Computer & Electronics
July 11, 2019 at 10:38 am
"Stranger Things" has wielded the power of nostalgia so well that even kids who weren't yet born in the '90s, let alone remember the 1980s, are getting all amped up on '80s music and technology. Keeping with that trend, Netflix and T-Mobile are celebrating the kick-off of the show's third season by raffling off a…
June 14, 2019 at 1:42 pm
For professional athletes, a championship trophy is the pinnacle of achievement. In European soccer (football, to them), the highest of high honors is the UEFA Champions League trophy. It's a tournament that involves the top one to four teams from each of Europe's professional leagues. In addition to getting to hoist the trophy and walk…
June 12, 2019 at 11:48 am
Imagine this: You're at your friend's house, and they ask if you want to play some video games. You agree, and they hand you a can of Miller Lite. I mean, that's great and all, but you were kind of jazzed to throw down in some "Mortal Kombat," right? Logically, you ask where your controller…
May 9, 2019 at 11:39 am
Proforma’s team of developers took place in a Hackathon competition for the benefit of the homeless and underserved communities of Tampa Bay. “I welcome and celebrate our team’s involvement in any endeavor that benefits the community, expands technology and innovation around the world, and builds our corporate technology culture of innovation, education and leadership,” said…
May 2, 2019 at 1:58 pm
One of the biggest complaints people have about their cellphones is that, inevitably, the battery loses its ability to hold a charge. Avenir Telecom, a European telecommunications provider, tried to save us from that struggle by crowdfunding a new, Energizer-branded phone. The problem was the phone was comically, insufferably large...
May 2, 2019 at 1:28 pm
Despite the overwhelming regard for blue in the world of color psychology and its vast presence in commercial logos, Facebook announced it is moving away from the hue in favor of more white for its mobile app layout and interface, with the same change coming to its desktop site in the coming months. Why the change?...
April 24, 2019 at 11:02 am
Scooters—once thought of as the forgotten child in the bicycle and skateboard family that only had a place in the hearts of children and Google employees traveling throughout the office in a display of high tech whimsy—have grown up. Like any evolution or maturation, the scooter is a far cry from the simple, rattly, metal…
April 5, 2019 at 1:32 pm
Question: I have QuickBooks Premier 2015. I want to upgrade to Windows 10. Will that work? Answer: I’m so glad you asked before upgrading. Technology is both a blessing and a curse, and making changes in one program can impact older programs negatively and cause them to stop working. That would be the case in…
April 2, 2019 at 12:40 pm
It’s April 2, which means that hopefully you survived all of yesterday’s corny and humorous April Fool’s jokes. But it wouldn’t have been April Fool’s Day if there wasn’t at least one joke we almost fell for, and that was Nissin’s Cup Noodles headphones that were reportedly “sold out”...
April 2, 2019 at 11:01 am
It seems like Soulja Boy has more in common with the likes of Ja Rule than entrepreneurs like Jay-Z, in that he's really good at making something look nice but not actually delivering the product.
