Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 review: Major upgrade closes the gap with iOS and Android

Follow:   04.18.2014  View in a Browser Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 review: Major upgrade closes the gap with iOS and Android 04.14.2014 8:00 AM With the Cortana digital assistant and a vibrant new interface, the OS is finally positioned to attract the users and developers it critically needs. Report: NSA secretly exploited devastating Heartbleed bug for years (Update: NSA denies) 04.11.2014 5:13 PM News of the Heartbleed bug has brought the Web to its knees, and Bloomberg says the NSA has been exploiting it for at least two years. -ADVERTISEMENT- PCWorld Superguides Check our Guides packed with practical how-tos, in-depth features, tips and tricks, and more! Laptops on PCWorld Our award-winning editors keep you up to date Battle of the digital assistants: Windows Phone Cortana vs Google Now vs Siri 04.14.2014 8:00 AM Even in beta, Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant has an impressive amount to say for itself. But is it enough to keep up? Galaxy S5 fingerprint login fooled by familiar iPhone 5s TouchID hack 04.16.2014 9:30 AM The integration with Paypal makes the weakness of Samsung's implementation extra serious. Leave no trace: Tips to cover your digital footprint and reclaim your privacy 04.16.2014 6:30 AM Reduce your exposure to spying eyes with sandboxing, disk encryption and more. Reverse Heartbleed puts your PC and devices at risk of OpenSSL attack 04.14.2014 3:48 PM A password management service discovers that the Heartbleed bug can be used to target individual users. Microsoft ends free custom email domain support for Outlook.com 04.11.2014 10:21 AM Start paying for Office 365 if you want to manage email addresses with a personal domain, Microsoft suggests. Windows XP lives on: Avast survey shows 27 percent of its XP users don't plan to switch 04.15.2014 6:00 AM XPocalypse? What XPocalypse? A big chunk of antimalware software vendor Avast's users are sticking with XP despite the many risks. AT&T hacker Weev released from prison after appeals court overturns conviction 04.14.2014 8:20 AM A federal appeals court has ruled that the venue for Auernheimer's prosecution wasn't appropriate How to install Windows Phone 8.1 right now 04.14.2014 1:19 PM Why wait? Microsoft's developer preview is actually open to anyone who's a little adventurous. Typo halts sales of iPhone keyboard as injunction takes effect 04.15.2014 8:03 PM BlackBerry alleges the Typo keyboard is an 'obvious knock-off' of its own keyboards. Judge humiliates Apple staffer for using cell phone during Apple-Samsung trial 04.11.2014 4:07 PM You. Ma am. You in the front row, the judge ordered. Seems a few too many cell phones are gumming up the courtroom s Wi-Fi. You are subscribed to this newsletter as: sittishon.whungsinsujarit.adsmail@blogger.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2014 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107