The fight over AT&T and Time Warner is still very much a thing. The US Department of Justice on Monday filed its opening brief in the D.C. District Court of Appeals, which is designed to prevent, or break up AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. AT&T closed its takeover in June, Continue Reading
IPhone X needs faster ways to find and organize my photos
For my high school graduation, my mom put together an album with photographs of me growing up in New Orleans and South Carolina. It had a leather-bound cover and black-matte pages. She attached the printed pictures to the paper with photo corners and hand-wrote captions about what was going on. Continue Reading
MacBook Air 2018: All the rumors on specs, price and Oct. 30 debut
The rumor mill strikes again. As widely predicted, Apple will hold an event on Oct. 30 after introducing the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and the Apple Watch 4 just last month. Coming up next, according to the rumors: a new iPad Pro, a new set of AirPods, a more compact HomePod — and a new MacBook Continue Reading
Arkansas Economic Development Commission creates small business and entrepreneurship division
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) announced Thursday (May 13) that it has established the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division and named Katherine Andrews the director. According to a news release, Andrews, who has served as a project manager within AEDC’s business development division since 2016, will be responsible Continue Reading
Acer forks the design of its portable, pricey line of Triton gaming laptops
Following a quick sneak peak at IFA in August, Acer has introduced two new models in its premium-meets-portable line of Predator Triton gaming laptops. Based on the same cantilevered design Acer used for its 15.6-inch Predator Triton 700, the new $4,000 Predator Triton 900 comes equipped with a 17-inch 4K display, Continue Reading
Best laptops under $500 to buy in 2019
How much computer can you get for less than $500? Quite a bit, as long as you manage your expectations. That’s easier with Chromebooks. Chrome OS isn’t nearly as power-hungry as Windows, so you can get by with a lower-end processor, slower storage and less memory — many of Continue Reading
New Nvidia RTX gaming laptops are blazing fast, and here’s the proof
In the biggest update to mobile gaming graphics since 2016, versions of Nvidia’s new RTX 20-series GPUs are launching in laptops today. Originally announced at CES 2019, this represents a generational leap over the previous GTX models. The first RTX laptop tested at the CNET Labs is the Asus Zephyrus Continue Reading
2 million workers to get pay rise from today as National Living Wage rises
AROUND 2million workers across the UK will see their wages rise today (April 1), which also marks 20 years since the National Minimum Wage launched. The increase in rates will boost pay packets by up to £750 a year, according to new analysis by the Resolution Foundation. The National Minimum Continue Reading
This Dell Inspiron 15.6-inch laptop is a steal at $399.99
These days I have exactly one requirement when buying a laptop: It must have a solid-state drive. If you’ve ever had a system with one, you know it’s an order of magnitude faster than a traditional (i.e. mechanical) hard drive. Alas, it’s pretty rare to find a laptop with a Continue Reading
Sales tax revenue from April grows 40.7% in four Northwest Arkansas cities
The June report from Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale city offices indicates the cumulative sales tax revenue from April sales totaled $7.976 million, up 40.76% from a year ago. Revenue for the month also rose 25.8% from April 2019, well ahead of the pandemic. The June report reflects the Continue Reading