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Review: HP Star Wars Special Edition Notebook

By Dan Griliopoulos Introduction and design Overpriced brand tie-ins are nothing new to laptops – I still shudder when I remember the idiot estate agent I met who was richly proud of his shiny red Ferrari laptop, as we all crammed into his Peugot 305… but this Star Wars Special Edition laptop is a bit…

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Review: Asus Travelair N

By Ian Barker Introduction and design In the modern world with its myriad of devices, we inevitably end up with lots of files from cameras, phones and more. Often these will be quite precious, either for business or personal reasons, but when you’re out and about you have no way of backing them up. We…

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Review: Asus Travelair N

By Ian Barker Introduction and design In the modern world with its myriad of devices, we inevitably end up with lots of files from cameras, phones and more. Often these will be quite precious, either for business or personal reasons, but when you’re out and about you have no way of backing them up. We…

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MacBook Battery Running Out Too Fast? Maybe iTunes Music Store Is Left Open

MacBook users that are experiencing battery issues with their laptops should check if the iTunes Music Store is left open, as it seems that the store consumes a significant amount of CPU power. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Origin EON17-X

By Kevin Lee Introduction Origin was one of the first companies to put a desktop processor into a gaming laptop, ringing in a whole new level of performance for gaming and production work. Now, Intel’s latest line of Skylake processors should make Origin’s EON17-X an even bigger powerhouse, with the ability to almost always overclock.…

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Review: Origin EON17-X

By Kevin Lee Introduction Origin was one of the first companies to put a desktop processor into a gaming laptop, ringing in a whole new level of performance for gaming and production work. Now, Intel’s latest line of Skylake processors should make Origin’s EON17-X an even bigger powerhouse, with the ability to almost always overclock.…

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2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Best Gifts For PC Gamers

Clueless as to what to give your PC-gaming friends this Christmas? Fear not, for we came up with five of the best suggestions to show them your love this holiday season. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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You Can Now Watch Star Wars In ASCII On Windows 10: Here’s How

‘Star Wars’ is the hottest thing on the lips of moviegoers right now after the release of ‘The Force Awakens,’ which was welcomed by raving reviews. For those who can’t watch the film yet, have a look at this. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Toshiba Tecra A50-C

By Jacob Grana Introduction The Toshiba Tecra A50-C is the laptop you don’t have to worry about. Throw it into your suitcase. Drink your lidless latte over it. Knock it off your desk (accidentally, of course.) Just don’t play games on it. With its budget-friendly price (starts at $599, £798, AU$1,298) the Tecra A50-C definitely…

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Review: Toshiba Tecra A50-C

By Jacob Grana Introduction The Toshiba Tecra A50-C is the laptop you don’t have to worry about. Throw it into your suitcase. Drink your lidless latte over it. Knock it off your desk (accidentally, of course.) Just don’t play games on it. With its budget-friendly price (starts at $599, £798, AU$1,298) the Tecra A50-C definitely…

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Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Locked Out Of Democratic National Committee Database After Breach

Four aides from the Vermont senator and presidential hopeful’s campaign inappropriately accessed information from the Hillary Clinton campaign. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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A Computer Algorithm Correctly Predicted Which Songs Were The Biggest Hits Of 2015

Looks like the music industry isn’t called a hit factory for nothing. It appears a computer algorithm could correctly predict which tunes were the top 10 blow-out pop hits in the year when fed a song for testing. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Security Researchers Find Backspace Bug And Hack For Linux Computer Systems

The Cybersecurity Group, at Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain, discovered hitting backspace 28 times grants hackers entry into Linux systems. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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What Makes A Memorable Photo? Computers Can Predict Almost As Well As Humans Can

Artificial intelligence allows computers to look at a photo and predict how memorable people will find it. A ‘deep learning’ algorithm mimics what the human brain does, researchers say. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: HP EliteBook 745 G3

By Chuong Nguyen Introduction and design If you’ve ever been envious of the tech that executives carry, HP is hoping to cure some of your envy with the EliteBook G3 (starting at $749, £497, AU$1,040). The 14-inch EliteBook 745 G3 joins the 12-inch EliteBook 725 G3 and 15-inch EliteBook 755 G3 in HP’s mid-range 700…

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