Computers

By Darren Allan Nvidia has a new offer on the go for those buying GTX 1050, GTX 1050 Ti or GTX 1060 graphics cards (or systems containing them), with a choice of one of three free indie games being offered, including the virtual reality shooter which some have described as the best reason to buy…

By Matt Hanson Usually when you want to take advantage of the speeds that solid state drives provide you have to make a compromise when it comes to storage space, as SSDs usually come in smaller capacities than regular hard drives. Thankfully there are an increasing number of high capacity SSDs being released, such as…

By Kane Fulton The 15-inch MacBook Pro has always been the go-to computer for creatives and media enthusiasts. Need quad-core processors, dedicated graphics and a big old screen that’s only slightly smaller than your monitor? If so, Apple’s 13-inch laptops probably haven’t cut the proverbial mustard for you in the past. Like the new 13-inch…

Does the lack of dongles on the new MacBook Pro keep you from nabbing the Apple laptop? If so, then HyperDrive’s USB-C hub may be just the thing you need. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Darren Allan The GeForce GTX 1060 with 3GB of video RAM could possibly become a more compelling budget graphics card option, at least if speculation about it adopting the same chip as the GTX 1070/1080 is on the money. According to the rumor mill, Nvidia is set to use GP104 chips (as seen on…

By Darren Allan One of the bigger complaints concerning Apple’s new MacBook Pro – particularly the base 13-inch model – is its relative lack of connectivity. A dongle is a potential way round this, of course, and a nifty new offering which claims to be the world’s fastest and most compact Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Hub…

By Darren Allan HP has announced an overhauled Secure Managed Print Services (MPS) solution which the company claims represents a new standard in bolstering the security of networked printers against cyber-attacks. Broadly, the redesigned scheme includes a raft of professional services such as ‘print security implementation’, whereby trained security technicians deliver and implement corporate print…

By Kevin Lee In the last few years, Alienware has introduced some uniquely-designed desktops with the head-turning Alienware Area 51 and space-compressing Alienware Aurora R5. Now, the space age computing company introduces one of the world’s thinnest gaming laptops yet with the Alienware 13 R3. The 13 R3 also sports the company’s new hinge-forward design,…

By Lewis Leong With laptops racing to see who can be the thinnest and lightest, compromises must be made. The Apple MacBook ranks as one of the thinnest and lightest ultraportables on the market, but you’ll have to carry a bag full of dongles as it only features a single USB-C port. PC makers have…

By Desire Athow Far more powerful computers coupled with much better tools (like cloud-based services) have slowly transformed the way scanners are being perceived – not to mention the arrival of smartphones with multi-megapixel sensors. While these multi-purpose, ubiquitous devices can compete with dedicated scanners in ad-hoc scenarios, they are inadequate for anything that requires…

The Athlon series of chips are the last CPUs from AMD to truly compete with Intel, and since then, the company has struggled to deliver. However, with its upcoming Zen processor, things could change drastically, especially if the prices are right. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Kane Fulton Dell is appealing to on-the-go small business workers who may be on a fairly modest budget with its refreshed Vostro 14 5000, which benefits from Intel’s new Kaby Lake CPU architecture. It’s available in two colors: ‘Graphite Silver’, which our review model came in, and ‘Graphite Red’. Seen from above, the Vostro…

Apple’s new MacBook Pro upgrade might be outselling its rivals but that doesn’t mean that it’s the best laptop out there. Here are a few alternatives to consider. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

If you were among the initial few who preordered the Surface Studio desktop from Microsoft on the first day, you will receive the device this week. Microsoft is now shipping these orders earlier than the given time window. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Darren Allan Are you mulling over a potential move to an SSD? If it’s a 2.5-inch solid-state drive you’re after, then Amazon has quite a bargain with a 750GB offering from Crucial which has been slashed to just £106. The MX300 750GB SATA 2.5-inch SSD (with 9.5 mm adapter) is Amazon’s best-selling internal SSD.…