Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26 billion
Microsoft announced it’s buying the professional social network company LinkedIn Monday in a cash deal valued at $26.2 billion. Microsoft(MSFT, Tech30) is paying $196 per…
Card Readers Used By OHP Causing Controversy
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Highway Patrol just started using ERAD’s a few weeks ago and they’re already generating a firestorm of controversy. The ERAD’s, or Electronic…
TeamViewer confirms number of hacked user accounts is “significant”
It was a tough week for TeamViewer, a service that allows computer professionals and consumers to log into their computers from remote locations. For a…
Muhammad Ali dies at age 74
Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself “The Greatest” and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing,…
TeamViewer denies hack after PCs hijacked, PayPal accounts drained
Remote-control tool wobbles offline, blames bad passwords for compromises TeamViewer users say their computers were hijacked and bank accounts emptied all while the software company’s…
Throwback on a Comeback: The Last Cassette Tape Factory
Bust out your mix tapes and dust off those Walkmans: Cassette tapes are having a comeback. National Audio Company—the last cassette factory in the U.S.—is…
Win a fully built Puget Systems Serenity PC worth over $2800USD!
One lucky winner will receive a full Puget Systems Serenity PC worth over $2800USD! Fully spec’ed out with: Intel Core i7 6700K CPU ASUS NVIDIA…
This ‘Demonically Clever’ Backdoor Hides In a Tiny Slice of a Computer Chip
Security flaws in software can be tough to find. Purposefully planted ones—hidden backdoors created by spies or saboteurs—are often even stealthier. Now imagine a backdoor…
Fearing forced Windows 10 upgrades, users are disabling critical updates instead
Some Windows 7 and 8 users would rather chance a malware infection than an involuntary Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft stepped on the gas in its…
Windows 10 news recap: New build, Version 1607, hardware requirements and more
Welcome back to our weekly Windows 10 news recap, in which we recap the top news stories regarding Windows 10 for the week. Let’s dive…