Why It's Time to Take Google's PC Operating System Seriously and other top stories.

• Why It's Time to Take Google's PC Operating System Seriously

  For most of my working life, I’ve used Macs at home and Windows PCs at work. But a couple of years ago, intrigued by a change in the winds of computing—from the desktop to the cloud—I decided to give Google’s Chromebooks a chance. Now, to my surprise, I use the Chrome operating system for all my nonmobile computing. Thanks to continuous...

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• Don't be like Mark: How to protect your social accounts from being hacked

  

  In the last week or so, several high-profile social networking accounts have been hijacked by hackers, including those belonging to Katy Perry, Mark Zuckerberg and Keith Richards. And even though control of all these accounts was quickly restored back to their owners, it was still a very embarrassing experience for the celebs: Katy Perry's 89 million followers had to endure a tirade of racists words and insults, while the official Tenacious D Twitter account, also hacked over the weekend, incor..

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• Verizon's 'Can you hear me now?' guy is back...with Sprint

  

  Actor Paul Marcarelli is back on television, but with Sprint. He previously spent a decade as a pitchman for Verizon. Sprint Many of you will remember Verizon's "Can you hear me now?" campaign. You know, the one that featured a horn-rimmed glasses-sporting "Test Man" asking the now-oft-repeated question. Well, the "Test Man" is back, and seeing yellow. Actor Paul Marcarelli, who spent a decade touting Ver..

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• Microsoft launches a project management app called Planner

  

  Microsoft wants to help businesses and small teams collaborate and track work with a new app called Planner. Released today for free as part of the Office 365 suite, Planner is a project management service similar to products like Asana and Trello. Microsoft isn't doing anything particularly groundbreaking here. It uses the established concept of a digital whiteboard plastered with note cards, which you can use to track projects, communicate progress, and attach files. It also integrates with o..

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• Microsoft responds to PC gaming flubs: We needed to learn by doing

  

  For a moment, it looked like Microsoft was going to make PC gaming better than ever. Then, it stumbled hard. "The new Gears of War Ultimate Edition is a DX12 disaster," wrote ExtremeTech. "What went wrong with Quantum Break on PC?" asked Eurogamer. On March 1st, Microsoft revealed that it would be bringing all its newest, biggest Xbox games to the Windows PC, starting with Gears of War, Quantum Break, Fable Legends and a version of the popular racing franchise, Forza Motorsport. But..

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