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Review: Overclockers Titan Virtual Force VR Gaming PC

By Kane Fulton Will the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift take the VR headset crown? The jury is still out on that one, but it’s guaranteed that you’ll need a meaty gaming rig to do either of them justice. And powerful hardware doesn’t come cheap. Of course, one option to save some cash is to…

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Hands-on review: Shuttle XPC Cube SZ170R8

By Desire Athow The last few years have seen a variety of form factors emerging. However, it’s easy to forget that vendors have been trying to break away from the mould (the beige mid-tower format) for ages. One of the first was a Taiwanese manufacturer called Shuttle which pioneered small form factor cubes for ages.…

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Hands-on review: Shuttle XPC Cube SZ170R8

By Desire Athow The last few years have seen a variety of form factors emerging. However, it’s easy to forget that vendors have been trying to break away from the mould (the beige mid-tower format) for ages. One of the first was a Taiwanese manufacturer called Shuttle which pioneered small form factor cubes for ages.…

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IDC Confirms Chromebooks Are Outperforming Apple Macs In US Sales

Google Chromebook shipments are reportedly ahead of Macs for the first quarter of the year. The numbers are based on sales in the United States, and the educational sector was the biggest client for the affordable laptops. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Nvidia Outs GeForce GTX 1070 Specs: How Does It Fare Against GTX 1080?

Nvidia announced two new graphic cards – the GeForce GTX 1080 and the GTX 1070 – on May 6. Here are some differences between the two GPUs. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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IBM Memory Could Give Your Smartphone A Huge Boost

IBM announced that the company has made imrprovements to phase-change memory technology. PCM can be used for boosting memory in devices such as smartphones. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Review Roundup: Here’s Why Everyone’s Calling It The King

Nvidia announced its new gaming GPU – the GTX 1080 – in early May, and it is faster as well as cheaper than its predecessors. Here’s what reviewers have to say about the GTX 1080. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Hands-on review: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080

By Joe Osborne Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 The future of PC gaming has arrived. You’ve heard a line like that almost annually as the new graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD are released. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, the chip maker’s first consumer product to run its new Pascal chip architecture, is not necessarily the…

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Hands-on review: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080

By Joe Osborne Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 The future of PC gaming has arrived. You’ve heard a line like that almost annually as the new graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD are released. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, the chip maker’s first consumer product to run its new Pascal chip architecture, is not necessarily the…

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Hands-on review: Shuttle XPC Nano

By Desire Athow We’ve had our fair share of ultra-small personal computers, from very well-known ones (HP’s 260 G1 for example) to the downright anonymous (like the Pipo X7). These tiny machines have shrunk further, and have also come down in price significantly making them even more attractive to the dwindling number of customers still…

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Hands-on review: Shuttle XPC Nano

By Desire Athow We’ve had our fair share of ultra-small personal computers, from very well-known ones (HP’s 260 G1 for example) to the downright anonymous (like the Pipo X7). These tiny machines have shrunk further, and have also come down in price significantly making them even more attractive to the dwindling number of customers still…

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Raspberry Pi Debuts a Camera Connector for the Raspberry Pi Zero

The camera connector itself looks like two small microchips and a yellow ribbon. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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MacBook Pro Owners Report Problems With OS X 10.11.4 Update, Here’s How To Downgrade To Earlier OS

One user told Mac Rumors that after instilling the update, which was release by Apple on March 21, the freezes in his system have been occurring “about once a week.” …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: PC Gaming Week: Razer ManO’War

By Kevin Lee Razer ManO’War review Delivering solid bass and a 7.1 channel surround sound experience, the Razer ManO’War is one of the best wireless gaming headsets I’ve ever tested. With virtual reality raising the bar for immersive gaming, this $169 (about £154, AU$329) headset is just the thing you’ll need to enhance the experience.…

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Review: PC Gaming Week: Razer ManO’War

By Kevin Lee Razer ManO’War review Delivering solid bass and a 7.1 channel surround sound experience, the Razer ManO’War is one of the best wireless gaming headsets I’ve ever tested. With virtual reality raising the bar for immersive gaming, this $169 (about £154, AU$329) headset is just the thing you’ll need to enhance the experience.…

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