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5 Must-Know Facts About Mobile Payment Services Mobile payment platforms can really come in handy. Thanks to contactless payments, there’s no longer a need for you to carry around a big wallet full of all your cards. Now, you can conveniently store them all right inside your phone. Presently, Samsung Pay and Apple Pay are […]

Whether buying a video game, streaming a television show, or going out to the movies, you’ve likely seen a series of letters and numbers that made you pause and think: 4K UHD. This is a conglomeration of two separate concepts: UHD and 4K. But what in the world do they mean, and is there even […]

Some of us simply don’t have the room for the sheer number of books we want to read. Most can’t lug around a huge, 750-page novel from place to place. Not to mention, some prefer to read on a digital device as opposed to a physical copy. For all these reasons and more, the invention […]

PowerEdge R440 vs. R640: Must-Know Facts Both R440 and R640 are part of the 14th generation of PowerEdge servers Both PowerEdge servers are designed as 1U form-factor The R440 and R640 can each use one or two processors Either server is compatible with Microsoft Windows or Linux Both servers support multiple hard drives for maximum […]

MATE vs. Xfce: 6 Must-Know Facts MATE is a fork based on Gnome 2, so the interface is strikingly similar. Xfce is slightly leaner than MATE with regards to CPU and memory usage. Although Xfce has a long history, it has very inconsistent upgrades with major updates only coming once every 1 to 4 years. […]

6 Key Points and Must-Know Facts: YouTube TV vs Google TV YouTube TV offers cable-free live streaming. You can access various shows and on-demand videos along with YouTube channels. You will get unlimited DVR and storage for nine months. YouTube TV is the vMVPD (Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor); it offers some, but not all, […]

Key Points: WP Engine is a cloud-based web hosting service that offers website creation tools, managed WordPress hosting, and more. Bluehost provides shared hosting, WordPress hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated hosting, WooCommerce hosting, and marketing services. WP Engine was started as an exclusive WordPress hosting platform and currently has more than 80,000 customers compared to Bluehost, […]

Key Points: The EXT4 file system is 48-bit with a maximum file size of 1 exbibyte, depending on the host operating system. The ZFS file system combines a volume manager and file system functionality.  EXT4 and ZFS support character file names of only 255 characters. ZFS and EXT4 are notable file systems for Linux and […]

Key Points: The Raspberry Pi Pico’s stronger processor means it has higher power consumption than the Arduino. Both the Raspberry Pi Pico and the Arduino Uno have variations with WiFi. The Raspberry Pi Pico uses mostly MicroPython but can use C/C++. The Arduino Uno uses mostly C++, but you can program it through Arduino’s IDE. […]

You might have heard of the Nothing Phone, which came out recently and is trying to compete with Apple’s aesthetic. The phone was not the first product from Nothing, though; it was Nothing Ear 1. Nothing’s goal is to offer active noise canceling (ANC) Bluetooth earbuds for a more affordable price than its competitors. The […]

When looking at a new TV, all the specs and marketing terms can be overwhelming, especially things like LED and QLED. Full Array LED and QLED are different panel types. QLED stands for Quantum dot LED and LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. To clarify, Full Array LEDs are different from standard LED TVs. As […]

Key Points: Starlink is an internet service launched in 2019 by it’s sister company, SpaceX. The satellites installed by SpaceX rockets enable people in hard to reach, remote areas of the world to have internet. DirecTV is owned by AT&T and is available mostly near cities and highly populated areas. Starlink’s internet is fast enough […]

Key Points: Frame rate refers to the number of frames displayed on the screen each second. The computer monitor displays many frames in a second to show the movement of objects and other animations on the screen.  A higher frame rate tends to result in a smoother animation and movement of objects on the screen. […]

In 2020, Tesla announced its newest battery cell, the 4680-type. It featured a massive body (nearly 5x the size of the next type down) and a new internal design that allows it to quickly and safely transfer energy through the battery. Unsurprisingly, this cell made big news, and automakers are scrambling to keep up. Right […]

DVI vs. Displayport: 5 Key Points and Must-Know Facts In almost every regard, Displayport is a direct upgrade to DVI. No Displayport can communicate using analog. DVI can be a match for Displayport in gaming applications if you’re using 1080p 144hz monitors. DVI was invented in 1999, before even HDMI. It may become obsolete within […]

While Tesla is undoubtedly one of the popular brands in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, some other up-and-comers are hot on its heels. NIO and Lucid are but two examples of EV manufacturers newly on the rise in recent years. With that being said, how do NIO and Lucid compare to one another? When comparing NIO […]

Key Points: While Sonos might seem like the trendier brand, Bose has been around for decades longer. (Sonos was founded in 2002, while Bose was founded in 1964.) The Bose 901 — the company’s most popular and long-running product — was introduced in 1968 and discontinued in 2016. Bose technically falls under the ownership of […]

As television gets better with time, so does the quality of home videos. It’s been the case ever since videotapes emerged in the mid-1970s. Interestingly enough, there always seems to be a debate that goes along with each new format, as well. Whether it be Betamax vs VHS, LaserDisc vs DVD, or HDDVD vs Blu-ray, […]

Reading is one of the most popular leisure activities in the world, and people have been reading books for centuries. However, with the rise of digital content, readers now have more options than ever before when it comes to accessing their favorite stories. This blog post will compare two of the most popular options: Scribd […]

Key Points NAS or Network Attached Storage offers businesses the option to store data and expand it as required. QNAP is known to have very reliable hardware system compared to its contemporaries. Synology on the other hand has better software and support compared to others. Which is why experts recommend going with Synology instead of […]

In 1964, Ford showcased its first Mustang at the New York World’s Fair. It was integrated into Walt Disney’s Magic Skyway ride and attracted over 15 million people. Since then, the pony car has been synonymous with power for the average person and the face of the company. Nearly 60 years later, Ford did something […]

So, you want to build a custom PC, but don’t know what type of motherboard to buy. Not all motherboards are built the same way. They can vary in size, cost, and features. All these can make a world of difference in your computer’s performance. In this article, we will put Mini-ITX vs Micro-ATX head-to-head, […]

Samsung Pay vs. Google Pay: 5 Must-Know Facts Samsung Pay and Google Pay are currently the most popular contactless payment options to serve users’ payment needs. This payment terminal, known as near-field communication (NFC) technology, was especially helpful throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, which brought about reasons to suspect the next person to be a bearer […]

WP Engine vs. SiteGround Hosting: 6 Must-Know Facts WP Engine is a managed web hosting service that costs more than SiteGround. On the other hand, SiteGround is not a fully managed WP hosting service; hence it’s more affordable, especially for startups, but lacks the complete optimization for WordPress. WP Engine currently has more than 80,000 […]