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Snowball: Why did Amazon just make a hard drive with a Kindle attached?

By Jamie Carter Introduction and how it works In the wireless world of cloud infrastructure and services, Amazon Web Services (AWS) just chucked a curve-ball. Or, rather, a Snowball. A 50TB hard drive weighing 20kg that can be quickly filled with data and posted to AWS for uploading to the cloud, Snowball is said to…

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Microsoft Declares Death Sentence On Older Windows: One More Year And Say Buh-Bye To New Windows 7, Windows 8.1 PCs

Microsoft has quietly given PC manufacturers a one-year deadline to sell off PCs running Windows 7 and 8.1. Here are the important end-of-sale dates that you need to note. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Apple May Launch A New Mac Pro With 10 USB 3.0 Ports Soon

Code unearthed in OS X El Capitan reveals Apple may be working on a refreshed version of the Mac Pro. While no specs have yet been revealed, the new workstation could run on Intel’s Xeon processors and a powerful graphics card. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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This Pocket-Sized Computer Takes The Focus Off Apps And Puts It On Projects

Meet Solu, a pocket-sized computer that wants to change the way people interact with computers. It’s linked the cloud and is structured around projects, not apps. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Google Makes CODEGIRL Film Available For Free On YouTube Until November 5

The film follows 5,000 girls over 60 countries, as they compete in a global entrepreneurship and coding competition by Technovation. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Buying guide: 10 best 3D Printers 2015

By Alastair Jennings best 3d printers Note: Our best 3D printers round-up has been fully updated. This feature was first published in May 2015. 3D printers print 3D models, in a process called Additive Manufacturing or AM. This process uses computer control to lay successive layers of material to build a 3D model. ABS (Acrylonitrile…

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Buying guide: 10 best 3D printers 2015

By Alastair Jennings best 3d printers Note: Our best 3D printers round-up has been fully updated. This feature was first published in May 2015. 3D printers print 3D models, using a process called additive manufacturing or AM. This process uses computer control to lay successive layers of material to build a 3D model. Two plastics,…

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Want Longer Surface Book Or Surface Pro 4 Battery Life? Disable Windows Hello

Users that have been experiencing massive battery drain issues with their Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 devices can try disabling the Windows Hello feature. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Solu Is The World’s Smallest Cloud-Connected Mini PC That Runs On Linux Powered By Tegra K1

Solu Machines has announced the world’s smallest cloud-connected small PC that runs on Linux and powered by Tegra K1, dubbed Solu, via Kickstarter. This device can fit in your pockets, but it comes with a cost. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Buying Guide: Best CPU: 10 top processors from AMD and Intel

By Desire Athow The top 10 processors What makes a processor great depends on two factors: how much you want to spend on it and what you want to do with it. It doesn’t seem logical to spend £100 on a processor destined to be at the heart of a gaming rig and you would…

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Buying Guide: Best CPU: 10 top processors from AMD and Intel

By Desire Athow The top 10 processors What makes a processor great depends on two factors: how much you want to spend on it and what you want to do with it. It doesn’t seem logical to spend £100 on a processor destined to be at the heart of a gaming rig and you would…

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Review: Dell UltraSharp U3415W review

By Kane Fulton Introduction, design and features Back in the mid-2000s, owning a 30-inch monitor was the (expensive) dream. Our collective thirst for larger panels hasn’t dampened since then, and if you’re not considering splashing out on a TV-sized 40-inch monitor, you might be weighing up a cinematic ultra-wide offering like the Dell UltraSharp 3415W.…

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Review: Dell UltraSharp U3415W review

By Kane Fulton Introduction, design and features Back in the mid-2000s, owning a 30-inch monitor was the (expensive) dream. Our collective thirst for larger panels hasn’t dampened since then, and if you’re not considering splashing out on a TV-sized 40-inch monitor, you might be weighing up a cinematic ultra-wide offering like the Dell UltraSharp U3415W.…

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Surface Book Early Adopters Complain Of Software Bugs And Hardware Issues: Lagging, Freezing, Blackouts, Scratches And More

Early adopters of Microsoft’s very first laptop, the Surface Book, are complaining of several software bugs as well as hardware problems. A spokesperson from Microsoft confirmed it is mindful of the problems. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Lenovo Announced Yoga 700 Windows 10 Laptops Starting At $649

Lenovo unveils two more affordable 2-in-1 options, the 11-inch and 14-inch Yoga 700 to compete with Microsoft’s Surface Pro. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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