From ComputerWorld: The Tuesday outage at an Amazon Web Services data center affected services from several collaboration software vendors, highlighting how reliant companies have become on cloud providers for a variety of workplace tools.

Asana, Smartsheet, Trello, and Slack — all of which host...

From Patriot Press Release: VIPER is excited to announce the availability of the new VIPER VENOM RGB and non-RGB DDR5 high-performance DRAM modules which will be available in Q1 2022. The VIPER VENOM DDR5 memory modules provide enhanced speeds ranging from 4800MHz to 6200MHz with kit capacities of...

From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake is elated to announce the launch of TOUGHRAM XG RGB – White DDR4 Memory, a new edition of the high-end TOUGHRAM XG RGB series. The new white series comes with frequencies up to 3600 MHz, 4000 MHz, 4400 MHz and 4600 MHz and capacities up to 16GB (8GB x2)...

From ARCTIC Press Release: ARCTIC is launching the P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB white case fan today. In light of the continuing demand for white cooling products, the cooling specialist is adding this semi-passive 120 mm fan with digitally addressable LEDs and impressive performance and appearance to its...

From The Verge: In a bold bid to turn digital crooks away from a life of crime, Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount on its Office suite to some people using pirated versions. Ghacks reports that a new message in the Office ribbon bar is appearing on pirated Office apps, tempting people with...

From PC Mag: PowerColor is a name we've associated with graphics cards for the past 24 years, but the Taiwanese company is branching out to offer a mechanical gaming keyboard.

A partnership with Ducky, a well-known professional keyboard manufacturer also based in Taiwan, has resulted in the special...

From CNET: Google plans to deploy an additional cash bonus of $1,600, or its equivalent to employees worldwide, according to a Reuters report published Thursday, as a support measure for its global workforce amid the coronavirus pandemic.

All employees, including interns and members of Google's...

From The Verge: Sonos announced plans today to make its speakers and other products last longer and use less energy. It’s part of the company’s larger plan to make itself more sustainable, with a focus on minimizing e-waste and the pollution that drives climate change.

A big part of Sonos’ new...

From PC Mag: Phone maker Oppo thinks pop-up cameras on smartphones are annoying, so it developed a camera capable of retracting instead.

As The Verge reports, ahead of this year's Oppo Inno Day on Dec. 14, the company released a short teaser video attached to a tweet demonstrating how its new...

From CNET: Roku and Google's YouTube have reached a multiyear distribution deal for Roku to offer both the main YouTube app and Google's app for its live-channel streaming service, YouTube TV, Roku said Wednesday.

The agreement comes a day before Google's deadline to either reach a deal or it...