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Windows 10 Sales Up but Windows 7 Still Dominates

News Windows December 5, 2016

Windows 10 adoption by the global public took a bit of a hit earlier this year when the ability to download and use the OS for free came to an end and new users found themselves having to buy the Microsoft OS or have it come bundled with a... Read more

Discover and stream music across all your devices with Spotify

Music Software Reviews December 5, 2016

There was an advertising campaign not too many years ago for one of the early iterations of the iPhone: a man is casually strolling down the street, listening to what must be an MP3 player, only there’s the sudden sound of a phone ringing! He taps the small device... Read more

Routers May Be To Blame For IoT Hacking

Internet News December 5, 2016

Both proponents and critics of internet of things (IoT) connected devices have long questioned their security, at least from a hacking standpoint. From Nest thermostats that were intentionally hacked to prove a point to the potential for insulin pumps and glucose meters to be manipulated with life-threatening consequences, there... Read more

Scrambling Code To Defeat Hackers

News Privacy and Security December 2, 2016

Don’t you just hate when a new software title comes out, and within a week some hacker has figured out where the hole in the code is? Those darn zero-day vulnerabilities! Fortunately, a new program might make weak code a thing of the past, and put a serious dent... Read more

Google AI Accidentally Created Its Own Language

News December 2, 2016

Google Translate is the bane of every first-year foreign language student’s existence. On the surface, signing up to take Mandarin seemed like a good idea thanks to the handy dandy web tool that would put the answers at their fingertips, but the end result – while far better than... Read more

Deutsche Telekom Hack Leaves Almost 1 Million Broadband Customers Without Internet

Internet News December 1, 2016

Hundreds of thousands of Deutsche Telekom customers in Germany had their broadband service cut off, or severely slowed, on Sunday following a Mirai-bot hack-attack on its hardware. As Sunday turned into Monday, the scale of the widespread attack on the maintenance interfaces of certain types broadband routers owned by Deutsche... Read more

Word From Our Editor: Why You Need AntiVirus

Antivirus News December 1, 2016

If there’s one thing 2016 has taught us, it’s that it’s a scary world out there! Whether you’re a well-loved celebrity, a disillusioned voter, or a giant internet company brought to its knees by massive DDoS attack, this year has proved you can’t afford to be complacent… I’m going... Read more

GNBLFY China: Phones Sending Users’ Texts Overseas

Mobile News December 1, 2016

Security experts aren’t sure whether it’s a sneaky way to make a buck off potential advertising or an attempt by the government to monitor activity and steal information, but either one is possible at this point. Researchers have found pre-installed software in some US Android phones that tracks location,... Read more

Safety Software Update Fails In Thousands Of Vehicles

News November 30, 2016

Today’s vehicles aren’t the solid pieces of well-oiled machinery of your grandfather’s generation. They’re more like a desktop computer under the hood that happens to have a lot of heated moving parts and hoses. Unfortunately, they’ve got the same vulnerabilities and flaws that those computers are subject to. The... Read more

Hardware The Way You Want It: Ellp

Productivity Software Reviews Windows November 30, 2016

What if you had the ability to make your hardware run exactly the way you think it should? That you could automate a number of the processes your computer or device already does, making them run more to your exact needs? There’s a new software in public beta that... Read more

Facebook Develops Tool To Censor Posts Based On Location

News Social Media November 30, 2016

There’s never been a better time to install a VPN, especially if you’ve come to rely on your social media feeds to discover news articles that matter to you. According to a new report, Facebook has developed a tool that will let third-parties (ie, the government) censor posts based... Read more

Apollo 11 Software Developer Wins Medal Of Freedom

Development News November 29, 2016

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest honor a civilian can receive, and 21 individuals were awarded the Medal in a White House ceremony earlier this week. Among the recipients was Margaret Hamilton, an 80 year-old woman whose contributions to the US space program have finally been recognized, fifty... Read more

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum: Great For DVD Backups!

Software Reviews Video November 29, 2016

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum edition: Is it as good as previous incarnations? In a word, yes, and then some! In fact, it is the best version yet by the people at Digiarty. And that’s quite an achievement. But just what does this version of WinX DVD Ripper Platinum... Read more

US NAVY Sailor Data Hacked

News Privacy and Security November 29, 2016

So, who would have thought there would be two stories about the US Navy in less than a week on this site? (Not me anyway!) In the same week that the US Navy has had to defend itself against claims of Piracy (Software Piracy) it is now also finding itself investigating... Read more

US Regulators Look To Reduce Road Deaths With ‘Driving Mode’ For Smartphones

Mobile News November 28, 2016

New Smartphones may soon come with a ‘Driving Mode,’ if US authorities can get manufacturers to agree to it… The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will shortly be issuing ‘voluntary guidelines’ for makers of smartphones, which will limit distracting apps and services accessible on smartphones when their... Read more

Todoist Productivity App Adds AI Features

Productivity Software Reviews November 28, 2016

There are is shortage of productivity apps on the market, all of them aimed at making your life easier and your workday more productive. A quick peek into the iOS App Store for “to do list” turned up literally thousands of results. But there’s an inherent problem with many of the... Read more

Facebook Details How It Will Fight ‘Misinformation’ And Fake News Stories

News Social Media November 25, 2016

With controversy still rampant over how big a role fake Facebook news stories played in the US Presidential election, company founder Mark Zuckerberg has publicly laid out new options for how the social network could handle ‘misinformation.’ Current President, Barrack Obama singled out Facebook and websites for the impact... Read more

Twitter Suspends Alt-Right Accounts…And Its CEO