The end of Windows 7 is the real end of the PC era

ZDNet Tech Today

January 13, 2020

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•	Here's what will happen to your Windows 7 PC on January 15, 2020
•	You want to keep running Windows 7? Good luck with that, small businesses
•	Microsoft: New Windows Terminal preview gives you retro CRT screen effects

US troops deploying to the Middle East told to leave personal devices at home

iPhone trade-in values: Apple cuts what you get by up to $100 globally

Proof-of-concept code published for Citrix bug as attacks intensify

An Apple store Genius shows how the iPad Pro can't replace a PC

Linux gaming made easy: The fastest way to get up and running

Windows 10 settings: When to fix and tweak, when to leave your PC alone

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Why are engineers so narrow-minded? New research has an idea

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Security

1. Academic research finds five US telcos vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks

2. Texas school district falls for email scam, hands over $2.3 million

3. Two weeks after ransomware attack, Travelex says some systems are now back online

4. Hundreds of millions of cable modems are vulnerable to new Cable Haunt vulnerability

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Here's how you can still get a free Windows 10 upgrade

Microsoft's much-hyped free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ended in 2016, right? Not exactly. The GWX tool may be gone, but all the other upgrade tools still work. The end result is an apparently valid digital license, and there's no evidence that the free upgrades will end any time soon.

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