Said honestly, I never understood ultrabooks just by the name alone. Previously, “ultrabook” simply meant “top model of cetain series of laptop”. For example, Dell would release a line of Inspirons and they’d usually have three models, which were simply base, better and best. “Best” then changed to this thing called...

I was going to reserve this for a Retro Friday article, but as it turns out, the linear-based camcorder (as in one that uses videocassettes to store recorded video with) didn’t stop being produced all that long ago. In fact, some can still be bought new. For example, Sony’s Handycam series that specifically used Hi8 tapes lasted all the way up until...

Microsoft shook up the gadget world last June with its announcement of Surface tablets. These 10.6-inch slates will ship with touch keyboard cases that allow you to choose between a typical touch-tablet experience and a more traditional laptop configuration. The software giant wants you to think a Surface tablet could be your next PC, but is this handheld,...

Hey there, folks. In today’s issue, we’re going to have a look at a few terms and phrases specifically related to graphics and graphics cards. Naturally, we don’t have enough space to cover all of them in one article, so this is probably something we’re going to be revisiting at a later date. Ambient Occlusion: You’ve probably...

I’ve been a Garmin GPS user since 2005. The very first I ever bought was a Garmin StreetPilot i3 which I paid $400 for. Yes, really. I do in fact still own it (and was able to update the maps to the 2013 set with a little fudging), but the one I use these days is a Garmin nüvi 40LM. The “LM” for those interested is “Lifetime...

The biggest problem with CDs and DVDS is how fragile they tend to be. It’s way too easy for them to be scratched, smudged, or otherwise damaged – particularly in the case of game discs on older Xbox 360 consoles (Microsoft didn’t design the first iteration of that system particularly well).  A scratched disc is no good-it skips, freezes,...

Ultrabooks are the next big thing after tablets. Why the ‘ultra’ terminology, one may wonder? That’s because these new-age laptops are leaner, meaner, super-quick, and powerful enough to last the entire day on a single charge. One may wonder, however, what the fuss is all about and contend that Apple’s MacBook Air line has already...

With devices like laptops, smart phones and tablets that allow you to go online with great mobility, do you ever wonder why desktop PCs are still being used? Though some think these bulky, stationary machines are on the way out, better judgment suggests the contrary: a desktop workstation has unmatched benefits. Good Reasons to Have a Desktop Computer 1....

Some time ago, a friend of mine had a laptop with a rather irritating problem. For some reason that none of us could discern, the device had rather severe heat problems (basically, it overheated to the point that it had to shut down, else it might permanently damage its hardware). He ended up selling it to some guy looking for parts, and going to purchase a new...

Here’s a bit of a pickle for you. You’ve got some little, 15 inch laptop on which you want to game, but the screen kinda hurts your eyes a bit. We’ve all been there, right? Now, let’s take things a little further and assume you’ve also got an old iMac sitting around. Now, the screen on that thing is just a touch bigger than your...