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In Pictures: Google I/O 2013's coolest products and services

Google announced a number of innovative new products and services at its 2013 Google I/O developer conference this week.

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In Pictures: Sun's stars - Where are they now?

Sun was founded Andy Bechtolsheim, Vinod Khosla, Scott McNealy and Bill Joy in 1982. Sun went public in 1986 and was raking in $1 billion in annual sales by 1988.

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In Pictures: History of flexible displays

Flexible display screens are expected to become a common feature of consumer electronics in the next few years, and have recently been touted by several top-tier manufacturers.

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In Pictures: Time-saving PC tips and tricks

What’s the best way to tell an expert PC user apart from a bumbling amateur? The expert doesn’t waste time.

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News about Components

Article | 21/05/2013 Toshiba shrinks 64Gbit flash chips, but still lags Samsung
Toshiba said it will soon begin mass producing a new type of 64Gbit NAND flash that is the smallest and fastest in its class, though it still lags riv...
Article | 20/05/2013 Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 to contain Intel Atom chip, source says
Samsung will soon release its first Android tablet based on an Intel Atom processor, according to a source familiar with the plan, in what would be a ...
Article | 20/05/2013 In Pictures: Google I/O 2013's coolest products and services
Google announced a number of innovative new products and services at its 2013 Google I/O developer conference.
Article | 17/05/2013 Wall Street Beat: Market stokes tech IPOs, as Tableau and Marketo debut
A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of...
Article | 16/05/2013 Now you see it: How Apple's Retina display is a boon to accessibility
iOS's accessibility features are great, particularly on the iPad--as I've written elsewhere--but for disabled users, accessibility is more than just a...

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Tutorials about Components

Article | 14/01/2011 There's never been a better time to upgrade RAM
In case you haven't noticed, memory prices have dropped through the floor. As such, I've been busily upgrading every computer I can get my hands on. F...
Article | 4/11/2010 Connect a graphics card to your PC's PSU
QUESTION: I bought an ATI Radeon HD 5750 graphics card, but my motherboard doesn't recognise it. When I plug the monitor cable into the graphics card,...
Article | 13/08/2010 How to get more from a quad-core PC
QUESTION: My Windows 7 Home Premium computer has a quad-core processor and 4GB of RAM. I've not found any advantage to using four cores. How can I use...
Article | 17/07/2010 Add RAM to a laptop
So my dad was griping that his Acer Aspire 9300 laptop takes forever to boot. I inspected it for spyware, excessive startup programs, and the other us...
Article | 15/07/2010 Upgrade your motherboard the easy way
Even accomplished geeks shy away from motherboard upgrades on their main PCs. Years ago, I would often upgrade gaming and test systems in my own basem...

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Features about Components

Article | 27/03/2013 What's the best way to charge your mobile devices?
You're packing for a trip. You've already crammed the chargers for your smartphone and laptop into your bag, but your tablet charger is MIA and you're...
Article | 28/02/2013 Mophie's Juice Pack Air is better than its Helium
They say that celebrity deaths come in threes. It appears that Mophie battery cases for the iPhone 5 come in twos. Just a couple weeks after releasing...
Article | 21/02/2013 Mophie's Juice Pack Helium is a solid battery case for iPhone 5
Active iPhone owners face a choice: They can use their phones with abandon; they can recharge the phone at some point during the day; or they can opt ...
Article | 7/11/2012 Samsung laying groundwork for server chips, analysts say
Samsung's recent licensing of 64-bit processor designs from ARM suggests that the chip maker may expand from smartphones and tablets into the server m...
Article | 16/03/2011 Display tech to watch this year: Haptics create a buzz
If multitouch display technology is proliferating, haptic feedback is helping to fuel the trend. Haptics provide tactile feedback to your fingers as y...

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Reviews

AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6990 review: AMD's dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 is the world's fastest single-slot graphics card. But with that power comes a massive price tag