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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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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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Even Intel’s cheap Skylake CPUs can be ramped up with serious overclocking

By Darren Allan As you’re no doubt aware, for some considerable time now – since Sandy Bridge processors were introduced by Intel – overclocking hasn’t been possible (or rather, any real overclocking hasn’t) and CPUs have been locked at their default clock speed unless you pay a bit more for an unlocked ‘K’ model (and…

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Even Intel’s cheap Skylake CPUs can be ramped up with serious overclocking

By Darren Allan As you’re no doubt aware, for some considerable time now – since Sandy Bridge processors were introduced by Intel – overclocking hasn’t been possible (or rather, any real overclocking hasn’t) and CPUs have been locked at their default clock speed unless you pay a bit more for an unlocked ‘K’ model (and…

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Updated: 5 of the most popular Raspberry Pi distros

By Shashank Sharma & Nick Peers Introduction Note: Our Raspberry Pi distros round-up has been fully updated. This feature was first published in May 2015. Believe it or not, the Raspberry Pi is four years old, and in its relatively short life has ushered in a new revolution in computing that stretches far beyond its…

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Updated: 5 of the most popular Raspberry Pi distros

By Shashank Sharma & Nick Peers Introduction Note: Our Raspberry Pi distros round-up has been fully updated. This feature was first published in May 2015. Believe it or not, the Raspberry Pi is four years old, and in its relatively short life has ushered in a new revolution in computing that stretches far beyond its…

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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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AMD’s mighty Zen CPUs coming to level the playing field with Intel in 2016

By Darren Allan AMD’s long-awaited line of Zen processors will indeed be arriving for high-end PCs later next year, fans of the Intel alternative will doubtless be pleased to hear. It’s hoped that Zen CPUs will bring AMD back on a more competitive footing with Intel, and confirmation of the launch was reported by WCCF…

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AMD’s mighty Zen CPUs coming to level the playing field with Intel in 2016

By Darren Allan AMD’s long-awaited line of Zen processors will indeed be arriving for high-end PCs later next year, fans of the Intel alternative will doubtless be pleased to hear. It’s hoped that Zen CPUs will bring AMD back on a more competitive footing with Intel, and confirmation of the launch was reported by WCCF…

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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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