Hardware 
Squash review: Drop and compress your way to smaller image files in a flash
When it comes to the web, smaller is always better. If an image-heavy site takes too long to load, visitors will just click over to something else. While there are plenty of software tools for optimizing image files on the … Continue reading
Keybase offers encrypted chat where you control all the pieces
The gold standard of secure private messaging requires end-to-end encryption between the parties involved with no way for the messaging service to obtain the keys used to scramble the message. Open Whisper Systems’ Signal Protocol and Signal apps implement seemingly … Continue reading
Apple’s iPhone seizes the smartphone sales crown from Samsung
Apple has overtaken Samsung Electronics in smartphone sales for the first time in two years—but don’t count on it staying ahead for long. Samsung sold 76.8 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, giving it a market share of 17.8 percent, … Continue reading
12 powerful websites that can replace your PC’s desktop software
These days, even brawny tasks like video editing can take place solely in your browser. Check out these great sites for productivity, creativity, security and more.
Ubiquiti Labs Amplifi HD Wi-Fi router review: There are better Wi-Fi systems for your Mac
Note: This review is based on the performance of the Amplifi HD with Mac clients. If you’d like to read a version with analysis based on performance with Windows clients, follow this link. Ubiquiti Labs is a relatively new player … Continue reading
D-Link’s Omna, the first Home-Kit security camera, is now on sale
The first HomeKit-compatible security camera is officially available to order through Apple. D-Link’s $200 Omna 180 Cam HD, first announced at CES in January, has a list of specs comparable to competing products: a 180-degree wide-angle lens, night vision up … Continue reading
23% off EVGA Supernova G3 750W 220-G3-0750-X1 Fully Modular Power Supply – Deal Alert
Unleash the next generation in power with the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G3 Power Supply. Based on the award winning G2 series Power Supplies from EVGA, This power supply features 80 PLUS Gold rated efficiency, and clean, continuous power to every … Continue reading
Yahoo warns users of account breaches related to recent attacks
Yahoo has begun warning individual users that their accounts with the service may have been compromised in a massive data breach it reported late last year. The warning, in email messages sent from Yahoo CISO Bob Lord, tell users that a … Continue reading
A privacy-focused browser developer just bought Ghostery
Cliqz, the German developer of the privacy-focused browser of the same name, has acquired the tracker-blocking browser extension Ghostery and its development team from its creator, Evidon. Partly owned by Mozilla, Cliqz will combine Ghostery’s technology with similar functions in … Continue reading
Caavo wants to cure streaming video headaches by unifying your set-top boxes
One of the greatest pains in the life of a cord cutter is you can’t get all the premium video services you want in a single box. For example, if you’re invested in the Apple TV ecosystem but also want … Continue reading
