I required wireless connectivity for my computer and my old adapter performance range was terrible. I bought a USB WiFi Adapter which supported up to Wireless-N. For a device under $10, it showed full connection as opposed to my old Linksys WUSB54G where the connection varied from 0 to 1 bar.
The Asus VivoBook X202 is a value for money portable laptop that comes with an 11.6-inch multi-gesture touchscreen, so you can tap, swipe, and pinch your way through your favorite apps—no mouse required. It’s a value for money budget laptop at S$799 or US$509 from Amazon.
Jet Engines allowed fighter planes to break the supersonic barrier and now, the same technology might allow IT devices to make the same quantum leap as GE Engineers have adapted jet engine technology for “cooling jets” for thinner, quieter and more efficient cooling systems.
Sometimes, the wireless connection signal may be weak at work, school or hotel rooms and if you want to get your mobile device, iPhone, Android device etc connected, there is a quick fix for this problem. Most hotels are equipped with LAN ports and you could always ask the front desk for a cable.
Just like how phones have involved from Single Core to now Quad Core processors, the Mini PCs are making the same quantum leaps. Odroid has made available the ODROID-U and ODROID U2, two ultra compact 1.4GHz and 1.7 GHz Quad Core Boards respectively as developmental kits.
As Windows 8 RT tablets start to surface in the market, they make for a great computing alternative to traditional laptops or desktops. However, they are not exactly cheap in terms of pricing. There’s still quite a big segment of the market that looks at value for money and the Samsung Chromebook fits the bill …
The installation went by without a hitch and it took me 22 min and 41 seconds to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Professional. The upgrade was a quick, painless process and Microsoft have improved the installation process significantly and isolated the user interaction portions to the end which took me approximately 4 min …