Projectors are awesome for home theaters, because who doesn’t want a 100-inch (or larger) screen? Of course, mounting and positioning them can be major challenges, and there’s always the annoying shadowing when someone walks in front of the bulb. Enter ultra-short-throw (UST) projectors, which I predict are going to become hugely popular in the years …
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Motorola is jumping into foldable phones. And it’s likely doing it with one of the most iconic names in the business. Motorola, a unit of Chinese consumer electronics giant Lenovo, plans to sell its foldable smartphone in the summer, according to a person familiar with the company’s plans. The person said the design would be unlike the Samsung Galaxy Fold, …
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Got storage? Today’s the day to get some, as Amazon is holding a one-day sale on a variety of storage products. It includes everything from microSD cards to solid-state drives to wireless flash storage. See it at Amazon Sales like this aren’t uncommon, but products do tend to sell out quickly when they happen. Everything is in stock as of …
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Wi-Fi naming is getting a makeover — and it’s not a moment too soon. Until now, Wi-Fi standards have been an alphanumeric soup with designations like 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the letters didn’t seem to “mean” anything. Is 11g faster than 11ac, just because it’s higher in the alphabet? Actually, no — it’s slower. That’s …
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Google has made “major changes” to its recommendations system on YouTube that have reduced the amount of “alt-right” videos recommended to users, according to a study led by Nicolas Suzor, an associate professor at Queensland University of Technology. During the first two weeks of February, alt-right videos appeared in YouTube’s “Up Next” recommendations sidebar 7.8 percent of the time (roughly one …
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Target is opening up its website to third-party sellers in a slow, cautious way, according a report. Sellers can only join the Target+ initiative by invitation, CNBC reported Monday, and the company is being picky about who it brings in. Target has been testing the waters with companies like sporting goods retailer Mizuno, educational toy maker Kaplan and keyboard giant Casio. …
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Adobe on Friday pushed out an update to Adobe Premiere Pro CC via its Creative Cloud app to fix the glitch in the previous version that seemed to kill the speakers on late-model MacBook Pros. The message was posted to the Adobe Community thread tracking the situation: UPDATE: Adobe had a small number of user reports about an issue in …
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Just yesterday, while visiting my parents, I had a lightbulb moment: My mom needs a Tile. That’s because she often can’t remember where in the house she left her phone. But her keys are always parked on the key hook. I’ll come back to that after this important message: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy is …
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Samsung’s just-announced Galaxy Fold is one of the most lust-worthy tech products in a long time. See, it’s a phone that unfolds to become a tablet. Or, if you prefer, a tablet that folds up to become a phone. However you italicize it, it’ll cost you: The Fold starts at $1,980. Let me just check under the couch cushions real …
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The Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus ($190 at Walmart) and S10E are now available. The new phones have a slightly refreshed look, a new display with a camera cutout, and up to three rear-facing cameras. Read: Best Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10E cases You shouldn’t have any issues walking into a retail store or wireless carrier and picking up a …
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