Android 8.1 Oreo Adds Public Wi-Fi Speed Testing

From PC Mag: Smartphone users are regularly presented with a decision to make: which public Wi-Fi network do I connect to? Google is making that decision much easier this week for Android 8.1 Oreo users by automatically testing and which networks are the fastest.

As The Verge reports, Android 8.1...

Firefox update kicks graphics speed up a notch

From CNET: Mozilla released on Tuesday a new version of its Firefox Quantum browser, boosting its graphics speed and improving a couple of new technologies designed to make the web more powerful.

The browser, version 58, is the first major update since Mozilla's recovery plan hit full stride in...

Sony Licenses PlayStation Characters for Amiibo-Like Figures

From PC Mag: Nintendo has made millions by combining additional content for its games with the sale of NFC-enabled figures of its most popular characters, sometimes taking things a little too far. Now it seems Sony is attempting to do the same, but decided linking figures to game content wasn't...

Facebook promises digital training for 1M Europeans by 2020

From CNET: Facebook is opening three centers across Europe to train over one million people in digital skills over the next two years, the company announced on Monday.

The three community hubs will be based in Spain, Italy and Poland and will focus on providing training in media literacy and online...

SilverStone Strider Titanium ST1300-TI 1300W (Page 1 of 4) | Reports

We here at APH Networks are no strangers to kilowatt-spec power supply units. My first experience of a power supply capable of converting more than 1000W from my wall to my computer was the very aptly-named -- it practically sounded like a jet -- Tagan TurboJet 1100W back in 2006. 2006 was a time where people knew little about power efficiency and long before anything in the four-digit realm was commonplace. Since then, we have covered many 1000W...

Amazon raises monthly Prime subscription 18 percent

From CNET: If you pay for Amazon Prime membership on a monthly basis, get ready to pay a little more.

The online retailer on Friday said it raised the monthly fee for Prime to $12.99 from $10.99, up 18 percent and effective immediately. The monthly student rate increased to $6.49 from $5.49...

WhatsApp Launches New App for Small Businesses

From The Verge: WhatsApp has launched a separate app designed for use by small businesses to more easily connect with customers. WhatsApp Business adds key features like dedicated business profiles for details like email address, business description, store addresses, and website; smart messaging...

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