Since the Xiaomi 17 Ultra was released, I’ve been looking for reviews that really talk …
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The FBI wants you to stop texting, but switching to WhatsApp, Facebook, or Signal would be stupid, too.
There are tons of articles out right now about how the FBI suggests that you stop using text messaging on your phones due to security concerns with Chinese hackers. Unfortunately, a lot of these articles have suggestions that are even more stupid than text messaging and I’ll tell you why. The original news comes from this post on Twitter from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: #PRC-linked cyberespionage campaigns have targeted global #telecommunications networks. Protect …
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The Dynabook Portégé X30W-M tablet PC convertible has great specs and a light weight.
Today Dynabook announces another new laptop computer; this time an updated Portégé X30W-M tablet PC convertible. I’ve been using Windows based tablet PCs and tablet PC convertibles since 2002 when they were first launched with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, so I always love seeing new Windows tablets come around. This one purportedly even has the excellent Wacom-based stylus pen digitizer technology so that creative drawing programs and note-taking software will work well. Though the …
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Finally someone is innovating with CPU cooling tech and it’s Ventiva
A company called Ventiva has created a new type of part for laptop, tablet, and other mobile computing devices that aims to replace the noisy fans that so many computers rely on these days to keep the high performance processors from overheating. Ventiva’s ionic cooling engine is a tiny metal stick about the size of a matchstick that ionizes molecules in order to start air moving in a specific direction. There are 2mm and 5mm …
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One year later: the Lenovo Legion Go mobile game console is better than ever.
I first got to see the Lenovo Legion Go back in September of 2023, and then got to review the final Legion Go in November of 2023 (also see: Lenovo Legion Go Review: A PC Gamer’s Dream Portable). Now, a year later, I’ve used the Legion Go for a lot of games. It’s been really pretty great especially for laying in bed to take on a little gaming entertainment while relaxing. So let’s take a …
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A look at the new Sony Honda Mobility Afeela Electric Vehicle
The Afeela is a new electric car prototype designed by Sony and Honda. Well, it’s been in the works for a few years, but now we’re finally getting a closer look at the new EV. This is the product of an interesting “half and half” relationship between Sony and Honda, and you’ll see some crazy Playstation integration in the car. There’s not a whole lot we can say about this prototype at the moment though. …
Continue reading Using Delta Chat with Chatmail servers for decentralized, open, secure, private messaging
I’ve been using Delta Chat for a while, and I even made my own server for it (see: How to make your own Delta Chat Email Server and compete with WhatsApp/Signal/Telegram), but after I did that, other members of the Delta Chat developer community made new server software called “Chatmail” which is even better for use with Delta Chat. The Chatmail server software is still open-source of course (you can download it here: GitHub – …
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