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Origin presents a laptop with two video cards in SLI

26 February 2012 No Comments
Origin presents a laptop with two video cards in SLI

Video cards are important for gamers. They lift some of the processing burden from the CPU and free it for other things. They allow you to set your games at the highest quality level and really push the graphics. One video card is nice but two video cards is even better. SLI (Scalable Link Interface) was invented by NVIDIA to allow two video cards to run as one, essentially. Until now you’ve only been able to have two video cards running in SLI mode in a desktop. Origin has changed …


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How to extend the wi-fi range of your laptop

17 February 2012 One Comment
How to extend the wi-fi range of your laptop

Sometimes the range of a Wi-Fi signal is frustratingly small. In an apartment in the city that’s probably not an issue because you’re not going to be roaming far. What if you’re out in the suburbs or living in the country? What if there’s a coffee shop right down the street from your laptop and you want to extend the Wi-Fi range of your laptop so you can use it even while you’re not at the coffee shop? There are solutions to these problems and they’re remarkably simple. Read on …

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Get protected with anonymizing services

13 February 2012 No Comments
Get protected with anonymizing services

If you’re an avid web browser and you’re venturing into some of the darker or less safe corners of the internet then you might want to consider an IP anonymizing service. Perhaps you already use one. If not, you should consider it to protect your anonymity.

The truth is, the more information businesses on the web can gather on you the more money they can make off of you. If they know your search history then can aim targeted ads at you. If they know where you’re from they can do …

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Acer Aspire Ethos laptops

10 February 2012 One Comment
Acer Aspire Ethos laptops

The Acer Aspire Ethos laptops are designed for the high end user. It is a huge desktop replacement multimedia powerhouse computer and you can simply enjoy an amazing laptop with amazing processing power and everything you need to enjoy a high quality multimedia experience.

The Aspire Ethos series is built around multimedia enjoyment. That means an LED backlit high resolution display, 2nd generation Intel Core processors, DDR3 memory, high quality sound that blows other laptop speakers out of the water, a backlit keyboard that makes typing in the dark so …

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Software That Can Help You Track Your Stolen Laptop

5 February 2012 No Comments
Software That Can Help You Track Your Stolen Laptop

As laptops and tablets grow ever more popular, computer theft is quickly becoming more common. Laptops are, after all, mobile computing solutions. This means that their owners frequently use them in public places such airports, coffee shops, and restaurants – places where there’s great potential for the machine to be stolen. While it’s possible to purchase a laptop lock which secures your laptop to the table, this doesn’t deter someone who’s really set on walking off with your machine. All they’d need is a pair of bolt cutters, and they …


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MSI GT780DX – The Real Gaming Notebook

2 February 2012 No Comments
MSI GT780DX – The Real Gaming Notebook

Do you love to game, have a bunch of money, and want the portability of a laptop? Then you want to take a look at the MSI GT780DX (couldn’t they come up with a catchier name?). It’s a hugely powerful computer designed specifically for gaming, but obviously it can handle anything else you’ll need it to do.

Let’s talk specs. It comes with a 17 inch full HD screen, a second generation Intel Core i7 quad-core processor, a GeForce graphics card packed with RAM, and can support up to 32GB of …

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