When you buy a piece of technology, you know it won’t last forever, but you certainly expect it to last a reasonable length of time. After all, you’ve shelled out your hard-earned cash for something, so it ought to go the distance. So what do you look for in a device, that screams quality? Is […]
The Samsung Galaxy S3 was a winner for 2012, so everyone has high expectations for the S4. But one of the big questions on peoples’ minds is how it can possibly top one of the best phones of last year, as well as compete with what Apple will surely be bringing to the table in […]
As I browse the internet looking for the latest scoop to blog about, I often come across articles exclaiming in bold excited text about the latest surface to have a computer screen installed in it. Often these are outlandish and crazy, and make the reader wonder “who on earth would actually use that?” In the […]
It’s the 21st century and modern times mean modern equipment! If you’ve been paying any attention at all, you will have noticed that cathode ray tube monitors for computer screens are being phased out. If you don’t know what that means, cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors were those boxy computer monitors that took up almost […]
Raise your hand (out in the open, or in your head if you prefer) if your phone has ever run out of battery. It happens, sooner or later, to everyone who owns a phone, and having your precious lifeline to calls, texts, games, and the internet, cut off leaves many with an itchy anxious feeling. […]
Welcome to 2013! Our Penrose and Glenfield stores have resumed normal hours after a relaxing break over the New Year, and our technicians are eager to fix all your technology problems. In looking back, 2012 was certainly a year for us to remember. We were kept on our toes with a whirlwind of activity: launching […]
Don’t throw away your computer before destroying your personal information completely! When you’re done and dusted with your computer it’s very satisfying to chuck it in the bin and call it a day, but did you know that even if you’ve deleted your files and folders, other people can still recover them? All it takes […]
In an ironic twist, Apple has been found guilty of infringing three patents held by MobileMedia, formed by Nokia, and Sony. The tech-giant was notorious for kicking up a dust earlier this year over patent infringements by Samsung, but now it appears the tables have turned, and the finger is pointing firmly at Apple. The […]
Advanced Computers’ technicians have serviced and repaired a lot of devices during our time, but we’ve never repaired anything like this! In something straight out of a sci-fi novel, researchers at Ghent University Centre of Microsystems Technology, in Belgium, have developed the technology that allows text messages from mobile phones to be displayed on contact […]
The ultimate goal of every organisation is to turn a hefty profit, so would Apple really work so hard to build up the iPhone empire, only to willingly let it all crumble to dust? That’s what the Business Insider seems to think. An article by the online business news website writer, Nicholas Carlson, casts a […]
