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Got an urgent message you need to transmit immediately? Sending a telegram is likely not the first option that comes to mind. And when it's time to boogie down, you probably don't shove a cassette into your 8-track player or slap an LP onto your phonograph.
News about computers
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Ryzen works with XMP memory profiles
We were told by AMD that we’d have to set memory timings manually with the new Ryzen platform but, at least with Gigabyte’s AM4 motherboards, we don’t have to.
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Scientists can now make lithium-ion batteries last a lifetime
Researchers at the University of California have discovered a way to use nanowires to allow lithium-ion batteries in smartphones, electric vehicles and other commercial devices to be recharged hundreds of thousands of times.
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Quantum computing is now a big step closer thanks to Australian breakthrough
Quantum computing is now within closer reach thanks to a major breakthrough in which scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a key building block can be assembled.
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Will Apple ever release a Mac hybrid?
As more applications are likely to use touchscreens, Apple may need to develop products that merge features like touch with advanced computing capabilities.
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The $US15 Pine 64, a Raspberry Pi 3 competitor, finally ships
A war in low-cost computers could be in the making with a new $15 computer that could challenge Raspberry Pi 3 finally shipping.
Features about computers
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Editors' Choice Awards 2017, Part Five - Computers
There weren’t many big game-changing surprises, but there were a lot of awesome notebooks, storage and networking products in 2017. Here are our picks for the best.
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5 Best Australian Laptop Deals
Which laptops are on sale at big discounts?
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The easiest way to transfer data from an Android phone to a computer or tablet
To transfer data between an Android smartphone or tablet and a computer, you used to have to connect them via a USB cable. These days, plenty of Cloud services are available, which allow you to keep data from a phone or tablet in sync with a computer...
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10 technologies that should be extinct (but aren't)
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