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Harrison Jones
- Jul 28, 2020
- 6 min
Fresh on IT Block's radar 28th July
Using Teams to watch the NBA, record breaking Playstation releases, and much more in today's news fresh on our radar... Fans can now watch the NBA virtually from court side using Microsoft Teams In a bid to utilise the new "together mode" feature, the NBA is bringing fans back into its matches. Although this isn't literally real fans, it is an AI feature that brings together customised backgrounds and Teams users to create a virtual environment, where fans appear to be attend
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IT Block
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
Fresh on IT Block's Radar 3rd July 2020
Amazing product debuts from Netgear and Samsung. TikTok's security vulnerabilities and much more. Samsung launches 870 QVO, a whopping 8TB SSD. Reading and writing speeds of more than five hundred megabytes per second, this 8TB SSD by Samsung is the best in its class. So far, standard HDD drives have had the advantage of superior storage space, not to mention affordability. Performance, however, is the reason most prefer to use an SSD drive, and Samsung is very well-known at
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IT Block
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
The best 3 nano and compact WiFi adapters
WiFi adapters used to be large and clunky, but now there are models which are not only compact but capable of delivering a lot of internet bandwidth to your computer. Many of us can agree, if we have to use a WiFi adapter on our computer, we want it to be as aesthetically pleasing as possible. What better way to look aesthetically-pleasing than being as close to invisible as possible? Not many of us need to use a WiFi adapter for our laptops since they have built-in hardware
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IT Block
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
5 tech companies to work for in Singapore
Many multinational tech companies bring with them great benefits and workplace standards you will struggle to find work in a local private firm. Everyone wants to feel appreciated, and Singaporeans find benefits as a form of appreciation for the hard work and dedication they provide their employers. Foreign firms have realized Singaporeans, if treated fairly, become extremely loyal to the firms which employ them. Locals have always seen tech companies in Singapore as the plac
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IT Block
- Jun 27, 2020
- 3 min
3 energy efficient E27 LED light bulbs
Trouble choosing a standard E27 fitting light bulb? We guarantee a great purchase if you can find any of these models in your nearest hardware store. If you wish to save money, be more sustainable and environmentally friendly, LED light bulbs are the way to go. In this article, we would like to show you three fantastic and efficient options for the standardized size lightbulb, E27 or the Edison standard. When LED light bulbs first came to the market, they were not very stable
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IT Block
- Jun 26, 2020
- 3 min
What is the internet and how does it work?
A simple breakdown for the layman to understand the fundamentals of internet technology. To better understand internet technology, we need to go back in time to when it first started. As early as the 1960s, some research was bring done with packet switching, which eventually led to modern-day packets. A network packet is an encased combination of '1' and '0' signals, arranged in a standardized format which would indicate when the network packets start, the body of the packet
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IT Block
- Jun 26, 2020
- 2 min
Fresh on IT Block's Radar 26th June 2020
Exciting updates from Lenovo, AMD and Samsung on today's tech news update. Lenovo releases smallest ever desktop Lenovo's M75n (nano) is touted as the smallest desktop in the market and is targeted towards businesses. This desktop attempts to boost employee productivity and still has all the necessary ports needed for connectivity. It's compact size is further enhanced with features which allow this desktop to be wall mounted. Factory floors, logistics and office, this deskto
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IT Block
- Jun 25, 2020
- 4 min
A quick look at the Apple's iOS 14 and more
Apple's worldwide developer's conference or WWDC for short has unveiled some fantastic innovations and tech. Here is a summary of what you have missed. In this article, we summarize the highlights of WWDC2020 by Apple in a bite-sized manner. Apple has released a fantastic amount of changes across its platform. You could even call it a total operating system face-lift on almost every Apple products on the market you know and love. iOS 14 Scheduled to release in the fall of 202
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IT Block
- Jun 25, 2020
- 4 min
Election interference online is dangerously easy
This article is not a guide, and we do not condone meddling with any election. Here we show how easy it is, still, for anyone to interfere with a vote from outside of the country. Social media has changed our world view; algorithms within social media like Facebook designed to follow what content we are interested in consuming. With the monetization of social media, a kind of Pandora's box opened, you can now effectively hijack these algorithms and show people with the releva
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IT Block
- Jun 24, 2020
- 3 min
Fresh on IT Block's Radar 24th June 2020
New product launches from Linksys and Samsung. Facebook launching new functions on Portal on this day's tech news. Samsung launches the Odyssey G9. We are going to use the word 'portal' quite a few times on this blog today. Samsung has launched this massive forty-nine-inch gaming monitor which has a futuristic design similar to that of a portal gun in a very famous game, even the blue led lights remind us of the entry portal in the gameplay. The first glimpse of this gaming m
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IT Block
- Jun 24, 2020
- 3 min
No brand versus branded IT products
Buying a generic USB or HDMI cable is worth the risk since they are drastically cheaper and even replacing them is not a problem. Some IT hardware or devices purchase must be from a reliable brand, say a wireless router or even a laptop. You cannot afford to have such items from an unreliable source with no valid warranty attached to it. Furthermore, branded products are incentivized to be more reliable; consumers sending the items back during warranty periods is harmful to p
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IT Block
- Jun 23, 2020
- 3 min
Where are we with holographic technology?
