PCs & Laptops: The Latest Computing News
PCs, laptops, Microsoft, Apple and everything in between. Here you’ll find all the latest computing news – from the gaming, to benchmarks to raytracing. You’ll also find stories about security, privacy, hacking and the dark web.
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Dell’s Concept Luna Could Be the Future of Laptop Design
Gadget makers are slowly grappling with the electronic waste created by their products, and now it looks like a more sustainable future is on the horizon. Dell’s Concept Luna aims to make the company’s laptops more environmentally friendly, and in the process will also make them more repairable. While Dell hasn’t offered a timeframe for…
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How Cybercriminals Are Using Bitcoin’s Blockchain to Make Botnets Stronger Than Ever
Last week, Google announced that it had partially disrupted the operations of a massive botnet — a gargantuan network of over one million malware-infected Windows computers. In the world of cybersecurity, that would be news on its own, but this particular network was using an alarming blockchain integration that makes it tough to beat.
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LinkedIn Security Chief Calls Out Entry-level Job Ads Demanding Lots of Experience
We’ve all been there. Found our dream job posted online somewhere but then being severely let down when the junior or entry-level position requires 10-plus years of experience. Well, turns out LinkedIn’s security boss is also mad at job ads with unrealistic requirements. In a post on his own page, LinkedIn chief information security officer…
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Update Now to Fix a Bug That Prevents Android Users With Microsoft Teams From Calling Emergency Services
A bug that prevented a small number of Android users from calling emergency services if they had Microsoft Teams installed and were not signed in has been fixed in the latest version of the app.