In brief: Among the many things showcased at CES this year is a new portable SSD from Samsung that has an integrated fingerprint reader for added security, as well as double the read and write speeds of previous generations.

With CES in full swing, everyone is excited about the breadth of new PC form factors , smart things for the modern home, insane gaming setups , and rotating 4K TVs to name just a few of the many products and prototypes on display.

Given the abundance of devices, it's easy

Rumor mill: As rumors go, nothing beats one coming straight from the horse's mouth. In this case, it's coming directly from AMD's CEO Lisa Su. The rumor: Radeon cards may soon have ray-tracing support, and high-end Radeon GPUs are are on the way. Su did not go into detail, but it seems certain that the company has some plans.

AMD had a few announcements at CES 2020 on Monday, including the Radeon RX 560

In context: If you ever find yourself in a situation where you don't have access to clean running water, there are a few things you can do to adapt and survive. Buying bottled water at the store in preparation for an emergency is an obvious option, but products like the LifeStraw (which can purify water from lakes, streams, ponds, and rivers) can work wonders, too

What just happened? Virgin Mobile in an updated FAQ this week quietly revealed intentions to discontinue service and transfer all accounts to sister brand Boost Mobile. Those paying close attention to Virgin Mobile USA over the past several months, however, have seen the writing on the wall for some time now.

In an e-mailed statement to FierceWireless, a Sprint spokesperson said they will be consolidating the two brands under one cohesive, efficient and effective prepaid team. The transition is expected to begin during the week of February 2, the

What just happened? Elgato and parent company Corsair at CES this week announced the 4K60 S+, a standalone video capture device that can record content directly to an SD card without the need for a connected computer.

The 4K60 S+ is described as Elgato’s most powerful external capture device to date. The device’s onboard HEVC encoding keeps file sizes manageable, we’re told, and its pass-through affords zero lag from the Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro for

Why it matters: If you're one of the over 1.5 billion users of TikTok, you may want to update your app as soon as possible. According to Check Point security researchers, some versions of the app are vulnerable to several kinds of attacks that could compromise personal information stored on your phone.

Tiktok is currently used by more than 700 million users every month, which makes it an attractive target for hackers fishing for your personal data. And since a big chunk of its audience is comprised

New feature: If you are tired of continually denying permission requests from every website you visit, Google is about to make your "user experience" better. Starting with version 80, the Chrome browser will have a "quieter" interface by blocking unsolicited pop-ups asking for your consent.

On Tuesday, Google announced it would be “introducing quieter permission” notifications into the Chrome 80 user interface. By quieter, it means fewer pop-up notifications.

It is not looking to eliminate all requests. After

In brief: The August Wi-Fi Smart Lock was designed by co-founder and renowned designer Yves Béhar and is offered in silver and matte black finishes. The company said the new lock now supports softer surface transitions with rounder edges and refined, textured ridges that become apparent when the lock is rotated manually.

August at CES on Wednesday introduced its fourth generation retrofit smart lock. The new August Wi-Fi Smart Lock is 45 percent smaller in volume and 20 percent slimmer than its predecessor, the