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How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 2

There are two types of storage devices in every computer. One that stores the bits and bytes in the binary form and then there are chips and sticks that store the data, temporarily, to change, manipulate or run it. The former one are called hard drives and the latter ones are called Internal Memory or […]

How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 3

The platter is a magnetic disc akin to a CD or DVD and stores the data in magnetic cells called Data Tracks that can be modified or deleted. The head is the steward that serves the purpose of storing, accessing or deleting the data from the tracks. The spindle rotates the disc in dazzling speeds […]

How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 4

There are chips used in SSDs akin to flash drives that store the data at fixed positions. The circuit, for a layman, is a grid of lines in longitude and latitude. Every intersection has a spot to store an address and data. The index stores the data address just like older versions and upon the […]

How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 5

In order to replace the hard drive you need to attach the SSD to your computer, be it a laptop or a desktop. The SATA-to-USB cable would do the trick. Attach the SATA-plug end to namesake port on the SSD and insert the USB-end into the USB port of your computer, however, it has to […]

How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 6

5. You will only see this screen if the SSD is not empty, which it might not be since sometimes new SSDs come preformatted. In this case you want to choose to delete the partition on the destination drive, then click Next. This will erase all the content (if any) on the SSD. 6. Acronis […]

How To: What is the difference between a hard drive and a solid-state drive and how to replace them? – Part 7

Bring the new SSD and put it in place of the older one. Normally, the traditional HDDs and new SSDs have the same foot print and width but if they have a difference in dimensions, there are covers available in the market to nestle the SSDs inside to fix them up in place of HDDs. […]

Microsoft introduces the next-generation touchscreen – Computers and Internet

Microsoft introduces the next-generation touchscreen – Computers and Internet After the rise of so many touch screen devices by Apple and other technology companies, the Microsoft had the biggest challenge to come up with an idea that could beat others. The conception of Windows 8 with complete touch screen was also the part of same […]

Nokia launches PureView 808 with a stunning camera on its back – Part 1

Nokia has taken the smartphone technology pretty seriously in the last six or so months and its partnership with Microsoft on Windows Phone platform has been going places. The Lumia series is selling like hot cakes in Europe and Asia because of the uni-body design and flamboyant colours. However, the company has taken another technology […]

Nokia launches PureView 808 with a stunning camera on its back – Part 2

However, many experts have criticized the Finnish for their thinking in rolling out such an astounding device on an operating system that is soon going down. Nokia itself announced that they will be pulling the plug on Symbian in the future. However, don’t let that deceive you as the company plans to get as many […]

Technology companies planning to boost SME’s

High profile technologies companies such as HP, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia and Vodafone have agreed with the CEOE employers and associations of self-ATA and CEAT to provide technical support and training to small and medium enterprises for the adoption of new technologies and in particular, programs in the cloud ( cloud computing ). The initiative, called the Competitiveness […]

Windows 8: A complete review of the Beta version – Part 1

For all Windows lovers, Microsoft has unleashed the Beta version of their upcoming operating system, Windows 8. Even at the first glance it gives the look of a completely revamped and tablet-friendly OS. Although it is an inspiration of Windows Phone 7 and Windows Media Center that came with Windows 7, it has bushels of […]

Windows 8: A complete review of the Beta version – Part 2

The new OS has a host of new features that range from settings to applications to connectivity to the internet and other neighbouring devices to syncing and whatnot. We will go through them one by one but let’s talk about the Metro interface first. Microsoft has introduced a new Start Menu interface that has made […]

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