GTX 1070 vs. RTX 2060 Super vs. Radeon 5700 XT Something we’ve been hearing a lot this year is that PC gaming is not in great shape, how there’s a lack of development and progress on the hardware front and we’re
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Apple saw double-digit decline in global iPhone sales in Q3 2019
Huawei and Samsung scored big sales numbers at the expense of Apple The big picture: The top five smartphone vendors in terms of global shipment volume have remained the same throughout the third quarter of 2019. Apple is registering a noticeable but
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What Google knows about you may be a shock. Here’s how to manage or delete your activity
Everything you do online while signed into Google, and even some stuff when you aren’t, becomes a part of your Google profile. Google collects a staggering amount of information about you — maybe even more than you realize. Google remembers every
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Google is adding its Password Checkup feature directly into Chrome
Warning users of compromised passwords In brief: Having your passwords stolen through one of the numerous data breaches we regularly see is a very real threat to us all. To address this problem, Google is embedding its Password Checkup extension directly into
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Researchers discover a major flaw in PDF encryption standard
Attacks can exfiltrate data from encrypted PDF files The big picture: PDF encryption, as you can imagine, is commonly used in the world of business to protect trade secrets, confidential images, and even health records. Some even send e-mail messages as encrypted
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Windows patch causes more pain: Start Menu, boot and printer problems surface
Printer problems return after Microsoft releases a Windows update to fix printer problems linked to IE security fix. It’s groundhog day for some Windows users. The required October 3 security update to plug an Internet Explorer flaw and a printing bug turns
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How to use the new Firefox Private Network
Need to hide your location and encrypt your Firefox browser data? Look no further than the new Firefox Private Network add-on. When you’re on the go and you’re making use of a free, insecure network with your laptop, the last
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Microsoft’s Chromium Edge browser hits the beta channel
Chromium Edge is now one step away from general availability In context: Beta is the third and most stable of Microsoft’s preview channels. Major updates are rolled out approximately every six weeks alongside the occasional bug fixes and security patches. Microsoft’s Chromium-powered Edge
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Microsoft offering some customers an extra year of free Windows 7 updates
In brief: With Windows 7’s extended support period set to end on January 14, 2020, businesses that can’t or won’t upgrade to Windows 10 face paying Microsoft’s high fees to keep receiving extended security updates (ESUs). But the company is running
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Windows 7 usage has dropped to 32 percent
Almost 50 percent of all PCs are now running Windows 10, research claims With ransomware attacks and an official end of support date (January 14, 2020) both presenting security threats to 7 users, this is an understandable trend: nobody wants to
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