LG's next G5 phone to sport 'always on' screen

From CNET: LG Electronics is trying to drum up excitement over the launch of the G5, its next flagship Android phone, with an image revealing what's likely to be the device's most distinctive feature.

The animated image, posted on LG's Facebook page on Wednesday, shows multiple phone screens...

Facebook faces restrictions in France on data transfer to U.S.

From ComputerWorld: The French data protection authority has ordered Facebook to stop some transfers of personal data of its users to the U.S. and to change the way it handles the data of users and non-users visiting its website.

The order by the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des...

Microsoft's Azure Stack beta gets new services and DevOps tools

From InfoWorld: People testing out the public beta of Microsoft's Azure Stack private cloud system have some new platform services and DevOps tools to play with less than two weeks after it initially launched.

Starting Monday, users can download a beta version of the Web Apps feature for Azure App...

Kingston buys encrypted flash drive maker IronKey

From PC World: Kingston Technology announced late Monday that it has acquired the USB technology and assets of IronKey from Imation Corp.

Imation, which purchased the then privately-held IronKey in 2011, did not disclose the financial details of the sale to Kingston.

IronKey is perhaps best known...

Phanteks Eclipse P400 Review (Page 1 of 4)

I am sure we all had experience in creating a budget. I know as a student, I have to budget carefully, as I only work during the summer months. Here in Alberta, when a new party was voted in last year, one of the first things people looked at was the budget. It determined if what the party promised the people will come to fruition, or if they are just spending money on themselves. This is especially important, since it is people’s tax money --...

Flash memory's density surpasses hard drives for first time

From InfoWorld: NAND flash memory has surpassed hard disk drive (HDD) technology in areal density for the first time, according to a new report from a market research firm.

During a presentation at the 2016 IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco last week...

Mozilla moves Firefox to a more flexible release schedule

From PC World: Mozilla last week said it is changing Firefox's rigid every-six-week release cadence for a looser schedule that resembles what Google has used for Chrome since 2008.

In a post to a company blog, Mozilla said it would use a variable release tempo in 2016 with six-to-eight-week...

Jack Dorsey tries to quell #RIPTwitter outrage

From CNET: Many Twitter users were upset when word circulated that the site would soon adopt an algorithm-based timeline, leading to a loud outcry on the platform through the #RIPTwitter hashtag. On Saturday, company CEO Jack Dorsey ran damage control.

"I want you all to know we're always listening...

G.Skill Ripjaws KM780 RGB Review

Is it possible to live without a car in places like Calgary? In my personal opinion, it is not. The truth is, once you are past a certain hour, and want to get to a place far away from a train station, there are literally more flights to Toronto per hour than buses running to the neighborhood next to you. However, I have a few friends who managed to live without a license even up until this point, and it sort of blows my mind. To see how it is to...

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