Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 8.1, the first significant update of its latest OS. It is now possible to get Windows 8.1 directly in the Windows Store, but have Microsoft managed to fix the many problems that users have reported? It’s last year that Microsoft launched Winsows 8, but this operating system has not been as successful as hoped. The new OS proposed many chang... »
In May, during the Google I/O conference, Google Announced the new features of Google Hangouts. In these, there was the introduction of both an SMS and MMS module for Android smartphones. The option will be integrated soon according to Android Police. Currently, Android is lacking an all-in-one messaging app, with users having to regularly juggle between the messaging app for SMS/MMS and the Han... »
As mentioned by my friend and elder brother Kev Quirk, in his article on the Steam Living Room, Valve had a few announcements to make. The whole community was expecting Source 2 or Half Life 3. But Valve shocked us all be announcing SteamOS, and the Steam Machines. And now, we have the Steam Controller, sporting dual trackpads, intended to complete the package. Features & Design A quick lo... »
The title is suggestive! Philips have introduced at the IFA in Berlin, the Philips Screeneo, a video projector, invented and developed by Sagemcom, but sold under the Philips brand. This is a projector of a rather special kind. Let’s take a look… Screeneo Features The box is quite compact, with a sober finish, surrounded by a kind of metal mesh that looks quite subdued. The Philips Scr... »
This is definitely the week for Acer. After having presented throughout the week, a tablet, a computer, and other gadgets the Chinese manufacturer presents the Acer Liquid S2, a great smartphone shooting in Ultra HD/4K. Technical Specifications With its impressive size, it is more a phablet than a smartphone. It is equipped with a powerful SOC, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, clocked at 2.2 GHz, and... »
Acer certainly have a lot of announcements, after the Iconia A3 announcement it’s now the turn of the Aspire U5, an all-in-one computer with stunning design, and some great features. Technical Specifications On the aesthetic side, nothing wrong, it is simply stunning. It tilts from 30° to 80°, and this feature is provided by a stand on the back, and assure a tactile contact control for t... »
Meizu…The name probably won’t mean anything to you, but the Chinese manufacturer is preparing a smartphone, the MX3, with huge specs. A high-end smartphone so sophisticated that it is more expensive than many Japanese and Western smartphones. But is it too much? Look & Feel The Meizu MX3 uses Apple products traits and do not hide it, but will also bring a lot of innovations. It... »
The goal is not to compete with Intel and AMD, but rather to develop relatively affordable processors that consume less power for more performance. MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) announced that their researchers intend to develop a 100 core CPU. That’s no mean feat I think you will agree! Called EMM (Execution Migration Machine), this CPU shows that the future is not only based ... »