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Windows 10 S may be more secure, but it’s still hackable

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This probably shouldn’t come as a surprise, but Windows 10 S can be hacked. ZDNet asked security researcher Matthew Hickey if he could install ransomware on a Microsoft Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S with all the latest security patches installed, and it only took him about three hours to find a way to do […]

Now it’s easier to buy Purism’s Linux laptops

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After running a crowdfunding campaign in 2015 to raise money for a laptop that runs free and open source software, Purism has been able to ship a limited number of 13 and 15 inch laptops, and the corporation is taking pre-orders for a 2-in-1 tablet. While the release date for the tablet still hasn’t been […]

Deals of the Day (6-23-2017)

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Amazon is running a 1-day sale on Dell’s Latitude 3379 laptop, allowing you to pick up a 13 inch convertible notebook with a touchscreen display, a Core i3 Skylake CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage for $500. But if you’ve got a few extra bucks to spare and want more bang for them, […]

Google to stop scanning Gmail for ad personalization

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When Google first launched Gmail on April 1st, 2004, many people thought it was an April Fools’ joke. The company best known for its search engine was offering 1GB of email storage at a time when competitors offered just a few megabytes. But Google had a strategy: the company would automatically scan your email messages […]

Eve V Windows hits the FCC, should ship soon

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The Eve V is a Windows tablet with a Microsoft Surface-like display and built-in kickstand. But it has a few features the Surface lacks, including two USB Type-C ports and a backlit keyboard. Eve Tech designed the tablet after seeking input from potential customers, and raised money to develop the tablet through a crowdfunding campaign […]

Google brings new 180-degree video format to YouTube

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Watching 360-degree videos can be a pretty immersive experience… but sometimes it can be easy to miss out on the action because you’re looking the wrong way. More importantly, it can take an expensive camera system to shoot the videos. So in order to encourage more people to shoot immersive videos, Google’s cutting 360 degree […]

The next TCL/BlackBerry phone has a 1080p display (no word on the keyboard)

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The latest BlackBerry-branded smartphone to hit the streets features a classic BlackBerry design with a physical keyboard placed below a 1620 x 1080 pixel display. But the next BlackBerry device might look a bit more like the BlackBerry DTEK50, DTEK60 and Priv smartphones. Members of the CrackBerry forums noticed user agent profiles for an unannounced device […]

LG introduces 77 inch flexible, transparent OLED display

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LG Display’s latest OLED screen combines a bunch of buzzwords: it’s big. It’s flexible. It’s transparent. And if you add all of those things up you’ve got a display that will most likely be really expensive (albeit really cool). Don’t expect to see the company’s new 77 inch transparent, flexible OLED display in home TVs […]

Windows Task Manager is finally getting a GPU tab

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The Windows Task Manager lets you keep an eye on CPU, memory, and disk usage as well as your computer’s Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth performance and stats. But one feature that’s been notably absent from the performance tab is the graphics processor. That will change soon though. Microsoft’s latest Windows Insider Preview build adds a […]

Deals of the Day (6-22-2017)

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There’s no shortage of cheap Chromebooks on the market. But cheap Chromebooks with full HD displays, 4GB of RAM, quad-core processors, and at least 32GB of storage? Those are less common. But today you’ve got two options: Staples is selling a 13 inch Asus model with those specs for $250, while Amazon has a deal […]