This Week in Tech 415: Kevin Throws
Raccoonercise, Yahoo Survivor, Hyperloop hype, 8-track clunk, and more.
Technology
Hardware, Technology
Ars Technica System Guide: July 2013
Compared to the massive, across the board shakeups seen in some updates, this iteration of the System Guide looks pretty
Networking, Security
Data breaches hit 2.5 million in California in 2012, report says
In the first report of its kind, California’s Attorney General, Kamala D. Harris, revealed last week that 2.5 million people—roughly
Microsoft, Windows
Three cool ways to tweak File Explorer in Windows 8
Microsoft may have bungled a few things with Windows 8 (snark reply: “Just a few?!”), but File Explorer isn’t one
Microsoft, Windows
Microsoft: The desktop UI will never go away completely
Microsoft’s launch of Windows 8 in 2012 introduced the PC world to its Modern user interface, made mostly for touchscreen
Security, Software
Tumblr tells users to change passwords, patches security hole in iOS apps
Tumblr, the blogging site recently acquired by Yahoo, has released a security update for its iPhone and iPad apps that
Hardware, Technology
Chromebooks take 20-25% of sub-$300 laptop market in US
The excitement surrounding netbooks is long gone, with every major manufacturer walking away from the market in favour of higher-margin
Hardware, Technology
The PC fights back: U.S. sales decline is slowing
Last week, the headlines screamed that computer shipments had plunged roughly 11 percent in the second quarter, after dropping a
Microsoft, Software, Windows
IE10 captures second place among Microsoft's browsers
Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) jumped into second place among Microsoft’s browsers last month, pushing past IE9 through an enforced upgrade.
Microsoft, Windows
Microsoft Surface RT gets $150 price cut worldwide
Update: Microsoft has made the Surface RT price cuts official. The base 32GB model is now $350, the 64GB variant