Technology News Archive
20 Mar 2015
How to Boost Your Home WiFi With Multiple Repeaters and Access Points
How to Boost Your Home WiFi With Multiple Repeaters and Access Points Large homes and older homes with thick walls can be a particular challenge for WiFi coverage, but one strategy is to use multiple hard-wired access points and wireless repeaters to spread the signal. Start by downloading a free analyzer app for your phone
20 Mar 2015
Build Your Own Simple Linux Banking Tool
Build Your Own Simple Linux Banking Tool In general, the numerous spreadsheet templates that are Microsoft Excel clones and load in OpenOffice and LibreOffice are digital versions of a paper-and-pen checkbook register. If you want a simple spreadsheet to enter deposit and withdrawal details to get a running account balance, these basic spreadsheet solutions are
20 Mar 2015
How to Encrypt a Windows 8 PC Drive
How to Encrypt a Windows 8 PC Drive Windows 8.1 Pro includes built-in drive encryption tools. These tools work even if you don’t have a TPM chip. TPM, or Trusted Platform Module, is encryption-ready hardware. You’ll need a spare USB thumb drive, though. Encryption tools are hidden away in the depths of the machine, so
19 Mar 2015
T-Mobile rolls out new plans for business customers
T-Mobile rolls out new plans for business customers NEW DELHI: T-Mobile US Inc rolled out cellular and data plans for business customers, taking aim at a lucrative market segment long dominated by larger rivals AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc. Companies with more than 1,000 lines will pay $10 per month for each line.
18 Mar 2015
Adobe reinvents Acrobat for mobile and cloud
Adobe reinvents Acrobat for mobile and cloud Adobe is repackaging many of its existing e-signing and form-routing tools into a pay-as-you-go service akin to its Creative Cloud Talk of the paperless office has come and gone for years, with common document formats, like Adobe’s PDF, partly bridging the gap. Adobe’s new service, Document Cloud, is
17 Mar 2015
Nokia’s new $29 Lumia sets new bar for low-cost connectivity
Nokia’s new $29 Lumia sets new bar for low-cost connectivity At CES today, Nokia unveiled a new ultra-low-cost phone that’s meant to increase basic internet and phone options for buyers on tight budgets in developing markets. The Nokia 215 is a modest device, with a 2.4-inch screen, 0.3 megapixel camera, 320×240 pixel display, and dual
17 Mar 2015
Why Apple will offer a stylus for the iPad Pro
Why Apple will offer a stylus for the iPad Pro There is quite a bit of hand-wringing over rumors that the likely iPad Pro will feature some type of active stylus — as if it would be a betrayal of Jobs’ “let them use fingers” legacy. The reality is that the iPad has already moved
17 Mar 2015
Microsoft tries to thwart Google by investing in Cyanogen
Microsoft tries to thwart Google by investing in Cyanogen Windows Phone still hasn’t set the world on fire, so it seems Microsoft is investigating other ways to compete against Google and Apple in the mobile market. Reports are coming in that Microsoft will participate in a round of funding for Cyanogen, Inc. — the commercial enterprise
17 Mar 2015
Samsung on defense against Apple with the Galaxy S6
Samsung on defense against Apple with the Galaxy S6 Samsung’s Galaxy S6, announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday, looks like a really nice upgrade from the disappointing Galaxy S5 — which apart from a screen and camera resolution bump and some software refinements, was basically a GS4, and missed sales projections by up
17 Mar 2015
New Galaxy S6 benchmarks show Samsung beating its rivals — including Apple
New Galaxy S6 benchmarks show Samsung beating its rivals — including Apple We’ve already covered the launch of the Galaxy S6 and the basics of the design, but how does the device actually perform in day-to-day use?Early test results from PCMag.com are in, courtesy of Sascha Segan, and the data points to a significant performance increase