The Pixel 6. Notice how the bottom one has a bigger area above the camera block? That’s the “Pro” model. [credit: Google ] Nikkei Asia has been sniffing around the Google supply chain and came away with a fun pair of Google rumors. The first is that Google is so optimistic about Pixel 6 sales […]
Enlarge / This isn’t Western Digital’s first 20TB drive—but it is the first shipping drive to achieve that density without the use of Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology. (credit: Western Digital) At Traditional western Digital’s HDD Reimagine Event yesterday, the company introduced its newest hard drive architecture—a hybrid spinning rust/NAND flash design it calls OptiNAND. […]
Enlarge / Older-but-still-functional PCs like this Dell Latitude with a 6th-generation Intel processor can currently access Windows 11 Insider Preview builds, but that may end soon. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Many older PCs have been happily running the Windows 11 previews for months now despite Microsoft’s stringent official system requirements, but that’s about to change. ZDNet […]
The front of the Pixel 5a. It’s got a great design at any price point. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] I think at this point we can call the Pixel A series a “mid-range powerhouse.” Google has again turned in one of the best mid-range phones out there, thanks to its no-nonsense software with day-one OS […]
Bose’s latest wireless noise-canceling headphones: the QuietComfort 45. [credit: Bose ] Bose on Tuesday announced its latest set of wireless noise-canceling headphones, the QuietComfort 45. The new headphones cost $330 and are up for preorder today , with shipping to begin on September 23. A familiar design The QuietComfort line has proven popular for Bose […]
Enlarge / Let’s see, you landed on my “Google Ads” space, and with three houses, that will be $1, 400. (credit: Ron Amadeo / Hasbro) South Korea will soon pass a law banning Apple’s and Google’s application store payment requirements. An amendment to South Korea’s Telecommunications Business Act will stop app store owners from requiring developers […]
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Windows 11 is no longer merely “coming this fall.” Microsoft will begin releasing the new operating system to the public on October 5, starting with newer PCs (and PCs being sold in stores) and then rolling out to other supported systems over the next nine or so months. The company also says […]
The new gen 6 Fossil watches. [credit: Fossil ] Before Samsung showed up and took over the Wear OS ecosystem, the top Android smartwatch manufacturer was Fossil. Even after Samsung’s arrival, Fossil is still going, and today the company} announced the Fossil Gen six watches. The Gen 6 Fossil watches are the particular company’s first […]
Enlarge / The latest Windows focuses heavily on improved task management, prettier UI, and a much more ambitious Microsoft Store. (credit: Microsoft) There are still a lot of question marks about running Windows 11 on unsupported hardware. We know that Microsoft won’t go to extraordinary lengths to keep you from running it, we know that […]
Enlarge (credit: jozefmicic via Getty Images ) As a relatively isolated junior sysadmin, I remember seeing answers on Experts Exchange and later Stack Exchange that baffled me. Authors and commenters might chain 10 commands together with pipes and angle brackets—something I never did in day-to-day system administration. Honestly, We doubted the real-world value of that. […]