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Western Digital Red Pro WD141KFGX 14TB Review (Page 1 of 11)

If you have been following APH Networks for a while, you may have heard a few stories from my colleague Aaron Lai about our visit to the great state of Texas a little over a month ago. I have never been to Texas before, and since one of our friends moved there, Aaron and I along with two other friends decided to pay him a visit in San Antonio. There are many things I can talk about in our visit to the Lone Star State, but being someone who loves...

Yelp adds new features to help local businesses survive

From The Verge: Yelp is adding a collection of new features aimed at helping local restaurants and businesses that are struggling due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the company announced today. Alongside the new features, the company has announced a new $25 million relief...

Facebook Redesign Goes Live With Dark Mode and a Tabbed Home Page

From PC Mag: If you've grown weary of how dated and messy Facebook's design looks, there's now a way to fix it. Facebook just enabled dark mode and a tabbed home page for the majority of its users as part of a complete interface redesign.

As TechCrunch reports, the social network's redesign was...

YouTube is following Netflix by reducing streaming quality due to coronavirus

From CNET: YouTube is following Netflix's lead in cutting the quality of its video streaming from high definition to standard in the European Union, it confirmed to CNET, as the bloc's leaders try to reduce strain on the internet during the coronavirus outbreak. Since more people are working from...

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adds extra in-game content with new Perks

From The Verge: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are getting new in-game content as part of their subscription, Microsoft has announced. The new “Perks” vary by game, but they range from unique emotes and in-game cosmetic items in Phantasy Star Online 2 to free ship parts in Sea of Thieves. World...

WhatsApp Launches Coronavirus Hub to Provide Reliable Information

From PC Mag: WhatsApp is attacking the COVID-19 pandemic on two fronts: via a new coronavirus information hub and a $1 million donation to Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).

The WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub—in partnership with WHO, UNICEF, and UNDP—presents...

Apple's modest Mac Mini update: Twice the storage for the same price

From CNET: Alongside a new MacBook Air and iPad Pro, Apple has introduced a new version of its diminutive desktop computer, the Mac Mini. The update is modest, basically a storage bump: The base model now comes with twice the solid-state capacity -- 256GB, up from 128GB -- for the same starting...

Fractal Design Era ITX Review (Page 1 of 4)

If there is one thing I find difficult to do well, it is to work from home. When I was in my first job, they told me I could work from home whenever I wanted to. It was pretty easy to do so as I could just remote desktop into my PC at work and things would work as expected. However, the difficult part was not actually getting set up with my remote connections, but rather avoiding the distractions at home. Even if you can stay away from things...

Fractal Design Announces a Sleek ITX Case Targeting Creators, Gamers and DIY-ers

From Fractal Design Press Release: Taking aim at Creators, Gamers and other DIY-ers, Fractal Design today launched an innovative, small form factor chassis through close collaboration with Intel.  

“We were very excited about partnering with Intel in developing this case,” says Fractal Design...

Sony to reveal new PS5 details in a ‘deep dive’ today

From The Verge: Sony is planning to reveal more about its PlayStation 5 hardware in a special event on March 18th. Tuesday, the company announced an upcoming “deep dive” on the next-gen console where system architect Mark Cerny will talk about the “PS5’s system architecture, and how it will shape...