Fender Launching Five In-Ear Monitors in March

Typically, when you hear the name Fender, it brings up images of guitars and amps. However, the company has launched a new category of headphones called in-ear monitors. They’re actually made by a company called Aurisonics, Inc., which Fender acquired back in 2015. Prices range from $100 to a very hefty $500. Fender says that…

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Google’s Giving Chrome Browser a Speed Upgrade

Faster page loads await Most browser updates are pretty ho-hum in nature, the result of rapid release schedules that see frequent upgrades with mostly minor tweaks and feature enhancements to your browser of choice. That won’t necessarily be the case with an upcoming Chrome update, one that promises to speed things up by a potentially…

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Ex-Mozilla CEO Creates a “Brave” New Browser

Former Mozilla CEO and JavaScript creator Brendan Eich has resurfaced in the news this week with the launch of a new company called Brave Software. What’s the new startup focused on? An open-source web browser of called Brave. The browser, version 0.7, is available now for early adopters and testers on Windows, Mac, iOS and…

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BenQ Announces Basic and Affordable GW2270 Monitor

Cranking up the contrast BenQ just added another monitor to its stable, the GW2270, a 22-inch display with a Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) resolution and 3,000:1 contrast ratio. Interestingly, BenQ claims the GW2270 offers the highest contrast ratio of any TN, VA, or IPS panel it’s ever offered. We’re always skeptical of rated monitor specs…

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Former Mozilla CEO Creates a “Brave” New Browser

Former Mozilla CEO and JavaScript creator Brendan Eich has resurfaced in the news this week with the launch of a new company called Brave Software. What’s the new startup focused on? Why, an open-source Web browser, of course! Called “Brave,” the browser, version 0.7, is available now for early adopters and testers on Windows, Mac,…

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New Directions in Storage

Larger capacities and better performance Storage used to be considerably simpler, with computers using mechanical hard drives for their operating systems—desktops with 3.5-inch drives, and notebooks with smaller 2.5-inch models (in a pinch, you could use a notebook drive in a desktop, but it meant a speed penalty). For the geeks, the differentiating factors included…

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Verizon “FreeBee Data” Promises Free Content

Following in the footsteps of AT&T and T-Mobile, this week Verizon Wireless introduced FreeBee Data, a scheme that allows Verizon customers to consume content without having to use their precious data. It’s a “sponsored” data service, meaning content providers pay for whatever Verizon customers consume, whether it’s visiting an entire website or streaming a video….

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