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Apple has a new trick up its sleeve with the iPhone 5s that was talked about on stage during its recent reveal event, but the impact of which won’t be felt until much later when it gets fully taken advantage of by third-party developers. Specifically, I’m talking about the M7 motion coprocessor that now takes the load … Read more
I’m continually amazed by Samsung’s rise to power in the SSD space. If you compare their market dominating products today to what we were reviewing from Samsung just a few years ago you’d assume they came from a different company. The past three generations of Samsung consumer SSDs have been good, but if you focus … Read more
A late October launch of the new OS would sync with Apple’s habits Apple will release OS X Mavericks, its next edition of the Mac operating system, near the end of October, according to a report today by an Apple-centric blog. Citing unnamed sources Friday, 9to5Mac.com said that Mavericks — also known as OS X … Read more
Remember when a scroll wheel was a big deal? Or when optical sensors replaced scuzzy old mouse balls? And then, in the mid-90s, the unthinkable — a cordless mouse! Surely desktop pointing technology had reached its zenith. Not so fast. You see, “cordless” and “hardcore gaming” just didn’t mix. Serious gamers prefer a six-foot hardwired … Read more
Calling all Android-aficionados, the wait is finally over. The Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom with LTE hits. This is a first for Southeast Asia, and if you are a fan of hybrid devices that offer bang for buck, you might want to give this a gander. First, let us address the elephant in the room. This … Read more