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The Best Desktop Computers of 2017 Packing more power and flexibility than laptops, and more stylish designs than in the past, desktops are still an appealing option. Here are some of our recent favorites along with some free shopping advice.

Definitely knew the end was near.

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Sad BlackBerry Will Stop Making Phones It’s the end of an era. BlackBerry, a name once synonymous with high-end smartphones, will no longer make mobile devices. Along with a dismal financial report, the company announced on Wednesday it “plans to end all internal hardware development and will outsource that function to partners.”

http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20160906/customers-hit-by-issues-with-logic-internet

Customers hit by issues with Logic internet | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News Customers using Logic Communications complained of a difficult weekend as the former Northrock e-mail system crashed.According to Logic’s Facebook

http://www.eweek.com/mobile/slideshows/why-its-important-to-install-the-ios-9.3.5-update-right-away.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EWK_NL_EP_20160830_STR1L2&dni=353783054&rni=25839306

Why It's Important to Install the iOS 9.3.5 Update Right Away

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You Should Update Your WhatsApp Settings Right Now WhatsApp betrayed its long standing commitment to privacy when the company announced the app will now share user data with Facebook for the purpose of selling ads. But existing users have only 30 days to opt out.

If you are still using a yahoo account.......

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3102998/security/200m-yahoo-accounts-go-up-for-sale-on-digital-black-market.html

200 million Yahoo accounts go up for sale on digital black market Yahoo users might want to reset their passwords. A hacker claims to have stolen the login information for 200 million Yahoo accounts and is selling them on the black market.

http://www.geek.com/apple/apple-abandons-quicktime-for-windows-leaves-critical-flaws-unpatched-1652488/

Apple abandons QuickTime for Windows, leaves critical flaws unpatched | Apple | Geek.com Do you still have QuickTime installed on your Windows PC? Then it’s time to do yourself a favor and uninstall it once and for all. See, Apple has announced that they’re no longer [...]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2015/06/05/tech-myths-busted/28466441/?csp=tech

7 common tech myths busted Seven common tech myths that you hear in the fast-changing tech universe

You should know.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/12/facebook-ads-targeting/10365027/?csp=tech

Facebook will use your browsing history to target ads Facebook will use your browsing history to target ads

Location. Location. Location. Most people install their wireless router close to the phone line/coaxial cable (cablevision) or on their desk but that usually isn't the best location especially in Bermuda homes.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2014/06/06/how-to-boost-home-wifi/9813031/?csp=tech

How to boost home WiFi for PCs and more Sometimes Wi-Fi doesn't seem to make any sense. You're trying to connect to your home network but you're getting a stronger signal from the neighbor's router than your own router. Inconsistent coverage is one

Some of the new features for OS X Yosemite and iOS 8.

http://mashable.com/2014/06/03/hidden-ios-8-and-osx-yosemite/

iOS 8 and Mac OS X Yosemite: All the Features You May Not Know Apple's WWDC keynote on Monday revealed a number of major and minor software updates, but not all are apparent, so we rounded up some of the features you might have missed.

Windows 7 has gained 50% of the market.

http://www.zdnet.com/windows-7-rules-the-desktop-7000030125/

Windows 7 rules the desktop | ZDNet XP is slowly dying, Windows 8 is slowly gaining, but the almost five-year-old Windows 7 was the real desktop operating system winner in May as it went over the 50 percent mark for the first time.