A year after its demise, Windows XP still has more users than Windows 8 and 8.1 combined From NeoWin / NetMarketShare | Written by By Timi Cantisano With the upcoming anniversary of Windows XP reaching the end of its life, the OS still has more users than Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 combined. According to NetMarketShare, Windows XP still… Read More »
Google to Give Away 15.5 million Google Laptop Computers From: MaxxWiredNews, March 31, 2015 In a surprise announcement today, Google, Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) said it will be offering 15.5 million Google Laptops – which it calls GoogleBooks – available for free, on a first come, first served basis. Google spokesperson, Shari Bramault, said the promotion will start on April 15, 2015… Read More »
A Day in the Life Every working day, and I mean every working day, we see computers completely buried in malware and PUPs. Today, we’re going to show you a typical day in our lives when some poor soul, whose hard drive was only 2 months old came to us to have us check over their computer. Keep… Read More »
Six surprising facts about who’s winning the operating system and browser wars in the U.S. | ZDNet By Ed Bott, The Ed Bott Report, ZD Net, 28 March 2015 Summary:The United States government has given the public access to its massive analytics database, and the results are fascinating. What share does the Mac really have? Is Windows 8.1… Read More »
We’ve Been Thinking About Making Some Changes I know that scares you…when we say “we’ve been thinking”, that can’t be good, right? Well this time we think we’ve hit on an idea that you’ll like, but we’re not sure. We have been thinking of expanding our weekly Premium newsletter from just another tech newsletter to something new and different,… Read More »
Why You Should Never Sign a Cell Phone Contract Again Like rocket science and high school relationships, cell phone plans are complicated for a reason. Two-year contract or early-upgrade plan? Month-to-month or pay-as-you-go? Individual or shared data? Big carriers like AT&T and Verizon love it this way — they know most consumers won’t know a good plan from… Read More »