Computers

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Stylish Android 6.0 phone at too high a price

By Andrew Hoyle Even with Marshmallow onboard, the HTC One A9’s high price means this midrange mobile doesn’t impress. …read more Source:: cnet Notebooks

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You can now bake your own Raspberry Pi

By Desire Athow You can now customise your own Raspberry Pi hardware thanks to an agreement signed by the company with its long time partner, Element14. Various options are available for the bespoke service which will be initially targeted at hardware partners with a long term plan to potentially get individual orders shipped. Element14 acknowledged…

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You can now bake your own Raspberry Pi

By Desire Athow You can now customise your own Raspberry Pi hardware thanks to an agreement signed by the company with its long time partner, Element14. Various options are available for the bespoke service which will be initially targeted at hardware partners with a long term plan to potentially get individual orders shipped. Element14 acknowledged…

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Apple Maps suggests Apple Pay coming to certain Australian supermarkets

By Nick Broughall Despite Australia’s advanced contactless payments ecosystem, we’re still waiting for Apple Pay to officially launch around the country. While indications point to a profit sharing dispute with the banks as the main hold up, some eagle-eyed Apple Maps users are hoping that we’re about to see a shift in strategy from the…

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Kangaroo Is A $99 Windows 10 PC-On-A-Stick That Trumps All Other Options

InFocus put its mobile desktop PC, Kangaroo, on sale for just $99. The 4.8-inch device functions just like a deskop running on Windows 10, but can be placed in a pocket just like a smartphone. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Microsoft’s Surface Book And Surface Pro 4 Are Now Available In The US And Canada

Unveiled at the Oct. 6 Windows 10 event, Microsoft’s new laptop and tablet, the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 are now available for purchase in the U.S. and Canada. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Acer XB270HU

By Ben Stinson Design, features and performance Monitors with the ‘gaming’ tag slapped brazenly on their boxes aren’t necessarily a new breed. Along with the advent of 3D and super-high resolutions, gamers have been slowly working their way up through faster refresh rates to keep up with the incredibly powerful GPUs that drive gaming PCs.…

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Review: Acer Predator XB270HU

By Ben Stinson Design, features and performance Monitors with the “gaming” tag slapped brazenly on their boxes aren’t necessarily a new breed. Along with the advent of 3D and super-high resolutions, gamers have been slowly working their way up through faster refresh rates to keep up with the incredibly powerful GPUs that drive gaming PCs.…

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Review: Acer Predator XB270HU

By Ben Stinson Design, features and performance Monitors with the “gaming” tag slapped brazenly on their boxes aren’t necessarily a new breed. Along with the advent of 3D and super-high resolutions, gamers have been slowly working their way up through faster refresh rates to keep up with the incredibly powerful GPUs that drive gaming PCs.…

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Microsoft Surface Book Options Expand: Cheaper Base Model Gets Discrete Nvidia GPU For $200 Extra

The Microsoft Surface Book was highly anticipated, and the recent model only increased the hype. The new variant meant an extra investment of $200 from Microsoft fans but offered a dedicated GPU card for a better graphic experience. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Updated: Toshiba Satellite Radius 15

By Kevin Lee Introduction Between convertible tablet modes, touchscreens and 4K displays, laptops have been inundated with features that often do little more than hike up the price. And so when Toshiba lays claim to creating the world’s first 15-inch, 4K convertible laptop, I expected it to be one of the world’s flashiest laptops with…

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Review: Updated: Toshiba Satellite Radius 15

By Kevin Lee Introduction Between convertible tablet modes, touchscreens and 4K displays, laptops have been inundated with features that often do little more than hike up the price. And so when Toshiba lays claim to creating the world’s first 15-inch, 4K convertible laptop, I expected it to be one of the world’s flashiest laptops with…

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Surface Book Review Roundup: Experts Say The MacBook Air Has Found Its Match

Quite a few reviews on the Surface Book, Microsoft’s very first laptop, have already surfaced. Let’s take a closer look at what this device has to offer its customers. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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Review: Updated: Presto

By Nick Broughall Introduction and design Update: Following its update introducing HD streams and Airplay support, Presto has also made its way to television sets via the Telstra TV streaming box, so we’ve updated the review to acknowledge this new access point. In some ways, Presto was the pioneer of the Australian streaming video market.…

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Western Digital Self-Encrypted External Hard Drives Have Major Security Vulnerabilities That Could Expose Data To Hackers

Researchers found that Western Digital’s ‘My Passport’ line of self-encrypted HDDs is quite vulnerable to hacking. The paper, published in September, detailed the flaws in the drive’s security and it made owners of the devices shiver. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

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