Microsoft writes the final chapter in the book of Zune
By Shawn Knight | TechSpot Microsoft over the weekend wrote the final chapter in the book of Zune, making good
Microsoft
Security, Software
State-sponsored cyberspies inject victim profiling and tracking scripts in strategic websites
By Lucian Constantin | PCWorld Web analytics and tracking cookies play a vital role in online advertising, but they can
Hardware, Technology
This Week in Computer Hardware 341: The Fastest Smartphone CPUs Ever
Hosts: Patrick Norton, Ryan Shrout Yoga 900, iPad Pro, AMD Raden R9 380x, budget Skylake B150 Mobos, Qualcomm’s new Snapdgraon
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This Week in Tech 536: Kicking and Streaming
Host: Leo Laporte Facebook Safety Check, encryption backlash, uncloaking TOR, and more. Guests: Patrick Beja, Jennifer Booton, Devindra Hardawar, and
Apple, Microsoft, Software, Windows
Chrome to drop support for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and older Mac OS X versions in 2016
By Ian Ginos | Neowin Google Chrome, by some estimates the world’s third most popular desktop web browser, will cease
Microsoft, Security, Software, Windows
Microsoft may block SHA1 certificates sooner than expected
Encrypted sites running old certificates will be inaccessible from modern browsers. By Zack Whittaker for Zero Day While about one-in-four
Security, Software
Surprise: Adobe’s Flash is a favorite hacking target by far
Jeremy Kirk | PCWorld Adobe Systems’ Flash plugin gets no love from anyone in the security field these days. A
Hardware, Technology
This Week in Computer Hardware 340: AMD Kills Catalyst
Hosts: Patrick Norton, Robert Heron HDTV Deals with Robert Heron, Catalyst Drivers Are Now Crimson, Sweet Mini ITX R9 Nano
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This Week in Tech 535: VR? PR!
Transforming journalism, Amazon brick and mortar, Comcast caps, and more.
Security
Nasty new ransomware program threatens to leak your files online
Lucian Constantin | PCWorld Ransomware creators have taken their extortion one step further: in addition to encrypting people’s private files