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  Object Theory takes aim at HoloLens business apps

  While augmented and virtual reality are often associated with video games, Microsoft has highlighted enterprise plans for HoloLens, its augmented reality headset.

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  The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, July 10

  Facebook lets you organize your news feed... OPM leaked personal data on 21.5 million people... OpenSSL bug less serious than feared... and more tech news

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  PC shipments decline worldwide as market readies for Windows 10

  Worldwide PC shipments in the second quarter of 2015 declined 11.8 percent compared to the same period a year ago, according to a report released by IDC on Thursday.

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  A bigger, faster Google Glass is headed for the workplace

  Google Glass appears to be on its way back, and it's heading straight for the workplace with a bigger, faster design.

• Microsoft said to plan more staff layoffs

  Microsoft plans a new round of layoffs that could affect its hardware and smartphones businesses, besides other parts of the company, according to a newspaper report.

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  BBC unveils final version of micro:bit coding device for kids

  The BBC has finalized the design of the micro:bit, the tiny computer it will give to 1 million British schoolchildren later this year to help them learn about computing.

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  The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, July 3

  Windows 10 close to finished... Intel reshuffles leadership... Microsoft, Kyocera strike Android patent licensing deal... and more tech news

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  The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, July 2

  Line up for IPv4 addresses... HP makes PC/enterprise split official... PayPal to buy money transfer service Xoom... and more tech news

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  Intel's first Skylake chips coming in first week of August

  Fancy a Mac or Windows 10 PC with Intel's new processors code-named Skylake? That will soon be possible: Intel will launch its first chips based on the new architecture in the first week of August.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, July 1

  Court says NSA can keep collecting phone records... Vandals cut cables again... Leap second largely trouble-free... and more tech news

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  Jaunt shows high-end VR camera for professionals

  Jaunt, a startup that develops software and hardware for creating virtual reality content, is showing off a high-end camera for capturing 360-degree video that can be pieced together to form immersive environments.

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  Microsoft adds midrange Surface Pro 3 with i7 chip, 128GB storage

  Microsoft has quietly added a new Surface Pro 3 to its retail lineup that's tailor made for people who want a little extra power at a middle-of-the-road price point.

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  Microsoft claims its lens system can improve the Rift's vision

  Microsoft Research has developed a lens system it believes is superior to the one in a developer's version of the Oculus VR Rift headset.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, June 29

  Google favoring own services may harm consumers... Tech industry hails same-sex marriage ruling... Disney bans selfie sticks... and more tech news

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  Microsoft's HoloLens is headed out of this world, with help from NASA

  Microsoft is sending its new augmented-reality headgear out of this world ... literally.