This week was absolutely dominated by the WannaCry ransomware attack. If you are on Windows XP, PLEASE upgrade now! If you don’t have really good anti-virus software, PLEASE get the awesome ZoneAlarm Extreme Security Suite. And for those who aren’t backing up their computers at least weekly, get with it and formulate a solid backup plan. Yes, there was other news in tech this week. Look through the headlines below and click to read the entire story.
- If You Pay Ransom, Write It Off On Your Taxes
- Microsoft’s Fluent Design System threatens to make Windows look good
- Google Material Design Lead shares origin story of the company’s design vision
- 52 Local SEO Strategies for SMBs
- Google hopes to fix Android updates (no, really) with “Project Treble”
- UK health service hit by ransomware, amid possible global attack on systems
- Ram is recalling over a million trucks for faulty software
- Instagram’s Kevin Weil says Instagram Stories are just one part of the product
- You can build your own LTE network over Wi-Fi frequencies. Well, not quite yet.
- 3 Hidden Samsung Galaxy S8 Features You Should Be Using
- Developers of the MP3 Have Officially Killed It
- Why a shadowy hacking crime group called Lazarus may have launched a mass ransomware attack
- Amazon upgrades its Fire tablet line, a rare bright spot in the struggling category
- Windows XP PCs infected by WCry can be decrypted without paying ransom
- Five features the iPhone 8 needs to have (but probably won’t get)
- How to turbocharge your iPhone photography
- These Are the Filthiest Places In Your Kitchen
- Upgrade already! If you’re still using Windows XP, you’re a menace to society
- The Galaxy Note 8 is going to be huge. Here are three reasons why
- 11 English Words That Make More Sense When You Know Their Arabic Roots
- Android O wants to make your phone twice as fast
- Facebook launches war on clickbait headlines
- 30 Excellent Terms From a 17th Century Slang Dictionary
- Are Pop Lyrics Getting More Repetitive?
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