Logitech has announced that it will shut down the entire Harmony Link service on March 2018. Not only will the company stop providing software updates or service support, the Harmony Link devices themselves won’t function after that date. Logitech’s initial communication on the issue was quite terse, telling customers that …
Read More »After leak, Google’s new file manager for Android, Files Go, launches into public beta
Google today decided to launch its new Files Go Android app into public beta to reach a wider group of testers. The company had been preparing to announce its new file manager for Android later in December, but those plans were thwarted earlier this week when the app was spotted …
Read More »Apple May Unveil Standalone AR Headset in 2019
Apple has seemed largely uninterested in the virtual reality fad, and that may be because it has plans for a different kind of experience. A new report claims that Apple is moving full speed ahead to develop a standalone augmented reality (AR) headset that will have a new processor and …
Read More »Microsoft Posts Checklist for a Highly Secure PC
Security is important to everyone on Windows, but what if security is the most important thing? Microsoft has released a document detailing what you should do to create the most secure Windows 10 PC possible. It covers everything from what sort of hardware you should have to making sure your …
Read More »Radeon Exec Raja Koduri Has Left AMD
A little over two years ago, AMD announced that it would restructure its high-end GPU development team. This new unit, dubbed the Radeon Technologies Group, would be led by senior vice president Raja Koduri. While RTG was never an independent spin-off or subsidiary, it enjoyed a fair degree of autonomy …
Read More »Researchers Use Aluminum Foil to Boost Wi-Fi Performance
Telling someone to take off their tinfoil hat isn’t typically a compliment; it implies that a person subscribes to various conspiracy theories regarding aliens, telepathy, brain-implanted chips, and/or the healing powers of aluminum foil. Seriously–Google “Aluminum foil electrosmog” if you want to take a beautiful trip down Crazy Lane. Now, …
Read More »Skype launches Photo Effects – sticker suggestions powered by machine learning
Not content with merely launching its own take on Instagram and Snapchat’s Stories, Skype today is adding another copycat-like feature to its app: photo stickers. The company says it’s introducing new “Photo Effects” (as it’s calling these stickers), which include things like face masks, decorative borders, witty captions, and more. …
Read More »Stephen Hawking: AI Could Be the Worst Event in the History of Civilization
Stephen Hawking has spoken about the need to be extremely careful when developing or experimenting with artificial intelligence in the past and the famed physicist recently delivered some of his starkest language yet. Hawking recently spoke at a technology conference in Portugal, where he told the audience that maintaining control …
Read More »Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (2nd Gen) Tested: the Ultrabook to Buy if Your Boss Is Paying for It
Sometimes a laptop manufacturer gets it just right. I’ve been living with a Lenovo X1 Yoga (2nd Gen) 14-inch review unit for the last few weeks as my primary computer, and my only problem is that I need to send it back. For anyone looking for a lightweight Windows notebook …
Read More »Happy Birthday to RAID, the Storage Solution that Transformed Computing
It’s hard to understate the impact of NAND flash and SSDs. Over the last decade, these storage solutions have transformed the entire market. But long before we had massive solid-state storage, we had a different method of improving system performance and response time: RAID. The venerable storage system turned 30 …
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