Computers

All things related to computer hardware and components

Pocket-sized PC on a Stick puts Windows 8.1 on your TV or monitor

By Kane Fulton 2015 has already given birth to a new battle on the computing battleground: micro PC sticks. Taipei-based Hannspree is the latest to wade in with its PC on a stick, a 10cm-long dongle that turns any HDMI-equiped TV or monitor into a Windows 8.1 PC. It’s powered by a quad-core Intel Atom…

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Pocket-sized PC on a Stick puts Windows 8.1 on your TV or monitor

By Kane Fulton 2015 has already given birth to a new battle on the computing battleground: micro PC sticks. Taipei-based Hannspree is the latest to wade in with its PC on a stick, a 10cm-long dongle that turns any HDMI-equiped TV or monitor into a Windows 8.1 PC. It’s powered by a quad-core Intel Atom…

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PC-in-a-mouse is an intriguing concept

By Desire Athow We had the PC-in-a-keyboard (hello, Asus Eee Keyboard) and now a Polish firm has come up with what looks like an Android-based PC-in-a-mouse called Mouse-Box. It’s powered by a quad-core TI OMAP Cortex-A9 SoC clocked at 1.4GHz (at least that’s what we’re seeing on the video) with 128GB of storage (and a…

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PC-in-a-mouse is an intriguing concept

By Desire Athow We had the PC-in-a-keyboard (hello, Asus Eee Keyboard) and now a Polish firm has come up with what looks like an Android-based PC-in-a-mouse called Mouse-Box. It’s powered by a quad-core TI OMAP Cortex-A9 SoC clocked at 1.4GHz (at least that’s what we’re seeing on the video) with 128GB of storage (and a…

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Hands-on review: Acer Chromebook C740 review

By Juan Martinez If you’re the parent of a child who’s desperate to bring his/her laptop to school each day, you’re probably going to want to buy him/her a Chromebook. These low-cost, lightweight devices don’t offer much in the way of storage or processing speed, but they’re stylish devices that are perfect for document creation…

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Hands-on review: Acer Chromebook C740 review

By Juan Martinez If you’re the parent of a child who’s desperate to bring his/her laptop to school each day, you’re probably going to want to buy him/her a Chromebook. These low-cost, lightweight devices don’t offer much in the way of storage or processing speed, but they’re stylish devices that are perfect for document creation…

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Review: Samsung Portable T1 SSD review

By EZ Bardeguez Introduction and specs As a lover of technology, I’ve bought a bunch of portable hard drives and flash drives. Unfortunately, I always find myself wishing for something bigger or faster. It looks like I don’t have to wish any longer. The Samsung T1 SSD drive is everything I’ve ever wanted in an…

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Review: Samsung Portable T1 SSD review

By EZ Bardeguez Introduction and specs As a lover of technology, I’ve bought a bunch of portable hard drives and flash drives. Unfortunately, I always find myself wishing for something bigger or faster. It looks like I don’t have to wish any longer. The Samsung T1 SSD drive is everything I’ve ever wanted in an…

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Industry voice: Storage trends in 2015: Death of the disk, and the importance of agility

By Dave Wright Last year, we saw the continued transformation of enterprise IT infrastructure towards the next-generation data centre model. Fuelled by advances in compute, network and storage virtualisation, businesses are seeing the advantages of scalable infrastructure that can respond to their needs. Central to this has been a growing acknowledgment of the vital role…

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Industry voice: Storage trends in 2015: Death of the disk, and the importance of agility

By Dave Wright Last year, we saw the continued transformation of enterprise IT infrastructure towards the next-generation data centre model. Fuelled by advances in compute, network and storage virtualisation, businesses are seeing the advantages of scalable infrastructure that can respond to their needs. Central to this has been a growing acknowledgment of the vital role…

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Tech Bargains: TechRadar Deals: Cheap TVs, headphones, tablets, cameras + more

By The Deal McCoy It’s Monday morning and that can only mean one thing – more deals! Today we’ve got some cheap TV deals, cameras, headphones, tablets, portable hard drives and more! January Sales: quick links Amazon’s Daily Deals GAME sales John Lewis Clearance Sale PC World Sale Currys Sale Very Electrical Sale Tesco Tech…

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Navigating remote desktops on iPad just got easier with Citrix X1 mouse

By Chuong Nguyen Have you ever tried to tap on a link on an iPad, but missed because your fingers were too big? Having a mouse would help, but unfortunately Apple doesn’t allow Bluetooth mice to connect to iOS, unless you take the risk of jailbreaking. Introduced at Summit 2015, Citrix may have solved your…

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Navigating remote desktops on iPad just got easier with Citrix X1 mouse

By Chuong Nguyen Have you ever tried to tap on a link on an iPad, but missed because your fingers were too big? Having a mouse would help, but unfortunately Apple doesn’t allow Bluetooth mice to connect to iOS, unless you take the risk of jailbreaking. Introduced at Summit 2015, Citrix may have solved your…

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Review: Digital Storm Triton

By Kevin Lee Introduction Thin gaming laptops are in. We’ve already seen a few spectacularly slim and powerful mobile rigs including the Origin EVO15-S and MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3K. Not to mention the Gigabyte P35W v2 from yesteryear, which managed to stuff an optical drive into a laptop chassis measuring a mere 0.83 inches…

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Review: Digital Storm Triton

By Kevin Lee Introduction Thin gaming laptops are in. We’ve already seen a few spectacularly slim and powerful mobile rigs including the Origin EVO15-S and MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3K. Not to mention the Gigabyte P35W v2 from yesteryear, which managed to stuff an optical drive into a laptop chassis measuring a mere 0.83 inches…

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