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AMD rumoured to be enlisting Samsung to produce 2016’s killer chips

By Darren Allan AMD is hooking up with Samsung as a supplier for its chips in 2016, at least according to the rumour mill. This piece of speculation comes from the Electronic Times, via the usual anonymous sources. According to the South Korean paper, both Samsung and Globalfoundries will be involved in jointly manufacturing an…

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AMD rumoured to be enlisting Samsung to produce 2016’s killer chips

By Darren Allan AMD is hooking up with Samsung as a supplier for its chips in 2016, at least according to the rumour mill. This piece of speculation comes from the Electronic Times, via the usual anonymous sources. According to the South Korean paper, both Samsung and Globalfoundries will be involved in jointly manufacturing an…

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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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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 gram is a 15-inch laptop that’s lighter than Air

By Darren Allan LG is teasing the products it will be showing off at CES, and they include an ultra-light laptop, along with a range of tasty monitors aimed at gamers and creative professionals. How light is ultra-light? In the case of the LG gram 15, it’s incredibly light and LG is claiming this is…

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