Computers

All things related to computer hardware and components

Industry voice: Is there a perfect balance of performance and capacity for business storage?

By Laurence James Introduction Despite storage being the foundation on which all data and applications reside, some people say working in the storage industry can be a thankless task at times, and the work often goes unnoticed as it predominantly occurs in the background. Storage is still a decision left until last when it comes…

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Industry voice: Is there a perfect balance of performance and capacity for business storage?

By Laurence James Introduction Despite storage being the foundation on which all data and applications reside, some people say working in the storage industry can be a thankless task at times, and the work often goes unnoticed as it predominantly occurs in the background. Storage is still a decision left until last when it comes…

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Tech Bargains: TechRadar Deals: Games, TVs, TomToms, hard drives, headphones + more!

By Avon Barksdeal Another day, another set of hot deals on great gadgets and games! Today we’ve got hot deals on hard drives, headphones, sat navs, laptops, graphics cards, console games and plenty more. Let’s start with this supreme deal on a second screen TV at eBay. The LG 22MT44 is a 22-inch full HD…

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Could Mediatek aim new 12-core chip at servers?

By Desire Athow Chinese chip designer Mediatek is apparently on the verge of launching 10-core and 12-core system on chips if rumours emanating from China. As it stands though, it makes little sense for the market to evolve beyond eight-core, which is where the mainstream market is currently standing. Mediatek has been very aggressive getting…

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Mediatek could aim new 12-core chip at servers

By Desire Athow Chinese chip designer Mediatek is apparently on the verge of launching 10- and 12-core system on chips if rumours emanating from China. As it stands though, it makes little sense for the market to evolve beyond eight-core, which is where the mainstream market is currently standing. Mediatek has been very aggressive getting…

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Review: Fujitsu Celsius W530

By Alan Stevens Introduction and performance Desktop workstations can be both big and expensive, but not so the Fujitsu Celsius W530, a compact and affordable entry-level workstation designed to bridge the gap between high-end PCs and much more expensive professional models. Okay, so it’s only got one processor, but that’s reflected in the £1,430 recommended…

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Review: Fujitsu Celsius W530

By Alan Stevens Introduction and performance Desktop workstations can be both big and expensive, but not so the Fujitsu Celsius W530, a compact and affordable entry-level workstation designed to bridge the gap between high-end PCs and much more expensive professional models. Okay, so it’s only got one processor, but that’s reflected in the £1,430 recommended…

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Nagging Snapdragon 810 issues may push back this year’s flagships

By Michael Rougeau Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 may be poised to change smartphones – but it can only do so if it actually lands successfully. And it’s looking like that might not happen, according to the latest rumors. Word that issues with the Snapdragon 810 might cause delays in some 2015 flagships – including the Samsung…

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Rumors of Snapdragon 810 issues persist

By Michael Rougeau Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 may be poised to change smartphones – but it can only do so if it actually lands successfully. And it’s looking like that might not happen, according to the latest rumors. Word that issues with the Snapdragon 810 might cause delays in some 2015 flagships – including the Samsung…

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CES 2015: Toshiba’s new memory card can be read by simply touching it

By Desire Athow You will now be able to read what’s on a memory card simply by touching it, that’s what Toshiba wants to achieve thanks to the introduction of a new family of memory cards. These SDHC models are available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB flavours and adhere to the NFC Forum Type 3…

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CES 2015: Toshiba’s new memory card can be read by simply touching it

By Desire Athow You will now be able to read what’s on a memory card simply by touching it, that’s what Toshiba wants to achieve thanks to the introduction of a new family of memory cards. These SDHC models are available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB flavours and adhere to the NFC Forum Type 3…

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CES 2015: New Samsung SSD allows laptops to sleep for months

By Desire Athow Samsung has announced that it has started mass producing a “high-performance, low-powered” PCIe solid state drive that seems destined to go in laptops that will be running on the new Intel Broadwell-U chip launched at CES this week. The SM951 is also likely to be found in the next generation MacBook Air…

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CES 2015: New Samsung SSD to allow laptops to sleep for months

By Desire Athow Samsung has announced that it has start mass producing a “high-performance, low-powered” PCIe solid state drive that seems destined to go in laptops that will be running on the new Intel Broadwell-U chip launched at CES this week. The SM951 is also likely to be found in the next generation MacBook Air…

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CES 2015: Intel Compute Stick is a PC the size of a pack of chewing gum

By Kane Fulton Devices like Google’s Chromecast and Amazon’s Fire TV brought instant media streaming to the living room, and now Intel is looking to go one further with a stick that transforms any HDMI-equipped TV into a fully-fledged PC. Unveiled at CES 2015, Intel’s Compute Stick is a four-inch device that’s powered by a…

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Intel Compute Stick is a PC the size of a pack of chewing gum

By Kane Fulton Devices like Google’s Chromecast and Amazon’s Fire TV brought instant media streaming to the living room, and now Intel is looking to go one further with a stick that transforms any HDMI-equipped TV into a fully-fledged PC. Unveiled at CES 2015, Intel’s Compute Stick is a four-inch device that’s powered by a…

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