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Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Review (Page 1 of 4)

A few weeks back, I was driving home after a long day at work. I was waiting in a left turn lane, when I peered over my shoulder and spotted a girl singing and dancing in her car while waiting at the red light. I felt like I knew who she was, but I could not put a name on her. I also kept staring because she just kept dancing. She then suddenly turned over and looked at me. We locked eyes, and the next few seconds felt like an eternity as I tried...

Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 and 140 Review (Page 1 of 4)

A few days ago, I was planning to take my old Honda Civic in to do some maintenance, since the check engine light has been on for a while. Even though I had already known that the maintenance must be done for the sake of safety, a little thing called laziness assisted me in postponing the date of taking the car to the mechanic day after day. Until yesterday, I thought I could still wait before taking the car in, but I smelled that something was...

Samsung recalls 2.8M washing machines due to injury risk

From CNET: Samsung US has issued a voluntary recall on 2.8 million top-loading washing machines due to concerns over injury risks.

"The voluntary action was driven by reports highlighting the risk that the drums in these washers may lose balance, triggering excessive vibrations, resulting in the...

Report: Nearly 90 percent of smartphones worldwide run Android

From PC World: Android just reached a new milestone in its worldwide dominance over iOS.

According to new research from Strategy Analytics, 87.5 percent of smartphones in the world are now running Android. Shipments hit a total of 328.6 million for 3rd quarter of 2016, which is up 10.3 percent up...

Nintendo Switch hitting March 17, report suggests

From CNET: The Nintendo Switch could be here on March 17, according to freelance video game writer Laura Kate Dale, who claims to have an industry source.

While the console's official reveal trailer indicated a March 2017 launch, this may be our best guess yet at a specific date.

Dale does not...

Sprint swaps its music service to Napster from Spotify

From CNET: The nation's fourth-largest wireless carrier is shifting its music-streaming partner to Napster, formerly Rhapsody, from Spotify.

It doesn't offer Sprint customers a special deal or preload Napster's app on their phones, but it combines billing onto the phone owner's mobile plan.

The...

Samsung Galaxy Note7 fiasco hits Qualcomm's revenue

From PC World: Samsung's cancellation of the Galaxy Note7 hurt Qualcomm's chip sales, but the company expects other smartphones to fill that void.

The impact of the Note7 fiasco on the company's chip revenue is small, but will ride into the first financial quarter next year, Qualcomm executives...

Cisco positions Spark at the heart of enterprise work

From InfoWorld: The closely watched launch on Wednesday of Microsoft's Teams, a rival to chat platforms Slack and HipChat, shows how important this kind of collaboration is for any company that wants to dominate workday life. Cisco Systems is no exception.

On Tuesday at Cisco's conference for...

Pokemon Go's new update gives you reason to play every day

From CNET: Pokemon Go may have lost some steam, but there are still many millions playing -- and Niantic wants to keep it that way.

The developer announced on Wednesday that it'll soon introduce a daily bonus feature to keep trainers coming back, well, daily. What's more, you'll get an extra big...

Microsoft stops sales of Windows 7 Professional to OEMs

From InfoWorld: Microsoft quietly put an end to sales of Windows 7 licenses to computer makers this week, marking a major milestone for the seven-year-old OS.

According to Microsoft's rules, the Redmond, Wash. company stopped selling Windows 7 Professional or any version of Windows 8.1 to OEMs...