Turn your old Android phone into a cheap NAS using SMB apps like Cx File Explorer. Learn how to host network files and sync ...

Gigabyte’s Brix line of devices are small computers that don’t look much larger than a small stack of CD cases. Now the company is developing a new model that’s a little different. Instead of a ...

While you get many of the capabilities of a Roku, Apple TV, or Fire TV with this NAS box, it’s not as easy to use as those devices. It’s also currently missing some of QNAP’s techier apps, including ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

For the purpose of this project, I wanted to use an old phone to host a media server, which is simple to do on Android and not too difficult with an iPhone, although you will have to jump through a ...

Self-hosting your data and services with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to free yourself from the spiraling costs and tangled web of subscription fees. Whether you’re simply looking to ...

Western Digital announces an Android app that allows Android OS-based smartphones to access photos stored on its home NAS servers. CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, ...

Michael is a born Texan and a former graphic designer. He's been covering technology in general and Android in particular since 2011. His interests include folk music, football, science fiction, and ...

At home I have a Synology NAS and sometimes we need files from it while out and about. We do have Android phones (Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich). I am looking at a good VPN/Firewall solution that ...