Tag: computing
Apple rumored to launch a new Mac in October – or maybe more than one
It appears Apple has a new Mac waiting in the wings to unleash on the world later this month, according to some fresh chatter on the grapevine. This comes from MacRumors which tapped a source for info relating to Mac trade-ins and how this could indicate the emergence of a…
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Nvidia RTX 3060 grabs the top spot for Steam GPUs – but is something else happening here?
Nvidia’s RTX 3060 graphics card has made a big leap to take the top spot in the ranking of the most popular GPUs used on Steam, according to the latest hardware survey conducted by Valve. The survey data for September shows that the RTX 3060 rose from 4.87% the previous…
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Surface Laptop Go 3 review: Microsoft’s basic PC grows up
When the Surface Laptop Go debuted three years ago, it seemed like Microsoft pushed itself to make the cheapest possible notebook without sacrificing that Surface flair. The result was a $549 computer with specs so anemic I'd never recommend it to anyone. But, if you spent a bit more, you…
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Google’s Chromebook Plus initiative pushes higher spec standards and handy software tools
Google’s pitch for Chromebooks has been pretty straightforward for a while now. They’re laptops that don’t require a lot of fuss, with easy set-up, fast boot times and a simple software update process. They’re also secure from things like viruses and malware, and Google recently committed to 10 years of…
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Acer’s Chromebook Plus 514 and 515 are great additions to the Chromebook Plus selection
Google unveiled its brand new Chromebook Plus selection, one of the industry’s worst kept secrets, which has been revamped with updated specs and features. Adjacent to this are two of Acer’s own offerings to the lineup, the Chromebook Plus 515 (CB515-2H/T) and the Chromebook Plus 514 (CB514-3H/T). According to Acer,…
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AMD has a new trick to make games run smoother – but only for RX 7000 GPUs
All the focus has been on FSR 3 launching yesterday (finally), but AMD has also implemented a separate Fluid Motion Frame feature at a driver level, which aims to boost frame rates considerably using frame generation tech. What’s the difference between these technologies? We’ll come back to that in a…
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