Malware dubbed "ProjectSauron" infected government and other targets in Russia and Iran, then managed to stay hidden for five years, while extracting data.
| News | August 9, 2016 |
Microsoft is ramping up for 2017, expecting to deliver two huge updates with new features that year. This year saw only one such update.
| News | August 5, 2016 |
Windows 10 updates have long offered a 30-day rollback period, which is helpful when something breaks. That period is now only 10 days long.
| News | August 4, 2016 |
An Intel employee added six depth-sensing cameras to the HTC Vive with a unicorn-horn-shaped peripheral. It can sense hand motions and obstacles.
| News | August 3, 2016 |
The wait is over (for some). Microsoft is pushing the Anniversary Edition Update of Windows 10 out to users today, and it brings all sorts of new features.
| News | August 2, 2016 |
July 30 was the deadline for the free Windows 10 upgrade, and market share numbers suggest there wasn't much of an installation frenzy during July.
| News | August 1, 2016 |
Vaio, long since spun off from Sony, announced a colorful new laptop this week: the Vaio C15. It's colorful, but costs $650 and sports a Celeron processor.
| News | July 29, 2016 |
Google Project Zero team member Tavis Ormandy found an 'obvious' LastPass vulnerability, and sent a report to the company. A fix is reportedly on the way.
| News | July 28, 2016 |
Think everyting done over HTTPS is safe? Think again. A newly discovered exploit proves someone with control over a network could log your URLs.
| News | July 26, 2016 |
Google Play and Android apps are now available on some Chromebooks, but is the experience any good? We decided to find out, and mostly liked what we saw.
| Reviews | July 26, 2016 |
The Oculus Rift is designed for sitting down, XBox controller in hand. A recent software update adds support for four sensors, so things might change soon.
| News | July 25, 2016 |
Been procrastinating on Windows 10? The free upgrade offer ends on July 29, so make sure you upgrade before then. Here's how, and how to switch back.
| News | July 25, 2016 |
The Rift Touch 3D sculpting program, Medium, is really starting to take shape, so Oculus invited artists in to turn their art into tactile experiences.
| News | July 23, 2016 |
The 7th generation of Intel Core processors, Kaby Lake, is currently shipping to computer makers, suggesting devices with it will be fore sale this fall.
| News | July 21, 2016 |
Opera, the oldest mainstream web browser, is no longer Norwegian. The browser, and the brand, have been sold to a Chinese consortium for $600 million.
| News | July 18, 2016 |
Microsoft boldly predicted they'd have 1 billion Windows 10 users by 2018, but they're taking that back. Part of this is Windows Phone flopping.
| News | July 15, 2016 |
There's a developer gold rush going on right now, and it's all about bots. Facebook's Messenger gained 11,000 bots in a few months, but are they useful?
| Computing | July 15, 2016 |
Looking forward to binge-watching in full HD? If you're on Windows, do it in Edge. That is the only PC browser that offers 1080p Netflix streaming.
| News | July 14, 2016 |
If you're a free user of Microsoft's OneDrive, you'll probably have less storage soon. The free offering shrinks from 15GB to 5GB, unless you opted out.
| News | July 14, 2016 |
Windows 10 really is going to be a subscription service. At least, it is for Enterprise users, as part of a bundle that includes Office 365 for $7 a month.
| News | July 13, 2016 |
A new Asus Chromebook offers 64GB of storage at a low price tag: $300. 32 or even 16GB of storage was standard, but Android apps mean that's not enough.
| News | July 11, 2016 |
If you ate at Wendy's in late 2015, check your credit card statements. Malware that steals credit card information infected more than 1,000 locations.
| News | July 8, 2016 |
Here's a nice surprise: 4 TB of solid state storage in a single 2.5 inch drive. It's the latest update for Samsung's 850 EVO line, and it was unannounced.
| News | July 8, 2016 |
One more time with feeling! Windows 10 is no longer a free upgrade as of July 29, as a new full-screen prompt alerts Windows 7 and 8/8.1 users.
| News | July 6, 2016 |
Facebook launched bots on Messenger just three months ago, but developers are all over it. Over 11,000 bots have launched in that short period of time.
| Computing | July 1, 2016 |
We've talked a lot about the features Apple is adding to MacOS, but there are some really obvious things Apple isn't planning on. Here are a few.
| News | June 30, 2016 |
The Wi-Fi Alliance announced new standards today that allow for multi-gigabit bandwidth, direct signals for individual devices, and 140MHz channels.
| News | June 30, 2016 |
If you own a Windows phone and were hoping to text from your PC, we've got some bad news. Microsoft is not bringing messaging everywhere to Windows 10.
| News | June 29, 2016 |
A bill that just passed the Russian State Duma, the lower house of the legislature there, could force ISPs to store a staggering amount of data.
| News | June 28, 2016 |
An upcoming features lets Chrome OS users see how much space remains on hard drives, and what's taking up that space. This points to an app-filled future.
| News | June 24, 2016 |
If you want Windows 10, but haven't installed it yet, it's time to get on that. The free upgrade expires on July 29, after which users will have to pay.
| News | June 23, 2016 |
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg covered his laptop's camera with a piece of tape, meaning hackers can't compromise it. Should you do the same thing?
| News | June 22, 2016 |
Not everyone wants Windows 10, which is why Windows 7 remains the most popular operating system on the planet. Make sure you're secure with these five tips.
| Guides | June 22, 2016 |
If you own an Apple Airport base station, install the latest update, 7.6.7 and 7.7.7. IT includes a critical security patch related to DNS.
| News | June 21, 2016 |
You might think a 1,000 core processor needs a lot of energy, but grad students at UC-Davis managed to make one that needs only a AA battery.
| News | June 20, 2016 |
You know about Siri and picture-in-picture, but there's more to MacOS Sierra than what Apple announced last week. Here are six other new features.
| Guides | June 19, 2016 |
Asus Flip owners finally have access to Google Play and Android apps. This means all sorts of things, like Skype video calls, are now possible in Chrome OS.
| News | June 19, 2016 |
Obsessive fans think NHL 04 is the best hockey game ever made, so they update it every year. NHL 2004 Rebuilt is the best hockey game you've never heard of.
| Features | June 14, 2016 |