The Fallout franchise is making its next appearance outside of your gaming system — as artwork to decorate your computer case. Gaming hardware maker NZXT will be producing officially licensed Fallout-themed computer cases, starting with the H700 Nuka-Cola. NZXT only made 2,000 of these limited edition cases featuring the game’s most popular soft drink.

Fallout developer Bethesda Softworks describes the case as “a piece of the Wasteland,” and from the rear, it clearly resembles a soft drink vending machine from one of the games. The steel chassis has a tempered glass side panel, a bar to keep your cables in place, and support for AIO coolers. There’s also water-cooling and a perforated metal mesh to keep the airflow going.

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This morning, Vice President Pence detailed the administration’s plans to create a Space Force, and now the Trump PAC wants to know which logo to use for the new branch of the military. The Trump Make America Great Again Committee emailed supporters today asking them to vote on six different Space Force logos. The plan is to create a “new line of gear” based on one of the designs.

All six are stylized like the traditional mission patches that accompany most space launches. One of them seems to be the NASA logo but red and yellow. Another proclaims “Mars Awaits,” though the Space Force really has nothing to do with Mars. Instead, it’s about reorganizing the way the military procures satellites and trains personnel.

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Fortnite is making its way to Android, but not until Samsung device owners get a stab at it first... for a measly couple of days. At the Samsung Unpacked event on Thursday, the Fortnite team announced that Samsung users will be on the receiving end of an unusually short exclusive, ending well before the Galaxy Note 9 is released near the end of the month.

In the next few days, the game will be made available for all other supported Android devices, so Pixel users and others won’t have to wait too long to start building forts and cracking open pink llama piñatas. According to a spokesperson for Epic Games, the company has yet to disclose exactly when the Android beta will be fully released. At the event, it was announced that it would be...

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If you’re a fan of classic Palm devices and the company’s legacy, you might want to be sitting down for this one. Android Police just published images of what is said to be an upcoming Palm-branded smartphone from TCL and it’s... definitely bizarre. The quirky device, codenamed Pepito, has a 3.3-inch 720p display. That’s smaller than the original iPhone’s screen, if you’re trying to imagine scale. It’s also tinier than the screen on the last phone that Palm ever shipped — the Pre 3 — back it was still owned by HP.

There’s only one side button visible on this thing. The Pepito — look, at the very least, I’m digging saying and writing that name — is apparently headed for Verizon Wireless. It’ll have a Snapdragon 435 processor, 3GB of ram,...

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Samsung’s brand-new Galaxy Note 9 is perfect for people who want an immense amount of storage, a large screen, and some clever S Pen functionality, but its $999 starting price certainly isn’t cheap. It’s worth remembering that you can get a lot of what’s good about the Note 9 in the Galaxy S9, and it’ll cost you less money.

Amazon is running a deal on the S9 and S9 Plus that tosses in a Samsung Chromebook 3 for free. Starting at $719, you can buy the S9 with the Chromebook 3. If you want the S9 Plus instead, that will cost $839. Both of these prices reflect how much each phone costs to buy unlocked, but you’re also getting a free Chrome OS laptop.

The Note 9 will definitely be a better choice for some, but if you’re loading up on tech...

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Microsoft is addressing Surface Pen accuracy issues with its latest Surface Pro tablet. Hundreds of Surface Pro owners have been complaining about Surface Pen problems with the device for months, noting that the Surface Pen becomes inaccurate when you rest your hand on the Surface Pro screen. Microsoft has been investigating a fix, and the latest Surface Pro firmware update (available on Windows Update) now addresses problems with palm rejection affecting Surface Pen accuracy.

Affected users have confirmed pen strokes are now fully accurate when resting a hand on the Surface Pro screen. Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro isn’t the only device to experience strange screen-related issues in the Surface lineup. Earlier this year Microsoft...

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West Indies' Under-19 heroes of 2016 - Hetmyer and Keemo Paul - combine to deliver Guyana victory under new captain Shoaib Malik

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National selector clarifies reasons for dropping batsman who seemed to have found his game during tough Ashes tour

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The holders were handed their sixth defeat of the North Group campaign by a Bears team which remains in the qualification race thanks to a solid bowling display

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Yorkshire's top-heavy batting cost them as they collapsed in the latter half of their innings when total around 220 was on the cards

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Aaron Finch missed the match and will be absent for the next two having returned to Australia due to a family bereavement

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Cockbain smashed 123 off 61 balls, including 96 in boundaries, to help his side reach 242 for four, Gloucestershire's best ever T20 total at Bristol

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Ben Stokes took to the witness stand at Bristol Crown Court and denied that he mimicked or abused two gay men and instead was protecting them and himself

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Knight top-scored with 76 and shared in stands of 66 and 102 for the second and third wickets with Smriti Mandhana and Stafanie Taylor respectively

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The victory put Worcestershire within sight of the quarter-finals but dented Derbyshire's hopes of progressing

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BCB president Nazmul Hassan, who met Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes in Dhaka, said Mominul Haque's 182 against Ireland A may open up an unlikely spot

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Mohammad Ashraful believes he can represent Bangladesh again, with his five-year ban set to end later this week

