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In today's stories, we reveal 3 clever new gadgets to get your hands on, Final Cut Pro is getting a collaborative boost, and how Reddit has plans to expand its "dark house" streaming network. 3 clever new gadgets you should get your hands on today! Need a tech life hack? We've got you covered - Here are 3 gadgets to get your hands on as soon as you can, because ultimately... They're going to make your life so much easier! Duex Pro Portable Monitor - Dual monitor setup on the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Curved screen monitors are fantastic. But if you are going to get one, it has to be one that is wide enough to get the full curved experience. If there is ever a reason to buy a curved monitor, we think immersion should be at the top of the list. For the full immersive experience, purchasing the larger monitors makes the most sense, which is why we have found three forty-nine inch curved monitors for you to choose. Any of these would make a great addition to your gaming and v

If only there were a way to charge our mobile phones faster, that would be amazing. What do you mean there is? That did sound like an infomercial. If you ever find yourself waiting for your phone to charge, you are not alone. Not all of us are regimental, charging our smartphones at the same time every day. Many of us prefer to charge when the battery is in the red. Charging, however, takes time, especially when you are using a charger the came in the box with your phone. The

You will be surprised at these five apps we have found and how much hassle they will save you from. A special article for the Grab and Gojek drivers we depend on so much! We cannot imagine what it is like to work as a Grab or Gojek driver, but one thing is for sure, it is not as easy as it looks. The work of a rideshare driver does not end when the car is parked, vehicles used so extensively require more regular maintenance. Fuel consumption and finances need to be accounted

If you're ever stuck for ways to enhance your experience on a Windows desktop, whether it is to take shortcuts, or make things more accessible, here are 8 simple tips to improve your Windows experience. 1. Open an incognito tab with shortcuts Need to open up Google Chrome quickly for an encrypted search? Simply press Ctrl+Shift+N to open an incognito browser. 2. Disable background applications If your desktop is running slowly, open the task manager tool by pressing Ctrl+Shif