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Tech Bargains: TechRadar Deals: Games, TVs, TomToms, hard drives, headphones + more!

By Avon Barksdeal Another day, another set of hot deals on great gadgets and games! Today we’ve got hot deals on hard drives, headphones, sat navs, laptops, graphics cards, console games and plenty more. Let’s start with this supreme deal on a second screen TV at eBay. The LG 22MT44 is a 22-inch full HD…

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Could Mediatek aim new 12-core chip at servers?

By Desire Athow Chinese chip designer Mediatek is apparently on the verge of launching 10-core and 12-core system on chips if rumours emanating from China. As it stands though, it makes little sense for the market to evolve beyond eight-core, which is where the mainstream market is currently standing. Mediatek has been very aggressive getting…

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Mediatek could aim new 12-core chip at servers

By Desire Athow Chinese chip designer Mediatek is apparently on the verge of launching 10- and 12-core system on chips if rumours emanating from China. As it stands though, it makes little sense for the market to evolve beyond eight-core, which is where the mainstream market is currently standing. Mediatek has been very aggressive getting…

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Nagging Snapdragon 810 issues may push back this year’s flagships

By Michael Rougeau Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 may be poised to change smartphones – but it can only do so if it actually lands successfully. And it’s looking like that might not happen, according to the latest rumors. Word that issues with the Snapdragon 810 might cause delays in some 2015 flagships – including the Samsung…

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Rumors of Snapdragon 810 issues persist

By Michael Rougeau Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 may be poised to change smartphones – but it can only do so if it actually lands successfully. And it’s looking like that might not happen, according to the latest rumors. Word that issues with the Snapdragon 810 might cause delays in some 2015 flagships – including the Samsung…

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CES 2015: Toshiba’s new memory card can be read by simply touching it

By Desire Athow You will now be able to read what’s on a memory card simply by touching it, that’s what Toshiba wants to achieve thanks to the introduction of a new family of memory cards. These SDHC models are available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB flavours and adhere to the NFC Forum Type 3…

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CES 2015: Toshiba’s new memory card can be read by simply touching it

By Desire Athow You will now be able to read what’s on a memory card simply by touching it, that’s what Toshiba wants to achieve thanks to the introduction of a new family of memory cards. These SDHC models are available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB flavours and adhere to the NFC Forum Type 3…

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CES 2015: New Samsung SSD allows laptops to sleep for months

By Desire Athow Samsung has announced that it has started mass producing a “high-performance, low-powered” PCIe solid state drive that seems destined to go in laptops that will be running on the new Intel Broadwell-U chip launched at CES this week. The SM951 is also likely to be found in the next generation MacBook Air…

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CES 2015: New Samsung SSD to allow laptops to sleep for months

By Desire Athow Samsung has announced that it has start mass producing a “high-performance, low-powered” PCIe solid state drive that seems destined to go in laptops that will be running on the new Intel Broadwell-U chip launched at CES this week. The SM951 is also likely to be found in the next generation MacBook Air…

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CES 2015: Intel Compute Stick is a PC the size of a pack of chewing gum

By Kane Fulton Devices like Google’s Chromecast and Amazon’s Fire TV brought instant media streaming to the living room, and now Intel is looking to go one further with a stick that transforms any HDMI-equipped TV into a fully-fledged PC. Unveiled at CES 2015, Intel’s Compute Stick is a four-inch device that’s powered by a…

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Intel Compute Stick is a PC the size of a pack of chewing gum

By Kane Fulton Devices like Google’s Chromecast and Amazon’s Fire TV brought instant media streaming to the living room, and now Intel is looking to go one further with a stick that transforms any HDMI-equipped TV into a fully-fledged PC. Unveiled at CES 2015, Intel’s Compute Stick is a four-inch device that’s powered by a…

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CES 2015: The first day of CES 2015 saw a triumph for laptop design

By Kane Fulton With the rumoured launch of Intel’s Broadwell-U CPUs at CES 2015, it was highly likely that laptops featuring slim and portable designs would emerge — but the systems that strode the red carpet under the Las Vegas sky surpassed my already high expectations. I’m a sucker for a stylish ultraportable, and while…

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Analysis: The first day of CES 2015 saw a triumph for laptop design

By Kane Fulton With the rumoured launch of Intel’s Broadwell-U CPUs at CES 2015, it was highly likely that laptops featuring slim and portable designs would emerge — but the systems that strode the red carpet under the Las Vegas sky surpassed my already high expectations. I’m a sucker for a stylish ultraportable, and while…

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CES 2015: Linksys wants everyone to afford its classic blue-and-black router

By Kane Fulton Belkin-owned Linksys has used CES 2015 to announce a more affordable version of last year’s WRT1900AC router, which was an updated version of the company’s recognisable blue-and-black model from 2002. While something of a beast, the WRT1900AC’s $250 price tag placed it beyond the reach of many home and small business users.…

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CES 2015: Linksys wants everyone to afford its classic blue-and-black router

By Kane Fulton Belkin-owned Linksys has used CES 2015 to announce a more affordable version of last year’s WRT1900AC router, which was an updated version of the company’s recognisable blue-and-black model from 2002. While something of a beast, the WRT1900AC’s $250 price tag placed it beyond the reach of many home and small business users.…

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