Hardware
Computing

Intel Says Haswell Will Extend Laptop Battery Life By 50%

Intel has just made one very, very big claim: it reckons that its new Haswell chip will boost the battery life of laptops by a staggering 50 per cent.

24 May 2013

Computing

Nvidia GeForce GTX 780: Titanic Power At A Less Ludicrous Price

Hot on the heels of the all-powerful Titan’s release just a few months ago, Nvidia is now plowing forward into the its 700 series with the sweet new GTX 780. It’s a Titan-esque bad-boy that’s a little bit cheaper.

23 May 2013

Computing

This 1.5TB Laptop Drive Is The Most Memory-Dense You Can Buy

While SSDs are blisteringly fast, they still can’t offer the capacities that the humble hard disk provides. Especially this one, because with 1.5 TB squeezed into its tiny little frame, it’s the most memory-dense drive you can buy right now.

7 May 2013

Mobile

Intel’s Silvermont CPUs Helard A Serious Push Into Mobile

Intel’s Atom cores have caught a lot of guff, mainly thanks to bad memories of the netbook days. But now the new Silvermont CPU architecture is low-powered and packs a performance punch, positioning Intel to make a big push into mobile.

2 May 2013

Computing

Intel Iris: Integrated Graphics Are Finally Awesome

Intel’s integrated graphics have taken plenty of heat over the years, and most of it deserved. But the climb to respectability that started back with Sandy Bridge is about to get a turboboost. Meet Iris, the biggest generation jump in Intel’s integrated graphics to date. Get ready to game.

1 May 2013

Mobile

Finally, Phone RAM As Good As The Stuff In Your Computer

Samsung has just announced that it is rolling some pretty exciting new memory into production, which will finally bring computer-like RAM performance to your mobile. What you really need to know is that it’s fast: it can transmit data at up to 2133Mbps per pin.

27 April 2013

Gadgets

These Are Google Glass’s CPU And RAM Specs

Not too long ago, some of Google Glass’s specs got out there, but we were missing two critical pieces: CPU and RAM. Now, thanks to some endeavouring hackers who’ve gotten their hands on a pair, we now know some of those details.

25 April 2013

Computing

This Radeon HD 7990 Promises To Spit Out Any Game In 4K

AMD has released the specs of its latest monster graphics card, the Radeon HD 7990. It’s not for the casual gamer, sure — but by the sounds of things, if you’re minded to buy one it will tear through your games with some fairly insane processing power.

23 April 2013

Computing

This Glowing Orb Keeps Your Laptop Running Cool In Extreme Conditions

The easiest way to keep your laptop running at peak efficiency is to just keep it cool and comfortable. Its processor can get pretty toasty crammed in that ultra-thin housing, so Thermaltake’s created a miniature portable air conditioner called the GOrb II that promises to keep your system comfortably cool, even if you’re not.

16 April 2013

Computing

Digital Drills: The Monster Machines That Mine Bitcoin

Bitcoin! It’s everywhere right now. Its value is dropping, spiking, dropping again. More and more new converts are hopping in, buying a few coins and trying their hands at the market, looking to make a quick buck with a profitable exchange. But all the while, there’s an ever-dwindling army of specialists working in the shadows, painstakingly extracting more and more digital doubloons from the cryptographic static.

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