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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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LG Targeting Gamers And Creative Professionals With New Monitors And PCs For CES 2016

LG revealed that it will showcase its newest lineup of monitors and PCs at CES 2016. The OEM put a lot of effort into creating 4K QHD monitors for gaming, digital painting and cinematic entertainment, and a tiny powerful notebook. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Intel ‘Skull Canyon’ With Skylake Architecture And Iris Pro Graphics Teased As ‘Most Powerful NUC Ever’

Intel prepared for 2016 and it teased its fans with the promise of “most powerful NUC ever” coming next year. Unofficial information hinted that that a Skylake architecture-Iris Pro Graphics combo could be found in the Skull Canyon flagship. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Overclocking Now Possible On Non-K Intel Skylake Processors: What This Means For Gamers

Non-K Intel Skylake processors can now be overclocked to increase their base clock, allowing rigs that need that little boost needed to run games smoothly. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Alba 7-inch tablet

By Sean Cameron Introduction and features When the iPad came on the scene five years ago it heralded the arrival of a radical new form factor with apparently limitless potential; it was widely assumed that tablets were the future of computing, supplanting both the desktop computer and laptops. With the benefit of hindsight, those predictions…

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Pine A64 vs. Raspberry Pi vs. Arduino Uno: Which DIY Microcomputer Should You Get?

Microcomputers such as Raspberry Pi, Pine A64 and Arduino have emerged to help DIY enthusiasts build computers and computer-based devices. Here is an up-close look at these three products. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Facebook Open-Sources Design Of Big Sur Artificial Intelligence Server To Take On Google

Facebook now brushes shoulders with Google in the front lines of the artificial intelligence field with its release of an Open Rack-compatible hardware for large-scale computing called Big Sur. Facebook is contributing its design to the Open Compute Foundation. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Apple Reportedly Building Its Own Mobile GPU To Replace Imagination’s PowerVR

According to a report, Apple is developing its own mobile GPU, which could replace Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR. With that said, it will likely take a couple of years before the new GPU will roll out across Apple devices. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Google Chromebooks Are Just ‘Test Machines,’ Says Apple CEO Tim Cook: Here’s Why

During the Hour of Code event, Tim Cook talked to the media and made some abrasive comments on Chromebooks. He called Google’s laptops ‘test machines,’ noting how assessments don’t contribute to learning. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Ultimaker 2 Go

By Alastair Jennings Introduction and design Ultimaker has built its name on solidly designed 3D printers, competent software and a print quality that is still unrivalled at this consumer level. The Ultimaker 2 was the model which showed that Ultimaker was a serious contender in the 3D printing market, with a machine that was more…

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Review: Ultimaker 2 Go

By Alastair Jennings Introduction and design Ultimaker has built its name on solidly designed 3D printers, competent software and a print quality that is still unrivalled at this consumer level. The Ultimaker 2 was the model which showed that Ultimaker was a serious contender in the 3D printing market, with a machine that was more…

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Japanese Laptop Includes Fold-Out 12-Inch Keyboard

It’s almost as good as just having a 12-inch keyboard to begin with. Maybe better! …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Brother MFC-J6925DW

By Chuong Nguyen Introduction and design To innovate, printer manufacturers have experimented with different technologies to make their boxy designs stand out. Epson’s EcoTank technology on the WorkForce ET-4550 (US-only $499, about £320, AU$678) makes high volume printing easy with large ink tanks that don’t need to be replaced as frequently, and HP promises fast…

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Review: Brother MFC-J6925DW

By Chuong Nguyen Introduction and design To innovate, printer manufacturers have experimented with different technologies to make their boxy designs stand out. Epson’s EcoTank technology on the WorkForce ET-4550 (US-only $499, about £320, AU$678) makes high volume printing easy with large ink tanks that don’t need to be replaced as frequently, and HP promises fast…

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Review: MSI GE72 Apache Pro

By Seth Macy Introduction The common reaction to seeing a gaming laptop used to be “why would you have that,” whereas now people are more apt to ask, “where did you get that?” As components continue to increase in power and decrease in price, the trade offs in gaming on a laptop over a dedicated…

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