One of the best features of Google Photos is the way it can bring your picture collection to lots of different screens.If you’ve got a Google Nest Hub, for instance, Google Photos essentially turns it into a smart picture frame. On Android TV and Chromecast devices, Google Photos can supply the pictures in “Ambient” screen saver mode. You can even turn Pixel phones into a place for Google Photos when you use Google’s Pixel Stand wireless charger.To read this article in full, please click here
If you want proof AMD’s Ryzen 5000 laptop CPU has really made it, look no further than the new Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5, which, as its name tells you, will feature an AMD CPU—for the first time in history. Announced Wednesday and due to ship April 20 in the United States, the new Alienware m15 will pack either an 8-core Ryzen 7 5800H or an 8-core Ryzen 9 5900HX, with a starting price of $1,793.98. (If that's too rich for you, check out the budget-friendlier Dell G15 gaming laptops below
You can find plenty of Windows programs to help cut down boot times, but they’re not necessary. Everything you need to make Windows faster is already waiting for you in an old, built-in utility: the Task Manager.This storied program isn’t just the place to stop annoying processes that refuse to shut down. The Task Manager can also help manage startup times. Open the Task Manager by tapping Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Alternatively, hit the Windows Key, type “Task Manager,” and select the Task Manager
Ultra-quiet operation is this imposing purifier’s greatest strength. https://www.techhive.com/article/3614183/blueair-healthprotect-7410i-review.html#tk.rss_all
VeePN in brief:
P2P allowed: Yes Business location: Panama Number of servers: 2,600+ Number of country locations: 52 Cost: $70 (billed annually) VPN protocol: OpenVPN Data encryption: AES-256-CBC Data authentication: TLS 1.2 with 2048-bit Diffie-Hellman Handshake: SHA-512
VPN services are everywhere these days, and new ones pop up all the time. The one we’re looking at today is called VeePN. Based in Panama, VeePN debuted on mobile in 2017, and over the four years since has built up a servi
Small, lightweight, packed with great networking features plus your choice of Alexa or Google Assistant, the sweet-sounding Sonos Roam just became the portable smart speaker to beat. https://www.techhive.com/article/3614191/sonos-roam-review.html#tk.rss_all
Everyone wants a quieter keyboard now. Up until a year ago it may have been “cool” to sport an RGB mechanical keyboard at home, and to geek out on what kind of Cherry switch you preferred. But when everyone’s working from home, clackety keyboards quickly lose their charm.Sure, you could buy everyone headphones. But maybe, just maybe, it’s time to buy a quieter keyboard—for everyone. That means a rubber-dome design, rather than mechanical switches. Further reading: The best wireless keyboards
Picking the perfect password comes down to a battle between two competing priorities: creating safe passwords that are lengthy and unique, and creating ones you can remember. You might think to yourself, I already have more passwords than I need! I’ve created passwords for years! But with the rise of password breaches, and with more passwords exposed that are linked to usernames, a solid password strategy is becoming more essential every day.We’ll start out with the basics: the best ways to
360 Reality Audio virtualization works great on headphones, but not from this speaker. https://www.techhive.com/article/3613954/sony-srs-ra5000-review.html#tk.rss_all
Installing an internal hard drive is one of the more straightforward upgrades out there—and is often a better option than using external drives that may be dropped or misplaced. The process usually requires no more than mounting it, connecting a couple of cables, and formatting the drive for use. Still, there are a few things you should know to make installation as smooth as possible. Installing a hard drive in your PC doesn’t necessarily follow the same procedure as installing an SSD. If you