Killed by Apple: Dark Sky isn’t alone in Cupertino’s Android app graveyard
In a press release that was as surprising as it was terse, weather app and API purveyor Dark Sky announced that it had been acquired by Apple. Of course, iOS users will […]
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Your old Android phone isn’t dead yet: 7 ways to make it run faster and last longer
Your old Android phone needs some help. Maybe it’s feeling sluggish. Maybe it’s groaning under the weight of excess photos and apps. Maybe the battery dies way too soon. Or maybe you’re […]
Why 64GB isn’t enough space for Android phones anymore
Anyone shopping for a new Android phone right now is surely looking at camera, screen size, design, and price, but another key feature needs extra attention: storage. You might think that space […]
Microsoft’s cloud gaming service isn’t finished until there’s a Windows 10 app
On Monday, Microsoft announced more than 150 games that consumers will be able to play on its cloud gaming initiative (formerly known as Project xCloud) beginning September 15. But the cloud-gaming initiative […]
Why Tile Pro isn’t working with your iPhone, and what to do
If you suddenly can’t seem to get your Tile Pro to be seen by your iPhone, you’re not alone. The company has acknowledged that some of the users of its Tile Pro […]
Why Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3090 isn’t called 3080 Ti
Two long years after the GeForce RTX 20-series kicked off real-time ray tracing and uncompromising 4K performance in earnest, Nvidia finally took the wraps off its hotly anticipated successors. The first GeForce […]
Ryzen 5000 isn’t a ‘paper launch,’ it’s just extremely popular
After one of the most impressive CPU launches in an era, AMD is facing criticism from customers who cry “paper launch,” because they can’t actually buy the ”best consumer CPU we’ve ever […]
Intel welcomes AMD and Arm competition, because the PC clearly isn’t dead
If you think Intel is worried about AMD and Apple, the company isn’t flinching. On Tuesday, Intel’s Gregory Bryant said the chip giant welcomed the competition because that basically means there’s money […]
Why your browser’s password manager isn’t good enough
Back in the day, conventional wisdom said to never store your passwords in your browsers. That’s not true anymore. Modern browsers are much more secure, tied to accounts protected by two-factor authentication. […]
Isn’t local storage better for password database security? | Ask an expert
Q: I saw PCWorld’s lists for the best password managers, and your top picks were for cloud-based services. Wouldn’t a locally stored password database be more secure? A: One of our top […]
