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Seagate IronWolf ST10000VN0004 10TB Review (Page 1 of 11)

"Dude, watch Descendants of the Sun," my friend texted me back in March of this year. "It is the most amazing drama ever. Doctor meets soldier. So romantic." Having absolutely no idea what Descendants of the Sun is, like any person in 2016, I pulled up Wikipedia to find out. As it turned out, it was a Korean drama. I kind of chuckled a bit, and told her I will look into it. The reality is it was just a polite way of saying I am not interested...

Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 140 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Companies always have interesting names. Sometimes, their names directly attribute to the products they are making, and they are very obvious in that regard. I would think it is good for the name to be fairly indicative of a company's aims, although that is not always the easiest to achieve. There could be so many different connotations to a name, especially with everyone seeing a name and understanding it differently. Some company names seem...

NetSuite goes global under Oracle's flag

From InfoWorld: Lashed to the much bigger ship that is Oracle, cloud software provider NetSuite is setting sail for a new market near you.

Until now, the 18-year-old company based in San Mateo, California, has focused on English-speaking countries and Japan. As part of Oracle, it plans to localize...

Twitter nets new product chief with latest startup purchase

From CNET: In a flurry of activity, Twitter bought a startup on Thursday and immediately appointed its CEO as its new VP of product.

The startup, called Yes Inc, makes apps that allow users to connect immediately with friends to make plans and share videos. Yes' focus on snappy, short-form...

Smartwatches wear out their welcome with Motorola

From PC World: Android Wear has had a rough year. What started with a promising announcement of Android Wear 2.0 at Google I/O has ended with a delayed launch, an utter lack of new models and now, a disillusioned manufacturer. In an interview with the Verge, Shakil Barkat, Motorola’s head of global...

The next Apple Watch could have a circular display

From CNET: The Apple Watch design may come full circle. Apple patents published Thursday indicate that the California tech company may give the Apple Watch a circular display.

Both the original Apple Watch and the Apple Watch Series 2 feature a similar rectangular display as the watch face, almost...

New supercomputer will unite x86, Power9, and ARM chips

From InfoWorld: For once, there will be a demilitarized zone in the war among major chip architectures Intel x86, ARM, and IBM Power9, which will all be used in a supercomputer being built in Barcelona.

The MareNostrum 4 is being built by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and will have three...

iHeart, traditional radio titan, takes on Spotify too

From CNET: The lifeblood of iHeart is still radio, now pumped with options for the digital age.

iHeartMedia, the biggest terrestrial radio company in the US and operator of online service iHeartRadio, launched two streaming memberships in a beta "test" mode Thursday, giving customers ways to unlock...

Fitbit may buy smartwatch maker Pebble for its IP

From PC World: Fitness wristband maker Fitbit is said to be close to a deal to acquire smartwatch maker Pebble, mainly for its intellectual property.

Fitbit is aiming to acquire Pebble’s assets particularly the PebbleOS, which has a large number of apps running on it and can be paired with both...

Nokia Android phones are coming in 2017

From CNET: Thought you'd heard the last of Nokia? Think again -- the company will be launching an Android-based phone in 2017.

"We're just getting started, with new smartphones coming in 2017," a new page on Nokia's website explains "We're busy working on Nokia smartphones running Android."...