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Top Stories @PCWorld Mar 29, 2016 FBI hack may raise questions about iPhone security The FBI hack of an iPhone 5c running iOS 9 may have left the device just a little bit insecure in the eyes of some users, as the agency has not provided details of how it was able to access data on the phone used by the San Bernardino terrorist. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Facebook may use Messenger to push into retail payments • Quantum computing is now a big step closer thanks to a new breakthrough: the Fredkin gate • Acer's aluminum Chromebook 14 blends high-end features with a budget-friendly price • Free Bitdefender tool protects against ransomware infections • The Internet of Things is all fun and games until a racist takes over your printer • Never10 is a free app for when you absolutely, positively don't want Windows 10 • Microsoft's cross-platform gaming push gets real with Killer Instinct for Windows 10 • Microsoft worries Lumia fans by slowly phasing out the brand's social presence • The first EVGA gaming laptop is a $2,700 aluminum-clad monster • How to make your Windows 10 user account local • Microsoft Build: Windows 10 'Redstone' and HoloLens will star at Microsoft's dev conference • How augmented reality will change gaming, according to a HoloLens developer • Samsung Internet is ready to banish ads while browsing on your Galaxy device • Banish Netflix's 'Continue watching' pop-up with Flix Assist Facebook may use Messenger to push into retail payments Facebook is pushing the concept of Messenger as a platform, with possible new features including retail in-store payments. Read More ▶ Quantum computing is now a big step closer thanks to a new breakthrough: the Fredkin gate Quantum computing is now within closer reach thanks to a major breakthrough in which scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a key building block can be assembled. Read More ▶ Acer's aluminum Chromebook 14 blends high-end features with a budget-friendly price Mixing quality components with light weight, the Chromebook 14 seeks the same business users drawn to Dell's Chromebook 13. Read More ▶ Free Bitdefender tool protects against ransomware infections Antivirus firm Bitdefender has released a free tool that can prevent computers from being infected with some of the most widespread file-encrypting ransomware programs: Locky, TeslaCrypt and CTB-Locker. Read More ▶ The Internet of Things is all fun and games until a racist takes over your printer IoT security wake-up call: A white supremacist hacker sends racist documents to thousands of publicly-exposed connected printers. Read More ▶ Never10 is a free app for when you absolutely, positively don't want Windows 10 Microsoft built a way to block Windows 10 upgrades into its software, but it's hard to find. The free Never10 utility does the hard work for you. Read More ▶ Microsoft's cross-platform gaming push gets real with Killer Instinct for Windows 10 Killer Instinct hits Windows 10 with cross-platform purchases, saves, and multiplayer. Read More ▶ Microsoft worries Lumia fans by slowly phasing out the brand's social presence Microsoft's shutdown of the Lumia Voices Twitter account is worrying, given all the other turmoil that the Lumia smartphone line has endured. Read More ▶ The first EVGA gaming laptop is a $2,700 aluminum-clad monster The EVGA SC17 puts high-end 4K gaming in a slick package, but is missing just one thing. Read More ▶ How to make your Windows 10 user account local The account you log onto in Windows 10 is probably connected to Microsoft. Here's why you might (and might not) want to change that and how to do it. Read More ▶ Microsoft Build: Windows 10 'Redstone' and HoloLens will star at Microsoft's dev conference Last year's Build was about promises. This year, Microsoft needs to present developers with a plan for why they should continue buying in to Windows. Read More ▶ How augmented reality will change gaming, according to a HoloLens developer The developer of Young Conker and Fragments, two of the first HoloLens games, describes what gaming will be like with the augmented-reality peripheral—including the caveats. Read More ▶ Samsung Internet is ready to banish ads while browsing on your Galaxy device The new Secret mode encrypts your browsing data and requires a fingerprint unlock to access it. Read More ▶ Banish Netflix's 'Continue watching' pop-up with Flix Assist A handy Chrome extension stops the 'continue watching' dialog and kills the 30-second intermission between episodes. Read More ▶

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