Sales of tablets fall back, but Amazon and low cost fare better

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Keeps getting more interesting to see how sales are going tablets and computers with that sort of convergence that occurs in convertible or touch devices like the Surface Studio, and seeing that computers no longer essential especially in the creative sector and gamer. This time we have data on the sale of the first by IDC, and what we see is that the low cost tablets are becoming increasingly hollow even if the market falls.

The report is specifically the third quarter of 2016, reflecting a decrease of 14.7% over the same period in the previous year. A trend that is drawn for months and watched the last February by the same firm, at which time the decline over the previous year was somewhat lower, about 10%.

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What is Zcash? Why many see this cryptocurrency the perfect substitute for Bitcoin?

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Users, investors and even the very Edward Snowden, everyone seems excited about a new cryptocurrency who is born today, but it takes months causing a stir in the network. It is called Zcash, and promises to be an alternative to Bitcoin caring privacy of users while offering as a real business for investors.

Zcash born from Zerocoin project, which started after being a layer of anonymity for Bitcoin cryptographic eventually became an independent cryptocurrency. As expectations are many and it can from now you hear talk enough of it, we are going to tell what exactly Zcash and what are their fundamental differences with Bitcoin.

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How Apple Products Enhance Teaching and Learning

For generations, schoolchildren used to walk to the school house with books, a small slate and an apple for the teacher. Now the Apple is for both the teacher and the student with Apple products that can enhance the classroom. You can do virtually anything on an iPad and a Mac, from delivering lectures, taking notes, creating projects, presentations, and instructional videos. Part of instilling information is creating an impression, and Apple products will allow your students to engage in educational experiences they will never forget. 

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The worst fiscal year Apple iPhone sales fall for third consecutive quarter

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Apple is releasing the financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter, keeping the line of analyst forecasts where the iPhone still does not rebound and presents its third consecutive fall , leading to the company present a decrease in income compared to the previous year presented.

In total, Apple is showing revenues of 46,852 million dollars, representing a decline of 9% over the same period last year, thus maintaining the trend we saw a year ago when apparently the company reached the ceiling of its growth and that in the previous two quarters has been reflected with declines in almost all products.

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ASUS Zenfone Zoom, carry within 3X zoom requires sacrifices but it is something unique

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The role of ASUS in the world of smartphone has been nothing traditional or conformist since its inception. Of them, we met the Padfone who became tablet and failed to take hold in the market. But even its more traditional terminals always contributed something differentiators. With the ASUS ZenFone Zoom back to the path of offering something quite different.

This large smartphone supports its appeal on the camera. Specifically, in the optical 3x zoom. Put it there does not come free, so in our analysis of ASUS Zenfone Zoom we have focused on knowing what sacrifices have to take to go around the world with a phone that allows us to the scene with three real increases.

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Leeco going to win big US: Smart TVs, new mobile, bike with Android and autonomous car

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The promise of the arrival of Leeco America met in the summer, when the company said it would reach the new continent, specifically the United States during the month of October. Today the wait finally ended and the great Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi easily rivaling revealed its full range of possibilities that will be available in the West.

And it must be said that nothing is Leeco kept up his sleeve. No, the company makes available to the US market an autonomous car, two powerful and very cheap smartphones and even a bicycle that has Android operating system, plus some other interesting gadgets. Let’s do a review of all this aggressive bet.

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The new Samsung Chromebook with Chrome OS

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This weekend we have spoken about the Chromebook Pro. It is a surprisingly powerful and complete portable Samsung is finalized for launch soon, and has attracted the interest of all those who have spent some time waiting for a strong commitment by Chrome OS.

Because make no mistake, Chrome OS had a vast low – end and high -end powerful, but almost no mid – range notebook with to try to seduce a wider public. Now it seems that this is beginning to change, which could help Chrome OS definitely off … if you get rid of the burden posed by rumors about his possible replacement.

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If you want to play the computer in the TV lounge, attentive to Samsung: Steam Link on their TVs

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Samsung likes to add services and features to their TVs to try to make a difference with competitors, mainly focused on LG. The next thing we will see – the Koreans have not yet been delivered – is the integration of technology Steam Link in their new TVs.

What does this mean? Therefore, be able to play on the big screen with what we have running on your computer. Valve is what has discussed the possibility at the conference Steam Dev Days that took place in Seattle, and so have given visibility specialists on the subject as Steam Spy. We’ll have to wait for an official announcement for details about models, dates, and possibilities.

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A minicomputer plate for $16? CHIP Pro is new competition for Raspberry Pi Zero

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The tiny computer CHIP has become quite popular since it appeared last year, mainly because of its price: $ 9, rapidly rising to $ 30 if we put shipments, adapters and cables. Costs aside, has become a decent competition for Raspberry Pi Zero.

With it we can do many things, one of the most famous is the use as a handheld brain PocketCHIP. The developer team has considered that it was time to upgrade to the microcomputer, and do so in two ways : a version CHIP Pro which costs $ 16 and a chipGR8 SIP (processor and RAM) that goes for $ 6.

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Did you like the NES Mini? With this cartridge with Raspberry Pi and 2400 Zero games you are going to hallucinate

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Projects emulators consoles are not new, but the arrival of the new NES Mini is serving for people interested to delve into the wonderful world of the maker community, where they can jump-start fascinating projects with the help of a Raspberry Pi, which it offers possibilities (almost) endless.

Today we will know one of the most amazing projects born of the imagination and ingenuity of the members of the maker community, because it makes use of an original piece of the NES, in this case a cartridge, to turn it into a powerful emulator console with capacity for 2400 classic games.

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