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Apple to investigate death of iPhone 5 user A Chinese woman has died after allegedly answering a call while the smartphone was charging. Apple will investigate the cause of a Chinese woman’s death, the company confirmed to Reuters on Monday. Last week, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China’s Xinjiang region, was allegedly electrocuted when she answered a call on …
How To Fix and prevent Laptop Overheating Identifying an Overheating Laptop and Why You Should Fix it Any time we’re using our laptops, they’re sucking in dust and lint, so it’s the least we can do to try and be conscious of how and when we’re using out laptops. For starters, you’ll probably notice that your laptop has vents on …
3 new SSDs to boost your laptop’s speed Over the past few months, Seagate, Samsung and OCZ have launched new versions of their 2.5-in. consumer-class internal solid-state drives (SSDs) — the Seagate 600, the OCZ Vertex 450 and the Samsung 840 Pro Series. Each boasts 500MB/sec. peak performance. What is notable is that, while Samsung and OCZ had already produced …
These days, picking out a smartphone is almost like trying on shoes. Does a four-inch, four-and-a-half-inch, or five-inch screen fit best? Samsung recently released the Galaxy S4 Mini, which is a cheaper and smaller version of its popular Galaxy S4 model. For years, the trend in major smartphone brands’ screen sizes had been the bigger, the better. Whether it was …
Want to Buy a Computer for Gaming? Gaming Computer Review When you’re playing a fast-paced game with detailed graphics, where split-second decisions mean a win or a loss, if your computer isn’t up to par, all is lost. A gamer is only as good as his computer’s hardware. Gaming computers can process huge amounts of information while playing online role-playing …
Apple files for iWatch trademark It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything concrete on Apple’s rumoured “iWatch” device, but Bloomberg now reports that Apple has filed on June 3 to trademark that name in Japan. This doesn’t necessarily mean anything — companies file for protective trademarks all the time — but it’s one more indication that Apple is dabbling …
Computer mouse inventor Doug Engelbart dies The inventor of the computer mouse, has died aged 88. Engelbart developed the tool in the 1960s as a wooden shell covering two metal wheels, patenting it long before the mouse’s widespread use. He also worked on early incarnations of email, word processing and video teleconferences at a California research institute. The state’s Computer …
Can’t decide which video game console to choose? We’ll help. Deciding between the PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360 can be a daunting task. While all three systems are vastly superior to the last generation of videogame consoles, they are also far more different from each other than ever before. While I like and own all three systems, I …
Two computer viruses that collaborate are proving hard to clean from infected PCs, Microsoft research suggests. The pair of viruses foil removal by regularly downloading updated versions of their malware partner. The novel versions are usually unknown to anti-virus programs which let the malicious programs persist. Once present on a PC, the viruses let thieves take over a machine so …
Windows 8.1 little changes massive improvement Microsoft on Wednesday released its first preview of Windows 8.1, a vastly improved update of its forward-thinking but flawed PC operating system. On paper, the list of changes that Microsoft made to Windows 8.1 don’t seem all that major. No, the app tiles aren’t gone. Yes, the Start button is back, but not exactly …
