TechByter Worldwide 2016.12.11: Why Vivaldi Might be Worth a Try, Blow Up Your Images Without Harming Them, Short Circuits, and Spare Parts.

A new browser from the developers who created Opera may be worth your review because it offers several imaginative features, but beware the bugs. When you want to print a huge image for display on a wall, upsampling is helpful and an Alien Skin application makes quick work of the task. In Short Circuits: Amazon is testing a new kind of grocery store in Seattle, one with no cash registers and no checkout lines. Eight years after starting development of Windows 8, Settings and the Control Panel still haven't been merged. Why? In Spare Parts (only on the website): Crooks have wreaked havoc in 2016 by stealing data and 2017 doesn't look like it will be better. If you're tired of trading privacy for convenience, you might be interested by an anti-social network launched in England. Microsoft calls for new entrants in its grant program aimed at providing reasonably priced internet access in under-served areas. A Japanese supercomputer can transfer 1 terabyte of data per second. That's fast!