We use the DiskBench storage benchmarking tool to test real-world file transfer performance with a custom 10GB dataset. We copy 1,204 files (images, videos, and software ISO files) to a folder on the test drive (write). Then, after leaving the system idle for five minutes, we run the...
The Asus ROG Strix XG27UQ is one of the best gaming monitors we’ve tested, but you’ll need to pair it with a very capable PC to see its full capability. If you can, you’ll be rewarded with killer HDR, vibrant color and superb video processing. It does
One venture capital executive based in San Francisco told me that no 3-D or VR porn startups had ever approached him or his firm. But he imagined that if they were to consider an adult startup, some of their firm’s “traditional” investors–those with “family values”–might take is...
Though Guardian Mobile Firewall will be a commercial product, it’s driven by Sudo’s interest in research.Strafach published a report in August 2017about the use by the AccuWeather app of background location tracking in iOS to ship information off to an ad-targeting firm. (AccuWeatherq...
Coda is not exactly without competition. QuickBase (founded in 1999), Smartsheet (2006), and Airtable (2012), for instance, are all web-based services that allow a company to devise rich, custom app-like experiences based on its own data. But while those offerings feel like extensions ...
reverse-engineering Cascade Platinum detergent pods. As we walk through the space, I get an idea of how Target’s glittery sausage is made. Target designs nearly 50,000 separate SKUs a year with its in-house development teams, as well as by coordinating external companies developing custom ...
The secure chips built into devices encode the shape of your face, the whorls on your fingertips, the fry in your voice, and the code on your credit card. Even the makers of that hardware can’t extract the data. That became an issue when the FBI asked Apple tobuild a custom version...
innovation like people experiencing problems. When things are back to normal, Zoom and Slack usage will go down—and that’s okay. Instead, we’ll see a boom in technology that is built by entrepreneurs looking to create entirely new experiences custom to the remote education or work ...
services. The Big Data analytics and crunching platforms used by cable companies come from a variety of third-party vendors. One of them, DNS analytics firm Nominum, works with cable companies such as Cablevision Argentina to analyze aggregate customer activity in order to provide custom packages....