Tech and Gadget More than 60 percent of Steam gamers have finally moved to Windows 10 | Computing Sep 7, 2018 Bill Roberson/Digital Trends Despite trailing Windows 7 in overall market share, Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is the preferred OS among…
Computing What’s the skinny? Apple may launch a new MacBook with ultrathin design soon Sep 7, 2018 Apple may be prepping a MacBook refresh with a new ultrathin design — and it’s reportedly launching soon. No additional details about the laptop are…
Tech News update What is Docker? Docker containers explained | Computing Sep 7, 2018 Software is anything but simple. Even seemingly basic applications might have a rat’s nest of dependencies, with scores of packages, libraries, and…
Computing Shining light on dark fiber, other broadband networks | Computing Sep 7, 2018 A LinkNYC kiosk in Manhattan, shortly after its 2016 debut. Credit: Epicgenius, via Wikimedia Commons Only a couple of months after they were…
Computing Cat got your wallet? CryptoKitties virtual feline fetches $170K in crypto cash | Computing Sep 6, 2018 CryptoKitties, an Ethereum blockchain-based game that allows users to breed, trade, and sell digital cats, may have scored the most expensive in-app…
Computing Facebook to build $1 bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia | Computing Sep 6, 2018 The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations Facebook said Thursday it…
Computing Facebook, Twitter pledge to defend against foreign intrusion | Computing Sep 6, 2018 Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, left, accompanied by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are sworn in before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on…
Computing Propaganda-spewing Russian trolls act differently online from regular people | Computing Sep 6, 2018 One group, a Russian government-sponsored troll farm called the Internet Research Agency, was the subject of a federal indictment issued in…
Computing Hacked Chrome extension disguised as legitimate version steals logins | Computing Sep 6, 2018 Cloud storage service Mega.nz revealed that it was hacked on Tuesday, September 4, and users who had installed the service’s Chrome browser…
Computing After scandals, many Americans step away from Facebook: survey | Computing Sep 6, 2018 Credit: CC0 Public Domain A large number of Americans are stepping back from Facebook in the wake of recent scandals over the social network’s…