
Tech Explained




RokuTV, Android TV, WebOS, Tizen: Understanding smart TV operating systems
The idea of TV when I was growing up as a little kid was really simple; a big box that displayed motion pictures. At that time, analog Television was the standard and if you had a colored TV, you were the cool kids on the... Read More

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What is GDDR Memory and how does it differ from DDR SDRAM? Find out here
Samsung's Senior VP Jinman Han recently announced the early production of the industry's first 16Gb GDDR6 using its 10-nanometer class technology. These RAM chips will offer a comprehensive graphics DRAM line-up, with the highest performance and densities, in a very timely manner. So he said.... Read More

PCI Express 5.0 will double PCIe 4.0 speeds to 128GBps
Ordinary computer users have probably never had about, PCIe or PCI Express also known as Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, but hardcore gamers and video editors all know which PCIe slot their computer motherboard supports before buying their next graphics card. PCIe is a computer interface that... Read More

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exFAT, FAT32 or NTFS: Which one should you use to format your USB Flash disk?
Formatting a USB flash disk is quite different from wiping data off an SD memory card. It could be for encryption purposes, you could be in need of a single partition on the disk or more, your operating system could be Windows or Mac, lest... Read More




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SIM card formats: Mini-SIM vs Micro-SIM vs Nano-SIM vs Embedded-SIM/eSIM
What's a phone without a SIM card? Those small invaluable chips store messages and contacts depending on the capacity of the SIM card. SIM cards come in memory capacities of 32K, 64K, 128K and now even 256K. These can store anywhere from 250 to 500 contacts and more and a small... Read More

AMD Ryzen processor family: Everything you need to know
Chances are that your current computer is running an Intel processor instead of AMD processor. Even though AMD at one point was ahead of the curve in personal and desktop computing processors, Intel quickly took the show when it released the famous Core 2 Duo... Read More




Getting started with Network-attached storage(NAS) drives for absolute beginners
Usually when your computer's hard drive is full and you need more storage space, you might do any of the following; delete unnecessary files to free-up space or upgrade your computer internal hard drive to one with much bigger space or buy an external USB... Read More


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WiFi 802.11 ac vs ax vs ad: it’s a choice of speed over distance
Today almost everything from your smartphone, tablet, laptop, Blue ray, Smart TV to your set-top box has a WiFi to enable wireless communication. And that's a good thing; you get to avoid messy wiring around your living room or office which is cool. But you... Read More

SSD vs HDD: The storage battle of cost against performance
Day in, day out; the data keeps piling. The storage space that was more than enough for your digital keeps, a few years back, is now too little to accommodate it all. It is then that we are grateful for the evolution of external memory... Read More
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