Technology

  Samsung was one of the first Android device makers to add a fingerprint sensor to its phones, but it was slower to adopt in-display fingerprint tech. The company finally took the plunge with the Galaxy S10 series earlier this year, following that up with the Note 10 this fall. …

  When Intel warned on earnings last week, we noted how odd it was for the company to issue a general supplier update telling the entire industry that it was still facing a challenging production environment. It’s now at least partly clear why Intel did that — Dell told Wall …

  This issue, which we first discussed back in 2015, is back in the news again with a recent report on how Texas Instruments has continued to monopolize math classes. The situation with the Ti-83 Plus has improved a bit, with the cost falling to around $70, but many if …

  One of the most common questions people ask in a hardware conversation is when a piece of equipment is likely to die. In most cases, it’s extremely difficult to find an answer, given that most manufacturers refuse to release this kind of data. Some customers of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, …

  A new app called Fabric aims to make it simpler for parents to plan for their family’s long-term financial well-being. The goal is to offer parents a one-stop-shop that includes the ability to ability for term life insurance from their phone, create a free will in about five minutes, …

  In the summer of 2018, Intel launched QLC (quad-level cell) SSDs with its SSD 660p. Now, the company is following up with its first 96-layer 3D QLC NAND. This type of storage is the basis for Intel’s new 665p SSD, a drive with a handful of modest improvements and …

  Black Friday sales are almost upon us, and it’s a foregone conclusion that Chromebooks will feature prominently in many retailers’ sales. Many of these computers are already a good value without any discounts, but Black Friday sales can make them worthy of an impulse purchase. However, you’d do well …

  Few markets are collapsing as fast as the one for compact cameras, aka point-and-shoots. Sales are declining at double-digit percentages year over year. But products in a few niches within the compact market continue to battle to hold their own. One is the high-end, premium-price segment, typified by Sony’s …

  I have been a CPU reviewer for just over 18 years. In that time, I’ve been fortunate enough to observe a handful of truly game-changing launches. Today is one of them. The Threadripper 3960X and 3970X will never be mistaken for inexpensive processors, but AMD just redefined what’s possible …

  Huawei is still struggling to get out from under a crushing US trade ban, but it’s still releasing products like nothing is wrong. After finally launching the long-delayed Mate X foldable phone earlier this month, Huawei has rolled out a new tablet to rival the iPad Pro. Like the …