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The jury at Bristol Crown Court was instructed to find Ryan Hale not guilty of affray shortly before Stokes entered the dock for the first time

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Sinha had been undergoing treatment for liver cancer and kidney disease in Singapore and Thailand previously

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The Bangladesh coach said the team fancied winning the ODI series but he was more delighted with the effort to bounce back in the T20Is

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UN chief calls for investigation into Saudi-led strike that killed Yemen children  CNN Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes School Bus In Yemen, Killing At Least 29 Children  NPR Dozens of Children Killed as Saudi-Led Airstrikes Hit a Bus in Yemen  TIME Yemen: ICRC deplores civilian cost of Hodeida attacks | International Committee of the Red Cross  International Committee of the Red Cross Yemen: Dozens of civilians killed in school bus attack  Aljazeera.comFull coverage

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Koreas prepare for summit as North asks US to ease sanctions  Washington Post Top Asian News 7:01 am GMT  Yahoo News North Korea chides US sanctions pressure on denuclearization process  Reuters Commentary: Recognition, investments and ultimately growth, what Kim Jong Un wants hasn't changed at all  Channel NewsAsia How South Koreans Are Reckoning With a Changing American Military Presence  New York TimesFull coverage

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Israel and Hamas Trade Blows Again. Was That a Negotiating Tactic?  New York Times Hamas claims cease-fire after new round of fighting with Israel  NBCNews.com Israel orders 'strong action' against Hamas as rocket fire from Gaza persists  Fox News Palestinians Say Israel and Hamas Reach Cease-fire; Israel Denies  Haaretz Palestinians Say Israel and Hamas Reach Cease-fire; Israel Denies  HaaretzFull coverage

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Russian Stocks, Ruble Take Hit on Uncertainty Over US Sanctions  Wall Street Journal Trump Administration Sanctions Russia for Spy Poisoning  New York Magazine Russia denounces new US sanctions as illegal, mulls retaliation  Reuters Royce Formally Requests Administration Comply with Chemical and Biological Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act ...  House Foreign Affairs Committee Russia blasts new US sanctions as 'theatre of the absurd'  The GuardianFull coverage

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They Lost Argentina's Abortion Vote, but Advocates Started a Movement  New York Times Where Is Abortion Legal In Latin America? Laws In The Region Are Extremely Strict  Bustle Argentina rejects legal abortion — and not all Catholics are celebrating  The Conversation USFull coverage

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Cracks may be starting to show in Xi Jinping's absolute rule over China due to Trump's trade war  Business Insider China paper blasts report about rifts in Beijing's leadership, says 'an elephant can't hide'  CNBC How to read summer grumbles about China's swaggering leader  The EconomistFull coverage

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Afghan Forces Battle Taliban in Ghazni, a Key City  New York Times Taliban fighters launch attack on Afghanistan's Ghazni province  CNN Taliban Fighters Storm Afghan Provincial Capital  Wall Street Journal Taliban 'pushed back' after attack on Afghanistan's Ghazni  Aljazeera.comFull coverage

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Saudi effort to punish Canada seems to have little effect  Washington Post Trump Stays Quiet While Saudi Arabia-Canada Tensions Rise  Bloomberg In Saudi-Canada standoff, Riyadh should stand down  New York Post Saudi student fears jail or 'maybe worse' if he's forced to leave Canada  CBC.ca Susan Rice: President Trump, the Autocrats' Best Friend  New York TimesFull coverage

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US officials scrambled to shield NATO deal from Trump  Seattle Times Who's Really in Charge Here?  Splinter US officials pushed through NATO deal without Trump  The CEO Magazine (blog)Full coverage

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Pastor Andrew Brunson's Former Church Members Testified Against Him in Turkish Court  Christian Post Some key players in Turkey's economic management  Reuters Turkey to Outline 'New Economic Model' as Currency Slides  U.S. News & World Report US-Turkey Relations Will Never Be the Same  BloombergFull coverage

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The handwritten notes exposing what Fusion GPS told DOJ about Trump  The Hill Watchdog sues DOJ for communications among Bruce Ohr, Christopher Steele, and Fusion GPS  Washington Examiner Emails: Steele Kept in Touch with Top DOJ Official while Compiling Dossier  National Review Opinion: How a senior DOJ official helped Dem researchers on Trump-Russia case  The Hill Trump allies zero in on top DOJ official with ties to firm that researched candidate  ABC NewsFull coverage

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Games In Germany Can Have Nazi Imagery Now  Kotaku Germany lifts ban on swastikas in videogames  PC Gamer Germany softens ban on Nazi symbols in computer games  ReutersFull coverage

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France starts new MH370 probe, after the official report failed to work out what really happened  Business Insider MH370: New Investigation Opened Into Missing Plane After Victims' Families Slam Malaysian Report  Newsweek MH370 'stowaway' theory must be investigated in reopened probe, aviation security professor says  The IndependentFull coverage

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Recount shows Iraq's Sadr retains election victory, no major changes  Reuters After manual recount of votes, Iraq's Sadr still comes out victorious  The Jerusalem Post Iraqi cleric Sadr wins vote recount: electoral commission  i24NEWSFull coverage

