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Kingston HyperX Savage Black HX426C15SBK4/64 4x16GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

What a golden age of performance we live in. In the beginning of my OCZ Vertex 2 60GB review in November 2010, I told of a story of how in the early 2000s, I said, "60GB? What can I do with that!?" I then said the exact same thing nearly ten years later, albeit in a completely different context. In the age of 4K videos and massive 8TB hard drives, the truth is, if there really is not a whole lot of things you can do with 60GB in 2010, how much...

Fractal Design Define Nano S Review (Page 1 of 4)

One thing I have found sometimes hard to do is to maintain a conversation with a person for an extended period. For example, whenever I meet someone new, it usually starts with common questions asking about their name, current vocation, and sometimes about their day. Then you could move into other topics like hobbies, current events, or news, depending on how much you want to talk. However, you know you are out of ideas when you start talking...

Bluetooth 5 will double the range and quadruple the speed of wireless links

From CNET: Bluetooth, the wireless standard that's widely used to link fitness trackers to mobile phones and wireless keyboards to computers, will become more powerful in its next incarnation, the industry group developing the technology plans to announce Wednesday.

"Bluetooth 5 has a lot to offer...

Google patches high-severity flaw in Chrome's PDF reader

From InfoWorld: Chrome users who haven't restarted their browser recently should do so immediately to receive a patch for a high-severity flaw in the browser's built-in PDF reader. Attackers could execute arbitrary code on the user's system by tricking them into opening a PDF document containing a...

Moto Mod snap-on modules turn the Moto Z into a convertible smartphone

From PC World: At Lenovo’s Tech World conference on Thursday, Motorola debuted a new take on the modular phone, launching the Moto Z and Moto Z Force with a trio of modular add-ons, dubbed Moto Mods. Thanks to these magnetic, snap-on modules, the Moto Z phones can be upgraded with extra battery life...

Google reportedly plans to shake up Play Store subscriptions

From CNET: Apple isn't the only one making big changes to how it does business on its app store.

Google is testing a tweak to its Play Store, where people can find apps to download onto phones that run Google's Android mobile software. The change gives app makers a bigger cut of subscription sales...

BlackBerry unveils single console for mobility management

From InfoWorld: BlackBerry has moved ahead with acquisitions and new products as it aims to secure any communications endpoint, including smartphones and cars.

And today the company announced it has created a single secure management platform and console for devices on multiple operating systems as...

New Windows 10 build brings Ink improvements, container support

From PC World: Microsoft has released a new beta build of Windows 10 aimed at enhancing various aspects of the operating system, including support for the LastPass extension in the Edge browser, as the company hurtles toward releasing a major update in the coming months.

Build 14361, released...

Uber fined in France for running illegal service

From CNET: Uber and two of its executives were issued with fines on Wednesday by a French court for running an illegal transport service in Paris, reported Reuters.

At the heart of the dispute is the low-cost Uber POP ride-hailing service, which uses non-professional drivers with their own cares to...

Yahoo to sell patents relating to search, advertising and the cloud

From PC World: Yahoo is selling over 3,000 patents and pending applications that the pioneering Internet company believes could be the most foundational patents related to Web search and advertising.

The patents are in the areas of search, advertising and cloud technology and 2,659 of these were...