BBC makes a tiny computer for kids
The British national broadcaster has a surprise for year 7 students in the UK: a computer is heading their way for free to help them learn to be tech powerhouses. ...
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Gaming is bigger than ever in Australia, and everyone plays
If you think that gaming if just for kids, think again, as the association in charge of monitoring video games locally has found Australia’s gaming industry is reaching new heights....
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Review: Intel’s sub-$500 easy do-it-yourself PC reviewed
You don’t have to look very hard to see that the desktop is going the way of the dodo, what with laptops and tablets taking over. But if you still prefer a stationary computer, Intel’s NUC could fit the bill, and it’s cheap, too....
Acer sticks with Google Chrome OS for laps, desks
Acer makes a bunch of computers, and most of these tend to get Windows on them, but if you prefer your machines to be made for the web without the threat of most viruses, two models from Acer coming this year could suit....
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Review: Review: Asus Transformer Book Flip TP200S (TP200SA-FV00TS)
The next generation of computers will arrive with a next generation port for high-speed data transfers and charging on the one connection, but what if you want a computer now ahead of the future: can you find the Type C port in something without busting the bank?...
Print returns as students struggle with staying online
Is being permanently hooked to the world wide web hurting the way students study? According to a new research, it may well be, as Canon chimes in to say studying from paper may be better for your children’s health than using a connected device....
HP reinvents the computer for the creative and their kids
The creation of the tablet has certainly spawned plenty of unique portable form-factors, but what about the desktop? For that, HP has plans to change things around, and it will be doing it with cameras and projectors....
Lenovo a little late to class with updated educational laptops
School’s been in session in Australia for a few months now, and we’ve already given our suggestions for student laptops, but in case you’ve held out to find something else, Lenovo has a few more ready to show off....
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Review: Ready for school: HP’s $229 Windows-based Stream 8 tablet reviewed
School’s almost back, and that means it’s time to look for computers for the kids. HP might have an option for this in its Stream line-up, with the $229 Stream 8 tablet....
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Review: Review: Pendo Pad 8
You’ve seen cheap Android tablets, now brace yourself for the onslaught of cheap Windows tablets, starting with the Pendo Pad 8, a Windows 8.1 computer in an 8 inch form factor that can be had for $199. ...
Toshiba joins Pendo with a $199 Windows 8 tablet
Brace yourself parents: tablets are about to be cheap as chips, as Toshiba join Pendo with its own $199 tablet....
A new year, a new Adobe, as the Creative Cloud is welcomed into 2014
Creatives all over the world rely on Adobe, and as the software now covers so many areas — photo, video, web, print, sound — it’s time to see what the company has in store for anyone with a passing interest in a creative field....