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Mexico's 'AMLO' to rely on 'professionals' for security  Yahoo News Mexico's next president chooses unarmed lawyers, doctors, engineers to guard him  ReutersFull coverage

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Student kills herself after rape, adding to outrage over sexual violence in South Africa  CNNFull coverage

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Paul Manafort trial Day 8: Second bank says it wouldn't have loaned Manafort money if not for phony income figures  Washington Post Special Counsel Is Granted Request to Keep Inquiry Details Private  New York Times Mueller team files complaint against Manafort trial judge over latest reprimand  Fox News The Latest: Bank exec unaware of Manafort's alleged lies  Minneapolis Star Tribune Manafort trial Day 8: A heated exchange, judge admits fault, Airbnb enters the spotlight  PoliticoFull coverage

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Australian MPs field sudden requests for Queen portraits  BBC News Head of state: MPs bombarded with requests for free portraits of Queen  The Guardian Australian MPs inundated with requests for free portraits of the Queen  Telegraph.co.ukFull coverage

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Zimbabwe's Opposition Is Under Attack. It Should Seek a Unity Government Before It's Too Late.  Foreign Policy Zimbabwe Cracks Down On Opposition After Disputed Presidential Election  NPR Zimbabwe opposition leader charged after asylum bid fails  The Boston Globe Zimbabwe: Who is in control?  Mail & GuardianFull coverage

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Colombia recognizes Palestine as sovereign state  CNN Israel 'surprised' by Colombian decision on Palestinians  ABC News Colombia recognises Palestine as a 'free, independent' state  The Sydney Morning HeraldFull coverage

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(Reuters) — Tesla’s board has not yet received a detailed financing plan from CEO Elon Musk, and is seeking more information about how he will take the U.S. electric car maker private in a proposed deal worth $72 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. While Tesla’s board has held multiple discussions about Musk’s pro…Read More

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The Nintendo Switch Online service debuts in the second half of September, and the Japanese company detailed what players will get for their subscriptions. The Switch Online membership will get players access to online play in games like Splatoon 2, Arms, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Tennis Aces. Players can also get access to classic Nintendo En…Read More

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AltspaceVR has released tools to let users create their own sharable spaces in virtual reality. It uses a drag-and-drop interface, allowing you to place objects in a 3D space using AltspaceVR-compatible headsets — including Oculus Go and Gear VR. It’s one of the first major upgrades since Microsoft acquired the social VR platform If you…Read More

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If you’re hanging on to the hope that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC this year or early in 2019, please give that up. Rockstar Games is launching its Western sequel for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 26, but it hasn’t said anything about a version for Windows. That’s disappointing — especially after the new tra…Read More

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Indie studio MidBoss has quietly picked up the pieces after allegations of sexual harassment and wage theft emerged against its former CEO and founder Matt Conn. It’s now under the leadership of temporary CEO Cade Peterson, whose first order of business was to fix the studio’s internal problems. Recently, he has also spearheaded his fir…Read More

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PREVIEW: Path of Exile‘s upcoming Challenge League is about to supersize the megadungeon. Delve launches on PC August 31 in an infinite dungeon, an adventuring complex without end. You roll up a new character and head into the Azurite Mine, and as you explore, you find that the darkness is full of dangers. But if you stick with your trusty bu…Read More

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Android Pie, the newest version of Google’s mobile operating system, launched earlier this week, and one of its niftiest features is Smart Linkify. It’s an API that adds clickable links when addresses, phone numbers, and other such entities are detected in text. While that might sound like the result of some witchcraft or voodoo magic,…Read More

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Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) said it has sold more than 525.3 million PlayStation hardware devices since 1994, and to celebrate it is launching the PlayStation 4 Pro 500 Million Limited Edition. Available on August 24, 2018, the new console will sell at retail price for 49,980 yen in Japan, $499 in North America and €499 in Europe. Sony sai…Read More

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Amazon has created and open-sourced a dataset used to train an AI model to identify names across language and script types so Alexa can, for example, understand the name of a Japanese artist or person when pronounced by an English speaker or vice versa. Called a transliteration multilingual named-entity transliteration system, the tool for recogniz…Read More

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Samsung announced the Galaxy Note9 today, successor to the Galaxy Note8. After leaks on top of leaks, Samsung’s latest stylus-equipped phone is now official. Preorders begin August 10, and the devices will begin shipping on August 24. Before you get your credit card ready, however, you might want to see exactly what you’re buying. On th…Read More

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VB LIVE: There are 2.2 billion active gamers, and 100 percent of them are at risk from fraudsters. Also at risk: your game’s reputation, customer retention, and your bottom line. Learn how machine learning and AI can keep your game and players safe online criminals, don’t miss this VB Live event! Don’t miss out! Access here on demand fo…Read More

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Amazon has Echo smart speakers, Google has Home speakers, Apple has the HomePod, and today, after more than a year of speculation and anticipation, Samsung introduced Galaxy Home, the first smart speaker with its AI assistant Bixby. The speaker made its debut today alongside the Galaxy Watch and Samsung Galaxy Note9, which comes with a 6.4-inch dis…Read More

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