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Top Stories @PCWorld Mar 10, 2016 Opera's new browser blocks ads natively Opera Software has updated its desktop browser to block ads without the need for a plug-in. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Opera's testing a browser that kills ads, accelerating webpage loading by up to 90 percent • AMD XConnect aims to make external graphics cards for laptops much more reliable • Google will sell you its high-end Pixel C tablet for 25% off if you say you're a developer • Experts say 'chip off' procedure to access terrorist's iPhone is risky • Tired of waiting for websites to load? This new tech can cut the time by more than half • Google has joined Facebook's Open Compute Project and submitted a 48-volt rack design • Zotac mightiest mini-PC packs a GTX 980 for gaming and VR • HP Spectre X360 15T review: It's sexy and thin, but comes with a performance cost • Ad nauseam: Inside streaming video's repetitive ad problem • Cisco patches serious flaws in cable modems and home gateways • Oculus Social lets Gear VR pals play together online • Locky ransomware activity ticks up • Hitman review: Freedom of choice • Kicked out of PCs, Blu-ray drives are revived in data centers Opera's testing a browser that kills ads, accelerating webpage loading by up to 90 percent A new developer edition of Opera's browser includes built-in ad blocking, the first desktop browser to do so. That significantly reduces the time webpages take to load, improving your surfing experience. Read More ▶ AMD XConnect aims to make external graphics cards for laptops much more reliable AMD XConnect brings driver-level external GPU support, planting the seeds for supercharged gaming laptops. Read More ▶ Google will sell you its high-end Pixel C tablet for 25% off if you say you're a developer Are you a developer? Can you claim you're a developer? You might be able to get a discount on a Pixel C tablet if you do. Read More ▶ Experts say 'chip off' procedure to access terrorist's iPhone is risky The iPhone 5c at the center of the legal battle between Apple and the FBI might be accessible through a delicate hardware technique, but experts warn it would be difficult. Read More ▶ Tired of waiting for websites to load? This new tech can cut the time by more than half Slow-loading Web pages are surely one of the top frustrations on the Internet today, but new technology from MIT and Harvard promises to change all that. Read More ▶ Google has joined Facebook's Open Compute Project and submitted a 48-volt rack design Google has joined Facebook's Open Compute Project and proposed a new design for server racks that could help cloud data centers cut their energy bills. Read More ▶ Zotac mightiest mini-PC packs a GTX 980 for gaming and VR Zotac has crammed a GeForce GTX 980 into a "VR-Ready" miniature gaming rig. Read More ▶ HP Spectre X360 15T review: It's sexy and thin, but comes with a performance cost Not everyone needs a burly quad-core CPU and discrete graphics. At least, that's what HP hopes. Read More ▶ Ad nauseam: Inside streaming video's repetitive ad problem Why do Hulu and other streaming video services show the same ads over and over? Read More ▶ Cisco patches serious flaws in cable modems and home gateways Cisco Systems has patched high-impact vulnerabilities in several of its cable modem and residential gateway devices that are distributed by some ISPs to their customers. Read More ▶ Oculus Social lets Gear VR pals play together online If you and your friends all have a Gear VR you can get together in a 360-degree virtual space and hangout. Read More ▶ Locky ransomware activity ticks up Locky, a new family of ransomware that emerged in the last few weeks, has quickly made a mark for itself. Read More ▶ Hitman review: Freedom of choice It's not quite Blood Money 2—not yet anyway—but Hitman's new episodic killing spree lands closer than we expected. Read More ▶ Kicked out of PCs, Blu-ray drives are revived in data centers Blu-ray and DVD drives are being kicked out of PCs, and finding a new life in data centers as storage that can retain data for up to 100 years. Read More ▶

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