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NEC Releases New 27-Inch and 30-Inch MultiSync EA IPS Panel Displays
NEC Display Solutions of America has announced the release of two new widescreen MultiSync monitors with IPS panel technology, the 30-inch EA305WMi and the 27-inch EA275WMi. Both are designed for dual monitor configurations and feature wide viewing angles of 178o horizontal/vertical, DisplayPort 1.2 inputs and outputs, and NEC’s ControlSync technology.…
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Raspberry Pi Zero Was Inspired by Google
The Raspberry Pi Zero, the tiny, £4 ($5) microcomputer from the Raspberry Pi Foundation which sold out in less than a day, would not have existed were it not for a timely intervention from Google Chairman Eric Schmidt. Eben Upton, founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, revealed to the Wall…
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Imagination Launches ‘IoT In A Box’ Kickstarter
UK-based Imagination Technologies has launched a Kickstarter for the Creator Ci40, described as “the ultimate IoT-in-a-box dev kit”. The kit includes: A powerful IoT hub, the Creator Ci40 development boardintegrates a 550 MHz dual-core, dual-threaded MIPS CPU running OpenWrt and a multi-standard connectivity package (802.11ac 2×2, Bluetooth 4.1, 802.15.4, fast Ethernet),…
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One In Five Brits Victims of Cybercrime in 2015
A Deloitte survey claims that around one-fifth of UK computer users have been hit by cybercrime in 2015, according to Tech Week. The survey shows that 21% of people polled experienced instances of personal data theft, either directly or via website security breaches, and had their bank accounts used to…
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An Inside Glimpse at Computing in North Korea
After eschewing Windows due to its American origins, North Korea has been using the Red Star operating system for over a decade. Not only is Red Star created by the North Korean state, it is the only OS that is permitted for use within the country, and only supports the…
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Kangaroo: The Portable $99 Windows 10 PC
The Kangaroo, developed by InFocus, is a small $99 Windows 10 PC designed to be versatile and portable. While not as small as a Intel’s tiny Compute Stick, or even a Raspberry Pi, InFocus’ Kangaroo is small enough to fit in a pocket and includes an HDMI dock for easy…
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Why Floppy Disks Are Still Not Dead
Hey, kids. You know that icon you click to save stuff? That used to be a physical format on which users could save a whopping 1.44MB of data. Impressive, eh? So, why did floppy disks dies off? The answer is, they never did. You or I may not use them…
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Lenovo Caught Pre-Installing Malware on its Computers Again
Earlier this year, Lenovo was caught pre-installing adware on its computers, eliciting a vociferous backlash from users. The Superfish scandal, however, appears merely to have been its test-run in preparation for its latest ruse: Lenovo ThinkPads, ThinkCentres, and ThinkStations have been found containing user-tracking spyware that is scheduled to run every day…
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Record For Furthest Distance Quantum Data Transmission Broken
Recently, there have been a lot of articles about technologies straight from science fiction. With lasers being mounted to airplanes by 2019 and Japan firing a laser equal to a thousand times the world’s electricity consumption. With everything from science fiction becoming a reality, it was only a matter of…
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Raspberry Pi Releases £48 7-Inch Touchscreen
After two years of development, the official Raspberry Pi touch display has been released today. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has commissioned Inelco Hunter to produce the screen, which boasts an RGB 800×480 display at 60fps, 24-bit colour, FT5406 10 point capacitive touchscreen, and a 70 degree viewing angle, and is compatible…
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Steve Wozniak Claims Steve Jobs Knew Nothing About Technology
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak – affectionately known as Woz – has been unusually frank regarding Steve Jobs involvement in the early years of Apple’s computer development, revealing that Jobs knew nothing about technology and played no role in the design of the Apple I and Apple II home computers. Wozniak…
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New Raspberry Pi Rival Costs Just $15
The Raspberry Pi has revolutionised the budget micro PC market, packing in some impressive computing power for a $35/£25 board. While the Raspberry Pi has already spawned some imitators, like the similarly priced Banana Pi, there’s a new kid on the block, boasting bags of processing capacity for nearly half…
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GIGABYTE Unveils the GeForce GTX 970 Twin-Turbo
GIGABYTE has revealed its latest graphics card, the GeForce GTX 970 Twin-Turbo (model: GV-N970TTOC-4GD), a custom GTX 970 modified with a lateral blower-type cooling solution that forces hot air out of the card’s case and through the I/O air vents. Though it only has one blower, the “Twin-Turbo” moniker comes…
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AMD Radeon 370X to Feature 1280 Stream Processors
AMD’s Radeon 300 graphics card series, launched back in June, is about to get a new addition to the family, and we have news about the forthcoming Radeon 370X, thanks to a leaked screenshot of its specifications. We don’t yet know for sure whether the new AMD Radeon 370X will…
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Researchers Hack Air-Gapped Computer Using Nine-Year-Old Motorola Phone
An air-gapped computer is the most secure way of storing sensitive data; a PC that has no internet connection and no removable storage or disk drives cannot be compromised by hackers or government surveillance, in theory. Well, it’s time to say goodbye to that theory, as not only have Israeli researchers managed…
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