought highly multithreaded performance into the mainstream for the first time, at a low price that's only gotten cheaper as the manufacturer has set the market for high-performance chips. AMD's Ryzen line of flagship desktop processors brought highly multithreaded performance into the mainstream for the first time, at a low price that's only gotten cheaper as the manufacturer has set the market for high-performance chips.