If there is one thing from science fiction most believed would have become a reality by now, it is hologram technology. How far along are we? It may not surprise you to learn we still have not managed to achieve hologram the same way we see in science fiction movies. We expect to see a three-dimensional image projection in empty air space. However, we have not figured out the execution. We can project green lasers on smoke or mist to create an image, effectively using particl
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IT Block
- Jun 23, 2020
- 3 min
3 professional graphics tablet for artists
In this article, we have narrowed down three professional tablets for those of you who draw professionally, artists and designers. It took us a while to determine the proper term for this device; it seems there is no agreement. Still, after much deliberation, we found the correct name for drawing pads, drawing tablets, digitizer, pen tablet and digital artboard is the graphics tablet. Semantics aside, these graphics tablet we have narrowed down are the most professional withi
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IT Block
- Jun 22, 2020
- 4 min
More streaming services could mean more Piracy
Companies like Disney have expanded from TV to an online streaming service, and many more will follow due to the success of Netflix. But at what cost? Between consumers and companies, it is hard to be sure who is more confused. We have cable TV, pay-per-view, Youtube and now multiple streaming services. The entire video content market has become widely saturated, and to fair, everyone needs to make money. Between the tug-of-war for content between geographical rights, online
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IT Block
- Jun 22, 2020
- 3 min
5 Stylish laptop brief for working professionals
Laptop bags that many laptop companies make and provide look very generic. Let us show you five stylish options with a professional touch. If you have seen one laptop bag, you have seen them all. Companies like Asus and Dell, for example, they make fantastic looking laptops but provide very boring bags to go along with it. We cannot expect laptop manufacturers to know much about fashion. So if you are tired of the same synthetic nylon fabric that is not only lack style, but i
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IT Block
- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
3 switchers perfect for home internet networking
It is annoying when you don't have enough Ethernet LAN points at the back of your router at home, but here is an easy solution to that problem. Between Smart TVs, gaming consoles and the rise of IoT devices, we seem to be running out of LAN ports at home. Routers these days, especially Mesh routers, only have one spare LAN port and that is absurd. WiFi is fantastic and convenient but wasted on more permanent devices and hardware. Leaving the WiFi bandwidth for tools that need
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IT Block
- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
Should social media censor or fact-check?
One of the most confusing and most controversial topics of the social media era. Will this finally lead to internet regulation? Social media's intention was always to serve as an infrastructure for content. Let us not fool ourselves, behind the very generous infrastructure willing to host your content for free is a scheme to monetize it. Nonetheless, social media became the modern-day freedom-of-speech platform. Maybe a better question to ask would be, who does the internet b
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IT Block
- Jun 19, 2020
- 3 min
3 rugged storage thumb drives you need to have
For only a few dollars more, you can buy a thumb drive able to withstand extreme heat, moisture and physical force. So ask yourself this very important question, why haven't you? There was a time when even we did not pay too much to thumb drives, they get damaged, and we replace them. These days thumb drives can store a much higher capacity, which means they are not as easily replaceable. But with data in cloud services such as Google Drive, is there a need for USB drives any
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IT Block
- Jun 19, 2020
- 3 min
Project Thor: Space weapon explained
Still an unconfirmed project, Project Thor is the possible next-generation weapon of mass destruction without the nuclear fallout. The Kinetic space weapons program, which cannot be confirmed to exist, was born. The idea here is to release a massive tungsten rod from Space, allow it to accelerate to the ground and deliver a kinetic force similar to a conventional nuclear weapon minus the atomic radiation fallout. Catch here is transporting these rods to Space, which would mak
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