Today, HiveIO announced that they were now offering a Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solution. A Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solution provides virtual desktops through the cloud in much the same way a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) or thin-client does using on-premise servers. HiveIO was founded in 2015, and prior to this has focused …
07/04/2020This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. Samsung announces EUV DRAM. AWS makes several announcements. Backblaze hits an Exabyte. Quantum expands video surveillance portfolio. Kasten introduces K10 2.5. Synology VPN Plus licenses free until 09/20/2020. Aerospike announces Aerospike Cloud. FalconStor and …
07/04/2020We are all glued to our screens tracking the progress of the ongoing pandemic. Our daily routine has been disrupted, and business realities have changed overnight. Factories are converted to produce respirators, restaurants are limited to take away, retailers to online sites, and supermarkets are running out of supplies due to panic buying and broken …
06/04/2020
Less than three months after leaving beta, Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser has overtaken Firefox to become the second most popular web browser in the world, as reported by Bleeping Computer. As of March 2020, Microsoft Edge holds 7.59% of the browser market according to NetMarketShare – a far cry from Google Chrome, which is far …
06/04/2020
Amazon Prime was already a very well-established hugely successful service for the online marketplace and, in the last two years, has managed to set up a very strong base in Australia as well. The all-in-one subscription service made landfall Down Under in June 2018, and brought with it a range of savings and benefits for …
06/04/2020WWDC 2020 might be online only this year for obvious reasons, but we’re still expecting Apple to unveil its iOS 14 update on schedule in June, with a full roll out in September. A couple of new leaks hint that extra Home screen customizations are on the way with the new software. Some digging into …
05/04/2020
Exercise can be boring, so sometimes it’s nice to spice up your workout with a fitness game. The best fitness games have you breaking a sweat and feeling the burn, but most importantly they’re fun. Fitness games allow you to marry your gaming hobby with something that’s good for your health – which you may …
05/04/2020
A new leak suggests Samsung is busy working on some new earbuds to follow the Galaxy Buds and the Galaxy Buds Plus – and based on the 3D renderings that have appeared, there are going to be big changes in the design. The news and images come courtesy of WinFuture, and it seems the small …
05/04/2020The OWC Mercury Elite Pro is a single-drive external storage solution designed for a range of different use cases. OWC is known for their quality-over-costs builds (typically for Mac users), so it’s always nice to see a product release come our way. With a maximum capacity of 16TB, the Mercury Elite Pro’s performance should be …
05/04/2020
Live sports may be on an extended vacation due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the unmissable spectacle that is WWE WrestleMania is going ahead this weekend – and the start of the action is now just moments away. There are a few differences compared to previous years, as you’d expect, but we’re here to fill …
04/04/2020
The Grand National won’t be stopped, and you’re in the right place to make sure you watch every minute of the 2020 race. The most prestigious event on the UK horse racing calendar is set to go ahead today in spite of the coronavirus pandemic – albeit only in virtual form. Our guide explains how …
04/04/2020
Sony has been drip-feeding us information about the PlayStation 5 and, while we don’t know much about which games we’ll be playing or how the console will look, we have a pretty good idea about what the PS5 is packing under its hood and what features it will boast. The PS5 is shaping up to …
04/04/2020