Friday, 14 August 2015

Ten scary hacks I saw at Black Hat and DEF CON

The latest from PCWorldBest of PCWorld Follow us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter
08.14.2015  View in a Browser
cyberattack stock image

Ten scary hacks I saw at Black Hat and DEF CON

08.12.2015 11:15 AM

While cyber security is increasingly important, researchers show how little of it we actually have.

classicshell

Classic Shell and Start10 banish Windows 10 Live Tiles, bring back Windows 7 look

08.13.2015 8:13 AM

Here are two ways to make the Windows 10 Start menu more familiar to former Windows 7 users.

 

PCWorld Superguides

Check our Guides packed with practical how-tos, in-depth features, tips and tricks, and more!

Laptops on PCWorld

Our award-winning editors keep you up to date

 
windows 10 search online

Windows 10 search bar phones home to Microsoft, even with Bing disabled

08.13.2015 10:52 AM

Microsoft says it's not collecting query or search usage data, but that doesn't mean those searches are truly happening offline.

Windows 10 Mobile Build 10136

New build of Windows 10 Mobile brings fixes and some massive bugs

08.12.2015 11:25 AM

Earliest adopters of Microsoft's new mobile operating system will see some improvements, along with broken features in Build 10512.

currentc

Apple Pay rival CurrentC could be delayed again as retailers jump ship

08.12.2015 1:11 PM

The backers of CurrentC want to take the time to do it right, but it's hard to see what else could go wrong at this point.

pcw lenovo thinkpad primary

The first Skylake laptops are Lenovo's Thinkpad P50 and P70 graphics workstations

08.10.2015 8:00 PM

Gamers got their 6th-gen Intel CPU, and now it looks like laptop users will too. These high-end machines sport other dream-checklist items including DDR4, Thunderbolt 3 and real USB 3.1.

zombie clip art edit

They're alive! Yahoo Mail users menaced by zombified deleted emails

08.10.2015 12:20 PM

Some users say messages they've deleted keep reappearing in their inboxes.

googlewebviewer

Google Drive's new desktop program launcher plays better with PCs and mobile apps

08.13.2015 7:25 AM

Now there's another way to launch files stored in Google Drive. Here's what happened when we tried it.

firefox40win10

Firefox sticks it to Microsoft, redirects Cortana searches in Windows 10

08.11.2015 10:40 AM

Users who set Firefox as their default browser can use Cortana web search with whatever search engine they want, instead of just Bing.

labrador dog waiting resignedly

Sony Vaio owners have a few weeks or longer to wait for their Windows 10 upgrade

08.13.2015 8:26 AM

Vaio users with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 will know more in October, but it's unclear what Sony will do for Windows 7 users.

TP-Link Archer C3200

TP-Link announces (and ships!) its first 802.11ac tri-band router, the Archer C3200

08.12.2015 5:00 AM

It's priced right and early benchmarks promise good performance, but TP-Link's new router is a wee bit light on features.

Google's Niantic Labs to become independent company

08.12.2015 4:50 PM

The developer of Google's mobile game Ingress will go solo as it aims to reach bigger audiences.

No comments:

ads