Articles by Anthony Spadafora

After working with the TechRadar Pro team for the last several years, Anthony is now the security and networking editor at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches and ransomware gangs to the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. When not writing, you can find him tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home.

Articles by: Anthony Spadafora

EU reckons Google, Meta may have colluded to squash competition in the ads market

By Anthony Spadafora published 12 March 22

The European Commission and the UK's CMA have opened antitrust investigations into both Google and Meta.

Windows 11 File Explorer on a PC in an office

Windows 11 hardware requirements too steep for millions of work PCs

By Anthony Spadafora published 12 March 22

Businesses trying to upgrade to Windows 11 will likely need to upgrade some components or replace their existing hardware.

1Password ups maximum bug bounty

By Anthony Spadafora last updated 11 March 22

1Password raises payout of its bug bounty program to attract even more security researchers and ethical hackers.

Google is spending millions to help you move your data away from Azure and AWS

By Anthony Spadafora published 11 March 22

Google has committed $3m to expand the Data Transfer Project which it launched in collaboration with other tech giants.

Surfshark backpedals on Fake News feature after barrage of criticism

By Anthony Spadafora published 11 March 22

Surfshark launched and then quickly suspended a fake news warning feature in its browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox.

Bitdefender wants to take a bite out of the password manager market

By Anthony Spadafora published 10 March 22

Bitdefender Password Manager aims to provide best-in-class password protection without sacrificing user convenience.

Azure may have finally toppled AWS in the global cloud battle

By Anthony Spadafora published 10 March 22

Microsoft Azure is finally gaining ground on AWS especially when it comes to enterprise customers.

Microsoft fixes bug that stops Windows 11 from erasing user data after a reset

By Anthony Spadafora published 10 March 22

Microsoft has patched a bug that prevented user data from being fully erased in its latest round of Patch Tuesday updates.

These were the most popular browser extensions during the pandemic

By Anthony Spadafora published 10 March 22

From Zoom Scheduler to Facebook Container, browser extensions helped remote workers make the most out of lockdown.

President Biden is taking a serious look at cryptocurrencies

By Anthony Spadafora published 9 March 22

President Biden's new executive order calls on US government agencies to examine the benefits and risks of cryptocurrencies.

Some hard drives just aren't as tough as SSDs, report claims

By Anthony Spadafora published 9 March 22

Hard disk drives are known for their reliability but many new SSDs can run for even longer periods of time.

QuickBooks POS hardware setup with scanner and card terminal

QuickBooks POS (point of sale) review

By Anthony Spadafora last updated 9 March 22

QuickBooks lacks many of the features found in other POS systems, and charges a premium price, too.

Lightspeed point of sale (POS) review

By Anthony Spadafora, Rob Clymo last updated 9 March 22

Updated Lightspeed has four different POS systems to meet the needs of businesses across a variety of industries.

Intel is launching yet another crypto mining chip

By Anthony Spadafora published 9 March 22

Intel Agilex M-Series FPGAs can be used for crypto mining, network virtualization and other memory-intensive applications.

NCR Silver point of sale (POS) review

By Anthony Spadafora last updated 9 March 22

NCR Silver POS may not be the most affordable POS solution, but it delivers highly in terms of features, support and compatibility.