There are tons of portable hard drives out there that are made up of a hard drive and a regular plastic box around it. This might not be enough for some people who want a more stylish look to their gadgets, which is where LaCie Porsche Design portable hard drive comes in. This drive, although minimalistic, comes in posh, metallic case finishes and definitely stands out among its competition in terms of aesthetics. But is it as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside? Specs Capacity 1TB / 2TB / 4TB / 5TB Read/Write ~125MB/s (5400RPM) Interface USB 3.0 (USB-C) Size 5 × 3.3 × 0.4-0.8 inches / 12.8 × 8.4 × 1-2.1 cm Weight 6.8-11.1 oz / 0.19-0.32 kg (4TB and 5TB models are larger) Warranty 2 years PROS Up to 5TB capacity A bit faster than most other portable hard drives (125-130MB/s) Stylish design CONS Quite expensive relatively to other portable hard drives Reportedly sharp case edges and faulty USB-C cables Breakdown of … [Read more...] about LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Review [2018]
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Popular Trends in Top Mobile Gaming Apps
There has been a significant rise in the number of smartphone users in countries all over the world, and this has inspired developers to create different kinds of mobile apps, including gaming apps, which have been gaining so much popularity among young and senior users. And, as mobile phone technologies evolve from year to year, so do gaming apps. Here are a few of the current developments happening in the world of mobile app gaming: Cloud-based Mobile Gaming Apps For mobile game development companies, running app games in the cloud is not only cost-efficient, it is also the best way to attract more gamers to download their app. Cloud-based mobile games make it possible to play multi-player games and integrate the games on social media. With these games being social by design and allowing more players to interact with the apps, there are greater chances of these app games becoming viral. And, when one thing goes viral, everything else follows. More Social Mobile App Games Social media … [Read more...] about Popular Trends in Top Mobile Gaming Apps
Puzzle, Casual, Action: The Top 3 Mobile Game Genres
The mobile gaming market has been booming since the introduction of the very first iPhone. Now, as smartphones carry more powerful processors and GPUs, that boom only seems to get bigger. Smartphones see ports of popular console titles as well as mobile-only games that are nearly as high quality as the biggest AAA titles. But, not all games are equal in the mobile market, and some genres are more popular than others. According to the Entertainment Software Association‘s annual report, these are the most popular mobile genres to play. Image: Pexels Puzzle Games This one should come as no surprise. Puzzle games are absolutely huge on mobile, taking up 31% of the entire market. It makes sense too. A story-driven action RPG may not be as engaging or accessible on a mobile device, but a game that you can pick up and put down at whim has a lot of draw for most users. The biggest game people think of is Candy Crush Saga, developed by King. King was one of the first game developers … [Read more...] about Puzzle, Casual, Action: The Top 3 Mobile Game Genres
Best Samsung Galaxy Note 9 deals in the US: unlocked, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile
As our Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review indicates, the starting list price of of this brand new phone in the US is $999 for the 128GB storage version with 6GB of RAM, and it only goes up from there for the 512GB version with 8GB of RAM.That price is painfully high for most of us used to cheaper Android phones, so, it's only natural to want a great Samsung Galaxy Note 9 deal.Fortunately, Samsung and US mobile networks, like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, are already offering deals on the Galaxy Note 9 to help you get past the sticker shock. Some offers throw in freebies, others entail trade-ins or service plans, but all of them help you either pay less or get more when you buy the Note 9.Best Galaxy Note 9 deal: T-Mobile with $500 offThe best Galaxy Note 9 deal we've seen so far is easily the one offered by T-Mobile. When you purchase a new Galaxy Note 9 on a 24-month installment plan and trade-in select Samsung devices, you can get between $250 and $500 off the phone's price.What's … [Read more...] about Best Samsung Galaxy Note 9 deals in the US: unlocked, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile
T-Mobile hack may have exposed data of 2 million customers
T-Mobile has revealed that hackers may have stolen the personal information of some of its customers.The intrusion took place on Monday, and some customer data "may have been exposed" before the carrier's cybersecurity team shut off access and reported the breach to law enforcement, it said in a statement.Around 3 percent of T-Mobile's 77 million customers -- more than 2 million people -- may have been affected, a company representative told Motherboard. Those people are being notified via text message. The data breach included customer names, billing zip codes, phone numbers, email addresses, account numbers and account types (prepaid or postpaid). Credit card numbers, social security numbers and passwords weren't accessed, the company initially said. However, a T-Mobile representative later clarified to CNET and Motherboard that "encrypted passwords" had been exposed. The company says that hackers couldn't actually read them -- since they were encrypted -- … [Read more...] about T-Mobile hack may have exposed data of 2 million customers