Microsoft has announced the Surface Laptop during a special event in New York today. The powerful laptop computer is aimed at students and must compete with Apple’s MacBook series. In contrast with the current Surface Pro and the Surface Book the new laptop does not come with a detachable keyboard.

With more than 2.2 million apps in Apple’s App Store and 2.8 million apps on Google Play discovering fun new applications is like finding a needle in a haystack. A good search function is life saving, but to find apps that match with your personality App Match has recently introduced a special app discovery service. In this post I have taken a closer look at the US application matcher.

Acer has announced two new thin all-in-one computers today, which the manufacturer provides with optional Intel Optane memory. The so called Aspire U27 and Z24 models will be equipped with passive cooling, which means no spinning fans are included.

When people talk about computer RAM or memory it is sometimes hard to discover what they mean. This is because sometimes the term memory is used to refer to a computer’s work memory and sometimes used to refer to other types of memory. In this post I have taken the effort to create more clarity about the difference between RAM and other types of memory.

Popular fashion icons such as Lady Gaga and Katy Perry have already shown the world what smart clothes or e-textiles can look like, clothes that can change color, adjust the temperature or measure bio-metric data. But even though smart clothes have been around for a while relatively few people are wearing them. Recent research from D. Romme at the Amsterdam University of Applied sciences sheds light on the phenomenon.

Dutch developer Gamebasics originally launched Online Soccer Manager in 2001 as an alternative for hardcore football managing games like Football Manager and FIFA. Sixteen years after its launch OSM has become one of the most popular football games on the web, allowing soccer fans around the world to manage their favorite team.

Growing up in a world that is filled with highly sophisticated computers is not easy. But since children will be required to work with them on a daily basis it is essential for them to understand how they work. Luckily there are several great computers for kids available that can help with taking the first steps in the digital world.

Facebook and Nokia have demonstrated that submarine Internet cables can be made much more efficient. During a test the two companies were able to provide the 5500 kilometer Trans-Atlantic Internet cable with 2.5 times as much capacity.

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