From PC World: It’s a bad time to be building a mainstream gaming PC or an Xbox One X-rivalling rig. Cryptocurrency’s current price bubble ravaged Radeon pricing and availability weeks ago, and now that it’s nigh impossible to find a Radeon RX 570 or RX 580 at reasonable costs, Nvidia’s graphics...
From CNET: Google wants to help you find your perfect job. Starting today, Google's launching Google for Jobs. With a simple search, you'll be able to pull up listings for "entry level jobs in NYC" or "catering jobs in Louisville, KY."
Google automatically pulls listings from popular sites like...
From ComputerWorld: Online retail giant Amazon is apparently interested in scooping up collaboration firm Slack Technologies -- a possibility that could give Amazon a more direct entry into the enterprise.
“Bottom line: this could be a good move for Amazon in terms of upping their game in the...
From PC World: With no change at the top of the latest Top500.org supercomputer list, you need to look further down the rankings to see the real story.
Top500.org published the 49th edition of its twice-yearly supercomputer league table on Monday, and once again the Chinese computers 93-petaflop...
From CNET: Firefox Focus, a mobile browser that developer Mozilla calls fast, private and simple, has entered the Android world.
On Tuesday, Mozilla said that the app, which was released for iPhone and iPad users in November, is now available on Google Play.
One of the most prominent features of...
From CNET: LG announced an upgraded version of its flagship G6 phone on Monday.
The LG G6 Plus has extra storage -- 128GB up from 32GB on the standard model -- plus support for high-resolution audio through the headphone jack and B&O Play headphones in the box. It's not a major overhaul, but power...
From PC World: After months of trickles and teases, the full hardware details about the first Radeon Vega graphics card are finally here. Preorders for the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition apparently opened late Thursday ahead of the card’s June 27 launch.
Don’t get too excited though, as this hardware...
From CNET: Now that Amazon is making a big push into real-life stores, it might not want you shopping from competitors during your visit.
The online retailer has been awarded a patent for "controlling online shopping within a physical store or retail location." Under the patent, customers who use...
From ComputerWorld: Researchers have created a device using off-the-shelf components that can sniff out controversial cell phone surveillance devices, known as IMSI-catchers or StingRays, used by federal and state law enforcement as well as hackers.
The International Mobile Subscriber Identity...
Although I have been driving for approximately ten years, it was not until last month that I finally decided to take my graduated driver's license exit test. Here in Alberta, the "Probationary" license -- the license prior to the full license -- can be held indefinitely with few restrictions; the big ones are it can have only up to 8 demerits rather than 15 (I have a totally clean driving record), zero alcohol tolerance (I do not drink), and you...
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