BlackBerry has announced a new iteration of the BlackBerry Key smartphone series — the Key 2 LE. The Key 2 LE is a smartphone with a 35-key keyboard and touch screen resembling that of previous Key models, although the keyboard isn’t touch-sensitive. The Key 2 LE runs an up-to-date version of Android — Oreo 8.1,…
If you intend to use Bitcoin on your computer, smartphone, or even on a bunch of other devices, you can substantially reduce the risk of losing it all to theft by allocating funds to two different wallets. What I’m referring to specifically is creating a mobile wallet and a separate desktop wallet (and not trying…
GMC has released the 2019 Sierra Denali pickup truck with a ten-speed automatic transmission in the 6.2L V8 and 3.0L Turbo Diesel models, and an eight-speed automatic transmission with the 5.3L V8 powertrain. The full-size pickup goes on sale in fall of 2018, and sports a modern, aggressive look with features including, but not limited…
Is your hard drive getting old, or you bounced your laptop and are worried about your data? You can check for bad sectors on the drive with a simple scan.
Panasonic has released an upgraded version of their Lumix LX100 4K camera (the LX100 II), and it now offers Bluetooth, among other improvements. The previous LX100 came out in 2014 as an impressively compact 4K camera, which was not something you saw every day back then. The Lumix LX100 II’s new Micro Four Thirds sensor…
Rooftop solar systems have been catching on in recent years, and the three most common configurations for these systems are: Net metered with no energy storage: This feeds the power generated by your solar system to the power grid where it can be sold to your neighbours. Depending on your region and utility company, you…
NVidia has released the new GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with GDDR6 RAM and ray-tracing. Ray-tracing is a rendering feature that facilitates real-time light reflections, something gamers have anticipated for years. It is also equipped with faster memory (described below). The RTX 2080 sports a Turing processor capable of a boost frequency of 1,710 MHZ, unlike…
Encryption is imperative to our security, but don’t overestimate its capabilities. There are things it can’t protect you from, some of which I mention here.
The ultra-luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce has released their first SUV — The Cullinan, and it doesn’t skimp on performance. Some manufacturers have been adding SUVs to their lineup (after decades of making none), including Jaguar (the F-Pace). The Cullinan’s designers faced the challenge of making SUVs (SUVs are inherently clumsy) quick and nimble. It accelerates…
AMD’s new 32-core Threadripper 2990WX has broken the world record for consumer CPU performance using LN2 mode. The previous record holder was Intel’s 28-core 5-GHZ CPU. Both CPUs were demonstrated under unusual circumstances that are unlikely for the vast majority of consumers (LN2 for the AMD Threadripper and the Intel was refrigerated). The LN2 setting…
Cryptocurrency wallets typically store your wallet keys in a file on your hard drive. If you can’t access your Bitcoins, consider the following Bitcoin wallet recovery options before giving up hope: You’re running a full node (this is so if you use the Bitcoin Core wallet) that hasn’t yet been synced (aside from that, running…