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Seagate IronWolf Pro ST14000NE0008 14TB Review (Page 1 of 11)

"I would love to buy a house in Brentwood," I told my friend Derek as we were taking the light rail transit home one evening. "I am just missing six zeros in my bank account balance." What is so desirable about the neighborhood of Brentwood here in Calgary? It really comes down to a few major factors: It is close to the University of Calgary, it is in an excellent public school district, and it has a C-train station that takes only fifteen...

Reeven E12 RGB RC-1208RGB Review (Page 1 of 4)

When I was still in university, I vowed I would take at least one psychology course during my time there. Especially since I found the topic to be quite interesting, I took an intro course in my first year spring semester. One thing I really enjoyed was learning about some past experiments. Some of them were definitely a bit creepier than others. One of the more lighthearted ones was the Stanford marshmallow experiment. The experimenter put...

Pixel 3A leaks at Best Buy, confirming 6-inch screen for XL model

From The Verge: The unannounced Google Pixel 3A XL has been spotted at a Best Buy in Springfield, Ohio. Android Police reports that both the “Purple-ish” and “Just Black” models of the phone were on display, and that their packaging confirms previous rumors that the Pixel 3A XL will have a 6-inch...

Tesla Is Making Its Vehicles Safer With Autopilot Disabled

From PC Mag: As far as Tesla is concerned, Autopilot is the future and will eventually lead to self-driving cars. But right now Autopilot can be turned off, and Tesla decided to make its electric vehicles even safer when it is.

This week, Tesla announced that all vehicles manufactured after Oct...

Facebook's reportedly recruiting for a cryptocurrency-based payments service

From CNET: Facebook is gathering support for its cryptocurrency-based payments service, a report said.

The social network talked to Visa, MasterCard and other financial and e-commerce companies about backing the endeavor codenamed Project Libra, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited...

Moto Z4 leak suggests it could bring back the headphone jack

From The Verge: A leaked image of the unannounced Moto Z4 suggests that the phone could be the first flagship Moto Z device to have a headphone jack. Outside of the 3.5mm connector, the handset appears to support Motorola’s Moto Mod accessories — including the recently released 5G module — and has a...

Samsung Insists Smoking Galaxy S10 Was Damaged

From PC Mag: If you want to put Samsung's public relations team on high alert, start talking about a Galaxy S10 emitting smoke and overheating. That's exactly what happened a few days ago in South Korea, but this isn't a repeat of the Galaxy Note 7 disaster from 2016 as far as Samsung is concerned...

Huawei doesn't need the US, hits 50% growth in phone sales

From CNET: Do you know what the most-drunk spirit in the world is? It's not whiskey, vodka or gin. It's baijiu. Baijiu is only consumed in China, but that's enough to make it number 1.

In a similar way, Huawei, without any exposure to the US market, is within reach of the global number 1 spot. The...

Patriot Memory launches new Signature Premium DDR4 UDIMM memory with heatshield

From Patriot Press Release: PATRIOT today has announced the release of their latest Signature Premium series line of DDR4 UDIMM memory, which are Non-ECC unbuffered memory designed to deliver outstanding quality, rock solid stability and great performance expected by today’s mainstream PC builder...

Huawei is reportedly preparing a 5G 8K TV for later this year

From The Verge: Huawei is planning to release an 8K 5G TV by the end of this year, a new report from Nikkei claims. According to sources familiar with the company’s plans, the set would include a 5G modem to allow it to stream remote content directly without the need for a cable box or fixed-line...