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Western Digital Red WD140EFFX 14TB Review (Page 1 of 11)

My colleague Aaron Lai, a couple of our friends, and I were chatting on the plane on the way to San Antonio back in February when I totally misheard something Aaron said. The four of us occupied an entire row on an Embraer E175, where Aaron sat on the far left, followed by our friend Chris, me, and another friend Jesse. We were talking about a situation one of my friends was in when Aaron asked me to pull up a photo of her, since he did not know...

SilverStone SETA A1 Review (Page 1 of 4)

It has been four weeks since Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released and I have enjoyed every minute of it. Leading up to that moment, I was a bit skeptical about buying the game, especially since I had not played any previous Animal Crossing games before. However, I have enjoyed these sort of simulation games in the past, so I decided to give it a go. The game starts with you taking an opportunity to live on a getaway island. There are some...

Apple Music for the web leaves beta in time for One World: Together at Home concert

From The Verge: Apple Music’s web interface has left beta, MacRumors reports. Heading to beta.music.apple.com now redirects to music.apple.com, where you’ll see an interface that’s similar to the Music app on Macs. The launch comes a little over six months after the web interface launched in beta...

Report: Apple's Over-Ear AirPods Feature Modular Magnetic Parts

From PC Mag: Apple's rumored over-ear headphones will come with magnetic modular parts, according to Bloomberg, which tipped "at least two variations," including a premium leather version and a lighter, "fitness-focused" model.

Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that early...

This iPhone SE alternative from Samsung has 4 cameras and double the storage

From CNET: The timing of the new iPhone SE -- which goes on preorder today and arrives April 24 -- could not have been better for Apple. As the coronavirus puts millions of people out of work around the world, a $400 iPhone (£419, AU$749) will appeal to people in search of a budget device that does...

Lenovo’s new Legion gaming laptops support the latest Intel 10th Gen H-series processors

From The Verge: Lenovo has announced several new products to join its fleet of Legion gaming products, and as you’ll notice throughout this post, it’s also simplifying its naming conventions. On the high end, the new Legion 7 features support for Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q graphics chips...

HP Targets MacBook Lovers With New Envy, ZBook Laptops

From PC Mag: HP’s latest Windows laptops have been designed to win over Generation Z and MacBook lovers.

On Thursday, the PC vendor introduced several new products for its Envy line and ZBook family, which will start going on sale in May and into the summer. With the new notebooks, HP is seeking...

Verizon to buy Zoom video conference rival BlueJeans

From CNET: Verizon on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire BlueJeans, an enterprise video conferencing platform that competes with services like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The deal comes as the coronavirus pandemic has led to lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders -- meaning many people are now...

iPhone SE: Apple announces cheaper $399 iPhone with smaller screen

From CNET: Apple's entry-level iPhone has been one of the worst-kept secrets in tech, with rumors swirling for months about an iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9. It turns out, both names were wrong. On Wednesday, Apple announced a new iPhone SE with a 4.7-inch display as a follow-up to the original iPhone SE...

Over 50 Cell Towers Vandalized in UK Due to 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories

From PC Mag: Over 50 cell towers in the UK were vandalized over the weekend, with major telecom companies Vodafone, EE, and BT blaming the fraudulent conspiracy theory that 5G connectivity is the cause of coronavirus.

April 10-13 saw a rise in attacks that followed attacks earlier this month. 22 EE...