Firefox browser helps make Qualcomm-powered PCs more useful

From CNET: If you have that rarity in the PC market, a laptop powered by a Qualcomm processor and not the more common Intel chip, you can now use the Firefox web browser on it.

Mozilla on Thursday released a beta version of Firefox for computers based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips for laptops. The...

LG patents a transparent foldable phone

From The Verge: LG has been granted US patent 10,254,863, as noted by Let’s Go Digital, which sets out one potential vision for foldable phones — and it involves a mostly transparent display. Filed in 2015, this patent is just a hint at how long tech companies have been mulling foldables, as well as...

Apple Quietly Drops $99 Mac Data Migration Fee

From PC Mag: Visiting an Apple Store to purchase a new Mac got $99 cheaper this month if part of that purchase required store staff perform a data migration for you. That's because Apple has quietly dropped the charge.

As TidBits reports, it used to be the case that if you took an old Mac in for...

USB 4 will resurrect those ever-so-useful USB hubs

From CNET: The upcoming USB 4 will restore a useful feature we lost with the technology's modernization: USB hubs that let you multiply the utility of a single port on your PC.

USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, is a remarkably successful standard more than two decades old now. It's spread far...

Firefox expands anti-tracking features with browser fingerprint blocking

From The Verge: Firefox is testing a new anti-tracking feature that will prevent sites from being able to “fingerprint” your browser and track you, even after you’ve cleared your cookies. In addition, the browser will now explicitly block cryptocurrency mining scripts that attempt to hijack your...

Netflix Drops Apple AirPlay Support

From PC Mag: Apple's effort to bring AirPlay support to third-party TVs is a nice perk for consumers—unless you're trying to stream Netflix from your iPhone to the TV.

Last week, Netflix's iOS app mysteriously dropped support for Apple AirPlay, citing "technical limitations." However, the company...

FSP Announces new Hydro PTM+ 850W 80 Plus Platinum liquid cooled PSU

From FSP Press Release: FSP, one of the leading manufacturers of power supplies in the world is pleased to announce its second liquid-cooled power supply, the Hydro PTM+ 850W. With the success of the Hydro PTM+ 1200W, the Hydro PTM+ 850W gives enthusiast gamers the ability to unleash the complete...

AMD to Power Business Laptops With New Ryzen, Athlon Pro Chips

From PC Mag: AMD's newest chip lineup promises to give business laptops up to 12 hours of battery life and a boost in graphics processing power.

The company's second-generation Ryzen Pro and Athlon Pro mobile processors, announced today, are built with Radeon Vega graphics technology. The four...

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