Tag: Chip
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CHIP the tiny computer you can pre-order for $9.00
Miniature electronics are all the rage right now, amateur hacking has led to the steep rise in popularity, the Raspberry Pi devices and Arduino boards are proof of that. There’s a new tiny computer on the block though that’s looking to dramatically undercut the competition. CHIP is the new device from Next Thing Co, and […]
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Phones Have Unused FM Radio Chips
It may seem odd but older FM radio stations still remain one of the biggest ways listeners get their hands on music. Bands and artists still rely on radio as a big outlet for their music – digital and downloads might be huge these days, but they haven’t yet squashed the older format. FM radios […]
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Qualcomm Teases Sense ID Finger Scanner
For all intents and purposes Apple has held a monopoly on next gen fingerprint scanners ever since their Touch ID sensor made it onto the iPhone. However, Qualcomm has swooped in with their own product, known as Sense ID, in a bid to make the technology widely available as with their massive range of smartphone […]
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Camera Flashes Cause Raspberry Pi 2 Glitch
As far as glitches go, this latest glitch discovered for the Raspberry Pi 2 microcomputer is one of the strangest we’ve seen yet, but there is a very interesting explanation behind the problem. Apparently when a xenon camera flash is set off near the Raspberry Pi 2 the computer shuts down without warning. What causes […]
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New Samsung Chip Has RAM and Storage
Phones and mobile devices are dwindling in size and increasing in power lately – it’s all about portability, especially with the new breed of wearables we’ve been seeing. However, a lot of restrictions and hurdles are to be navigated when building one of these devices in terms of hardware. A unique new chip has been […]
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Thinner Chips Could Lead to Slim Xbox One
The industry behind the processing and memory chips is gearing up for entire new generations of slimmer hardware – as we’ve seen from many manufacturers such as Intel and Apple, smaller, lighter, more power efficient chips are slowly leading to a bright new era of tech that’s just so unbelievably slim. Indeed, Intel’s super-slim chips […]
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New Mastercard Scans Fingerprints
We’ve been hearing a lot about secure wireless NFC payment methods lately, most frequently following Apple’s announcement of Apple Pay, a wireless feature which allows payment from multiple cards using the iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2. Also, we’ve seen multiple new services heading for both the US and the UK. Here in the UK […]