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There have been plenty of backup apps on a Synology NAS server. Today, the NAS maker released two more: Active Backup for Office 365 and Active Backup for Business. Both are for business users or those using high-end servers like the DS1618+. Active Backup for Office 365: Les storage required, super-fast …
Soon your home network speed will get a considerable boost. ASUS announced today a new lineup of ultra-fast 802.11ax Wi-Fi solutions, including the ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 router, the AiMesh AX6100 WiFi System, and the RT-AX88U router. All feature the next-generation 802.11ax Wi-Fi standard. ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000: Gamers’ tri-band delight …
If you’ve been thinking of moving your cell service to Project Fi, here’s some good news. Google announced today three new phones that will fully support its mobile virtual cellular network, including the moto g6, the LG G7 ThinQ, and the LG V35 ThinQ. Related: Google’s Project Fi is perfect for …
If you’re into continuous video recording, you’ll love this new microSD card Samsung released today, the Samsung PRO Endurance. Like all solid-state storage devices, SD cards have limited program/erase cycles, known as endurance, the amount of data you can write to one before it becomes unreliable. As the name suggests, the …
Samsung today announced its latest non-volatile memory express solid-state drives (SSDs), the 970 SSD NVMe Series, including the 970 EVO and 970 PRO. These are super-fast internal drives, not to be lumped together with the recently released 860 EVO and 860 PRO SATA drives. Indeed, the new 970 series belongs to the next-gen …
Sometimes, stuff just happens. I’d call this my series of mini-unfortunate events of epic proportions. Since I first got my hands on a real keyboard, I’ve always loved those that connect to the computer via a cable. Computers used to have a specific port for this type of keyboard. Nowadays, …
If you hate websites that automatically play a video each time you visit a page, you must try the new Mute site feature of Chrome. This feature is available in version 64 or later of the browser. When you visit a site you can just right-click on the tab then …
