Roku files for IPO, seeks to raise $100 million

From CNET: The streaming device maker is seeking $100 million in its initial public offering, according to a filing Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company will be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker ROKU.

Roku, which makes popular streaming devices like the Roku Premiere...

QNAP TS-253B Review (Page 1 of 8)

"I am getting too old for this," I told my friends as I stayed up until 3 am for the third night in a row at our church's annual conference. "But I cannot help it!" More often than not, humans are creatures of habits. We tend to do the same thing over and over again, simply because we have done the same thing over and over again in the past. And why not? When you and your group of friends are together for a whole weekend, the last thing you want...

Intel Adds Optane Memory to Kaby Lake NUCs

From PC Mag: Intel's Next Unit of Computing (NUC) desktop PCs are now a well-known option for anyone wanting a tiny PC they can sit on the back of a monitor. Typically, they come in barebones form, requiring the user to add storage, RAM, and an operating system. Intel regularly refreshes the NUC...

Xiaomi's bezel-free Mi Mix 2 is coming on September 11th

From The Verge: With its unprecedented screen-to-body ratio, Xiaomi's Mi Mix was the first harbinger of 2017's least escapable phone trend. A little under a year later, the sequel is nearly here — Xiaomi has confirmed on Weibo that the Mi Mix 2 is set to be announced at an event on September 11th...

The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update launches October 17

From PC World: The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is launching on October 17, with Windows Mixed Reality headsets in tow, Microsoft announced at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin on Friday.

That’s a bit later than expected, as this past April Microsoft committed to twice-yearly Windows 10 updates in...

LG's V30 dumps the removable battery, but adds features galore

From PC World: LG has officially unveiled the V30, its 6-inch flagship phablet, and the phone is conspicuously missing two mainstays of the company’s V line: a removable battery and LG’s so-called “second screen.” The new direction could turn off LG diehards, but they can rest assured that the V30...

Toshiba joins the Alexa-enabled TV brigade

From CNET: "Alexa, fast forward to the bit where it gets good already."

That's just one of the commands (sorta) that you'll be able give to a new range of Toshiba TVs announced at IFA in Berlin on Thursday. Amazon's voice assistant will enable hands-free control of the televisions, provided you...

Acer Shows Off Flashy Predator Orion 9000 Gaming Desktop

From PC Mag: Acer brought plenty of hardware to IFA this year, from ultraportable laptops to premium workstation-level gaming desktops, all of which I got to check out here following the press conference.

Desktop announcements were headlined by the Predator Orion 9000, one of the flashiest products...

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