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Microsoft quashes various critical Internet Explorer bugs, leaves a big one standing
Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday sees a bundle of Internet Explorer security flaws erased, but not the one that recently made headlines.
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Is the GeForce GTX 960 an over-clocker’s dream? Test results say yes
Nvidia claimed the GTX 960 is an over-clocker's dream. A review site has tested 13 cards at once to find out how large the claimed gains are.
DirectX 12 shows its muscle in early benchmarks
DirectX 12 promises big gains for any video card supporting it. Anandtech has discovered how big those gains might be.
Apple tweaking emoji menu and adding skin tone modifiers with OS X 10.10.3
Apple adding skin tone modifiers to emoji in OS X 10.10.3 while also improving emoji menu.
Look out, Nvidia, AMD Radeon 300 Series GPUs Are (Almost) Ready to Rumble
After more than a year of R&D work, AMD confirms a high-end Radeon R9 290X follow-up is coming soon, as part of the "exciting" 300 series of GPUs.
A new day, a new hack attack, with health giant Anthem the latest cyber-victim
Health insurance provider Anthem is the latest high-profile victim of a major cyber-security breach. Find out all the details here.
Early Excel, Word and PowerPoint ‘universal’ apps available now for Windows Insiders
Preview builds of Microsoft's universal Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps are now available for members of the Windows Insider program running Windows 10.
Internet Explorer users, be warned, a critical XSS bug is lurking in the shadows
Yet another security vulnerability threatens to wreak havoc in Internet Explorer, granting complete remote manipulation of a Windows user's web traffic.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft pay AdBlock Plus to bypass the plug-in
A report from The Financial Times has revealed some of the world's largest technology companies pay AdBlock Plus for permission to bypass the plugin.
Seagate says goodbye to Thunderbolt drives, LaCie will now carry the torch
Seagate does away with support for Thunderbolt, leaving its other brand, LaCie, to handle that market.
Truly relax by setting a vacation reminder in Gmail
Everyone needs a vacation. Here's our quick guide on how to turn on Gmail's vacation reminder, so you can spend less time rummaging through your inbox.
Need more PCIe bandwidth for your crazy gaming rig? Intel’s Skylake chipsets may help
Leaked slides show that Intel's Skylake chipsets will support the PCI Express 3.0 standard and up to ten USB 3.0 ports when they arrive later this year.
Razer’s Blade is sharper than ever, thanks to the GTX 970M
Razer's super-thin Blade gaming laptop has been updated with a GTX 970M and a quicker Intel 4th-generation quad-core boasting speeds as high as 3.6GHz.
Will you print your next PC? A reality check on 3D-printed electronics
3D printing has immense potential, but it's usually just for plastic objects. A new printer from Voxel8 hopes to change that by printing conductive paths.
Drones gone wild: 10 acts of unmanned aerial idiocy
Commercial drones are becoming more accessible. There are some out there who have done stupid things and messed up things for the rest of us.
Nvidia’s G-Sync is coming to laptops, won’t require hardware module
Investigation into a leaked driver has revealed the G-Sync will be coming to notebooks later this year and won't require a hardware module.
Want a Dell XPS 13 or M3800 for less? Go for the Ubuntu edition
Dell is adding official Ubuntu offerings to its 2015 XPS 13 and Precision M3800.
A $35 computer can run Windows 10? Latest Raspberry Pi is a powerhouse
To everyone's surprise, an all-new Raspberry Pi has been launched at the same $35 price point with far superior hardware and software support.
USB 3.1 puts the pedal to the metal in early speed tests
Early speed tests from Anandtech show that USB 3.1 is significantly quicker than 3.0, pushing almost 700 megabits per second in sustained read/write tests.
Your smartwatch is a threat to your office, but radio-frequency monitoring can help
The Internet of Things is an alarming threat for companies, which are increasingly vulnerable to the connected devices employees are brining to work.
Google Earth Pro is now free for anyone to use
If you've always wanted to take advantage of the enhanced features in Google Earth Pro but never had a spare $400, now's your chance — Google is making the software upgrade free for everyone.
Space an issue? Das Keyboard launches tenkeyless mechanical keyboard
Das Keyboard's new 4C mechanical keyboard features a tenkeyless design for users who want to save space without sacrificing performance.
Turn your favorite videos into animated GIFs with Imgur’s new Video to GIF tool
Thanks to a new feature, Imgur has made it easier for the everyday user to turn their favorite video clips into animated GIFs.
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