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Review: Netgear ReadyNAS 3130

By Orestis Bastounis Introduction and setup The ReadyNAS 3130 is a 1U rack-mount enterprise-class storage device. It’s sold in a diskless configuration with space for up to four hard disks. The documentation suggests an official maximum capacity of 24TB, by using 6TB disks, although there’s no reason it shouldn’t work with 8TB disks (such as…

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Hands-on review: UPDATED: iOS 9

By Matt Swider Siri, design and Apple Maps iOS 9 is launching today, and from the beta, we know it’s already way better than iOS 8, thanks to new features that make the iPhone and iPad software easier to use. Siri is smarter, Apple Maps has been improved and the notifications drop-down menu is now…

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Hands-on review: UPDATED: iOS 9

By Matt Swider Siri, design and Apple Maps iOS 9 is launching today, and from the beta, we know it’s already way better than iOS 8, thanks to new features that make the iPhone and iPad software easier to use. Siri is smarter, Apple Maps has been improved and the notifications drop-down menu is now…

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Review: Spotify

By James Rivington Update: Spotify Running, the feature that can detect your running tempo and serve up a playlist based on your training intensity, is now available on Android devices starting today. Original review follows… Spotify was already the best music streaming service on the planet. But recent updates – which added a new look,…

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Review: Spotify

By James Rivington Update: Spotify Running, the feature that can detect your running tempo and serve up a playlist based on your training intensity, is now available on Android devices starting today. Original review follows… Spotify was already the best music streaming service on the planet. But recent updates – which added a new look,…

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Hands-on review: Toshiba Satellite Click 10

By Desire Athow Windows tablets have been a bit of a hit-and-miss market, as Intel’s ubiquitous Z3735 processor was underpowered when it came to making the most of Microsoft’s Windows OS. Fast-forward to the second half of 2015 and the combination of the new Cherry Trail-based processors from Intel and Windows 10 is likely to…

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Hands-on review: Lenovo Yoga 700

By Desire Athow Tucked away somewhere in Lenovo’s booth at the recent IFA show over in Berlin was the Yoga 700, the 2015 version of the small but powerful Yoga 3 (11-inch). It is so new that you won’t even find it on Lenovo’s website (at the time of writing that is). Along with a…

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Hands-on review: Office 2016

By Mary Branscombe …read more Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac

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Hands-on review: Medion Akoya S3401

By Desire Athow When we spoke to Peter Hortenius earlier this year, he mentioned that Lenovo used Medion, the German company it acquired several years ago, as some sort of laboratory to explore the European market. Medion, which employs around 1,000 people, produces everything from wooden toys for kids to high-end gaming laptops, and a…

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Hands-on review: Toshiba Satellite Click 10

By Desire Athow Windows tablets have been a bit of a hit-and-miss market as Intel’s ubiquitous Z3735 processor was underpowered when it came to making the most of Microsoft’s Windows OS. Fast forward to the second half of 2015 and the combination of the new Cherry Trail-based processors from Intel and Windows 10 is likely…

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Hands-on review: Toshiba Satellite Click 10

By Desire Athow Windows tablets have been a bit of a hit-and-miss market as Intel’s ubiquitous Z3735 processor was underpowered when it came to making the most of Microsoft’s Windows OS. Fast forward to the second half of 2015 and the combination of the new Cherry Trail-based processors from Intel and Windows 10 is likely…

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Mission Impossible? Xerox PARC Develops Self-Destructing Chip For Protecting User Data

The self-destructing chip can be sent a command to break apart into thousands of small pieces, making reconstruction of the computer component impossible and protecting all the data it contained. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Bought Alienware Gaming Laptop With Haswell Or Broadwell Chips? You Might Be Eligible For Free Skylake Upgrade

Frank Azor promises and delivers. Surprising upgrades for the latest line of laptops from Alienware, and the price is out of this world. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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AMD Creates Radeon Technologies Group To Focus On Gaming And Virtual Reality

AMD has announced the creation of the Radeon Technologies Group led by Raja Koduri. The company is poised for a 2016 competition with Nvidia. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Hands-on review: iPad Pro

By Gareth Beavis The iPad Pro is the device I thought we’d never see – it’s Apple finally taking on the enterprise market, but like with its Macbook range, making normal non-business folk thinking about whether they’d fancy one too. The reason is simple: this thing has got a massive screen with impressive resolution and…

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