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• How to download and install the Windows 10 Technical Preview (updated) October 1, 2014 at 3:42 pm

  Microsoft, right on schedule, has made the Windows 10 Technical Preview available to download. There are 64-bit and 32-bit versions available for US English, Real English, Chinese, and Portuguese. Follow these instructions to download and install the Windows 10 Technical Preview.
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  Windows 10 Technical Preview, hands-on (video) October 1, 2014 at 3:32 pm

  I installed Windows 10 Technical Preview. Actually, I was so brave (foolhardy?) that I upgraded my main Windows 8.1 installation to Windows 10. The good news: The upgrade process went very smoothly indeed. The bad news: Well, except for a few small interface quirks, there doesn’t seem to be much bad news. Read on for my early hands-on impressions of Windows 10 Technical Preview — and a video of Windows 10 Technical Preview running on my multi-monitor desktop PC.
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  Samsung 840 Evo has serious performance bug, fix coming October 15 (updated) October 1, 2014 at 1:24 pm

  Samsung’s 840 Evo series reportedly suffers from a significant bug that dampens write performance on old data, but the company says it’s already working on a solution.
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  Mining for Bitcoins, the old, old fashioned way – with pen and paper October 1, 2014 at 1:09 pm

  In all the craze over Bitcoin ASICs, no one has ever answered the pressing question: How long would it take to solve a BTC hash by hand? Now we know.
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  Why is it called Windows 10 not Windows 9? October 1, 2014 at 11:31 am

  One of the most surprising aspects of yesterday’s Microsoft event was the name of its new operating system: Windows 10. Not Windows 8.2 or Windows 9… but Windows 10. When asked about Windows 10′s name, Windows chief Terry Myerson and Joe Belfiore avoided a direct answer, instead joking about how ‘seven ate nine’ and then lamely saying how the ‘breadth of the product family’ justifies the grandiose name. So, really, why did Microsoft call it Windows 10 instead of Windows 9?
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  AMD’s Radeon R7 SSD reviewed: A solid mid-range buy, and not much more October 1, 2014 at 9:20 am

  AMD is making a play for the enthusiast space with its R7 family of SSDs, but does it have what it takes to take on competitors in this field? We put it to the test.
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  Windows 10: Familiarity breeds contempt October 1, 2014 at 8:13 am

  Microsoft’s unveil of Windows 10 yesterday was one of the most humble, apologetic things I’ve ever seen in technology. After years of defending Windows 8′s weird mashup of new Metro and old Desktop, there wasn’t a glimmer of hubris or righteousness on the face of Microsoft’s Myerson or Belfiore as they showed off an early version of Windows 10. Windows 10 is basically the upgraded version of Windows 7 that we’ve always asked for — but is that a good thing?
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  Windows 10 unveiled: All the new features and changes from Windows 8 September 30, 2014 at 3:14 pm

  Microsoft has unveiled Windows 10 — not Windows 9, but Windows 10. The event in San Francisco was mostly what we expected: Microsoft wants to make Windows 10 a killer OS for all of those disaffected mouse-and-keyboard users — both consumers like you and I, and also the big enterprise customers who were rather displeased with Windows 8′s Metro interface. Read on to find out about Windows 10′s new features and changes from Windows 8.
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  Microsoft’s Windows 10 event in San Francisco: Updated live blog September 30, 2014 at 2:11 pm

  At an event in San Francisco today (1pm Eastern, 10am Pacific, 6pm UK) Microsoft will unveil Windows 9 — or whatever Microsoft ends up calling it. The event is expected to focus on the Desktop and enterprise side of things, though Microsoft might also show off some of the changes to the Metro/mobile side of things. We’ll be covering the event here with a live blog, and photos from our reporter in San Francisco — but sadly, it seems Microsoft won’t be providing a live video stream.
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  The new 27-inch iMac is getting a 5120×2800 Retina display, according to new leaks September 30, 2014 at 11:10 am

  Rumors began surfacing this week that the 27-inch iMac will be receiving a massive boost in resolution from 2560×1440 (109 PPI) to 5120×2880 (218 PPI) — four times the raw number of pixels on screen. To help push nearly 15 million pixels at once, a new AMD-based GPU is said to be included as well. This is exciting news, but the inevitably-high asking price is bound to scare away most consumers.

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