Google promises Chrome changes after privacy complaints

From CNET: Google, on the defensive from concerns raised about how Chrome tracks its users, has promised changes to its web browser.

Two complaints in recent days involve how Google stores data about browsing activity in files called cookies and how it syncs personal data across different devices...

Cooler Master Releases Dual Surface RGB Mousepad

From Cooler Master Press Release: - Cooler Master, a global leader in designing and manufacturing innovative gaming peripherals and computer components, today announces the release of its dual sided RGB gaming mousepad making it the first piece from Cooler Master’s M800 series to launch, followed by...

Panasonic’s first full-frame mirrorless cameras promise a lot for 2019

From The Verge: Introduced by Panasonic’s imaging boss Yosuke Yamane at Photokina 2018, the Panasonic Lumix S series is the latest contender in the rapidly crowding full-frame mirrorless camera race. Yamane says the Lumix S is “dedicated to the professionals” and backs that claim with a number of...

Microsoft launches Office 2019 for Windows, macOS

From ComputerWorld: Microsoft today launched Office 2019 for Windows and macOS, giving its most important customers - volume licensees - first crack at the application suite.

Also on Monday, the Redmond, Wash. company committed to a successor to Office 2019, ending renewed speculation that this...

Firefox Monitor shows if your personal information was lost in a hack

From CNET: Mozilla has launched a service called Firefox Monitor to check if your personal data was compromised in one of those all-too-common data breaches.

The service, based on the Have I Been Pwned service from security expert Troy Hunt, lets you type in your email address and find out if your...

SiriusXM buys Pandora for $3.5 billion

From The Verge: SiriusXM is acquiring Pandora for $3.5 billion. The satellite radio company says it intends to maintain the Pandora service and brand, along with its roughly 70 million monthly active users (5.6 million of which are paying members), which stands at double that of SiriusXM’s existing...

MetroPCS Drops 'PCS,' Adds Google, Amazon Deals

From PC Mag: It's PCS no more. T-Mobile's prepaid arm, MetroPCS, is rebranding as "Metro by T-Mobile" because, apparently, a lot of people didn't know MetroPCS was just T-Mobile prepaid.

As part of the move, the carrier will offer bonuses from Google and Amazon. It's also trying to get onto the new...

Roku Premiere doles out 4K HDR streaming for just $40

From CNET: By now you're probably aware of Roku. It's a company that creates streaming video players -- you know, little devices that play Netflix and YouTube on your TV -- as well as an operating system for Smart TVs.

Now the company has two new streaming players -- the sub-$50 Roku Premiere and...

ASUSTOR AS4002T Review (Page 1 of 8)

A few weeks ago, I was eating lunch with a friend and his friend who is from Vancouver. After eating a rather large bowl of pho, I came to the sudden realization of my friend's friend -- who is a young Caucasian guy -- and his rather excellent chopstick skills. "You do not understand," he explained. "I am from Vancouver. Everyone from Vancouver knows how to use chopsticks. You get laughed at and get called a white boy if you asked for forks and...

Cooler Master MasterMouse MM531 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Apple has yet again released a new series of iPhones, eagerly awaited by many. I was excited for what Apple was going to reveal next, especially just from a curiosity standpoint. I owned an iPhone for two years back in high school, and since switching to an Android device, I have never looked back. However, it is still cool to see the new products released by Apple and if they will innovate in some new and interesting way. I know many people did...

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