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How to choose just the right all-in-one computer for you

Windows-based all-in-one PCs once earned little respect. While most of today’s AIOs still lack the graphics horsepower for hard-core gaming (we’ll show you one exception), the best models are far removed from the 98-pound weaklings of yore. Many models use laptop parts, which minimize heat, power consumption, (more…)

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Firefox update will insist on security for certain domains

Mozilla introduced a pre-loaded list of domains for Firefox that only can be connected to securely in order to help protect the privacy and security of users. To force secure connections between the browser and a server, Mozilla uses HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security), a mechanism used (more…)

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Hybrid hard drives: How they work and why they matter

An SSD can read and write data many times faster than the best mechanical hard drive. On the downside, flash memory is many times more expensive than the innards of a typical hard drive, so manufacturers have limited their SSD capacities to hit reasonable price points: A (more…)

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New security threat at work: Bring-your-own-network

Even as IT pros wrestle with the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend, corporate security is being further complicated by another emerging trend: bring your own network (BYON). BYON is a by-product of increasingly common technology that allows users to create their own mobile networks, usually through mobile wireless hotspots. (more…)

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How to master VLC, the ultimate Windows media player for power users

Let’s just rip off the Band-Aid and get the bad news out of the way: The standard version of Windows 8 won’t include Windows Media Center or the ability to play DVDs by default. Wait! Put down those pitchforks, home theater PC enthusiasts. Microsoft’s ill will toward (more…)

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Intel Chips to Support Wireless Charging by 2014

Intel is betting on wireless charging and plans to build the technology into its products by the end of next year. Transmitters would be built into the notebooks and ultrabooks, with receivers built into a wide range of devices using Intel’s chips. Details are rather scant, although (more…)

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FAA to Reconsider In-Flight Rules for Electronic Devices

In a move hailed by industry as long overdue, the Federal Aviation Administration has announced plans to convene a working group that will reevaluate the current regulations concerning the use of personal electronic devices on airplanes. The FAA said that the working group, to be comprised of (more…)

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Experience the iPad UI On Your PC

Want to test drive iPad without heading over to an Apple store? Here’s a way you can experience some of the iPad UI straight from your browser! The iPad is the latest gadget from Apple to wow the tech world, and people even waited in line all (more…)

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10 Essential iPad Tips & Tricks

Any idiot can use an iPad at a basic level. It’s designed that way. But even still, there are things that you’re just supposed to magically know—things no one ever necessarily tells you. So we’re here to help. Read the full article here By friendlycomputers

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