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Windows 11 Pros & Cons - Is It Worth Upgrading To Windows 11 If Your Computer Supports It?

Windows 11 Pros & Cons – Is It Worth Upgrading To Windows 11 If Your Computer Supports It?

Microsoft decided to make the newest version of its OS look more like a Mac. With the taskbar fixed to the bottom, the icons centered, and the start menu a popup menu like Linux, Windows 11 does look considerably different than previous versions of Windows. But the changes have not been met with much fanfare. As a result, the upgrades to Windows 11 have been slowing, indicating that users are not…

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What Happened To The Flagship 7-Inch Tablets?

It’s been nearly a decade since manufacturers developed 7-inch flagship tablets. If you look around the world, you can find a few new 7″ tablets, but all of them are budget models with limited features, low memory and ram, and simply cannot compete with modern smartphones. Ever since around 2015, manufacturers bumped the minimum size for a tablet to 8-9 inches, but these are base, entry-level…

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Are Stocks & Crypto In The Biggest Bubble In History In 2022?

Recently we discussed some of the top cryptocurrencies in 2022. However, it must be noted that while these cryptos may indeed change the world, we also may very well be in one of the biggest bubbles in recent history, both in cryptos and in the stock market. There are other facets of the economy in a bubble too, including real estate. The bubbles can’t last forever. We know that it is likely a…

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Top 10 Cryptocurrencies 2022: Will 2022 Be The Year For Cryptocurrency?

Global events have inspired massive restructuring across the entire world’s economies. Market volatility, rising prices, blocked supply chains, hyperinflation, gas prices, food prices, rent increases, and forced lockdowns that devastated some markets and propped up others, have created concern about the future. All these factors and more have contributed to a major, and perhaps revolutionary…

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PC vs Mac in 2021 - Which Is Better? An Honest Comparison

PC vs Mac in 2021 – Which Is Better? An Honest Comparison

If you are looking for a new ultrabook or desktop or notebook computer, you will be faced with a difficult choice: Mac or PC? If you search the internet, you will find very opposing and contrasting opinions, many for PC, and many for Mac. Who do you believe? What’s the truth about the eternal Mac vs PC debate? If you are already a die-hard PC or Mac fan, this guide may not change your mind, but…

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Why Mobile Phone Expandable Storage Will Never Die: Top 5 Reasons You Need Expandable Storage

TechRadar (not to be confused with TechReader), recently released a comment piece, “Does Samsung’s Galaxy S21 sound the death knell for Android phones with microSD?” Our take is quite the contrary. There are many reasons that expandable storage is important for mobile devices. It is true, however, that with an increasing number of mobile devices lacking the expandable storage option, and with…

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Google Acquires Biometric Data Of 30 Million People Through Fitbit Acquisition

Thought your data on Fitbit was safe? If it ever was, it isn’t anymore. Google just acquired Fitbit for $2.1 Billion [1], which is more than they purchased YouTube for 15 years ago ($1.65 Billion). Fitbit has nearly 30 million users in 2021 (29 million to be precise) [6], and this means a huge amount of biometric data. Google had first stated its intentions to purchase Fitbit in November of 2019…

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Forced Lockdowns & Big Tech Tyranny Will Create A New Era Of Digital Innovation

It’s been a long year and you made it through 2020 alive, although maybe not unharmed. Government imposed lockdowns in nearly every country in the first world have created a significant loss to businesses, where as many as 60% of small businesses have shut their doors and will not reopen. There are only a couple of countries which did not destroy their economy by not imposing Orwellian…

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The Rise of Skywalker: Suprisingly, The Best Of The Newest Star Wars Trilogy

Ok, so I know many of you have heard how just wretchedly awful The Rise of Skywalker is, but I’m here to tell you: fear not. From the very beginning of the film, I began to think “this might actually be good”. I am not a Star Wars fanatic, but have always liked Star Wars. I was highly disappointed with the travesty known as The Last Jedi, but was pleasantly surprised with The Rise of Skywalker.

A…

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The Race To Eliminate The Notch To Create The First All-Screen Smartphone

Notches, hole-punches, cutouts, tear-drops, dot-drops. We all hate the notch and its various forms, but it won’t be long before one of the rivals at the top of the smartphone game develops the first truly seamless all-screen smartphone – with a front selfie camera behind the screen, instead of inside a cutout.

The rise of the notches and cutouts developed from the new gimmick of the borderless…

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New Leaps Forward In Artificial Intelligence Will Change Everything You Know About Computers, VR, and Gaming

Technology is getting faster and bigger every year. However, in many areas it has reached the limit of what it can do by merely adding more raw power. The disadvantages such as time and money constraints are limiting what raw computing power can achieve in a practical way. For example, smartphones are getting bigger and heavier, despite being much faster; and gaming has gone from thousand-dollar…

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FAA Approves Google's Drone Company For Flight: Could Drone Deliveries Be In Our Future?

FAA Approves Google’s Drone Company For Flight: Could Drone Deliveries Be In Our Future?

When the Federal Aviation Administration certified Wing Aviation, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet for drone deliveries, many officials including Elaine Chao of the U.S. Department of Transportation and other political commentators indicated this could be a great new step toward more widespread deliveries by drone.

Google is not the only one. UPS is now moving medical samples in…

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The Future Of Aeronautical Propulsion & Aviation Technology

Today’s commercial flight systems are considered the safest way to travel, with only 1 death per 16 million flights – this is equivalent to . In 2017, there were no passenger fatalities on any commercial flight, making it the safest year in aviation history.

Compare this to automotive travel, for which there are x deaths per x passengers. This is also in contrast to space travel in which x deaths…

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Could Bitwarden Be The Best Free Password Manager To Replace LastPass?

Bitwarden is an open-source, free password manager, featuring the ability to store unlimited logins, which sync to unlimited devices and browsers – including mobile devices, for free; a secure password generator, and secure notes. 2 step authentication is a paid feature.

LastPass is also a password manager with all of the same features, and which has been around for several years now; except the…

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Americans Are Watching Less Television, More Online Video; No, Piracy Is Not Making A Comeback

A national study of over 100,000 Americans across the country from varying geographic areas and sociological demographics showed that people are watching less television. The reasons for this are obvious: people do not appreciate the content and social and political agendas being crammed into every television show. Ratings are at an all-time low for television, and television producers and movie…

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The release of the recent GDPR Compliance regulation by the EU which threatens to ...

Just a couple of decades ago, there were just a few online services that anyone could want. Today, the internet is proliferated with services on every single possible thing you can think of - and many that you would have never thought of. Some...

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