Sunday, April 21, 2013

How to Buy a Wireless Router | PCMag.com

How to Buy a Wireless Router | PCMag.com: "You only really notice them when they aren't working right: wireless routers. These sometimes complicated, often frustrating devices allow sharing a broadband Internet connection among computers and gadgets, provide a way to create a network for sharing data between users and machines, and of course, give wireless connectivity for iPads, smartphones, media players and other types of technology hardware."

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Review: Kindle Fire HD 8.9" tablet

Review: Kindle Fire HD 8.9" tablet: "“This is the iPad with Retina Display,” begins the ad. “And this is the new Kindle Fire HD with an 8.9-inch display.” We then see two “stunning HD” screens, with the narrator telling us that we may not be able to tell the difference. Then he drops the bomb: “ ... but your wallet can.” See, the iPad starts at US$500, and this Kindle Fire starts at $270. But is it really the great deal that Amazon says it is? Let’s find out, as we review Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD 8.9” tablet."

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3 Ways You Can Improve Smartphone Reception

3 Ways You Can Improve Smartphone Reception: "Whenever I’m at my favourite pub (admittedly not often) or at my mother-in-law’s (sadly more often than I would like) I find that I have considerable trouble making a phone call. It’s so bad that I have to leave the house, and getting a data connection is considered alchemy within those four walls."

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The Forecast is Beautiful: Introducing The Yahoo! Weather App for iPhone and iPod Touch | Official Yahoo! Blog - Yodel Anecdotal

The Forecast is Beautiful: Introducing The Yahoo! Weather App for iPhone and iPod Touch | Official Yahoo! Blog - Yodel Anecdotal: "Checking the weather is part of our daily routine, but who says it has to be routine? For most of us, getting the weather is a moment of anticipation, it’s the memory of a great place we’ve traveled to, or it’s even a topic of conversation with a total stranger. Weather is so much more than a forecast of reading numbers and charts."

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