More than half of all IE users face patch axe in 10 months

From InfoWorld: More than half of all Internet Explorer (IE) users have less than 10 months to discard their browsers, and either update to a new edition of IE or dump Microsoft for one of its browser-making rivals.

The majority of IE users face a support retirement deadline that Microsoft...

Uber's Amsterdam office raided by Dutch authorities

From PC World: Uber keeps crashing into laws and regulations in Europe, but it’s keeping the foot on the accelerator.

Following raids in Belgium and France, Dutch authorities raided Uber’s Amsterdam office on Thursday as part of an investigation into the ride-hailing service UberPop, which a court...

Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge arrive in US on April 10

From CNET: Samsung hopes to reverse its fortunes with a radically redesigned flagship smartphone.

The company said that its Galaxy S6 smartphone, alongside its curvy sibling, the Galaxy S6 Edge, will go on preorder Friday and then become available for purchase at carrier and retail stores on April...

HTC will sell unlocked One M9 for $649 online on March 27

From CNET: April 10 is shaping up to be a busy day for smartwatch and smartphone fans.

HTC said Thursday that its latest premium smartphone, the HTC One M9, will land in carrier and retail stores on April 10. That's the same day that Samsung plans to release its Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge and...

Google could make it easy for you to pay bills from Gmail

From CNET: People use Google's Gmail to firm up brunch plans with a friend, exchange notes with colleagues and say hi to their mom. Now, Google wants to add another use to that list: Paying bills.

The search giant is building a service reportedly called "Pony Express" that will allow users to pay...

NVIDIA's Latest Windows 10 Drivers: Still Too Unstable For Primetime

From DailyTech: As a tester of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows 10, I feel to some degree a civic duty to stick it out through the rough edges. And thankfully, for the most part, critical bugs have been few and far between.

Few and far between, that is, except when it comes to NVIDIA Corp.'s (NVDA...

Google catches bad digital certificates from Egyptian company

From InfoWorld: Google said Monday an Egyptian company issued digital certificates that could have been used to intercept data traffic to its services, which did not appear to have been abused.

The incident is the latest example of longstanding problems around the issuance of digital certificates...

Microsoft packages Azure for Web and mobile developers

From PC World: With a new integrated set of Azure-based services, Microsoft wants to help ease the process of developing applications that run in the cloud.

“We’re hearing that developers want more simplicity. They’re challenged with having to build apps that target a variety of platforms and...

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