Glowforge 3D laser printer turns your desk into a factory
For some years now, 3D printing has threatened to usher in a manufacturing revolution where we’re all printing our knick-knacks and replacement parts rather than ordering them from Amazon. YouTube :...
View ArticleIs 3D printing just a fad – or is the best yet to come?
Introduction and hype Is it anyone’s fault if the industry they work for gets overhyped, saddled with huge expectations for immediate profit, consequently overvalued, and then suffers a mini-crash as...
View ArticleBuying Guide: Best CPU: 10 top processors from AMD and Intel
The top 10 processors What makes a processor great depends on two factors: how much you want to spend on it and what you want to do with it. It doesn’t seem logical to spend £100 on a processor...
View Article12 million Nintendo NX expected to be manufactured next year
So far we know very little about what Nintendo’s next games console is. In fact, the Nintendo NX may not even be a games console in the traditional sense, instead combining a handheld […] View...
View ArticleAMD rumoured to be enlisting Samsung to produce 2016′s killer chips
AMD is hooking up with Samsung as a supplier for its chips in 2016, at least according to the rumour mill. This piece of speculation comes from the Electronic Times, via the usual anonymous sources....
View ArticleFoxconn is trying to buy Sharp for $5.3 billion
The name Sharp is known worldwide as an electronics brand, and the multinational corporation makes everything from LCD panels, mobile phones, flash memory, and audio-visual equipment to microwaves,...
View ArticleFoxconn’s lookin’ Sharp: $6 billion takeover accepted
Manufacturing giant Foxconn looks set to get a big boost to its display-making capabilities, with reports that the board of directors at Japanese electronics firm Sharp have accepted a takeover deal...
View ArticleFoxconn’s lookin’ Sharp: $6 billion takeover deal accepted
Manufacturing giant Foxconn looks set to get a big boost to its display-making capabilities, with reports that the board of directors at Japanese electronics firm Sharp have accepted a takeover deal...
View ArticleHow 3D printing to order is changing manufacturing
The 3D revolution has been in full swing for a while now, but to date a lot of the focus has been onthose little 3D printed desk toys and 3D printed body parts. But another trend that’s only now...
View ArticleAzure VMs with real GPUs will deliver a massive power boost
Introduction and N-Series VMs Whether it’s Photoshop filters, JavaScript in the browser or machine learning, increasingly GPUs are as important to computing performance as CPUs, but you haven’t been...
View ArticleCan 3D printing save history?
Introduction and eye in the sky 360 degree photos and video are most associated with virtual reality, but 3D modelling is now being used to faithfully reconstruct – and even 3D-print – ancient...
View ArticleHP’s new 3D printer is 10x faster than rivals, shame it’s so expensive
HP has announced that it’s now taking orders for its Jet Fusion 3D printers, with the hardware expected to begin shipping from late 2016. The company claims that its Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution...
View ArticleVersus: Nvidia GTX 1080 vs GTX 1070
Introduction Nvidia has wowed the computing world with its new GeForce GTX 1080: a monster graphics card that promises a 30% performance increase over the last generation while reducing power...
View ArticleThe last new VCR will be manufactured this month
It’s 2016 and videocassette recorder (VCR) using VHS tapes are still being manufactured and sold. I was surprised to discover that fact, but I only discovered it because manufacturing is ending and...
View ArticleIn depth: Here’s how I came to spend over $200 on a keyboard
Here’s how I came to spend over $200 on a keyboard After a frustrating seven month wait, my custom-made WhiteFox keyboard has finally arrived. It may have only sold 3810 units, but that actually means...
View ArticleSilicon Week: Making power pay: how AMD’s Polaris graphics cards could save...
Introduction PC gaming isn’t cheap. First, you have to buy powerful hardware if you want to play the best PC games, then there’s the cost of AAA games themselves. As we all know, Steam sales only go...
View ArticleSilicon Week: Smaller, smarter, but maybe not much faster: The future of the CPU
Introduction and power corrupts Note: Our future CPU tech feature has been fully updated. This article was first published in November 2011. It’s easy to think that some things will be around forever,...
View ArticleSilicon Week: Beyond silicon: We discover the processors of your future tech
Introduction and carbon nanotubes Note: Our beyond silicon feature has been fully updated. This article was first published in October 2007. Today’s processors are made from silicon, which itself is...
View ArticleIFA 2016: Why Razer’s Ornata is the most promising low-profile gaming...
We’re big fans of mechanical gaming keyboards here at TechRadar. We appreciate anything from multi-color backlighting all the way to dedicated macro keys, but it’s the various tactile switch types...
View ArticleSamsung to stop selling printers
Samsung is selling off its printer division, complete with a huge library of patents, to HP for the sum of $1.05 billion (around £760 million, AU$1.4 billion). The deal is the largest printer-related...
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