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Acer expects laptops and gaming PCs to fuel 9% increase in Middle East revenues

Acer Middle East is expecting a 9% increase in revenues this year, similar to last year, despite Coronavirus outbreak due to strong intake of educational Chromebooks, increase in gaming PCs and the end of life support for Windows 7 OS.

“We had a great 2019 and all the three categories – thin and light laptops, Chromebooks and gaming devices - had do

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to speak to engineering firms on Monday about whether they can shift production lines to building NHS ventilators.

It comes amid growing concern about a shortage of the life-saving equipment as coronavirus infections increase.

Carmakers and the construction equipment firm JCB are among

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Horizon Zero Dawn will look glorious on PC with ultrawide monitor supportHorizon Zero Dawn will look glorious on PC with ultrawide monitor support

Horizon Zero Dawn has only recently been officially announced as coming to the PC (following previous rumors), and it’s now been confirmed that the port will support ultrawide monitors.

The news comes after a 21:9 aspect ratio screenshot was spotted on the game’s Steam page, and when folks started talking about it on the community forum, one of the

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It started out as a project in an online forum and turned into the best-selling video game of all time, but now Minecraft is being used for something even its creator would not have dreamt of.

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Apple restricting apps around COVID-19 on the App StoreApple restricting apps around COVID-19 on the App Store

Apple has posted guidelines for developers working on apps that relate to COVID-19. Apple will only allow apps it considers that are from credible sources, which include government organizations, health-focused NGOs, companies deeply credentialed in health issues, and medical or educational institutions.

Apple is recommending that only developers

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How well will our tech cope with working from home during coronavirus crisis?
Is Covid-19 a once in a lifetime tech test? Will we all hammer broadband and mobile networks into a buffering mess? Can our creaky laptops and iPhone 6S handsets cope with sparky Microsoft Teams and its incessant pinging?
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