Category: Biz Tech

Many Android music apps tout their ability to introduce listeners to new tunes by using secret algorithms or community input, but none of them can do what WhoSampled does. The free WhoSampled Android app, based on the popular website of the same name, helps you connect the musical present to the past by highlighting the song snippets that were used to build other songs. If you fancy yourself a musical historian, WhoSampled should find a home on your Android tablet

Okta Identity Management, an excellent identity management service that begins at $2 per user per month, is one of the big names in the Identity-Management-as-a-Service (IDaaS) space, even earning top marks in a 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant report. While kudos from an industry analyst firm can be an indicator of a strong product, most potential users are more concerned with features and pricing, areas in which Okta doesn't disappoint either. Pricing tiers range from $2 to $8 per user per

Astro Gaming's new A50 wireless gaming headset follows its predecessors as one of the most impressive, and pricey, headsets on the market. It rings in at a hefty $300, but justifies its price tag with excellent audio quality and a full feature set, including an attractive charging cradle. It's light, comfortable, sounds fantastic for both games and music, and it can work with your Sony PlayStation 4 or Microsoft Xbox One and your PC. For its mix of quality and

A weather service might not seem like the most important iPhone app, but consider how big an impact the state of the sky has on your daily life. The Weather Underground app does an excellent job of giving you the most important information about the weather right now and in the immediate future, and lets you drill down for more information, too. It remains my Editors' Choice for iPhone weather apps. Weather Aboveground Weather Underground has a markedly different appearance from Yahoo

Eventually, you're going to need extra storage—especially as modern technology enables higher-quality videos, photos, and other media. The SanDisk Extreme 900 Portable SSD ($499.99 for 960GB) is a versatile, higher-capacity solid-state drive (SSD) that can take its fair share of knocks. It's not going to turn heads in terms of style, but if you're looking for speedy transfers, the Extreme 900 should definitely be on your short list. It's not quite as affordable as the Oyen Digital MiniPro 3.1 USB-C

While some users are looking for advanced security features or ruggedized drives to take into the field, many are simply looking for a reliable and fast place to store their data for travel. The Oyen Digital MiniPro 3.1 USB-C Portable Solid-State Drive ($299 for 1TB) does exactly that with its sleek design and fast data transfer speeds. On top of that, it's one of the most affordable 1TB drives around, offering a combination of speed and value that's hard to

Many of the portable Bluetooth speakers we test are rugged and made for outdoor use, but the Harman Kardon Onyx Mini feels more like a portable speaker for the house. At $199.95 it's not cheap, but it delivers audio worth the price. You won't be getting booming subwoofer-like bass out of the Onyx Mini, but it packs a rich, full low frequency response, along with excellent higher frequency clarity. For its size, the speaker gets exceptionally loud, and does so

The Surface Phone is probably closer than most people think, at least according to a report by Chinese financial publication Commercial Times, who claims that Pegatron, a main supplier for Apple, is reportedly working with Microsoft and is already administering production trials of the enigmatic Surface Phone. Surface Phone Rumors The Surface-branded phone has enjoyed its wealth of rumors in recent months. Others predict it as a high-end offering from Microsoft geared exclusively for enterprise, meaning that Microsoft is backing away from its

Creating diagrams, such as organizational charts and network infrastructure maps, used to require either a designer or a whole lot of patience. Not anymore. Diagramming app SmartDraw intuits the shapes and objects you're going to put into a diagram based on the template you choose. It gives you buttons that quickly add the new elements, align them, and make them look professional. The program is dead simple to use, and it's available as a Windows app and as a Web

Customer relationship management (CRM) software helps you gather current and historical information about all your customer interactions, including not just past purchases, but also interests, a roadmap of the customer's eventual product needs, negotiation details from previous deals, and even customer service or helpdesk issues. All that combines to build what amounts to customer dossiers full of up-to-the-minute interaction records and demographic data that you can leverage for things like email marketing campaigns, increasing your business intelligence (BI) smarts, or

BambooHR is human resources software that should start at around $7 per employee per month, but this figure isn't available on the company's website. Instead of clicking on an easy-to-read pricing page, you'll need to fill in a web form or call BambooHR for a "custom quote." That's worth it, however, because if you take advantage of the free evaluation period, you'll find BambooHR to be a smart and feature-rich online HR software package, with a friendly, intuitive design that

