Category: computers
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Raspeberry Pi Has Outsold The Commodore 64
MagPi Magazine (no byline): “The Commodore 64 had, until recently, the distinction of being the third most popular general purpose computing platform,” Eben Upton told a crowd at the fifth birthday party. “That’s what I’m here to celebrate,” he said, “we are now the third most popular general purpose computing platform after the Mac and…
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Don’t Fall For Offers From T-Mobile For Free or Discounted Phones
When the iPhone 7 was announced last year my phone carrier offered a deal where you could get one for free (for the 7 base model) or at an extreme discount (any upgraded models, or the plus). They’re at it again with another promise to offer you an iPhone 7 for ‘free’ under a certain…
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Steam Has Over 3000 Linux Games
Liam Dawe: Steam has hit another milestone for Linux games. We now have over 3,000 Linux games to fill our time with. The exact count for me right now is 3,008! An impressive number of games with Linux support. I wonder how many are native ports versus Windows pretendulation. My search comes up with 3164 for…
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AirPods Review Update
There were a few things that I’ve noticed since I posted a review of Apple’s AirPods back in December, so here’s a quick update. The range is ridiculous. I can leave my iPhone downstairs and the AirPods carry on delivering audio to my ears. The sound the AirPods make to let you know they’re running…
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AirPods Review
The iPhone 7 is half of a vision for a future without wires. Apple’s AirPods are the other half of that vision. It’s a future where headphones are no-longer tangled up in your pocket, and are instead a three piece system of two earbuds and a charging case that has its own battery and keeps…