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The Rise and Rise of the Electronics Manufacturing Industry

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The modern electronics manufacturing industry is slowly becoming a platform that employs the latest technology and innovation and incorporates them into every day operations. This has been highly instrumental in empowering manufacturers to increase production efficiency. Needless to say, without these innovative technologies in their arsenal, businesses can say goodbye to their dreams of achieving success. The electronics manufacturing industry, in particular, runs on innovation, exceptional customer experience, high quality, and increased output while sticking … Read more

Geekbuying World Cup Sale and Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Deal

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Thanks to the World Cup, Geekbuying is offering great deals on their gear! There are headphones, lights, headphones, laptops, watches and more up to 80% off and a coupon code with an extra $20 off. Shop the World Cup Sale! Our favorite product from the sale is the Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Tablet. We’ll break down what you need to know about it: Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Tablet Tablets are great for getting work or … Read more

The Importance of Data in Game Development

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Game development is something that doesn’t just happen overnight. Development of a game takes months, years even and although a lot of gamers tend to get impatient at times waiting for their favorite video game to be released, I’ve learned to become as patient as possible when it comes to a developer wanting to take the time making the game that I want to enjoy as great as possible. When it comes to game development, … Read more

Silicon Power Bolt B80 120GB Portable SSD Review

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We have done multiple internal SSD reviews and even a dual interface SSD review, but we don’t often get the chance to review a portable SSD. But thanks to our friends over at Silicon Power, today we will be looking at their Bolt B80 120GB Portable SSD. The Silicon Power Bolt B80, as mentioned above, is a portable SSD, and the very first one from Silicon Power at that. It features a circular UFO-inspired shape … Read more

Before You Purchase a Juicing Machine: Three Essential Things that You Need To Know

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Before we begin this content, have you heard the news about the expensive juicer that has been criticized last 2017? Actually, this Wi-Fi connected juicer or popularly known as Juicero squeezes fruit packets by means of an industrial-strength power. However, if you’re curious why this smart juicer has been criticized despite its innovative feature the answer is very simple. After testing the product, unfortunately, some testers found out that they got the same results if … Read more

Enter to Win a Bestek Smart Plug for Home Automation

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Start your home automation journey or expand it with the Bestek Smart Plug, this little device plugs into an A/C Wall outlet port and gives you a smart outlet that you can control remotely with a mobile app (Bestek Mobile App) or by using a Voice Assistant like Alexa or Google Assistant.  Even better, you can configure custom rules with IFTTT.com so that you can automate rules if you want on when the outlet should … Read more

Why Is The Headset Jack Being Removed From Phones

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The smartphone revolutionized the way people look at their mobile devices by giving them the option to not only interact with other people but also use it for entertainment purposes whether audio or visual. The headset jack being removed now by various manufacturers was once standard accessory accompanying a smart device and various reasons were either listed by them or guessed by industry watchers. Let’s take a look at a few of them. 1. Sleeker … Read more

Easy Ways To Backup Confidential Files In Your Laptop

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With virtual threats becoming more prominent with every passing day, the need to backup your files is vital. While we all know that we should be backing up our confidential information, it’s not always as easy as it sounds. Should we be using an external drive? Are cloud backups safe? Should we hire a company to do this for us? For those who are looking for a way to backup their confidential files in a … Read more

A Comparison of Fast Charging Standards (infographic)

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Most smartphone users are unhappy with their phone due to their phone’s battery draining too fast and barely lasting in a whole day. This is because processors and displays have seen huge improvements in performance, while battery technology hasn’t progressed at the same pace. What has changed is their capacities from a measly 1500mAh to sizes of 3000-4000mAh. So larger sizes are meant to improve the battery life but they bring another issue – longer … Read more

Four Lab Machines That Help Change The World Every Day

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A huge number of scientific advancements have occurred in the last twenty-five years. So many of them are considered mainstream and normal today that it’s difficult to imagine how revolutionary they were when they first came out. From the advent of modern day stem cell research at Osiris Therapeutics in 1999 to the first seedless watermelon in 1988, science has been pushing humanity forward; not just on a purely scientific frontier, but also on safety … Read more

Top 9 Technologies That Are Changing the World

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In the early 1950s and 60s, people predicted that by 2000, there will be lot many changes in technology and we could even have robots and flying cars. These new technologies will have an effect on our lives. We now have live streaming, social networks, smartphones, Not flying cars but self-driven vehicles and definitely different types of robots. Almost all the technologies have been covered and we are again looking at a technology boom where … Read more

Email vs Social Media Marketing – Which Method Works the Best?

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Social media marketing and email marketing have a lot of things in common. Both methods allow you to reach your clients directly and establish a relationship, and both are rather cost-effective advertising methods. However, they are both very different as well and one method might work better than the other depending on your objectives. In this article, we’re going to touch on some of the pros and cons of each method to see which one … Read more

Luxury Review: Rolex Sea Dweller 126660

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The Rolex Deep Sea has been updated once again this year with the Sea Dweller 126660 Deep Sea Blue. For the most part it’s all small, but very sharp visual upgrades. Many of them in fact, are hard to notice to the casual watch enthusiast. The biggest change in my mind is the switch to the 3235 movement. This is an existing movement, but a new addition to the Deep Sea. The hype from Basel … Read more

Apple will automatically share emergency location with 911 in iOS 12

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Apple recently announced that, starting later this year with iOS 12, iPhones will automatically share precise location data with first responders during 911 calls in the United States, helping to reduce emergency response times. The new functionality will be powered by RapidSOS‘s IP-based data pipeline, which will quickly and securely provide 911 call centers with Hybridized Emergency Location data, which is determined based on proximity to cell towers and Wi-Fi access points, and on-device data sources … Read more

Pro’s & Cons: Indy Pop Con 2018 Review

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    Indy Pop Con celebrated their 5th anniversary this year at Indy Pop Con 2018 from June 8th-10th and this year they went all out providing a lot of guests, panels and a very fun experience as expected. Pop Con has always been my favorite convention, however, it is my job as a journalist to provide what I like to call my semi-unbiased and yet fair review and to make sure I let you … Read more

Which is Better Stellaris or Endless Space 2

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Recently I had gotten back into playing 4X Space Strategy games and picked up Stellaris and Endless Space 2 a few weeks apart from each other after scouring reddit and other forums looking for the best 4x strategy game that reminded me of the days when I played Masters of Orion.  So I put in over 100 hours into each game beating multiple campaigns with each game to give a thorough review and share my … Read more

Minecraft Virus in System Files

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About 50,000 fans of Minecraft around the world have suffered from a malicious program while attempting to add mods, maps or saves to their game.  Few people expect to pick up a virus on the official website of their favorite game, and we are more likely to hear stories about how on the Internet you can accidentally infect a computer by clicking on a suspicious link or a third party mod/world site that isn’t extremely … Read more