Can You Move Multiple Chrome Tabs to a New Window?

Can You Move Multiple Chrome Tabs to a New Window?: "Drag a tab off the tab bar in Google Chrome and it turns into a brand new window. Is there any way to replicate that trick with multiple tabs to easily break a grouping of tabs off into a new Chrome window?"

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How to back up your iPhone before installing iOS 7 | How To - CNET

How to back up your iPhone before installing iOS 7 | How To - CNET: "pple's iOS 7 makes its debut today, and many users are champing at the bit to get their hands on this massively overhauled operating system.
Before you make the jump, however, it's a good idea to make sure you've got a full backup of your iPhone, just in case something goes wrong. That's not likely, given that beta testers have been putting iOS 7 through its paces for months, but better safe than sorry."

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Apple iPhone 5S Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Apple iPhone 5S Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "The good: The iPhone 5S delivers an improved camera, a nifty fingerprint sensor, and a next-gen CPU and motion-tracking chip. Apple throws in the iWork app suite for free. iOS 7 adds some nice step-ups, too, including AirDrop file transfers and the Android-like Control Center."

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Cloud Server Performance: A Comparative Analysis of 5 Large Cloud IaaS Providers | Cloud Spectator

Cloud Server Performance: A Comparative Analysis of 5 Large Cloud IaaS Providers | Cloud Spectator: "As the market quickly saturates with IaaS providers, the decision-making complexity of choosing the right provider evolves as well. Cloud Spectator monitors IaaS performance of over 20 of the world’s most well-known cloud providers to guide businesses in the selection process to maximize performance efficiency and minimize cost."

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Windows XP Users: Here Are Your Upgrade Options

Windows XP Users: Here Are Your Upgrade Options: "Windows XP won’t be officially supported for much longer. Sure, you could keep using it — it won’t just stop working one day. It will just become more insecure over time as Microsoft and everyone else stops supporting it.

Let’s face it, Windows XP has had a good run. It has been officially supported for more than a decade. If you’re still using Windows XP, you should be making plans to upgrade to something that will be supported."

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How to Calibrate Your Laptop’s Battery For Accurate Battery Life Estimates

How to Calibrate Your Laptop’s Battery For Accurate Battery Life Estimates: "So you’re using your laptop and, all of the sudden, it dies. There was no battery warning from Windows — in fact, you recently checked and Windows said you had 30% battery power left. What’s going on?"

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Why You Don’t Need an Outbound Firewall On Your Laptop or Desktop PC

Why You Don’t Need an Outbound Firewall On Your Laptop or Desktop PC: "Windows has a built-in firewall that blocks inbound connections. If a program wants to act as a server, Windows will prompt you. Some geeks don’t like the built-in firewall because it doesn’t offer the same prompts for outgoing connections."

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Automate this: Smart devices for every corner of your home | Appliances - CNET Reviews

Automate this: Smart devices for every corner of your home | Appliances - CNET Reviews: "When you talk about smart appliances, the first things that come to mind for most people are Wi-Fi-enabled washing machines or refrigerators with touch screens built into the door. But some of the smartest upgrades of all might actually lie in the world of home automation, where an explosion of new smart gadgets is offering homeowners entirely new levels of functionality for their day-to-day lives. Best of all, unlike that Internet-ready washer or touch-screen fridge, a home automation upgrade isn't likely to cost you thousands of dollars"

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Insteon LED Bulb Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Insteon LED Bulb Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "The good: The Insteon LED Bulb is about as easy as home automation gets -- just screw it in, add it to your network of devices, and start scheduling away. With only 8W of energy usage and a life expectancy of 52,000 hours, this is a power-saving bulb built to last."

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HDMI 2.0: What you need to know | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews

HDMI 2.0: What you need to know | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews: "The HDMI Forum, the nonprofit body that oversees the HDMI specification, recently announced version 2.0. There were numerous changes, not least support for higher frame rates than are possible with the current 1.4 specification."

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