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Civilization: Beyond Earth review: Absolutely stellar

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Civilization: Beyond Earth review: Absolutely stellar

10.23.2014 5:00 AM

The space-themed Beyond Earth is polished, deep, and addictiveâ€Â"what more could you want from a Civilization game?

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New Windows 10 Technical Preview build includes notifications, battery saver, data monitor

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Build 9860 of Windows 10 adds new notifications capabilities via the Action Center, as well as the ability to sign up for more frequent build updates.

 

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Nvidia brings one of the the GTX 980's best new features to older graphics cards

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This is not a toy: $250 Samsung Chromebook 2 has Intel CPU, fanless design, aluminum reinforcement

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Post like a pro: Three social media apps for scheduling and more

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Do the research before you upgrade your RAM

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