Windows 8 hasn’t given PC sales the boost that all were anticipating.  Microsoft looks to now be getting ready to go back on some of the core changes it introduced on this new version. It seems that Microsoft is planning a big Windows 8 undo, and that the release of Windows 8.1, also known as Windows Blue — will allow users to bypass the much-hated Start...

Corporate security consumes a huge chunk of time, money, and human resources. It’s no wonder that companies like Symantec exist. Symantec produces some of the security industry’s best software, but its contribution doesn’t stop there. Symantec also produces an annual Internet Security Threat Report. In these reports, Symantec highlights...

From the Bott Report:Summary: As part of its shift to a subscription model, Microsoft introduced a controversial “no transfer” restriction with Office 2013. Now, after an intense outcry from customers, the company has reversed course and agreed to allow users to transfer retail Office licenses between devices. Office 2013 might be brand new, but its...

Nothing about Google’s Chromebook Pixel makes sense. Maybe that’s intentional… It’s a) silly, and b) gorgeous. The only logical question about Pixel is “why would a successful company build a product that is entirely illogical and entirely unsellable”? I can think of three reasons… The fridge Back in January I spent a...

The Most Wonderfully Unrealistic Gear from CES 2013 From Gizmodo At CES every year, we cover hundreds of products. They’re usually only barely differentiated from previous models. But sometimes, companies trot out devices and technology that could bring something new and wonderful to the market—it’s just too bad the odds of this vaporware ever being...

We’re just a few days away before the Consumer Electronics Show rolls around yet again.  For the unfamiliar, this is the technology industry’s biggest event. (It’s also the largest trade show in the U.S.) Each year, we get to wager (it’s Vegas, after all) on what tech’s biggest tale will be. In 2009, it was Palm’s entry into the...

2013 will be a year of harsh change for the tech industry. We’ve just experienced five years of rapid, messy and disruptive innovation, and smartphones and tablets aren’t the future any longer — they’re the present. Powerful mobile devices connected to broadband-speed cell networks are now an everyday reality, and it’s going to...

Information security continues to grow more complex, and 2013 will be no exception.  Security personnel must evaluate their current security measures and develop action plans to tighten defenses and prepare them for the coming threats, or become victim to the payload. Security officers educating those who are less aware of security issues around emerging...

We all do our best to avoid advertisements in general, but with the evolution in online advertising, so comes the various ways hackers can use them to exploit our computers and the networks the reside on. With a recent rise in ‘malvertisements’ we’re forced once again to maintain vigilance in yet another area of possible compromise. What are malvertisements...

It nearly sounds as if it’s out of a movie. Picture it: You boot up your computer, only to discover that all your files have disappeared — and a stranger is holding them hostage until you fork over some dough. It’s one of the latest threats to your network and unlike many cyber threats, the culprits are literally taunting you over what’s been done....