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Category: Hardware

Any posts that pertain to specific hardware, but aren’t being reviewed, can be found under this category.

  • Top 5 Things to Know About Ivy Bridge Processors

    Top 5 Things to Know About Ivy Bridge Processors

    Before you buy a laptop or think of upgrading your machine, normally you would take a piece of paper and jot down all the things you need to have in your laptop. For this you might search the Internet to find out the latest technologies that are being used in laptops, and the latest laptop deals or discounts, such as Dell coupons, to enjoy laptops with better performance and cheaper prices.

    While doing so you will find that Intel’s third generation Ivy Bridge processors are widely adopted in mobile devices. Though these Ivy Bridge processors are not quite different from the company’s second generation Sandy Bridge processors, they do offer many appealing features that one should consider while making a purchase. In this article we will focus on a few things that one should know about Ivy Bridge processors.

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  • Ouya – An Open Source Next Gen Gaming Console?

    Ouya – An Open Source Next Gen Gaming Console?

    You have to admire anyone willing to butt heads with the big boys of technology. That is exactly what a new innovative gaming platform is trying to do, and they want to do it with your money using the crowd-funding source Kickstarter. Ouya sounds crazy, but maybe in a good way.

    Ouya is offering a low-cost gaming platform that is completely transparent. It seems a little unorthodox, but if you think about it, not really. Once upon a time, a programmer had an idea to develop an operating system that would give people something to build on. Part of the problem with the big boys is they like monopolize. This programmer saw that happening with Microsoft and decided to try to level the playing field by creating the Linux kernel.

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  • Apple iPhone – The Cost Effective Way

    Apple iPhone – The Cost Effective Way

    With the iPhone 5 just around the corner we explore the best way to get a good deal on Apple’s flagship phone.

    We all know Apple is a synonym of expensive. Hell will serve ice cream and British Airway’s will employ pigs before an Apple product is described as a bargain.

    Here are some helpful hints to keep the cost of owning the fashion accessory come mobile phone down.

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  • New Buzz in the World of Smartphones

    New Buzz in the World of Smartphones

    The latest buzz in the big world of smartphones is the latest version of Windows Phone. Windows has been around even before Smartphones ever happened to this earth, but in the realms of Smartphones, they haven’t exactly been the flag bearers. But apparently with Windows phone 8 all this is about to change.

    Microsoft has undergone certain meetings with Nokia to establish that Microsoft is to be participating with equal enthusiasm in this field as well. Their recent launch of Microsoft surface also indicates a good going plan. And why not. The kind of success that Smartphones are getting is hardly deniable.

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  • The Great Projector Debate: LCD Vs DLP

    The Great Projector Debate: LCD Vs DLP

    The debate between which is the best projector technology LCD versus DLP has been around since the birth of projectors. Now with the added LED technology the debate is even hotter.

    Probably one the most asked questions by customers looking to buy projectors is which technology is best?. However, there is no easy answer to this and the answer is usually tailored to the projector user’s individual needs.

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  • Google Redefining Television

    Google Redefining Television

    As we have computers now equipped with larger-than-life functions, features and specifications, many had fearlessly forecasted that televisions will soon be obsolete. Markets would only pave more way for supercomputers, netbooks, laptops and mobile devices, and TV sets will just be placed in a small space waiting to be disposed. Whoever made this guess definitely had it wrong. Technology has redefined the purpose of televisions. In this article, we will discuss the latest updates on the new smart TV powered and made with the partnership of Google and LG.

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  • Why Expensive HDMI Cables are Bunk

    Why Expensive HDMI Cables are Bunk

    As with any electronic device I buy, I have been reviewing the latest HDTVs that are available. While doing my research I also realized that I would probably need an HDMI cable or two, considering not all HD devices include a cable. For anyone that has looked at purchasing, or purchased, an HDMI Cable, you would know that there are many different cables with an equal number of different prices.

    The most interesting thing that I found out was that the price and build of the expensive cables pretty much mean absolutely nothing. All marketing hype designed to get you to spend a lot of money on a cable that won’t do much more than perform as well as a much cheaper cable.

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  • What You Might Be Expecting From the Apple iPhone 5

    What You Might Be Expecting From the Apple iPhone 5

    It’s that time of year again. Everyone in the world of the internet and technology is pulling at the pants of Apple, trying to figure out just what is going to be different about the next iPhone. It’s already known that it is certain to be released this year. In fact, many figures have said that August 7 looks to be the magic date. Don’t hold me to that though.

    So what it is it that is going to make the iPhone 5 radically different from, say, the not-so-radically-different 4S. If Siri is involved at all, that might be an awkward relationship difficult to try and continue.

    What is known about what to expect about the iPhone comes from various places, and this aims to sum up what everyone is saying so far.

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