By Kevin Lee Critical components Deca-core processors and video cards with 12GB of video memory are arguably some of the hottest components of our generation. But, what do you know about the chips that made today’s veritable supercomputers actually possible? Anything? Well then, bring up a chair and listen up, whipper snappers. Without these chips,…

By PC Plus and Gary Marshall Introduction and steps 1 to 4 Note: Our sand to silicon chips feature has been fully updated. This article was first published in May 2009. Strange things happen in forests – especially Silicon Forest, as Hillsboro in Oregon has come to be known. That’s where D1X, Intel’s largest operational…

By Kevin Lee Critical components Deca-core processors and video cards with 12GB of video memory are arguably some of the hottest components of our generation. But, what do you know about the chips that made today’s veritable supercomputers actually possible? Anything? Well then, bring up a chair and listen up, whipper snappers. Without these chips,…

By Mike Williams As an added bonus, the app is also available in a portable edition so you can stick it on a USB drive and take it with you to use on other computers. User experience Sumatra PDF is just about as simple to use as you could hope a program to be. Once…

By Mike Williams As an added bonus, the app is also available in a portable edition so you can stick it on a USB drive and take it with you to use on other computers. User experience Sumatra PDF is just about as simple to use as you could hope a program to be. Once…

New information has surfaced regarding the upcoming HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle, revealing an attractive price point of just $150 to $200 unlocked. The device should debut in September alongside the HTC Desire 10 Pro, rocking good specs on a budget. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By John Biggs As an avid non-fisher it’s hard for me to quite grasp the depths of depravity associated with a fishing trip. Waking up at 4am? Swinging a pole at some water? Drinking beers all morning in a hot boat? Catching and eating a squirming live thing? Not for me. The folks at Anglr…

By Matt Burns DJI just announced an upgraded version of its lovely Osmo camera. Called the Osmo Plus, this model offers key features not found on the original Osmo such as zoom, motion timelapse and an improved stabilization system. Like the original, which is still available, the Osmo Plus gives shooters a stabilized camera system…

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and the OnePlus 3 are now out in the market. We compared the two popular Android flagships to help you decide which is the better buy. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Brian Heater Xiaomi’s numbers have been slipping some of late in its native China, but the company’s still announcing handsets at a healthy clip. A month after debuting the Redmi Pro, a high-end take on its budget line, the company is eyeing a rock bottom price point with its latest offering. With a starting…

The LG V20 will officially be unveiled at a press event on Sept. 6. An image of the smartphone has been published by a reliable source, confirming its design and secondary display. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Gary Marshall Introduction Processors have come a very long way in a very short time. CPUs have moved from 4-bit to 8-bit to 64-bit processing, and are gaining ever more cores on a single piece of silicon. They have become smaller, more efficient and more powerful than the earliest processor designers could ever imagine.…

By Gary Marshall Introduction Processors have come a very long way in a very short time. CPUs have moved from 4-bit to 8-bit to 64-bit processing, and are gaining ever more cores on a single piece of silicon. They have become smaller, more efficient and more powerful than the earliest processor designers could ever imagine.…

By Devin Coldewey It’s a good day for photographers who favor the Fujifilm system. The camera company announced an update to its X-A series mirrorless cameras and solid new lens today. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Devin Coldewey Wireless interference is one of those things that we tend to not think about, because, well, we can’t see it. But routers are all over the place, sometimes several in a room when you’re in an office, conference, or campus — and make no mistake, it’s an epic battle at the frequencies…