Raspberry Pi’s latest brings connectivity to its super-cheap computer. The Raspberry Pi Zero W expands on the Raspberry Pi Zero, a computer in its very simplest form. The original Zero cost just $5 (£4 or about AU$6.50) and had all the basics you’d need to build your own arcade cabinet, drone or smart home device. …
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28 February
Samsung Galaxy Book vs. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs. Lenovo Miix 510 vs. Acer Switch Alpha 12: How do they stack up?
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Book tablet has its sight set on the Microsoft… 1:09 Samsung’s new Galaxy Book is a Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) tablet that comes bundled with a stylus and keyboard case. Sound familiar? That’s because it’s a pretty common trend these days among two-in-one tablet PCs. The Lenovo Miix 510 and Acer Aspire Switch …
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28 February
Google may not ditch laptops, just shed Chromebook Pixel name
Google seems to be at a transition when it comes to its laptop strategy, with the search giant looking beyond its Chromebook Pixel, laptops it’s designed in-house. “We may not see a next generation of the Pixel Chromebook line, but it doesn’t mean Google isn’t still interested in branded laptops and or convertibles,” a source familiar with Google’s thinking said …
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28 February
Google camera hat takes on Snap, and then some
Budding paparazzi rejoice. A new patent filed Tuesday by Google reveals what could become the newest tool for grabbing candid shots of the Kardashian clan — although that particular use case isn’t mentioned in the document. Instead, Google lists things like “hosting an interactive assistance session,” sending images to social media and sending images and GPS data to an “emergency-handling …
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28 February
Hong Kong police to reconstruct crime scenes with 3D printers
If you’re thinking about committing a heinous crime, you may end up being foiled by a 3D printer. Two 3D printers costing approximately $1,300 (AU$1,650, £1,050) each will be employed by the Hong Kong police to reconstruct crime scenes for death inquests and crime investigations, reported South China Morning Post. Hong Kong’s police have built 18 scale models of crime …
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28 February
These are the most exciting phones at MWC
Now playing: Watch this: Hottest phones unveiled at MWC 2017 2:50 Every year phone manufacturers from all over the world flock to Barcelona to unveil their latest devices at Mobile World Congress, leaving us with a batch of brand new phones to compete for our attention. And this year is no exception. Which ones are worth your precious time? We’ve …
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28 February
Apple’s next iPhone to ditch Lightning for USB
Apple’s iPhone could celebrate its 10th birthday with a curved screen and USB-C connection. According to the Wall Street Journal, at least one model in Apple‘s next update to the iPhone range could have a curved OLED screen, similar to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. More intriguingly, the Journal quotes anonymous sources claiming the new iPhone would ditch Apple’s proprietary …
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28 February
CNET asks: Will the nostalgic Nokia 3310 candy
Return with us now to a time when most cell phones had a standby time of a week. When phone screens were on a grayscale, texting was a fairly new feature, and having a camera on your phone wasn’t even a thing. Remember those days? One cellphone from the turn of the millennium that many of you are probably familiar …
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28 February
No, you’re not crazy. Part of the internet broke
One of Amazon Web Services’ most popular features was on the fritz Tuesday. The cloud-computing business’ S3 service, which provides on-demand storage for companies large and small, began experiencing service disruptions at its northern Virginia site around 10 a.m. PT. The issue was resolved by 2:08 p.m. PT, with Amazon saying its S3 service was “operating normally.” Websites relying on …
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28 February
YouTube, angling to be ‘real’ TV, will launch live networks
Now playing: Watch this: YouTube TV is Google’s new live TV streaming service 1:17 YouTube is going live. Google’s massive video site will launch live TV networks with a virtual cable service in the next few months, competing with cable, satellite and online pay-TV providers like Dish’s Sling TV, Sony’s PlayStation Vue and AT&T’s DirecTV Now. “The younger generation wants …
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