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How to have healthy eyes in the digital age [Infographic]
Read dotTech everyday, but don't go blind doing so.
Microsoft is bribing customers to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 8.1
Microsoft wants you to abandon Windows XP for Windows 8.1, the software giant is willing to bribe users to make the big switch. However, if you’re looking to gain a fortune from this deal then you should probably look elsewh...
Man fixes Blue Screen of Death on MacBook Pro by baking it in the oven
Ales Kocjancic, founder of Live Systems, was left with a MacBook that would boot only to show the “Blue Screen of Death.” He didn’t have AppleCare and other fixes found online wouldn’t work for him. So he b...
Google and Microsoft block companies from making devices that run both Android and Windows
Dreaming of owning a device that runs both Windows and Android? Well, you’re out of luck as Google and Microsoft doesn’t want this to ever happen. Apparently, OEMs tried to get Windows and Android to play nice on table...
Man is convicted for installing spyware on women’s PCs while “fixing” them
Andrew Meldrum, who is from London, has been convicted for installing spyware onto the computers of three women and then using the women’s own webcams to spy on them. Meldrum was found guilty on two counts of voyeurism and t...
Apple releases fix for major SSL vulnerability in OS X, update your Macs immediately
Apple has released OS X 10.9.2, a crucial security update meant to fix the major SSL vulnerability that was discovered by the company last week. Updates have already been pushed to iOS devices and even the Apple TV, but now a fix ...
9 best known hackers in the world [Infographic]
Are you better than these guys? Probably not, cause I'm hacking you right now.
North Korea copies Mac OS X in latest version of homegrown Red Star operating system
North Korea’s state-sanctioned (and supposedly homegrown) operating system, Red Star, is looking a little different these days. The last time the outside world caught a glimpse of Red Star, it was sporting a Windows 7-inspir...
Sony is selling its VAIO business, exiting the PC market
The rumors were true, Sony is indeed selling the VAIO PC business. The company officially announced the move today, confirming that the VAIO computer division would be sold to a Japanese investment fund, Japan Industrial Partners....
Steve Jobs wanted to let Sony VAIOs run Mac OS X
Steve Jobs was known to have been an admirer of Sony products. In fact, he liked the VAIO line of PCs so much that he wanted to let Sony put Mac OS X on them. According to writer Nobuyuki Hayashi, ex-Sony president Kunitake Ando m...
Dell is working on computers that can sense mood
It seems that Dell is working on a computer that can understand a person’s mood. This project is part of Dell’s new R&D division. It was revealed by Jai Menon, who is heading up the new unit, in an interview with B...
Apple celebrates the Mac’s 30th birthday with interactive website, video
I is the Mac’s 30th birthday. The original Apple Macintosh was released on January 24th, 1984. The company is celebrating the milestone by updating the website with interactive pages featuring a timeline of the Mac over the ...
“Printing to the wrong printer != my laptop is broken beyond repair!” [Humor]
And another one bites the dust.
HP is bringing Windows 7 back to its computers, due to “popular demand”
It’s no secret that Windows 8 got off to a rough start. And while Windows 8.1 attempted to alleviate many of the issues users had with the OS, it appears even that might have not been enough. HP’s official website is n...