LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
Lenovo Faces Scrutiny for Another Spyware Scandal, This Time Involving ThinkPads

Most of us don’t think of the word “untrustworthy” when we think of Lenovo. I would say many of us simply know Lenovo as a computer and tech company. You may not believe it, but Lenovo gets in trouble quite … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Dell Continues to Invest and Profit in Chinese-Ubuntu Markets

As many Linux lovers know, there has been a long wait for the so-called “revolution of Linux”, where desktops everywhere would run the user-controlled operating system with ease, and laptop lovers would frolic through fields with their Ubuntu penguin friends … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 820 for Malware Protection

Better security and privacy will be the aim of Qualcomm’s latest version of its most popular Snapdragon mobile processor, the Snapdragon 820, which will feature the company’s very own Smart Protect technology. This comes at a very important time, as … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Acer Built a Modular PC, the Revo Build Series, Which Snaps Together Magnetically

Usually, building your own PC tower meant you had to have at least a moderate level of knowledge about computer parts. I mean, who wants to pick out hard drives, tower cases, and other components, just hoping they would fit … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 820 with Upgraded GPU and ISP

San Diego based Qualcomm needs a lift, something extra to offer, and hopefully after announcing its very new smartphone processor at the 2015 SIGGRAPH Conference, we can keep our fingers crossed that this could be it. The flagship mobile chip, … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Intel’s Skylake CPU Tackles High-Performance Gaming

As portable laptops and hybrid devices continue to hedge out the desktop PC market, tech firms are starting to realize what a giant chunk of the PC market is now taken up by gamers. Most smartphones and tablets can handle … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
External Graphics Are Coming to a Laptop near You Thanks to the OCuLink Cable

For graphics hounds in the market for a laptop or PC, the struggle for what to forgo is very real. While notebook PCs offer the utmost in convenience and portability, the need for low power consumption and a light, travel-friendly … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Lenovo Joins the Ranks of Pocket PCs with Their New $129 Ideacentre Stick 300

Lenovo announced their tiny PC on a stick this week, joining the ranks of companies like Intel and CTL which debuted their own similarly tiny devices earlier in the year. While Lenovo is not the first kid on the block … Continue reading →

 

HP
HP Changes Its Plan for Futuristic “Machine’ to Get It to Market

HP’s futuristic ‘Machine‘ computer, which was first announced by the company in 2014, has changed course a bit. HP first wanted to make this memory-driven computer using a new kind of memory chip dubbed the “memristor”, said to be as … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Spoiler Alert: This Hammer of Thor PC Case Is Cooler than Any Gadget You Own

This week’s Computex Expo in Taipei, one of the largest computer and technology trade shows in the world, showcased some of the most amazing designs and inventions the tech world currently has to offer. One particular display has garnered more … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
This Tiny Windows 10 PC Is Inside a Tiny Power Adapter

Among the many Windows 10 pieces (laptops, notebooks, desktops) coming our way, Microsoft wanted to show off something interesting during this week’s Computex conference. Dubbed the Quanta Compute Plug, this device isn’t your ordinary PC. It’s an alternative, but fully … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Nvidia Announces Flagship, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, for 4K Gaming

During this week’s Computex, International Technology Trade Show in Taipei, Taiwan, Nvidia, known for its high-end video cards, got to show off its flagship GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Last year, its predecessor, the GTX 980 was the most powerful member … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Endless- a Game Changing Desktop Computer for Sale on Kickstarter

While entrepreneur Matt Dalio was enjoying his travels through India, he realized the country’s severe imbalance of devices used in middle class homes. Although most families had television sets, not many had computers. In fact, most of the people who … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
MediaTek’s 10 Core SoC, the Helio X20

Taiwan-based MediaTek is a pioneering semiconductor company and market leader in system-on-a-chip (SoCs) for wireless communications, HDTV, DVD, and Blu-ray. However, it is mostly known as a provider of mid-to-low range chips for smartphones and tablets. As of this week, … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Meet CHIP – the World’s First $9 Computer

Move over, Raspberry Pi – there’s a new kid in town. Meet CHIP, the latest Kickstarter project from Next Thing and the world’s first nine dollar computer. While in life (and certainly on Kickstarter) there is no such thing as … Continue reading →