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IBM and a federal research facility in California have partnered for a project that can change the way we define a supercomputer. The computer will feature a platform that works like the human brain. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

Acer Chromebook 14 has joined the Chromebook family on Amazon’s preorder list. The budget-friendly laptop packs potent mid-range specs, from a sleek aluminum build and a powerful display to a mighty power source, and more. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

A new report by data analytics firm Slice Intelligence revealed that the iPhone SE is helping Apple attract more former Android users to make the switch to iPhones. SE buyers were also found to be predominantly male who are older and less educated than iPhone 6s buyers. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

T-Mobile only recently started taking preorders for Apple’s iPhone SE, but the new 4-inch iPhone is now already a part of a wider iPhone promotional offer. Through the deal, customers can get a second iPhone for half the price. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By SJ Azar From Vice City to San Andreas or Liberty City, the worlds of Grand Theft Auto have been immaculately re-created by Rockstar Games, letting us play out our urban fantasies in something very close to the real world landscapes we know and love. With the news that Rockstar Games nearly set one of…

By Kane Fulton Building a VR-ready PC on a budget requires carefully selecting compatible components that are powerful enough but don’t cost the earth. So what do you do when cost is an afterthought? Ian ‘8Pack’ Parry, one of the world’s top overclockers, set out to answer that question by building The Asteroid. The latest…

A man in China has reportedly found online a sweet, discounted iPhone 6s deal. Not wanting to pass the chance, he agrees and ends up getting what he had bargained for. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Josh Constine Airware used to sell drone operating systems. Now it’s swiveling to sell the whole flying kit and caboodle: drone hardware, the software to control them, and the cloud where their data goes. It discovered that big enterprise companies didn’t know how to piece together drone systems themselves, so they were slow to…

By Darren Allan Heat isn’t the biggest enemy for the humble hard disk, rather humidity is what causes the most failures, a new piece of research has observed. The study, carried out by Rutgers University and entitled ‘Environmental Conditions and Disk Reliability in Free-cool Data Centres’, found that the most negative effects on drive controllers…

Some Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge owners are dealing with an unusual problem where the Multi-Window function seems to be activating for no apparent reason, without the Recent Apps’ capacitive key being pressed. Samsung has released an update, but if that doesn’t work, a factory reset could be the only solution. …read more Source::…

By Hugh Langley With the Oculus Rift now arriving on people’s doorsteps, it’s time to smash it apart. Or at least that’s what the folks at iFixit have done, revealing the secrets behind the Rift’s VR magic. As is the way with all iFixit jobs, this teardown isn’t just for the fun of it, but…

An alleged Verizon internal memo leaked online, revealing some imminent changes. Come April 4, Big Red customers will apparently have to open up their wallets some more, as new $20 upgrade fees are in the cards. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Devin Coldewey The FBI, which just a few days ago was attempting to convince the country of its helplessness in the face of encrypted iPhones, has generously offered its assistance in unlocking an iPhone and iPod for a prosecutor in Arkansas Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Stefan Etienne “Fresh air” is a concept most often associated with the “great outdoors”. Dyson is looking to make your home nature fresh by ridding it of indoor pollutants with the Pure Cool Link purifier fan. Hopefully, the engineering that went into James Dyson’s new gadget is better than the branding. The company’s proposed…

By Devin Coldewey When a new category of gadget appears, it’s understandable when the vanguard devices aren’t the most well designed, or are resistant to disassembly and repair. Fortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case with the first headset from Oculus, iFixit has found. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets