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Will the Feds ever relax the rules on using phones in flight?Hop on an Emirates flight in Dubai and get up to cruising altitude. You realize you forgot to tell your assistant to make some crucial plans when you arrive at your destination. No problem: Just take out your cell phone and make a quick phone call.
New tablet boots Ubuntu Linux, Android, and Windows 8We've seen several Linux tablets emerge over the past year or so, but examples with triple-boot capabilities are much less common.
Steam’s virtual trading cards award prizes for your time well wastedWell, this is interesting. While the rest of the world was ogling over what’s coming down the pipe from Google, Steam introduced collectible virtual trading cards that you can earn by playing games, and trade in for bragging rights and prizes.
YouTube and Windows Phone: The Google-Microsoft slap fight continuesGoogle CEO Larry Page has a chance to spread peace and love to rival Microsoft sooner than expected after a moving appearance during Google I/O.
Hands on: New Google Maps make maps interesting againWe may not have a new version of Android to drool over, but at least we've got more feature-filled, better-looking maps. At its Google I/O keynote Wednesday morning, Google announced an enhanced version of its popular Google Maps service. The demos shown on stage drew some applause out of the otherwise listless attendees, and I was itching for the chance to put this improved version of Maps through its paces.
Mobile security reality check: What you really need for protecting your phoneTo hear the headlines scream it, mobile security is already a lost cause. Android is the king of mobile malware! Umpteen gazillion rogue apps found! THE HACKERS ARE SNOOPING YOUR SNAPCHATS AND SEXTING YOUR GRANDMA!
Testing firm: Internet Explorer tops browsers for malware protectionMirror, mirror on the wall, what browser blocks malware best of all? The answer to that question is Microsoft Internet Explorer 10, at least according to the latest test results released by NSS Labs.
AMD launches the Radeon 8790M, its new(ish) notebook graphics flagshipAttention mobile graphics fiends: AMD says its claiming the crown for the “world’s fastest notebook graphics card” with its newly unveiled Radeon HD 8970M.
Dell slashes the price of its Windows RT tablet to $300Dell, following in the footsteps of many other PC retailers, just slashed the price of its only Windows RT tablet to a jaw-droppingly low $300.
HP's latest hybrids sport Nvidia Tegra 4 and 3rd-gen Intel Core CPUsClamshell laptops will always have their place, but that form factor just can't deliver the versatility of a hybrid tablet with a detachable keyboard. Unfortunately, the designs we've seen so far have been hobbled by weak CPUs.
- Microsoft takes care of IE zero day with Patch Tuesday update
It’s Patch Tuesday again, and Microsoft has plenty to keep IT admins and users busy this month. Microsoft has released ten new security bulletins for May, but the two that should get the most attention and the highest priority are both related to the Internet Explorer Web browser.
Microsoft takes the offensive against Google, and it's about timeGoogle was once a humble startup with a big dream—to be the David that takes down Microsoft’s Goliath. Google has become a tech force to be reckoned with, challenging Microsoft in almost every area including Web search, browsers, email, operating systems, productivity software and mobile platforms. Over time, it has chipped away at Microsoft’s market share.
So Long, Cinnamon: Cinnarch Linux is reborn as AntergosRegular PCWorld readers may recall Cinnarch, a Linux distribution I covered last fall that combined Arch Linux with the relatively new and alternative Cinnamon desktop environment.
Microsoft confirms the Windows 8.1 update (a.k.a. "Blue") will be freeIt's official: The Windows Blue update will be dubbed Windows 8.1, it'll be available for Windows 8 and Windows RT devices alike, and it will cost you the low, low price of zip, nada, zilch.
Outlook.com adds Google chat integrationThere's no doubt about it: Outlook.com is on a tear these days, eager to snatch the email crown back from Google's grasp.
Why gamers in Asia are the world's best eSport athletesOctober 13, 2012 was a warm and sunny Thursday in Los Angeles, yet 8000 people packed themselves into the University of Southern California’s sold-out basketball arena to watch two teams of PC gamers battle for supremacy in one of the world’s most popular video games—a strategy/action PC game called League of Legends. More than 8.2 million people from around the world tuned in to video streaming sites like Twitch.tv that day to catch the action live.
New McAfee LiveSafe utility protects computers, tablets, and smartphonesProtecting a single PC from viruses, malware, and other security risks is difficult enough. Now that the typical tech’d-out household contains multiple tablets and smartphones, as well as one or more PCs, securing all of them can quickly become a big hassle. Responding to all this hardware proliferation, McAfee has announced a new tool called LiveSafe that's designed to be a protective umbrella for pretty much all the devices we may juggle (Windows Phones and Chromebooks being the notable exceptions).
Five new features coming in Firefox 21 tomorrowIt's been about six weeks since the release of Firefox 20, so assuming Mozilla stays on its usual schedule, Firefox 21 will make its debut on Tuesday.
Buyers, sellers beware with internet classifiedsThe recent slaying of an Ontario man trying to sell a truck through an online ad is a tragic reminder that no situation is too commonplace to require common sense, experts said Tuesday.
BlackBerry Q10 to hit stores May 1BlackBerry says the keyboard version of its new smartphone will arrive in Canadian stores on May 1