The Canon Maxify iB4120 Wireless Small Office Inkjet Printer ($149.99) is one of a relatively small number of small office/home office (SOHO) inkjet printers on the market, and it is a very good one. It has terrific paper capacity, competitive running costs, and above-par output across the board. The iB4120 is an easy pick as an Editors' Choice budget SOHO color inkjet printer. Design and Features A matte-black printer with rounded corners, the iB4120 measures 11.5 by 18.3 by 18.1 inches (HWD)

A new viral dance video craze based on gospel singer Shirley Caesar's classic song "Hold My Mule" has swept the nation, with countless web users posting their own dance moves to the food driven remix sampling the track. Caesar has stated that although she's not a fan of the twerking moves that some posters are improvising to her song, she considers the movement a blessing, and sure doesn't mind the extra cash expected to fill her coffers due to the

Apple is now starting to accept orders for the LG UltraFine 5K display today. The external display accessory is selling for a discounted price of $974 in the United States. Called by Apple itself as the "ultimate docking station," the LG UltraFine 5K display was first unveiled late October alongside the new MacBook Pro models, designed to take advantage of the new lineup. Apple also partnered it with a 4K display offering, but only now has the 5K display became available for purchase,

The Trump Tower in New York, which currently serves as Donald Trump's residence in New York has just been renamed "Dump Tower" on Google Maps. The tech company has reportedly moved to fix the label immediately last Sunday, so it's now back to its old label. Dump Tower The renaming is said to have been perpetrated last Nov. 26 around the time someone or the same person translated the building's name to its Russian Cyrillic equivalent. This last is purportedly an allusion

Cyber Monday 2016 is here! As consumers gear up to snag tech devices at discounted prices, e-retailer Amazon has plenty of limited period offers to lure holiday shoppers! Barely have people recouped from the Black Friday specials and Amazon is enticing shoppers with not-to-be-missed offers on a gamut of devices. Tech Times has curated a list of some of the best available deals from Amazon as part of its Cyber Monday celebrations for 4K TVs, drones, camera, laptops, tablets, headphones, 50-inch-plus TVs, printers, smartwatches

The latest drone flyover video on the Apple Campus 2 reveals that the facility is almost complete, and it looks like it came straight out of a science fiction movie. There have been a few other drone flyover videos on Apple's new home, but this new one gives the best look on how the Apple Campus 2 would look like once construction is done. Apple Campus 2 Almost Ready In the video taken by Sexton Videography and uploaded to YouTube, it can be seen

Android users were found to be more honest compared with iPhone users. The research, conducted in the United Kingdom, also linked the type of smartphone users with other series of descriptive demographic and psychographic criteria. The research, published online in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, is the first one to link psychological traits to typologies of phone users, instead of just demographic criteria. Smartphones And Psychological Profiles As four in five adults in the UK own a smartphone, the market is split

No Man's Sky is finally getting closer to what it was supposed to be, as the new Foundation Update finally adds some features that should've been available from day one. The Foundation Update that Hello Games announced a couple of days ago is now live and it brings a number of cool new tricks, including base building, freighters, survival mode, and stackable items. Base Building With the latest Foundation Update in No Man's Sky, you can build your own base on the planet you like

Details regarding Apple's rumored iPhone 8 have been making the rounds over the last couple of weeks. A new report claims the company is working with LG on a new 3D dual-lens camera. Ever since Apple released the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in 2014, the company has used more than just the larger 5.5-inch displays of its Plus models to differentiate it from its 4.7-inch siblings. The iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6s Plus both included OIS (optical image

Samsung has officially recalled all Galaxy Note 7 due to faulty batteries that caused many handsets to explode or catch fire. The smartphone is no more officially available in the market but its Grace UX is being rolled out to other devices. Grace UX is the updated version of TouchWiz, which is currently available in most of Samsung phones. Grace UX was first launched in Galaxy Note 7, but unfortunately it did not get a lot of attention due to the failure

Chinese electronics company Xiaomi witnessed a clear decline in its smartphone profit lately. The company, however, is not afraid of the drop, as it announced it derives its profits from other products aside from smartphones. Furthermore, company executives believe that the regression in its smartphone trade would have no significant negative impact to the company. Despite experiencing a fallback in terms of revenue as of late, Xiaomi remained unfazed as it claimed that its profit does not revolve around smartphones alone. Revenue

A team of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) has found that chronic jet lag may result in obesity and liver diseases including liver cancer. David Moore, the lead author of the study from BCM said that the incidence of liver cancer is increasing worldwide in recent years and it is also observed lately that individuals suffering from fatty liver disease develop liver cancer directly skipping intermediate steps like cirrhosis. Jet Lag And Liver Cancer In the study conducted in mice in BCM

