The 12 biggest hacks, breaches, and security threats of 2017
The biggest security hacks, leaks, and breaches of 2017 may impact your privacy for years to come.
Stories by Ian Paul
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Microsoft's Surface Pro 5 won't appear before a "meaningful change"
A Surface Pro 5 launch this month is looking less likely.
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Google slams the brakes on Pixel Chromebooks
Never say never, but Google isn't planning on making any more Chromebooks right now.
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New Windows 10 feature blocks desktop apps, points to Windows Store instead
The mainstream release of Windows 10 may soon have a setting that prevents installing anything but Windows Store apps.
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Your Windows 10 PC may soon lock itself when you walk away
The latest Windows 10 build has a new security feature called Dynamic Lock that may automatically lock your PC when you're not there.
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Microsoft rushes out Windows 10 patch to fix broken Internet connections
Microsoft released two Windows 10 updates in quick succession, leading many to believe their DHCP connection problems were caused by the earlier update.
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Microsoft pauses Windows 10 previews to shift to radical new update system
Microsoft puts Windows 10 Insider preview builds on hold as the company transfers the Insider program to the Unified Update Platform.
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How to defer Windows 10 updates
Windows 10 forces updates on home users, but Windows 10 Pro users can slow down feature upgrades if they want.
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Kaspersky Labs says Microsoft is anticompetitive towards third-party antivirus
Eugene Kaspersky says Microsoft's favoritism towards Windows Defender is unfair.
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BlackBerry stops making hardware, but BlackBerry phones live on
BlackBerry will stop making hardware to focus on software, but that doesn't mean the iconic phones are done for—yet.
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Two major Windows 10 updates scheduled for 2017
Windows 10's Redstone 2 and Redstone 3 updates really are coming in 2017, according to a Microsoft blog post.
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Surface Pro 3's massive battery drain is a software problem, Microsoft says
Surface Pro 3 owners may not have to deal with a battery recall, after all. Microsoft says the tablet's sudden battery drain stems from software, not a hardware problem.
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A lawsuit over an unwanted Windows 10 upgrade just cost Microsoft $10,000
Microsoft recently paid a (very small) price for its Windows 10 upgrade tactics, and that was before they became increasingly aggressive.
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Microsoft disses Chrome's atrocious battery life to bolster Windows 10's Edge
If all you want out of your browser is good battery life for your laptop then Edge just might be the browser for you.
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Massive Acer security breach exposes highly sensitive data of 34,500 online shoppers
Acer recently revealed its online store was the victim of a data breach that lasted nearly a year.
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