Moto Z and Moto Z Play finally receives Android Oreo in USMoto Z and Moto Z Play finally receives Android Oreo in US

Moto Z and Moto Z Play users in the US are finally being treated to their long-awaited helping of Android Oreo. 

Following the September 2017 announcement that these phones, as well as many other Moto devices, would receive the Android 8.0 update, Moto failed to make it clear that there was still nearly an eight month wait ahead.

Wait or no wait,

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Intelrumored octa-core Coffee Lake-S CPU gets even fasterIntel’s rumored octa-core Coffee Lake-S CPU gets even faster

Earlier this week, we reported that Intel’s rumored first octa-core processor appeared with a 2.6GHz base frequency, but this forthcoming Coffee Lake-S chip might be faster after all.

Intel's eight-core CPU appeared again in the SiSoft Sandra database running at a significantly faster 3.1GHz and the processor will likely be officially announced

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Apple tempts free iCloud users with one-month free trials of upgraded tiersApple tempts free iCloud users with one-month free trials of upgraded tiers

Apple really wants more people to start ponying up for more iCloud storage, as the company is now offering one-month free trials of all upgraded storage tiers.

First spotted by an AppleInsider reader, the offer appears whenever a free iCloud user (which puts up a paltry 5GB for consumers and 200GB for school-issued devices) attempts to manage their

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Dota 2: UK major tournament to 'inspire' fansDota 2: UK major tournament to 'inspire' fans
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Britain's first-ever Dota 2 major tournament wants to "offer inspiration" to UK fans, organisers say.

The event, being held in Birmingham this weekend, see teams from across the world compete for a $1m (£750,000) prize pool.

There are only a few top level British players of the game, but tickets for the event sold out in

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GDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users under new rulesGDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users under new rules

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Some high-profile US news websites are temporarily unavailable in Europe after new EU data protection rules came into effect.

The Chicago Tribune and LA Times were among those saying they were currently unavailable in most European

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Call of Duty Kansas 'swatting' death: Two more chargedCall of Duty Kansas 'swatting' death: Two more charged
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Mr Barriss was extradited from his LA home to Kansas to face charges, including manslaughter

Two more gamers accused of being part of a "swatting" hoax that led to a fatal shooting have been charged.

A man renting a house owned by one of the men allegedly involved in the swat -

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