This year has been rough for the PC security industry. It appears that hackers are becoming smarter – or at least more determined – than ever before, and that means more corporations are experiencing data leaks and other problems. But many people are surprised to learn the true cost of cyber security. Over the past year, companies around the world paid an average of $8.9 million to defend c

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If you’re like millions of PC gamers around the world, then you’re constantly trying to squeeze every ounce of performance power out of your computer. To help you do just that, here are our top 5 favorite apps for speeding up and maximizing the performance of any gaming PC: 5) Video card overdrive programs Your video was most likely made by either AMD or Nvidia. Both of these manufacture

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Microsoft is betting everything on the successful release of Windows 8 later this month. But Microsoft might soon realize one of the most important lessons about attracting mobile consumers: if there aren’t any good apps, people won’t bother buying whatever you’re selling. Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android have hundreds of thousands of apps for consumers to choose from. However, both s

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If you’ve ever been the victim of a scareware virus, then you know exactly how frustrating the problem can be. Scareware preys on user insecurities. It installs itself on your computer and poses as antivirus software, monitoring your activities before charging you $50 or more to fix the problem. Scareware viruses go by many different names. Some might call themselves ‘Win B Security Systemâ

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When Mozilla Firefox first came out, computer users around the world rejoiced. It was the first time (since Netscape Navigator) that a legitimate competitor to Internet Explorer had drawn the attention of consumers. But Firefox was released a long time ago. And since that point, new browsers like Chrome have also entered the market. In spite of the popular of both of these browsers, Internet Ex

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