LG is looking to redeem itself and win over consumers with its impending LG G6, the successor of the LG G5 flagship. To ensure that the LG G6 does not meet the dismal fate of the modular LG G5 smartphone, the company is pulling out all stops for upcoming handset. LG is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the next-gen smartphone finds favor with consumers. We have already heard rumors of the company opting for a 4K display for its LG

While the latest-gen iPhone 7 may be blowing up and causing burns, Apple fans can take some respite in the fact that the older iPhone 4 is sturdy and functions even after being exposed to harsh elements. A man from Pennsylvania who misplaced his iPhone 4 has gotten lucky and reportedly had the handset returned. Not only did Michael Guntrum retrieve his iPhone 4 unexpectedly, but the fact that it was in working condition was a bonus. What's the big deal about a

The Microsoft Surface Pro and Apple iPads are some of the most popular tablets available in the market. It seems that these two tablets will soon see a new competition called Eve V, which will feature top-end specs and a reasonable price tag. Helsinki-based startup Eve Tech had aimed to raise $75,000 in its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the Eve V. However, the company has already raised more than $1 million with a month left in its campaign. Konstantinos Karatsevidis, the cofounder

Pokémon GO fans will probably have a delightful Christmas as rumors point to a massive update happening in December. This could include the previously announced plan to allow card trading among players. What is even more awesome is how the new update could reportedly unleash more than 100 new normal and legendary Pokémon. More Than Just A Pokémon GO Rumor Certainly, the details of the December update can be considered as a rumor because it is not officially confirmed by Niantic Labs. However, it

While it is struggling as a company, Cyanogen Inc. is effectively leading a community of developers in providing constant and timely stream of CyanogenMod updates. Take the case of the CyanogenMod 14.1 nightlies. They are already based on Android 7.1 Nougat and they just expanded support for a second batch of Android devices. CM 14.1 Supported Devices Development of CyanogenMod 14.1 was announced last August, and several days ago the first set of official nightly builds has been unleashed. They initially supported the

The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is undoubtedly one of the best smartphones of 2016. Reports suggest that the mobile phone is also at the top of the list for emitting the lowest electromagnetic radiation level. Electromagnetic Radiation Specific absorption rate (SAR) is an indication that establishes the amount of radiation absorbed by humans while using a cell phone. Higher SAR indicates that the device is emitting more electromagnetic radiation. SAR values are expressed in units of watts per kilogram (W/kg) in either 1

Last month, Google officially introduced Android 7.1 Nougat, which, at that point, had already been running on its pair of Pixel phones and other handsets via developer previews. At the same time as the announcement, Google also included a December rollout schedule for Android 7.1 Nougat to Google's somewhat overlooked flagships. Now, to the delight of Nexus owners, the exact release date has been confirmed. Android 7.1 Release Date The consumer release of Android 7.1.1 is scheduled to be rolled out on Dec. 6,

In Pokémon Sun and Moon, there are several popular Pokémon that aren't naturally found in the Alola region, including but not limited to Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur. However, that doesn't mean you don't have a chance to capture them. How To Catch Rare Pokémon Step 1: Progress in the game far enough that you unlock the QR Scanner option in the menu, which doesn't take that long at all. Step 2: When everything's set up, scan 10 Pokémon QR codes to get the skill Island Scan. Each

Black Friday is highly anticipated nowadays due to the huge discounts it brings, but the history of Black Friday is actually a bit darker and more complex. Over the years, Black Friday has become one of the biggest shopping days of the year, as huge crowds of shoppers flood stores the day after Thanksgiving to buy loads of heavily discounted stuff. However, the real story behind the term "Black Friday" had little to do with price cuts. Black Friday Origin As History reports, the term

The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is called Giving Tuesday, and T-Mobile is feeling generous, so T-Mobile Tuesday is turning into #GivingTuesday next week. The weekly giveaways called T-Mobile Tuesdays have proved widely popular so far, and next week, T-Mobile is taking things to the next level. For #GivingTuesday, the Uncarrier plans to use its weekly giveaway for charity. As part of the promotion, T-Mobile will donate up to $500,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs across the United States. Moreover, the Uncarrier promises to

Scientists reported that they have detected a signal faster than seismic waves in sending out warning that an earthquake is on its way. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers described a method that involves tracking the subtle changes in Earth's gravity that immediately occur after an initial rupture. The researchers studied the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake in Japan and found that gravity signal can indicate that a tremor is on its way and it is faster than seismic