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Patriot Supersonic Rage 2 256GB Review (Page 1 of 8)

This NHL season has been one of the most interesting seasons. Personally I saw my beloved team, the Calgary Flames, make the post-season after a six year hiatus. There was also an increased interest in advanced statistics. For example, one of the newer metrics is Corsi. This refers to the number of shots on goal, the number of missed shots, and the number of blocked shots. This can be applied to a team or to a specific player. As such, there is a...

BitFenix Spectre Pro LED Review (Page 1 of 4)

If you have had the opportunity to attend a Basic Economics 101 class, you will have most likely been presented with the basic definition of what economics is. In a nutshell, economics is the study of how individuals, firms, governments, and nations make choices to allocate their scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants. Because of this scarcity, we as individuals are forced to allocate our resources efficiently. The limited resources in...

Bing joins Google in favoring mobile-friendly sites

From InfoWorld: Microsoft is adjusting how it ranks Bing search results for mobile users, prioritizing sites that display better on smaller screens to accommodate the increased use of mobile search.

The changes, announced Thursday, come less than a month after Google started prioritizing mobile...

Slammed by phone rivals, Sharp pins hopes on in-car displays

From PC World: Struggling display manufacturer Sharp, reeling from fierce competition in smartphones, will push automakers to incorporate vehicle dashboards that have gestural commands, thin bezels and other next-generation features.

It’s hoping cars will be controlled, in part, through high...

New Windows 10 Mobile preview includes universal Office apps

From CNET: Microsoft on Thursday is making available another Windows 10 Mobile preview build for phones to Windows Insider testers.

The new build, 10080, works on more Windows Phones -- including Lumia Icon, Lumia 930 and Lumia 640/640XL devices -- as well as the first non-Lumia phone supported by...

Microsoft Bricks the Xbox Ones of Gears of War Testers Responsible for Leaks

From DailyTech: The use of remote "remote delete" or "remote lockout" tools to combat theft and piracy is a hot topic of debate across a number of device form factors, including in the console space. For all the concerns over privacy and the deep ties to the cloud in its Xbox One, Microsoft Corp....

Microsoft releases new official Windows 10 details, including the editions

From InfoWorld: Corporate VP of Windows and search marketing Tony Prophet has just announced what flavors of Windows 10 we should expect to see "this summer." (And, yes, it's still billed as "this summer.") For those of you who have been following along, here are the high points:

Windows 10 Home...

Google blocks Chrome extensions not found in the official Web Store

From PC World: Google will require extensions for its Chrome browser to be installed from its Web Store, a move intended to stop users from inadvertently installing malicious ones.

Google has gradually been changing its policy around extensions to prevent abuse. Last year, it mandated that all...

Walmart to test Amazon Prime delivery challenger

From CNET: Walmart plans to test a new unlimited shipping service this summer for its online shoppers in a move that undercuts Amazon's $99 Prime service.

Walmart will deliver items purchased through its website within three days for an annual subscription fee of $50, the retail giant said...

Seagate Senior Researcher: Heat Can Kill Data on Stored SSDs

From DailyTech: While it's most common in an enterprise context, it's not unheard of for consumers to store data in prolonged periods of time on a backup hard drive. A new research paper by Alvin Cox, a senior researcher at top hard drive manufacturer Seagate Technologies plc (STX), warns that...