Google’s big September 29th media event is almost upon us. and thanks to the FCC, we’re learning a little more about a probable new Nexus phone, the Nexus 5X. More of this article from PCWorld.com
Last month, YouTube launched YouTube Gaming, a new livestreaming platform that goes head-to-head against Twitch, the biggest name in e-sports streaming. Twitch isn’t taking its newfound competition lying down, though: At this year’s TwitchCon, the company announced a whole host of improvements to its livestream viewing experience—and a new app for PlayStation users. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Finding free software shouldn’t be hard, and it shouldn’t come with risk. Linux users are lucky: they have access to package managers full of clean software. Android and Windows users, not so much: there’s always a chance that any “free” app will be riddled with ads, or come with malware. Which is why open source software is nice: it’s developed by a community, not a company. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
How much work you get done depends on many factors. There’s your motivation, the amount of distractions you’re facing, and one you probably don’t even think of, the environment in which you’re working. You might think that the room where you’re sitting doesn’t matter, but it really does make a huge difference in how much you can get done. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
So many of the new features that Google rolls out to Android come not through operating system updates, but the Google app. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Firefox for Android is getting a nice bundle of powerful features to enable a better browsing experience on Android smartphones and tablets.
Version 41 allows you to quickly choose among different search providers so you can try out some of the alternatives to Google. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Most of us don’t know our AES from our MIMO. In a world so technical, so jargon-rich, it’s easy to see how networking myths start. Networking isn’t the simplest of things to discuss, and for the average Internet user it’s probably not on their mind at all until their network goes down, or they experience an intrusion. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com