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Secunia's Personal Software Inspector 3 (PSI) has been discontinued by Flexera, which bought it in 2015. People who have been using it to update Windows programs over the past decade are now looking ...

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There are few things as frustrating as a slow PC. But why is it slow in the first place? We've got some ideas. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology ...

I'll switch if I get something worthwhile in return. The Android desktop needs to get only five things right to replace my ...

PCWorld senior editor Brad Chacos wrote an excellent story about the best software for a new PC. But if we’re talking the barest minimum, anyone with a Windows PC really, absolutely must have a ...