3 things to consider before ditching your laptop for a tablet
For a few years now I’ve been watching tablets develop into ever more potent machines, with an eye towards making […]
Hardware, Technology
Technology
This Week in Tech 482: The Microsoft Shackle
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Christopher Breen, and Rafe Needleman Apple Pay rival CurrentC gets hacked, Apple confirms decline in iTunes music
Hardware, Technology
Call-capable Samsung Gear S Smartwatch Launches Nov 7 in U.S.
The Gear S will land on all four major U.S. wireless carriers Samsung delivered a bit of bad news this
Software, Technology
Copyright Office to consider 6th round of exemptions for dodging DRM
Since 1998, breaking most types of digital locks, often called Digital Rights Management (DRM), is against the law. Even well-lawyered
Technology
YouTube opens up 60 FPS support for all, game clips look incredible
YouTube officially added support for 60 frames per second videos back in June yet up to this point, the option
Security, Software, Technology
Drupal users: Assume your site was hacked if you didn’t apply Oct. 15 patch immediately
Users of Drupal, one of the most popular content management systems, should consider their sites compromised if they didn’t immediately
Microsoft, Security, Windows
Two-factor authentication will come baked into Windows 10
Nary a day goes by that we don’t hear about a new security breach in which million of credit cards
Security, Software
Rogue Tor ‘exit node’ server added malware to legitimate downloads
The Tor Project has flagged a server in Russia after a security researcher found it slipped in malware when users
Microsoft, Windows
The end of an era: Windows 7 consumer PCs halt production this Friday
This year, Halloween will be scarier than usual for PC fans. Friday, October 31 is the final day that Microsoft
Technology
This Week in Tech 481: Good Touch, Bad Touch
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Dave Hamilton, and Ben Thompson Tim Cook talks user data protection with Chinese Vice Premier,