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Syrian Hackers Hit FT; Military Allows iOS Devices; Xbox 360 Update Coming?

PC Magazine — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:34:00 +0000

Didn’t have time to check out the tech headlines over the weekend? Here’s what you missed. The Financial Times was the latest publication to fall victim to hackers aligned with the regime of Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad. On Friday morning, the FT’s tech blog was replaced with a headline that said the “Syrian Electronic Army Was [...]

Yahoo Buys Tumblr for $1.1B, Promises ‘Not to Screw It Up’

PC Magazine — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:00 +0000

After a weekend of rumors, Yahoo this morning confirmed its purchase of blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Tumblr will continue to operate as a separate business with David Karp remaining as CEO. Amidst concerns from the Tumblr faithful that a Yahoo purchase would ruin their favorite online destination, Yahoo quipped in its announcement that [...]

How Paid YouTube Channels Could Kill Cable TV

PC Magazine — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

When I travel around the world, the local TV channels are often limited. This used to be especially true in the United Kingdom, where I could only watch four or five BBC channels. Once the country got the Sky Satellite service and some cable networks, however, the options for U.K. viewers increased drastically. Most boomers [...]

Get Organized: 5 Tips for Evernote

PC Magazine — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

I’ve just returned after being on the road for work for nearly two weeks, collecting mobile phone data for our annual Fastest Mobile Networks project, and covering the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco. One tool that has helped me stay organized throughout these trips is Evernote, and in this edition of Get Organized, [...]

The 5 Best Touch-Screen Monitors

PC Magazine — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

We’ve entered the age of touch, and it looks like it will be more than just a fad. With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets pushing touch screens to the fore, the hands-on interface has gained even more prominence in the world of PCs thanks to Windows 8, Microsoft’s current operating system, which relies heavily [...]

Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i Review

TechRadar — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:00 +0000

Although the Canon EOS 650D was the first DSLR to have a touchscreen, Canon sensibly decided that the touch controls should be in addition to rather than instead of the button and dial controls. This helped widen the camera’s appeal, making it attractive to novices upgrading from a touchscreen smartphone or compact camera, as [...]

Office 2013 Review

TechRadar — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:00 +0000

Office 2013 gets the Windows 8 treatment, with a touch-friendly interface and a sparser look, as well as new features in every application. So while the main thing you’ll notice is the new look, there are some really interesting features under the hood. Office is also going to the cloud, with subscription pricing, on-demand [...]

SSD vs HDD: What’s the Difference?

PC Magazine — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:01:00 +0000

Until recently, PC buyers had very little choice for what kind of file storage they got with their laptop or desktop. If you bought a netbook or ultraportable, you likely had a solid-state drive (SSD) as the primary drive (C: on Windows, Macintosh HD on a Mac). Everything other desktop or laptop form factor had [...]

Yahoo Board, Unfazed by Tumblr Porn, Approves $1.1B Acquisition

PC Magazine — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:08:00 +0000

In a bit of news from the, “we expected that” department, Yahoo’s board of directors has approved a deal to purchase the micro-blogging service Tumblr for a cool $1.1 billion in cash. The official announcement from Yahoo could arrive as soon as Monday morning, eclipsing whatever news Yahoo is rumored to be announcing regarding its [...]

Teen’s Inexpensive Self-Driving Tech Takes Home $75K Intel Prize

PC Magazine — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:46:00 +0000

Self-driving cars: Relatively new technology, but not all that new of a concept for those in the San Francisco Bay Area who have seen Google’s laser-radar-armed vehicles puttering around. A 19-year-old high school student, originally from Romania, has taken the concept of the self-driving vehicle and attempted to throw a bit of affordability into the [...]