Author: Tarandeep Kaur

Tronsmart Ara BJ19 is a celeron powered mini PC packing some really great specifications. Tronsmart is a Chinese company that has been making chipsets, PCs and computer peripherals from quite sometime. The company is now stepping into mini PC market.

Tronsmart Ara BJ19 is powered by Intel Celeron J1900 which is a quad core chip clocked at 2GHz and capable of pushing its frequency to 2.41 GHz under turbo boost mode. Manufactured using 22nm technology, the J1900 comes with 2MB cache and TDP of mere 10 watts which means it does not dissipate a lot of heat.

We have already seen this chipset in myriad Shuttle and Asus mini PCs and it is perfectly suited to the office and home use. However it is not fanless and you will find vents on the back of the unit. The Tronsmart Ara BJ19 comes with up to 8GB of DDR3L RAM and a conventional 2.5-inch bay for a hard drive or SSD.

Connectivity options include a full-size HDMI, MiniDisplay port for dual display support, Gigabit Ethernet network, 802.11 b / g / n wireless card, Bluetooth 4.0, four USB 2.0 ports, 3.5 mm audio jack and an infrared receiver.

If you are looking for a Box TV that is able to perform tasks other than just streaming content to your TV, do check out the Voyo V2. The Voyo V2 comes equipped with a processor Intel Baytrail and Windows 8.1 which basically allows any task. However unlike any other small PC, it also incorporates an internal battery that allow you to use it anywhere, even without power. Voyo V2 specifications are given below.

Voyo V2 specifications: In detail

It comes with Intel Atom Z3735F quad core processor that is clocked at 1.83 GHz clock speed and consumes just 2.2 watts. Its integrated Intel HD GPU Intel HD ensures smooth operation even in 3D applications and can playback 4k content easily through XBMC.

The Intel Baytrail in Voyo V2 is complemented by 2GB of RAM and 32GB of eMMC flash memory, expandable up to 64 GB additional memory with microSD card. 2GB RAM is the maximum amount of memory accepted by it.

Voyo V2 specifications: Connectivity

As for connectivity, the Voyo V2 incorporates an RJ45 port Gigabit (10/100/1000) and WiFi 802.11 b / g / n for connecting to the network. The chipset also has integrated Bluetooth 4.0 to connect with wireless speakers. There is an HDMI connector for connecting to the TV. It comes with genuine windows 8.1 pre installed and will be upgradeable to Windows 10 as Microsoft makes it available.

Incidentally, the device measures only 13.1 x 8.2 x 1.5 centimeters, so it’s ideal for travellers as well. There are two versions of it, 8000 mAh battery for 110.35 euros and 5000 mAh battery with 64GB SSD for 119.55 euros.

Gigabyte Intel Z170 based chipset has been made available in the market. So much hype surrounds this chipset as it is based on Intel Skylake platform. This includes three models, GA-Gigabyte Z170X Gaming G1, GA-Z170X Gaming 7 Z170X and GA Z170X Gaming 3.

All three come with Gigabyte Q-Flash Plus that allows users to update the BIOS without having a processor or RAM installed. Just copy the BIOS on a USB flash drive and the motherboard will flash the updated BIOS.

Moreover, Gigabyte has decided to change the shape and brand their VRM. Also in the G1.Killer model, you will find a new arrangement of the board sinks with option to integrate a custom liquid cooling system. Another interesting feature is the inclusion of what Gigabyte has called Turbo V-Clock Tuning IC. Overclocking fans will find it much easier to increase the operating frequency of the processor installed in these chipsets.

Also, in some models they have integrated some physical buttons to perform overclocking without having to enter the BIOS.

The HP Pavilion Mini 300 is palm sized and runs Windows perfectly. That little thing has received a nice update where the company has upgraded it to Broadwell a k a 5th generation Intel processor. We have spotted two models online, first is the HP Pavilion Mini 300-130 and second is Mini 300-150.

The first one comes with Intel Core i3-5005U processor and 4GB of RAM while the second model dons a Intel Core i5-5200U chip and 8GB of RAM. These are very tiny, measuring just 145 × 146 × 53mm and weighing 640 grams. Find Core i3 5005u passmark score. These broadwell processors emit very little heat and this has allowed manufactures like HP and Shuttle to churn out fanless PCs with powerful processors.

While they are so tiny, HP has managed to equip them with lot of ports and jacks that include four USB 3.0 ports, a media card carder, display port, LAN, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI port. Japan tech blog cross-coretech says HP Pavilion Mini Broadwell runs windows 8.1 and will get a free upgrade to windows 10. We suggest holding off till July 29 because HP will be selling them with windows 10 pre loaded after W10 release.

It’s often normal for a virus to affect your computer files and the overall performance of your system. Many people store a massive amount of data and files in their systems and the majority of people use the internet in a way which makes it easy for an operating system to become infected with a virus. A virus can be defined as a computer program capable of copying itself to a computer and infecting it. This term is also synonymous with referring to malware like adware and spyware programs which are incapable of reproduction.

Provided there is enough evidence to believe a computer is infected with a virus, running an antivirus scan will help to detect and remove the threat. Those users who are unable to boot into windows can boot the computer to safe mode to run the antivirus scan.

As soon as the malware threat is discovered by the antivirus program, a prompt is usually given and informs the user if they would like to remove the infection. The user should either quarantine or remove the threat. Many users don’t have malware security software on their computers and in this case, if they are suspicious of a file infected with a virus, running an online scan may be the right way to proceed. There are many websites out there on the Internet which are capable of scanning a computer’s hard drive for infections. Installation of a high quality free antivirus or paid version is recommended.

There are two different categories of the antivirus programs. One of them is a real time program that consistently seeks and identifies malware.

A different option exists in the form of on-demand scanners that look out for malware infections. Detection occurs when opening the program manually and running a system scan. It is better to have a single antivirus program installed with real-time protection but some on demand virus scanners could be handy.

Using antivirus or malware removal software is crucial and there is really no point in manually deleting files on the computer which are suspected to be infected as it won’t fix the problem. In the process, the user could end up deleting some important files which aren’t affected by viruses. It may unfortunately lead to errors and issues with the computer’s operating system.