Category — Laptops and Desktops

Are you worried about your data security on your laptop / notebook computer in case it got lost or taken away from you?

BackStopp is a new service that will automatically wipe data from your laptop’s hard drive if the machine strays, lost or stolen.

It is typical for anyone,to protect sensitive data especially on portable devices. The most common way to do this is via encryption softwares and tight hardware controls such as fingerprint scans.

However, research has shown that even these dual security features can be breached by a determined hacker.

So what do you do? The next best thing is to [Read more →]

Chip-maker AMD officially launched today in the waiting market their triple-core processor to be known as Phenom X3  with models 8750, the 8650 and the 8450 and with power levels ranging from 2.1 to 2.4 gigahertz.

You will remember that when AMD first introduced such plans to market tri-core processors late last year, reaction to the news was mixed. Some felt that AMD was simply planning to create an alibi on the partially-performing Phenom X4 quad-core processors as its triple-core products as if making lemonade from lemons when you think about it.

The strategy is seen as a diversion to increase AMD’s bottom line profits and mitigating yield loss on its other frontrunners. However, it is expected that [Read more →]