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AMD’s new Radeon Pro 500 lives in the new Macs
AMD’s biggest client at the moment is probably Apple. The chip maker supplied the 2016 Macbook Pro 15 refresh with the Radeon Pro 555 and 560 graphics cards and now has a new Radeon Pro 500 series of graphics cards for the freshly upgraded 2017 iMac. The new Radeon Pro 500 line, which is based…
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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) and J5 (2017) unveiled: 13MP cams and octa-core processors on a budget
The Galaxy J3 (2017) welcomes company – the 5.5″ Galaxy J7 (2017) and the 5.2″ Galaxy J5 (2017). All of them run Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung’s custom UI on top. Note that Samsung seems to have jumped the gun with this announcement, the J5 and J7 are not up on the company site yet…
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BlackBerry pushes security update for its Android devices
BlackBerry keeps its promise for pushing quick security updates for its Android devices. The latest upgrade patches multiple vulnerabilities in all five BlackBerry powered Android smartphones. BlackBerrry Priv screenshots The patch addresses issues from a security bulletin regularly posted by the BlackBerry Security Incident Response Team (BBSIRT). The company listed on its support page some…
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Understanding the ProMotion display on the new Apple iPad Pro
Yesterday, Apple announced the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2nd generation. Among the many new advancements announced on stage, one that struck us as the most prominent was ProMotion. ProMotion is Apple’s name for the adaptive high refresh rate display on the two new iPad models, which can now go up to…
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Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 gets a $100 discount, Tab S2 8.0 gets a price cut too
US deal: the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 and Tab S2 8.0, have dropped in price. The 9.7″ model goes for $400, the smaller 8″ tablet can be had for $350. The official Samsung site has no-interest payment plans (6 months) for $66.66 and $58.33 respectively. Another option is getting an Open Box unit from…
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