Best Deals of the Week, October 10th – October 14th – Deal Alert
Best Deals of the Week, October 10th – October 14th – Deal Alert Check out this roundup of the best…
U.S. bans Samsung Galaxy Note7 from all flights
The U.S. government has issued an emergency ban of Samsung’s exploding Galaxy Note7 devices from all airline flights, urging users…
Consumer PCs: Ailing, but not dead yet
Personal computer shipments again contracted in the third quarter, research firms said this week, as consumers continued to refuse to…
As one lawsuit sinks, Disney IT workers prepare a new fight
The IT employees laid off by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, who alleged a “conspiracy to displace U.S. workers” in…
Thanks to Facebook, voter registrations surge
Social media is more than posts of cat videos and political rants as Facebook showed by getting hundreds of thousands…
Banks turn to AI for improved customer service, competitive edge
With the Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal fresh on your mind, it’s hard to feel sorry for banks these days.…
U.S. lawmakers want answers on Yahoo email surveillance
A bipartisan group of 48 U.S. lawmakers wants two government agencies to explain a surveillance program in which Yahoo reportedly scanned…
IDG Contributor Network: Siri and Cortana on the desktop: Features or bugs to be squashed?
The words “personal digital assistant” bring to mind visions of Stepford Wives speaking in monotone unison, beckoning with waggling index fingers, to…
IDG Contributor Network: How this Acer Predator gaming desktop (and Forza Horizon 3) brought me back into the fold
Glitches, hiccups, drivers, software incompatibilities — these are not the things you want to deal with when you fire up…
GlobalSign certificate revocation error leaves some sites inaccessible
Users around the world have had trouble accessing some HTTPS websites due to an error at GlobalSign, one of the…