Microsoft’s October 26 event is nearly upon us, and there’s no shortage of rumours circulating online. Here’s what you need to know. This Wednesday, Microsoft is expected to make a number of software and hardware ...
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Microsoft has announced the updated Surface Book i7 laptop, which the company says is twice as powerful as the current top-end MacBook Pro model. The name derives from the presence of the Intel Core i7 processors on board, but it’s ...
Kaby Lake is Intel's generation of processors, and it's starting to appear in all sorts of laptops. Here's everything you need to know. Contributions from David Ludlow The below information is only about laptop hardware: desktop chips ...
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How does the newly refreshed Macbook Pro compare to the previous models, and is it worth an upgrade? We take a look. Apple has finally taken the wraps off its new MacBook Pros, and they look like some impressive machines, coming complete ...
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Apple new 2016 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air launch event preview: Apple’s gearing up to launch three new MacBook devices, overhauling its product line-up for the first time in years, and may also unveil a 4K Apple TV. Computing editor ...
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Apple October 2016 MacBook Pro launch event: The Apple keynote is finally over, and we've got a bunch of software and hardware news to spill. Here’s the latest from Cupertino. Apple event overview As predicted, Apple confirmed new ...
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Microsoft has announced a promotion which could net MacBook owners a whopping $650 if they’re willing to trade it in for a Surface Book or Surface Pro. The initiative, announced after Microsoft’s latest event this week, comes ...
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It’s been an action-packed week, here’s what’s coming up on the Refresh. Both Microsoft and Apple launch exciting new flagship products and Microsoft weren't finished there as it reveals Windows 10 Creator's Edition. ...
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CES 2017 is arguably the biggest event in the tech calendar, and it's only two months away. Read on for all the latest CES 2017 news, rumours, key dates, and more. What is CES? One of the biggest technology tradeshows in the world, the ...
PC brand vendors expect demand for PCs to enjoy strong growth in the first quarter of 2017 as Intel will begin mass shipping its Kaby Lake processors, while AMD will also launch its next-generation Zen-based processors. AMD's Zen-based ...
Virtual- and augmented-reality headsets will be the size of regular glasses in the near future, according to Qualcomm. Qualcomm senior vice president Raj Talluri made the claim during a keynote at the company’s 5G summit, attended ...
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A research team led by faculty scientist Ali Javey at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has created a transistor with a gate length (the defining dimension of a transistor) just 1nm long, ...
Copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar module developer Siva Power of San Clara, CA, USA has hired solar executive Bruce Sohn as vice-chairman of its board. Sohn was previously the key executive in the growth of cadmium ...
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As demand for VR-related experiences continues to grow and the China government has been aggressively pushing establishment of VR industry alliances, players including High Tech Computer (HTC), Intel, AMD, Nvidia and ARM have all increased ...
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With demand for notebooks stronger than expected and notebook component suppliers conservative about their shipments, several components including panel, battery and solid state drive (SSD), reportedly are suffering from shortages, ...
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