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Top Stories @PCWorld May 27, 2016 Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1080 launches with limited stock, no custom-cooled variants The next generation of graphics cards began with a whimper on Friday as the GeForce GTX 1080 launched with only reference models in limited availability. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Fearing forced Windows 10 upgrades, users are disabling critical updates at their own risk • The Full Nerd Episode 1: Intel's Skull Canyon NUC and GeForce GTX 1070 vs. GTX 1080 • PCWorld Show Episode 18: Windows 10's upgrade tricks, Windows Phone's death rattle, Twitter's big changes • Windows 10 Build 14352 lets Windows Insiders run two antivirus programs on their PC • Acer's Windows 10 Switch hybrids are priced to battle Chromebooks • Google cleared of infringement in Oracle lawsuit over Java • Shoot an atom into silicon, and you may have the beginnings of a quantum computer • Android device updates: Verizon's HTC 10 is getting camera improvements and bug fixes • Powerful gaming PC backpacks are becoming a thing as VR craze swells • Google goes after Microsoft, Tableau, and others with a new free analytics tool • Explore Cortana's skill set: 4 useful but lesser-known tricks • New JavaScript spam wave distributes Locky ransomware • Senate proposal to require encryption workarounds may be dead • Acer's Windows 10 Switch hybrids priced to battle Chromebooks Fearing forced Windows 10 upgrades, users are disabling critical updates at their own risk Microsoft's overly aggressive Windows 10 upgrade push is encouraging users to disable Windows Update, leaving their PCs at risk of malware infection. Read More ▶ The Full Nerd Episode 1: Intel's Skull Canyon NUC and GeForce GTX 1070 vs. GTX 1080 The Full Nerd goes official, with Gordon Mah Ung, Alaina Yee, and Brad Chacos at the mics. Tune in every two weeks for unapologetically nerdy hardware discussion. Read More ▶ PCWorld Show Episode 18: Windows 10's upgrade tricks, Windows Phone's death rattle, Twitter's big changes In PCWorld Show Episode 18, PCWorld editors Jon Phillips, Brad Chacos, and Gordon Mah Ung reveal Windows 10's deceptive upgrade scheme, debate whether Windows Phone really is dead now, and help Gordon understand what Twitter's changed about its service. Read More ▶ Windows 10 Build 14352 lets Windows Insiders run two antivirus programs on their PC Windows 10 Build 14352 adds several features, including the ability to ask Cortana to play specific songs. But the niftiest feature is a way to run two antivirus programs on your PC for double the defense. Read More ▶ Acer's Windows 10 Switch hybrids are priced to battle Chromebooks Windows 10 PC prices have been slowly creeping up, but some new back-to-school Switch tablet/laptop hybrid devices from Acer may be attractive to those on a shoestring budget. Read More ▶ Google cleared of infringement in Oracle lawsuit over Java A jury in San Francisco has cleared Google of copyright infringement in a case brought by Oracle over Google's use of Java in Android. Read More ▶ Shoot an atom into silicon, and you may have the beginnings of a quantum computer Take one atom of the element antimony, use an ion beam to shoot it into a silicon substrate, and you just may be on your way to building a working quantum computer. Read More ▶ Android device updates: Verizon's HTC 10 is getting camera improvements and bug fixes Also, Nvidia's Shield LTE Tablet and T-Mobile's Galaxy S5 are finally getting Android Marshmallow after a lengthy wait. Read More ▶ Powerful gaming PC backpacks are becoming a thing as VR craze swells Don't like being tethered to a PC for VR? Tether the PC to you. Read More ▶ Google goes after Microsoft, Tableau, and others with a new free analytics tool Google is doubling down on its commitment to the business analytics market with the launch of a new free data visualization tool. Read More ▶ Explore Cortana's skill set: 4 useful but lesser-known tricks Cortana isn't all about calendar appointments, reminders, and jokes. Microsoft's digital assistant is capable of all sorts of tricks. Read More ▶ New JavaScript spam wave distributes Locky ransomware Over the past week, computers throughout Europe have been hit by a massive email spam campaign carrying malicious JavaScript attachments that install the Locky ransomware program. Read More ▶ Senate proposal to require encryption workarounds may be dead A proposal in the U.S. Senate to require smartphone OS developers and other tech vendors to break their own encryption at the request of law enforcement may be dead on arrival. Read More ▶ Acer's Windows 10 Switch hybrids priced to battle Chromebooks Windows 10 PC prices have been slowly creeping up, but some new back-to-school Switch tablet/laptop hybrid devices from Acer may be attractive to those on a shoestring budget. Read More ▶

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