Opera refresh adds VR support and in-browser selfies

From CNET: The Opera desktop browser was reborn with social media capabilities earlier this year, but that apparently wasn't enough.

Today's update adds VR support to the multifaceted browser, letting you stream 360 degree videos to your HTC Vive or Oculus headset, as well as any OpenVR devices. It...

Snap’s stock price plummets after weak earnings

From The Verge: Snap published its third quarter earnings report as a public company this afternoon. This first two did not go well, and the third was no better. The company missed investors’ expectations in terms of revenue and user growth, and the share price plunged over 15 percent in after-hours...

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick sans Alexa launches in 100 countries

From The Verge: Amazon has announced that its new Fire TV Stick Basic Edition will be available in more than 100 countries worldwide starting today. The Fire TV Stick is a media player that connects to your TV’s HMDI port, and lets you to stream content, including movies and TV shows, through...

The BlackBerry curse is alive and well

From CNET: The last few years saw BlackBerry phones slide into irrelevancy as consumers opted for flashier offerings from Apple or Samsung.

Some things never change.

TCL, a Chinese company best known for cheap televisions, as well as budget phones under its Alcatel brand, earlier this year took...

Microsoft: Final Free Windows 10 Upgrade Offer Ends Dec. 31

From PC Mag: If you're looking to score a free upgrade to Windows 10, your options are limited—and about to run out completely. For most, Microsoft's free upgrade program expired in July 2016. If you snoozed, you earned the unpleasant task of paying at least $120 for the most basic version of...

Broadcom goes after Qualcomm with massive $130B bid

From CNET: Broadcom really, really wants to hook up with Qualcomm.

The San Jose, California, company, which makes chips for everything from cable modems to set-top boxes and digital video recorders, on Monday launched an unsolicited bid for Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of chips and...

SteelSeries Rival 310 Review (Page 1 of 4)

If you have been in the computer scene long enough, you will probably recall when the AMD Athlon 64 was the envy of all gamers and enthusiasts. In the times long before Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat became mainstream, we used to tread computer forums (To be fair, I still do here at APH Networks) and discuss recommendations with the community for our next PC builds. One of the interesting things back then was memory bandwidth actually made a...

Creative Sound BlasterX Siege M04 Review (Page 1 of 4)

As an electrical engineering student, normally I am not interested in digging up the background story of a company, nor do I really want to spend time on it. However, as an APH Networks reviewer, I should at least be knowledgeable about the history of some well-known companies that make great products. Knowing some history is helpful in terms of reviewing a product. For example, we all know Microsoft is a company famous for its Windows family. As...

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