Intel Announced, 6th Gen Intel Core Processor

Intel Corporation has introduced the 6th Generation Intel Core processor family, the company’s best ever processor.  The 6th Generation Intel Core processor delivers enhanced performance and new immersive experiences at the lowest power levels ever and also supports the broadest range of device designs – from the ultra-mobile computer stick, to 2 in 1s and huge high-definition All-in-One desktops, to new mobile workstations, effectively marking a turning point in people’s relationship with computers.

 
Built on the new Skylake microarchitecture on Intel’s leading 14nm manufacturing process technology, 6th Gen Intel Core processors deliver up to two and a half times better performance, triple the battery life, and graphics that are 30 times better than the standard, delivering  seamless a gaming and video experiences. They can also be half the size and weight of older computers, have faster wake up time, and battery life that lasts virtually all day.

Are Tablet Computers affecting Children’s ability to read?

Since the invention of the television, a box you could put children in front of and leave them passively entertained, nothing has changed how children spend their time as much as the tablet computer.

Four years ago, just seven per cent of 5- to 15-year-olds in the UK had access to a tablet. By last year it was 71 per cent. Some 34 per cent of this age group even owned the tablets themselves, as well as 11 per cent of three- to four-year-olds, according to Ofcom figures.

Windows 10 will be the ‘last version of Windows — Microsoft

This model will be a thing of the past with Windows 10, which will be the last major version of Windows. Presently the company has all its efforts focused on Windows 10 which is its latest version of Windows; and probably the last. Um, no.

At the moment you don’t need a Windows license to run the Windows 10 Insider Preview.

Kids and Instagram

Last week, when my 11-year-old son S. asked if he could sign up for an Instagram account, I was a bit surprised. He’s been a big fan of video games for years, but this was the first time he seemed interested in social media. I figured he wanted to try out the popular photo sharing service because he’d seen me use it for the past two years. But that wasn’t the case at all.

“All of my friends are on it,” he said. “So I want to be on it, too.”

I guess I should have known. He’s reached the age where that’s the number one reason for doing anything.

But after a day or so of thinking about it, my husband and I decided it was okay. Compared to Facebook or Twitter, Instagram seems fairly harmless. From my experience, it’s usually just pictures of people’s fingernails, food, cats or kids and there isn’t much commenting. And although my friend Maria has had some minor issues with her middle-schooler using Instagram (which was detailed in this Wall Street Journal article by my Twitter pal Katie Rosman, I figured we were at least a year away from any bad tween behavior. I figured wrong, but that I’ll get to in a minute.

Google announces budget-priced Chromebits and Chromebooks

The range includes a new type of device called the Chromebit, which looks like an oversized memory stick, and turns monitors and TVs into computers when plugged into their HDMI ports.

The tech firm also revealed the cheapest Chromebook laptops to date, costing $149 (£101).