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Cheap Tech Review: the €40 soundbar

In recent years, flat-screen TVs have made remarkable strides in achieving stunning image quality that can rival the big screens of movie theaters. However, the...

One and a half year later, Windows 11 still doesn't have a purpose

Windows 11 was launched one and a half years ago but was not welcomed with much success. In this article, we will explore some of the reasons for the slow uptak...

Cheap Tech Review: The €25 Apple Watch

Smartwatches are a hot commodity these days. With the rise of wearable technology, it's no surprise that people are looking for the latest and greatest gadgets ...

Cheap Tech Review: The €30 Amazfit Stratos 3 homage

Smart watches, as a form of wearable computer strapped to the wrist, have come a long way since the early days of the Fossil Wrist PDA, Microsoft SPOT and Pebbl...

The Brave Browser is making genuine efforts to remain relevant

While reading a very good post from @thatkidsblack, I realized I followed a very similar path to his when I decided to start using Brave two years ago. I have a...

Why Too Long Passwords Won't Boost Your Security

How long should your online password be to get the maximum security possible? This article analyses this problem from a mathematical perspective. First of all, ...

Why passengers cannot use mobile phones on planes

As everybody knows, once the cabin door closes, all personal electronic devices must be turned off until the plane reaches 10,000 feet; the use of cell phones i...

Matrix PowerWatch series 1 - The Definitive Review (part 2)

The Matrix Powerwatch 1 (also known as "OPW", Original PowerWatch, or Series 1) hit the market in 2018 and raised a lot of attention with a captivating tagline ...

Matrix PowerWatch series 1 - The Definitive Review (part 1)

The Matrix Powerwatch 1 (also known as "OPW", Original PowerWatch, or Series 1) hit the market in 2018 and raised a lot of attention with a captivating tagline ...

Everybody can upgrade to Windows 11, but should you?

It was awaited for some time, it has been hinted at, and it has sparked curiosity since rumors about it started circulating in early June: Windows 11, the next ...

Cheap Tech Review: The €20 bone conductive earphones

Bone conductive headphones are listening devices that deliver sound directly to the inner ear, bypassing the eardrums. While they have their roots in the hearin...

Everyone is missing the point of Apple M1

The previous articles of this series have analyzed the launch of the new Apple M1 SoC, the claims put forward about its architecture and performance, and the re...

Apple M1 performance explained

Since its presentation in the November 2020 keynote - which has been covered in detail in a previous article - the new Apple M1 SoC has catalyzed the attention ...

Dispelling modern myths about passwords

In the previous posts of this series, it has been described why in general most passwords are insecure, why everybody created insecure passwords for more than 1...

When and why it's useful to use a VPN

There are several reasons to use a VPN and, without going too much in details, these can boil down to the following: - hide internet activity as users have a re...

AirTags: how Apple will succeed where everyone else has failed

(image source: MacRumors) Based on assets found around late 2019 in iOS 13.2 and trademarking details, Apple seems to be planning to release a new tracking acce...

Understanding the performance and positioning of the new Apple M1 chip

On Tuesday 10 November, Apple has presented its new silicon, the M1 chipset. That is a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) that Apple intends to complement and then replace ...

Pixel 5: defective in the box, Google says it's by design

The previous articles of this series highlighted how the Google Pixel mobile phones, despite their flagship ambitions, were all affected by unique defects that ...

Google antitrust lawsuit is a threat to the last alternative browser

Following a 16-months investigation that was not a secret for anybody, it did not come unexpected that on 20 October the U.S. Department Of Justice - joined by ...

How Hackers Are Cracking Your Passwords

The previous article in this series has described why passwords which were fully compliant with the NIST recommendations from 2003 turned out to be insecure. Th...