On July 29, 2015, Microsoft will release Windows 10, its long-awaited new operating system. Windows 10 is not an upgrade from a previous operating system; it is an entirely new platform. Microsoft is not charging a licensing fee for Windows 10 for the first 12 months from the release date. This ...

On Tuesday, Mozilla announced that it would block all versions of Adobe Flash in its browser, Firefox. According to Mozilla’s support team, “Flash would remain blocked until ‘Adobe releases a version which isn’t being actively exploited by publicly known vulnerabilities.’”

Last week, the popular password manager, LastPass, announced a security breach – their system was hacked. According to their blog, “…account email addresses, password reminders, server per user salts, and authentication hashes were compromised.”

If you follow our blog, you may have seen a recent post about Windows 10. According to Jerry Nixon, Windows 10 will be “the last Windows release ever needed.” Additionally, the latest version will end the infamous “Patch Tuesday” – Microsoft’s scheduled patches to its existing operating systems.

Last week, Apple released their long-awaited, official Lightning Dock. A little late to the party (with other brands already offering docks for iPhones), the Lightning Dock provides an upright charging and syncing station for your phone.

In a previous post, we discussed the growing – and lucrative – hacking trend, ransomware. For years, the malware infected vulnerable computers and demanded large sums of money to unlock the computer system. More recent and popular forms of malware encrypt files on the system’s hard drive.

For over four years, the mobile messaging application, Snapchat, has connected users through photo and video conversations. With three easy steps – “snap a photo or video, add a caption, and send it to a friend” – the popular application has changed the way messaging works.

In a press conference last week, Charlotte Mayor Dan Clodfelter – along with Google representatives – announced that Google Fiber is coming to Charlotte, in addition to three metro areas, including Raleigh-Durham, Atlanta, and Nashville.