Tech Archive
02 Jul 2015
LaCie Rugged RAID (4TB)
LaCie Rugged RAID (4TB The Rugged RAID hard drive looks a lot like its predecessor, the LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt (500GB SSD). It has the same silver, matte-aluminum body that’s ringed by a bright, orange-colored bumper for extra drop protection. As before, the Thunderbolt cable is permanently attached, so you can’t lose it. The cable
02 Jul 2015
BlackBerry Leap
BlackBerry Leap On the outside, the BlackBerry Leap emulates a design seen in the Z3, a lower end touchscreen device. The build quality feels quite solid and the device weighs around 170-gms. The Leap comes with an edge-to-edge 5-inch HD display offering a resolution of 1280 X 720 pixels, BlackBerry’s latest 10.3.1 operating system
02 Jul 2015
Honor 7 is Huawei’s Latest High End Smartphone
Honor 7 is Huawei’s Latest High End Smartphone Huawei has unveiled a new high-end smartphone with a large display with the new Honor 7. The phone comes with the home-baked Kirin chipset and a fingerprint scanner towards the back. The display of the phone is a 5.2” panel with 1080p resolution, which is totally
29 Jun 2015
Idea Centre 300: Lenovo Announces its Own USB Stick PC
Idea Centre 300: Lenovo Announces its Own USB Stick PC In recent times, we have seen companies work hard to make PCs as compact as possible and one of the more popular ideas is the implementation of a full-blown PC into a USB stick. While Intel’s and ASUSTek’s efforts have been particularly popular in
29 Jun 2015
OS X 10.10 Yosemite review
OS X 10.10 Yosemite review Note: Apple has unveiled the successor to OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Called OS X 10.11 El Capitan, it introduces a ton of new features including a split-screen view, Spaces Bar and under-the-hood performance improvements. Yosemite is the second version of OS X since its reboot last year, when Apple
29 Jun 2015
New MacBook 2015 review
New MacBook 2015 review Knock it for its USB Type-C port. Bash it for its wimpy horsepower. But don’t even try to deny that Apple’s new MacBook is one of the most attractive, impressively-engineered laptops that the world has ever seen – there’s simply nothing quite as slick out there. Even though it combines
27 Jun 2015
Alcatel One Touch Idol 3
Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 The 5.5-inch, full HD display and 4G LTE connectivity alone make the Idol 3 worth the cost of entry. Fit, finish, and a polished overall experience seal the deal. Thus, it earns our Editors’ Choice for mid-range Android smartphones. Understated, classy, and well-executed are rarely the first words we
27 Jun 2015
Dropbox, Todoist Get Android Material Design Makeovers
Dropbox, Todoist Get Android Material Design Makeovers Task management app Todoist is saying goodbye to its drabby old interface, and hello to “bold color, beautiful animations, and seamless interactions.” Specifically, it is embracing Android’s Material Design, a complete UI overhaul Google introduced last year, which adds many new 3D and textural elements into the
27 Jun 2015
iOS 9 Will Temporarily Delete Apps to Make Room for Updates
iOS 9 Will Temporarily Delete Apps to Make Room for Updates Ever been forced to delete a bunch of photos and apps just to install an iOS update? It’s a common gripe — especially for those with 16GB iPhones and iPads. But fortunately, Apple has thought up a solution to this issue. Developers testing out
24 Jun 2015
Get an Amazon Echo Without an Invite
Get an Amazon Echo Without an Invit Until now, only those with an invite could purchase Amazon’s new Echo smart speaker, but that’s about to change. The Web giant on Tuesday announced that the Echo is now available for everyone, no invite needed. Even better — it’s also getting a price drop. Originally priced at