Category Archives: Tech Blog

AMD vs. Intel: Suddenly the Desktop PC Is in Play

Intel needed AMD in the early days of the personal computer because IBM, and others, wouldn’t buy a technology that was single sourced. From Intel’s perspective, Intel should always be the predominant seller of the technology given it was the source. Apparently, no one told AMD because AMD wasn’t satisfied. I doubt Intel would have…

Stat Firm Reports Less Than 1% of Subscribers Playing Netflix Games

Lower than 1% of Netflix’s 221 million subscribers are enjoying the service’s video games every day, based on a report from CNBC. Primarily based on statistics from Apptopia, the report revealed that there have been 23.3 million world downloads of Netflix’s cellular video games and a median of 1.7 million subscribers are participating with the…

Mattel girds itself for bumpy end to the year

Dive Transient: Mattel reported that gross sales had been flat, at $1.8 billion, within the third quarter whereas working revenue rose barely yr over yr, in accordance with an organization launch. Adjusted for restructuring prices, asset gross sales and different one-off occasions, working revenue fell by 1%. For the yr, Mattel, citing market volatility, trimmed…

Intehill 15.6″ Portable Monitor Is Masterful at Work and Play

Do you use a big screen monitor with a desktop computer or a laptop as your sole daily driver? Either way, adding a second display will more than double convenience and productivity. Intehill’s P15NF 15.6″ QLED portable monitor can boost your work and play performance. This plug and play, no configuration required portable panel is…

A Third of US Social Media Users Creating Fake Accounts

Fake social media accounts are usually associated with bot networks, but some research released Tuesday revealed many social media users are creating their own fake accounts for a variety of reasons. One in three U.S. social media users has multiple accounts on the social media platforms that they use, according to a survey of 1,500…

Destination XL brings on Blue Nile vet as chief digital, analytics officer

Dive Transient: Including one other high-level govt to its management, Vacation spot XL has employed Jonathan Sainsbury to function its chief digital and analytics officer, based on a Wednesday press launch. In his new function, Sainsbury will oversee the corporate’s digital technique, which incorporates enhancing digital operations, driving retailer visitors and managing its advertising efforts….

Linux Mint 21 Release Brings Reviewer a Welcome Reunion

Is your favorite Linux desktop Cinnamon, MATE, or Xfce? Or you are hankering for a change to something different and potentially better? Then one of your best options is the upgrade to Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” released on July 30. It comes in a choice of Ubuntu- or Debian-base flavors. Making that recommendation is a…

5 Cyber Safety Tips To Survive the Internet, Hackers and Scammers

Navigating the internet can be a trouble-filled journey. Bad actors intent on exploiting uninformed users are constantly lurking behind emails, websites, and social media invites. Even your Wi-Fi router and those now-ubiquitous QR codes can be danger points. Add to that, the never-ending virus and malware threats. Computer and mobile device users are often unaware…

The Weekly Closeout: Petco partners with Nationwide for pet insurance and Shopify plans on becoming profitable

It’s been another week with far more retail news than there is time in the day. Below, we break down some things you may have missed during the week and what we’re still thinking about.  From Ugg’s Feel House pop-up to Digital Brands Group’s stock split, here’s our closeout for the week. What you may have…

How To Configure Windows To Auto Restart After a Power Failure

Other than malware and hacking, nothing has the potential to be more dangerous to your Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer’s health than electrical failure. Power outages resulting from weather, or a variety of other events can occur in a flash and leave you with lost data. Sure, having your computers and modems plugged directly…