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Review: MacPhun Creative Kit 2016

By Rod Lawton MacPhun Creative Kit 2016 background MacPhun is a relative newcomer to the Mac image-editing scene, but it’s not wasting any time making a name for itself. It started out by selling its image-manipulation tools individually via the Mac App Store, with Pro versions delivered straight from its website, but these have now…

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Microsoft Surface Book Now Available In UK, Germany, Switzerland, France And Austria: Where To Buy

Microsoft’s Surface Book finally hit several major retailers in Europe. Customers from the UK, Germany, Switzerland, France and Austria can now purchase the device at varying prices, depending on their preferred specifications. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Microsoft Could Be Working On Surface-Branded Modular PC For DIY Lovers

A new patent suggests that Microsoft could be working on a modular PC with stackable components. Here’s what this modular PC would look like. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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IBM Unveils z13s Mainframe With Faster Processing Speed, Better Security

IBM unveiled a new mainframe called z13s, which will bring faster processing and enhanced security without affecting the speed of the system. The mainframe will be available from March this year. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Chuwi Hi10 Windows Tablet

By Desire Athow Introduction and design There was a time, not so long ago, when sourcing consumer electronics straight from China was a fraught endeavour. You could end up with barely usable products that would fail even the most basic of user testing. But thanks to the rise of online retailers from China which ship…

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Review: Chuwi Hi10 Windows Tablet

By Desire Athow Introduction and design There was a time, not so long ago, when sourcing consumer electronics straight from China was a fraught endeavour. You could end up with barely usable products that would fail even the most basic of user testing. But thanks to the rise of online retailers from China which ship…

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Review: Gigabyte P35X v5

By Kevin Lee Introduction and design The Gigabyte P35X v5 is a mighty powerful, 15-inch gaming laptop equipped with a 4K display, Intel Core i7 CPU and Nvidia GTX 980M with 8GB of video RAM. With such impressive hardware under the hood, you might have assumed this machine was just another thick performance beast. However,…

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Review: Gigabyte P35X v5

By Kevin Lee Introduction and design The Gigabyte P35X v5 is a mighty powerful, 15-inch gaming laptop equipped with a 4K display, Intel Core i7 CPU and Nvidia GTX 980M with 8GB of video RAM. With such impressive hardware under the hood, you might have assumed this machine was just another thick performance beast. However,…

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Review: Asus UX303UA

By Dan Griliopoulos Introduction and design It can be hard to keep up with the obscure naming conventions of laptops and Asus is certainly guilty of causing confusion with its range of Ultrabooks. The Zenbook series has more abstruse conventions than most, covering a multitude of models that vary in both mild and huge ways…

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Review: Asus Zenbook UX303UA

By Dan Griliopoulos Introduction and design It can be hard to keep up with the obscure naming conventions of laptops and Asus is certainly guilty of causing confusion with its range of Ultrabooks. The Zenbook series has more abstruse conventions than most, covering a multitude of models that vary in both mild and huge ways…

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Review: Asus Zenbook UX303

By Dan Griliopoulos Introduction and design It can be hard to keep up with the obscure naming conventions of laptops and Asus is certainly guilty of causing confusion with its range of Ultrabooks. The Zenbook series has more abstruse conventions than most, covering a multitude of models that vary in both mild and huge ways…

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Review: Asus Zenbook UX303

By Dan Griliopoulos Introduction and design It can be hard to keep up with the obscure naming conventions of laptops and Asus is certainly guilty of causing confusion with its range of Ultrabooks. The Zenbook series has more abstruse conventions than most, covering a multitude of models that vary in both mild and huge ways…

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Nvidia Pascal GPUs Edging Closer To Release: 4 Different Graphics Cards Currently In Testing

Nvidia is said to be currently testing its next-gen Pascal-based GPUs. At least four Pascal GPUs are now in the testing and validation phase, and are expected to be released in the second half of 2016. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Steam And Linux Gaming Poised To Thrive As Vulkan API Will Come Gunning For DirectX

Vulkan, the API that will boost graphics of Linux-based machines, Macs and mobile games is nearly here. The API is rumored to replace OpenGL, which will rock the computing world, and give DirectX 12 a run for its money. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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AMD Graphics Guru Teases Dual-GPU Fiji Card For Radeon R9 Fury X2

An AMD expert in frame pacing recently sent out a tantalizing tweet about the famed Radeon X2 Fury dual GPU. The two Fiji XT GPUs that Scott Wasson shows are part of a highly anticipated AMD flagship dual GPU. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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