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Macro viruses are back, but Office 2016 has a new feature that can help

If your'e a network administrator worried about macro viruses, a new feature in Office 2016 can help. It lets you disable macros in downloaded documents.
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Use touch gestures on the spacebar with the Poseidon Z Touch gaming keyboard 

Your thumbs are sitting on the spacebar already, so why not use them to perform multitouch gestures? That's the idea behind the new Poseidon Z Touch.
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Cooler Master's new MasterKeys Pro series lights up with full RGB LEDs

Cooler Masters is releasing a new line of mechanical gaming keyboards, the MasterPro Series, offering Cherry MX switches and full RGB lighting.
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Warcraft III also getting patched as Blizzard continues work on its classic titles

Blizzard announced an official patch for Warcraft III, a strategy game released in 2002. This comes just days after a patch for Diablo II was released.
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Blizzard just patched Diablo II, a game that came out 16 years ago

Diablo II should be easier to run on Windows 10 and Intel Macs, thanks to a patch from Blizzard. The game was first released in 2000, an eternity ago.
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Obama urges techies to compromise on encryption

Speaking at SXSW is Austin, Texas, President Barack Obama urged techies to not be "absolutists" when it comes to encryption on smartphones and beyond.
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MacBooks will be getting Intel’s super-fast Optane drive tech, too

Intel's Optane drives feature 3D Xpoint, a new storage technology that's 1000 times faster than current solid state drives. And MacBooks could get it first.
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Oculus adds virtual reality trivia, Facebook integration to the Samsung Gear

Oculus is adding social games to the Samsung Gear VR, meaning you can play trivia with friends in VR right now. There's also brand new Facebook integration.
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Opera is testing a built-in ad blocker that encourages people to use it

Opera, a browser with a two-percent share of desktop users, is testing an ad blocker in its developer build. It encourages users to turn blocking on.
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Leaks suggest Lenovo will soon release an Android 2-in-1 laptop

A recent leak suggests Lenovo has an Android laptop on the way with a 10-inch, full HD display, 2GB of memory, and an Intel Cherry Trail processor.
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Have a 2010 MacBook Pro? Sorry, it's now obsolete, according to Apple

Apple added the 2010 Macbook Pro to their list of vintage devices, meaning it's going to be hard to find parts for the laptop outside California and Turkey.
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The latest ransomware threat announces itself out loud with a creepy computer voice

Cerber is the latest ransomware to spread around the Web, and announces itself in a unique way: speaking out loud using a creepy computer voice.
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No Rift support for Mac until ‘Apple releases a good computer,’ says Oculus founder

Wondering if the Oculus Rift will work with your Mac? Oculus founder Lucky Palmer says no, because no Mac currently on the market is powerful enough.
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You can buy an 8TB WD helium drive right now for $300, if you want

Helium drives have been available in the enterprise market for years. Now Western Digital is bringing the technology, which reduces wear, to consumers.
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After only 6 months, Windows 10 tops 8, XP in market share

Windows 10 is now gaining one percent of the PC user base each month, allowing it to edge out Windows 8 for market share just six months after release.
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Ethernet broke on your Mac? You’re not alone, here’s the fix

Somehow Apple managed to add the Ethernet driver to a list of banned kernel extensions, meaning many Mac users can't use wired connections. Here's the fix.
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AT&T is suing the Louisville Metro Council over Google Fiber

AT&T says the Louisville Metro Council has no right to regulate telephone poles, so it's suing over an ordinance that gave Google Fiber easy access.
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Transcends builds tiny 1TB M.2 solid state drive for super-thin laptops

Transcend now offers a 1TB version of their ultrathin MTS800 solid state drive, meaning you can put a lot of really fast storage into your laptop.
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Ads pop up on Windows 10 lock screen, and it's not malware: Microsoft put them there

Windows 10 users are starting to see ads pop up on the lock screen, in some cases taking up the full screen. Here's how to turn those ads off entirely.
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Asus settles FTC lawsuit over flawed router file security

Asus is settling and FTC lawsuit regarding their routers out of court, agreeing to establish a security program subject to audits.
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Why the Windows 10-powered Huawei Matebook beats the iPad Pro

Huawei's Matebook is its first tablet, and it's a very strong competitor for the iPad Pro. Here's a spec-to-spec comparison of these two huge tablets.
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Leaked video shows off HoloLens UI, including how to launch apps

For the first time we know what the user interface for the HoloLens will look like, thanks to a leaked tutorial video for something called Actiongram.
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OS X 10.11.4 will bring Live Photos to the Mac

The upcoming El Capitan update 10.11.4, available now as a developer beta, focuses on security and stability improvements. But there are two new features.
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Linux Mint came with a dash of malware over the weekend

If you downloaded Linux Mint on February 20 2016, there's a good chance there's a malware back door included. Delete the ISO, and re-format your computer.
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Americans know they shouldn't share their passwords, but do it anyway

Most people know that sharing passwords isn't smart, but 95 percent of Americans do it anyway. The most common shared passwords: Wi-Fi and streaming sites.
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Even its most loyal developers think the Windows 10 Store is a flop

Can you make a living selling apps in the Windows Store? At least one prominent developer says no, but that doesn't mean he thinks the platform's useless.
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US Department of Defense to launch a massive Windows 10 deployment, upgrade 4 million PCs

The U.S. Department of Defense, which Microsoft calls one of the largest enterprises anywhere, is upgrading four million PCs to Windows 10 in the next year.
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Seagate's new super-thin, 2TB hard disk proves mechanical storage isn't dead yet

Seagate is hoping that a 7mm thick hard drive offering 2TB of storage space will convince laptop makers to give conventional hard drives another change.
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Here's every trick the Windows Task Manager can pull off

The Task Manager and Resource Monitor are crucial tools, whether you want to close a non-responsive app or learn more about your PC. Here's how to use them.
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Want to play GTA V on your Raspberry Pi 2? Well, you can’t – but it now supports OpenGL!

An experimental OpenGL driver makes hardware accelerated OpenGL possible on the Raspberry Pi, meaning some 3D games can now run smoothly on the tiny PC.
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Relive early 90s software today, thanks to The Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is offering up over one thousand ancient apps and games from the Windows 3.1 era. Try classics like Free Ski and Minesweeper.
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Identity thieves used thousands of stolen SSNs to generate IRS e-filing pins

Armed with malware and over 400,000 stolen Social Security Numbers, attackers managed to generate 101,000 e-filing PINs before being shut down by the IRS.
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Get 2 free GB of Google Drive storage by reviewing your security settings

Google wants you to review your security settings, and is willing to give you 2GB of free storage just for checking. Here's how to review your settings.
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Microsoft issues a reminder that those unsolicited callers aren’t from Microsoft

Microsoft celebrates Safer Internet Day with a generic list of security advice. Here's hoping next year it gives users some concrete steps to take.