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The 32TB NAS Setup: Striking the Sweet Spot | Reports

"I am a poor student," I explained to my friend. "Have you seen my car?" For at least a month, I could convince a group of people I am a poor student with this line, because I generally leave my car at home on weekdays. And since this group of friends was relatively new, they did not have a chance to hang out with me outside of school yet. That said, it did not take long until my cover was blown. A few weeks ago, we were all heading to an event...

Fnatic Gear DUEL Review (Page 1 of 4)

Often when we are faced with unexpected circumstances, our natural instincts engage in order to deal with whatever may be flying our direction. Last Sunday, I was helping out in the Kindergarten class at my church as a substitute for a missing helper. As the class was finishing up, I went to the head teacher and held out my hand to high five her. Rather than doing the traditional thing and high-fiving back, she decided the best way to respond was...

AMD's Su says patches will boost Ryzen gaming performance: It 'will only get better'

From PC World: AMD executives said Thursday that the company is working with developers to ensure the “vital optimizations” required to boost the disappointing performance of its Ryzen chip in low-end gaming applications.

In PCWorld.com’s review, AMD’s Ryzen competed well when paired with a high...

AWS says a typo caused the massive S3 failure this week

From InfoWorld: Everyone makes mistakes. But working at Amazon Web Services means an incorrectly entered input can lead to a massive outage that cripples popular websites and services. That’s apparently what happened earlier this week, when the AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) in the provider’s...

HPE refocuses tech services group on cloud, big data

From PC World: Hewlett Packard Enterprise has revamped its existing technology services unit to focus on helping customers adopt emerging technologies, including cloud computing, the internet of things, and big data.

HPE's new Pointnext technology services division, announced Thursday, is designed...

Uber changes course, applies for CA self-driving permit

From CNET: Uber is changing its tune on getting the state required permit for self-driving cars in California.

After refusing for months to get the necessary permit to test its autonomous vehicles on public roads, the ride-hailing company said Thursday it will now abide by California rules just...

US FCC stays data security regulations for broadband providers

From PC World: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has halted new rules that would require high-speed internet providers to take 'reasonable' steps to protect customer data.

In a 2-1 vote that went along party lines, the FCC voted Wednesday to stay temporarily one part of privacy rules...

Beyond smartphones, Samsung wants its Exynos 9 chip in VR headsets

From InfoWorld: In a room cordoned off from the Mobile World Congress audience, Samsung was showing off untethered headsets that operate independent of smartphones.

These were prototype devices meant mainly to show off the processing power of its Exynos chips. Samsung already offers tethered Gear...

Spotify is launching a Hi-Fi lossless audio tier that could cost twice as much

From PC World: According to The Verge, a few Spotify users have started seeing prompts on the app to upgrade to Spotify Hi-Fi, a new premium tier offering lossless audio quality. In addition, Spotify Hi-Fi could offer one free vinyl record and other discounts on limited-edition vinyls. Spotify is...

Yahoo says forged cookie attack accessed about 32M accounts

From CNET: Yahoo has revealed that 32 million is the number of user accounts accessed in the past two years by hackers who used forged cookies to log in without a password.

The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the cookie caper is likely connected to the "same state-sponsored actor...