Firefox has long been playing defense against the unstoppable juggernaut of Google Chrome (to be fair, Microsoft isn’t in much better shape). Over the past year, we’ve reported on Mozilla’s attempts to add multi-threading support to its existing browser, and yes, the rather silly new logo that the organization came …
Read More »Windows 10 Game Mode can boost performance after all
Microsoft’s Game Mode has been a puzzling feature addition to Windows 10 ever since we got wind of the option at the tail end of 2016. After keeping quiet about expected improvements, Microsoft finally let drop that average PCs might only see a 2-5 percent improvement. This is, to be …
Read More »3 steps to overcoming site issues that impact performance
Over the past two decades, as the online world has experienced exponential growth, websites have become increasingly complex. Web pages have evolved from simple HTML pages with a few graphics to responsive, personalized pages that focus on the user experience. In tandem with the growing sophistication of websites, customers’ quality …
Read More »How to monitor Google Knowledge Graph changes and performance
Google’s Knowledge Graph is a very prominent part of organic search results. By now, searchers are accustomed to seeing the panel that appears on the right side of the search result page that provides information about entities such as people, places and brands. Individuals and companies alike are striving to …
Read More »Early Windows 10 Game Mode testing shows performance regressions, minimal improvement
Ever since Game Mode surfaced as an upcoming Windows 10 feature, we’ve been curious to see what the new mode would offer as far as performance and capability. Microsoft has given guidance that the feature could give players an extra 2-5% frame rate in general, and while that’s not much, …
Read More »10 things every performance marketer should know
In the age of digital marketing, terms like attribution, mobile marketing and ROI reign supreme. Businesses are constantly looking for new ways to get the most out of their advertising spend, and publishers are on the hunt for the best offers and highest payouts. There’s a lot to learn when …
Read More »Three well-meaning paid search optimizations that might kill performance
I only recently learned of a Wikipedia page dedicated to inventors who were killed by their own inventions. That page is amazing, and if you end up leaving this article and just reading that list for the next half hour, I totally understand. But it got me thinking: what are …
Read More »Jérôme Bel Choreographs MoMa Staff In New Performance Piece
Photo: stuartcomer on Instagram Though the staff at the Museum of Modern Art are an integral part of the museum’s exhibitions, it’s not every day that you see them perform in them. That is about to change, however, thanks to the Artist’s Choice series taking place at the museum. The return of the …
Read More »New ‘App Class’ SD cards will offer guaranteed performance for mobile applications
The SD Association has announced a new performance standard for SD cards aimed at improving customer experiences and delivering more consistent performance metrics. The new performance information has become necessary because of Android’s new “Adoptable Storage” capability, which was introduced just over a year ago with the debut of Marshmallow. …
Read More »Sony Xperia X Performance Gets Android Nougat Update
Sony has started to release the Android 7.0 Nougat update for their Sony Xperia X Performance smartphone. The Android Nougat update for the Sony Xperia X Performance has been released as an over the air update and it comes with the build number 39.2.A.0.0327. The update has also been released …
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