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Inside the Most Depressing Tech Show: Computex Faces Post PC Era

Walking the subdued floors found hardware vendors despondent about their chances in a hyper-competitive market and consumers who increasingly favor smartphones instead of PCs. On the trade days, before the show was open to the general public, booth after booth was filled with high-tech gadgets and idle sales staff drinking tea, with virtual reality demonstrations one of the few to draw a crowd.

Easy and Cost-Effective Secure App Development

Every year, we see a considerable increase in the number and severity of cybersecurity incidents from which companies suffer major financial losses, harm to their reputation, and irreparable damage to their customers. In 2015 alone, cybercriminals raked in billions of dollars from data breaches, as well as account information for hundreds of millions of users meant to be sold on the black market and used for further fraudulent activities.

The Best of Computex 2016

John Burek, editor-in-chief of PCMag's sister site, Computer Shopper, made the long journey to check out the PCs and other gadgets we'll see in stores this year and next. From powerful processors to adorable robots, Computex 2016 did not disappoint

Apple Devs Ditch The Watch, Embrace The TV

New data out this week has revealed that Apple AAPL -0.71%’s much-vaunted Watch is struggling to retain the interest of the usually fervent Apple developer community – a situation which could, of course, ultimately lead to consumers losing interest in it too. But the news isn’t all bad for Apple, as the data also finds that developers appear to be showing renewed interest in Apple’s iOS and tvOS platforms.