Computers

AMD reveals laptop CPU details, monster Threadripper CPU

AMD seems to have got its mojo back in a big way earlier this year with the launch of its Ryzen line of desktop…

Microsoft reveals Surface Laptop, running Windows 10 S

We’ve already seen Microsoft reveal Windows 10 S, essentially being its take on Chrome OS. Now, we have a Surface Laptop to go with…

Surface laptop with ‘Windows 10 S’ leaked ahead of today’s event

Microsoft’s Surface lineup popularised the idea of laptop/tablet hybrids, resulting in Apple and Google releasing similar products (Pixel C and iPad Pro). Now, it…

Acer reveals new gaming, Aspire laptops

Acer has held a media event in New York this week, revealing updated Aspire laptops as well as new gaming notebooks. Probably one of…

What should you pay for a laptop on Gumtree?

We’ve already seen Gumtree offer a smartphone and car price checker. So a laptop price checker seems like the next obvious step, right? Well,…

AMD Ryzen 5 revealed, to take on Core i5?

It was just a few weeks ago that AMD revealed the first processors in its new Ryzen family. The Ryzen 7 range is meant…

Nvidia launches beefy Jetson TX2 credit-card computer

Who says that credit card-sized computers have to be a little underpowered and super-cheap? Certainly not Nvidia, having just announced the Jetson TX2 computer…

Google launches Chromebook Pixel, a $1 300 curiosity

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…

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

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…

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

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…

Acer Iconia W510 review: more tablet than ultrabook

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…

Childproof your computer with the Ubuntu based StormFly

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…

Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC hands on review

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….

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

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…

Best Gadgets of 2012

We gadget lovers can be a fickle bunch, as we drum our fingers for yearly updates of our favourite toys. Toys that we demand…

Apple iMac review: thin is in

The iMac is Apple’s flagship desktop Mac. Since it was first introduced in 1998, this all-in-one computer has gone through eight significant redesigns, taking…

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch, revamped for Windows 8

Lenovo has just announced its ThinkPad X1 Carbon is now optimised for Windows 8. It’s also undergone a slight name change, with “Touch” suffixed…

HP Elitebook Revolve is a Windows 8 laptop with a twist

HP has pulled the covers off its latest Windows 8 laptop offering, the Elitebook Revolve. This new Elitebook features a 180-degree rotating touch display…

Edge AIO is a 100% American-made Windows 8 all-in-one PC

Wave that flag proudly, USA. Although Windows 8 has been touted as a touch-centric OS best experienced on a tablet, Velocity Micro believes that its…

Toshiba LX830-10F review: a Windows 7 all-in-one PC

Somehow the Toshiba LX830-10F feels both current and out of date at the same time. The idea of an all-in-one PC that sits in…

Windows 8 to quietly integrate into Xbox 360? [Video]

According to this site, Windows 8 may possibly spread the Metro love even further and with some luck, find its way in some form…

ASUS unveils a new lineup of Windows 8 devices

Taiwanese computer giant, ASUS showcased its new lineup of Windows 8 optimised devices at an event in New York last week. These latest offerings…

A 48-core chip for smartphones? Intel certainly thinks so

“Typically a processor with one core would do jobs one after another: with multiple cores, they can divide the work among them.” So says…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel