Computers

• Parallella: a Linux-based parallel-processing supercomputer for $99

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  By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
  04.17.13 | 1 Comment
  Parallella, the US$99 Linux supercomputer “for everyone” is coming in a few months for the select users who ordered one-off Kickstarter. Adapteva announced at the Linux Collaboration Summit that the very first Parallella boards are up and running and the 6300 users who paid US$99 for one should get the parallel-processing units fairly soon. For supercomputing, users have long relied on Linux-based machines to get the job done. It’s all down to parallel computing, which Adapteva describes as "a problem as hard as ...

  Topics: Linux, parallel computing, Parallella

• 9 deadly sins that are killing your computer

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  By Angela Freeman
  04.11.13 | 12 Comments
  The death of your PC or laptop may be closer than you think, especially if you're guilty of not taking proper care of your precious portal to the internet. Computers need loving care and bad user habits are the top reason they go to tech heaven. Are you guilty of these nine bad habits? 1. Always using sleep mode Many PCs and laptops have a sleep mode where after a set time limit, the screen goes dark and your machine seems peaceful ...

  Topics: bad habits, Computers

• Google launches Chromebook Pixel, a $1 300 curiosity

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  By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
  02.22.13 | 1 Comment
  It was rumored that Google would bring out another Chromebook, and it has. Google’s launched the Pixel, a US$1 300 laptop with a 12.85-inch display,  a 2560×1700 touchscreen, an i5 CPU and a free terabyte of cloud storage for three years, care of Google Drive. The price above is for WiFi only, lord knows how much the LTE version will cost. Techcrunch reports that the Pixel will soon launch with LTE , and partnered with Verizon users will get an astonishing 100Mb ...

  Topics: chromebook, Google, news, pixel

• Chromebook Pixel hands-on review: Google guns for premium market

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  By Patrick Goss
  02.22.13 | 5 Comments
  Google's Chromebook Pixel is bravely taking on the heavyweights of the laptop market, with its premium price tag, and premium-design putting it up against the leviathan MacBooks and a host of Windows Ultrabooks. Google has taken the cloud-focused, browser-based Chrome OS and provided it with a showcase platform, designing and building the device itself, with a little help from OEM partners. It's designed for 'people who live on the cloud', and to that end it's always going to have a tough time against its ...

  Topics: chromebook, Google, hands-on, pixel, review

• Fractal Design Node 304 review: the best ITX-supporting cases we’ve seen

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  By Simon Crisp
  02.19.13 | No Comments
  One area that has seen substantial growth over the past 18 months is the mini-ITX case market. The realisation that these mini-motherboards can be the basis for some pretty powerful PCs has started to dawn on people, not least the chassis manufacturers. Swedish case designer Fractal Design's Node 304 is aimed solely at the mini-ITX market, but boasts hard drive support that could have it being used as a file server or a large multi-disk NAS unit. It also has the serious ...

  Topics: business side server, computer, server

• Acer Iconia W510 review: more tablet than ultrabook

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  By Alex Roth
  02.04.13 | 1 Comment
  Don't let the Acer Iconia W510 and its hearty hinge confuse you. It's a tablet, not one of those convertible laptops you've been seeing lately. It may transform into three different modes, but it's a Windows 8 slate with a keyboard dock, pure and simple. Why? Because its 10.2-inch form factor and low-wattage Atom processor make it less than functional for all but the most basic computing tasks. Despite running the full version of Windows 8, it has more in common with the Microsoft ...

  Topics: Acer, iconia, review

• Childproof your computer with the Ubuntu based StormFly

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  By Stephan Lourens
  02.04.13 | No Comments
  StormFly, a 16GB USB 3.0 flash drive with a bootable version of Ubuntu, is a computer "safety" device aimed at the much younger computer savvy generation. While you could snigger a little at the description that it "is basically a PC on your wrist" (well it's not really is it), what it does could just be the stuff of dreams for parents and teachers and IT administrators. One thing that has always been a prevalent fear with letting the young'uns use ...

  Topics: StromFly, Ubuntu

• Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC hands on review

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  By Alex Roth
  01.14.13 | No Comments
  Every year at CES, technology gets bigger. We've seen 85-inch televisions, 6-inch phablets, and now Lenovo has upped the ante with an awesome touch-based monstrosity. Too big to be a tablet and too touch oriented to be your average all-in-one PC, the Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon is the first so-called table PC. And it is the size of a table. When we first laid eyes on this 27-inch beast, we imagined a group of architects or engineers using it to study the latest ...

  Topics: hands-on, Horizon, IdeaCentre, Lenovo, pc, review, table

• CuBox Pro: The square fit-in-your-pocket computer

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  By Stephan Lourens
  01.03.13 | 1 Comment
  Israeli start-up SolidRun has produced the CuBox, a square, cramped version of a “real" PC. An open-source mini computer, it has an 800-megahertz dual-issue ARM PJ4 processor that uses the ARMv7 chip design and codes in 32-bit. Using just three watts of power it can display full high-definition video at 1080p and would be perfect with its small size as a media center, thin client, XBMC console, network attached storage device, or anything else you want, according to the SolidRun ...

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• Best Gadgets of 2012

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  By Edward Love
  12.27.12 | No Comments
  We gadget lovers can be a fickle bunch, as we drum our fingers for yearly updates of our favourite toys. Toys that we demand have incremental improvements and clearer displays. Above all else, they had better look good and smell new. But then again, we also love fresh ideas and bargain buys. The list below features the best tech toys of 2012, some are outlandish, some are budget-friendly, but all are deserving members of this list. Dell XPS 12 Do you want a ...

  Topics: ASUS Zenbook, Dell XPS 12, htc one x, iPhone 5, Kindle Fire HD, Macbook Pro with Retina Display, Monster Gratitude In-ear headphones

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