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Square’s latest reader is equipped for chips and Apple Pay

By Parker Wilhelm Square has added a new way for small businesses to get paid with their NFC-enabled card reader. Square’s new gadget allows customers to get through checkout using mobile payments as well as credit and debit cards with built-in security chips. The contactless reader, which allow the use of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay,…

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Square’s latest reader is equipped for chips and Apple Pay

By Parker Wilhelm Square has added a new way for small businesses to get paid with their NFC-enabled card reader. Square’s new gadget allows customers to get through checkout using mobile payments as well as credit and debit cards with built-in security chips. The contactless reader, which allow the use of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay,…

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Review: HP Spectre x2

By Kevin Lee Introduction With the Surface Pro 4 re-establishing Microsoft as the best Windows tablet maker, you can’t find a slate that’s not trying to emulate its design and success. From the Lenovo Miix 700 to the Dell XPS 12 and even the iPad Pro, everyone is getting into the pro-level tablet game with…

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Review: HP Spectre x2

By Kevin Lee Introduction With the Surface Pro 4 re-establishing Microsoft as the best Windows tablet maker, you can’t find a slate that’s not trying to emulate its design and success. From the Lenovo Miix 700 to the Dell XPS 12 and even the iPad Pro, everyone is getting into the pro-level tablet game with…

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HP Elite X2 Review Roundup: Can HP Take On Microsoft’s Surface Pro?

The HP Elite X2 is bringing along a ton of features and high-performing specs, but how does it go against Microsoft’s Surface Pro products? Here’s what people have to say about HP’s 2-in-1 and how it compares with the Surface Pro. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Asus Chromebit

By Chuong Nguyen Introduction, design and setup If you want to breathe new life into your existing monitor, projector or television, Asus’s Chromebit is a simple $85 (£55, AU$118) solution that turns any display into a Chrome all-in-one PC. The device is a simple way to upcycle your existing hardware, which you may find obsolete…

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Review: Asus Chromebit

By Chuong Nguyen Introduction, design and setup If you want to breathe new life into your existing monitor, projector or television, Asus’s Chromebit is a simple $85 (£55, AU$118) solution that turns any display into a Chrome all-in-one PC. The device is a simple way to upcycle your existing hardware, which you may find obsolete…

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Intel’s blazingly fast Optane SSDs are heading for gaming PCs soon

By Darren Allan Intel’s Optane products will be available as soon as next year for enthusiast PC owners – meaning those with high-end rigs such as gamers who are prepared to fork out for blazing fast SSDs. This is according to Kirk Skaugen, senior VP and general manager of the Client Computing Group, who made…

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Intel’s blazingly fast Optane SSDs are heading for gaming PCs soon

By Darren Allan Intel’s Optane products will be available as soon as next year for enthusiast PC owners – meaning those with high-end rigs such as gamers who are prepared to fork out for blazing fast SSDs. This is according to Kirk Skaugen, senior VP and general manager of the Client Computing Group, who made…

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‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ Bundle With AMD Radeon R9 Fury Graphics Now Available

AMD launched a new promotional bundle, offering ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ for free when purchasing the Radeon R9 Fury graphics card. The offer is a limited-time deal, likely aiming to better compete against the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Eyes-On With the TarDisk Pear, An SD Card-Sized Hard Drive That Doubles a Mac’s Storage Capacity

A cool new peripheral that lives in a MacBook’s SD slot. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Hands-on review: HP Elite x2 1012

By Juan Martinez Introduction 2015 will be remembered as the year of the hybrid laptop. With amazing new devices, including the Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 and Apple’s iPad Pro, consumers have a plethora of attractive tablets that can be used with a keyboard to function as a capable notebook. The hybrid laptop category…

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Hands-on review: HP Elite x2 1012

By Juan Martinez Introduction 2015 will be remembered as the year of the hybrid laptop. With amazing new devices, including the Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 and Apple’s iPad Pro, consumers have a plethora of attractive tablets that can be used with a keyboard to function as a capable notebook. The hybrid laptop category…

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Review: Asus STRIX R9 380X OC

By Dave James Introduction and features The new AMD Radeon R9 380X is the very latest midrange graphics card from the big Texan GPU maker, and should be filtering into shops and onto the e-shelves as you read this. Asus’ STRIX brand is its gaming-centric option and, as such, this owl-eyed version of the R9…

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Review: Asus STRIX R9 380X OC

By Dave James Introduction and features The new AMD Radeon R9 380X is the very latest midrange graphics card from the big Texan GPU maker, and should be filtering into shops and onto the e-shelves as you read this. Asus’ STRIX brand is its gaming-centric option and, as such, this owl-eyed version of the R9…

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