New Google Wifi spotted at the FCC

From PC World: We only looked at the first iteration of Google Wifi, the company’s mesh networking set-up, a few months ago and already it looks like version two is in the works. A Google filing recently spotted at the FCC describes a new dual-band router, possibly an update to the company’s Google...

QNAP TVS-473 Review (Page 1 of 8)

Several months ago, a few of us gathered around the table and talked about our past summer job experiences. "Callaway Park customers are terrible," one of my friends began to rant. "They are impossible to satisfy. They just complain about everything!" Before that friend could continue, a second friend quickly jumped in. "You served an elderly couple a raw hamburger, what do you expect?" With the rest of us bursting out in laughter, this situation...

Samsung sees strong demand for Galaxy S8 despite Note7 fiasco

From PC World: Samsung is seeing strong demand for its Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones, suggesting that consumers may be looking beyond the company’s debacle with the Galaxy Note7.

The company’s head of mobile DJ Koh said at a media event in South Korea on Thursday that pre-orders for the Galaxy S8...

Microsoft kills off security bulletins after several stays

From InfoWorld: Microsoft this week retired the security bulletins that for decades have described each month’s slate of vulnerabilities and accompanying patches for customers—especially administrators responsible for companies’ IT operations.

One patch expert reported on the change for his team....

Dropbox Paper's mobile apps now work offline, support new languages

From PC World: Dropbox Paper users will now be able to edit their documents offline while using mobile devices, thanks to an update released Tuesday. The change means that people can work on the documents they have stored in the service while on a plane and riding a subway, for example.

The feature...

HP rises again to be the world's top PC maker as Lenovo slips

From InfoWorld: It was another tough quarter for PC shipments, but there was good news for HP, which edged Lenovo to regain the title of world top's PC maker, according to IDC.

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 60.3 million units in the first quarter of 2017, growing by just 0.6 percent compared to...

Orange Pi takes on Raspberry Pi with new computer boards

From PC World: Raspberry Pi may be the most well-known board computer, but rival Orange Pi is rolling out a much larger range of boards at a furious pace and at cheaper prices.

The number of board computer users is growing, with Raspberry Pi's shipments passing 10 million units last year. Orange Pi...

BlackBerry wins something for once: $815M from Qualcomm

From CNET: BlackBerry won an $814.9 million award from chipmaker Qualcomm refunding royalty payments, the phone maker said Wednesday.

The award, the result of an arbitration process to settle their case, effectively ends the licensing dispute between the two companies. They were fighting over...

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