COMPUTERS
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COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 Neverware CloudReady Breathes Life Into Your Old Laptop With Chrome OS
New York-based Neverware is on a mission to help you get the most out of your old computers. CloudReady, a custom Chromium OS build that it ships can be installed on an existing, old laptop and PC to bring some life into them. The company claims that it has already transformed more than 75,000 Windows […]
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March 18, 2016 NexDock Claims to Turn Windows 10 Mobile Smartphones, Mini-PCs Into Laptops
Over the past few months, we’ve seen smartphones such as the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL getting so powerful that they can nearly serve as a Windows 10 desktop when connected to a display. We also have miniature computers such as the Raspberry Pi that can be plugged into a display and work as […]
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March 18, 2016 Huawei MateBook 2-in-1 Hybrid With Windows 10 Launched at MWC 2016
Huawei at its pre-MWC 2016 on Sunday announced that it is entering the PC business. The Chinese conglomerate unveiled its MateBook, its first 2-in-1, or laptop-tablet hybrid. The retail price of the MateBook starts at $699 (roughly Rs. 48,000). The MateBook runs Windows 10 Pro. The MateBook, which has a metal unibody, resembles the Microsoft’s […]
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March 18, 2016 PC Shipments in India Grow 10.6 Percent in Q4 2015: Gartner
Personal computer (PC) shipments in India totalled around 2.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 10.6 percent increase over the corresponding period of 2014, according to information technology research and advisory company Gartner. “Consumers accounted for 40 percent of total PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2015, down from 52 percent […]
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March 18, 2016 Chrome OS 49 Update Now Available; Brings Material Redesign, and More
Google started releasing the stable version of the Chrome 49 browser earlier this month (OS X, Windows, and Linux) as well as Android devices. Now, Chrome OS 49 with build 49.0.2623.95 is now available for all Chrome OS devices. Announcing the new stable build Chrome OS 49 build, Josafat Garcia, Technical Program Manager atGoogle (Chrome) […]
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March 18, 2016 Microsoft Insists It Isn’t Forcefully Installing Windows 10, Users Disagree
Microsoft is refuting reports that it has been forcefully installing Windows 10, its newest desktop operating system, on users’ machines. The company insists that users are “fully in control.” Over the months, many instances have been reported in which users found Microsoft installing Windows 10 on their computer without their consent. The latest of which […]
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March 17, 2016 Quantum Break for PC Shows the Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few
Last week, Microsoft made an announcement not many expected. Quantum Break, it’s long in development Xbox One game, will be coming to Windows 10 on the same day as its release on Microsoft’s gaming console. The announcement left many Xbox One owners feeling that nothing is sacred any more. Other more rational consumers saw it […]
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March 17, 2016 Razer Blade 2016 With Upgraded Specs, Lighter Weight Launched at GDC 2016
Razer earlier this year launched Blade Stealth notebook for gamers with high-end specifications. After a couple of months at the onset of Game Developer Conference 2016, it now has launched the fifth edition of its Blade gaming laptop with upgraded innards, a lighter weight, and lower price. The new Blade laptop comes in two configurations […]
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March 16, 2016 I Played Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on Windows 10 So You Don’t Have To
Microsoft wowed the world at E3 2015 as it promised to bring some of its more popular games to PCs. The first of these was Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. Since then, we’ve seen leaks and confirmations of PC release of time-manipulating shooter Quantum Break, and one-time Xbox exclusive Forza 6. Rumours of Gears of […]
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March 16, 2016 HP Enterprise Sees Boost From Hardware Business
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, which houses former Hewlett-Packard Co’s corporate hardware and services division, reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit, helped by strength in its hardware business. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) shares were up 6.4 percent at $14.47 (roughly Rs. 970) in extended trading on Thursday. Revenue in HPE’s enterprise group business, from which it […]
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March 16, 2016 Apple Resubmits India Retail Store Application; Xiaomi Follows
iPhone and iPad maker Apple has resubmitted its application for opening single-brand retail stores in the country as there were certain gaps in its earlier proposal. “The proposal is being processed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi too has submitted an application,” an official said. In January, Apple […]
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March 16, 2016 Magnetic Chips Can Boost Computer Energy Efficiency: Study
In a breakthrough for energy-efficient computing, engineers at the University of California-Berkeley have shown for the first time that magnetic chips can operate with the lowest fundamental level of energy dissipation possible under the laws of thermodynamics. The findings mean that dramatic reductions in power consumption are possible as much as one-millionth the amount of […]
