A Trusted Platform Module chip is dedicated entirely to encryption, helping keep information secure. Microsoft now requires one for all Windows 10 devices.

Intel wants to see thinner tablets, and is offering a variety of tips to OEMs for getting the job done. Expect to see more soldered cards in the future.

HTC is switching up the games that come with their Vive headset. 'The Gallery' and 'Zombie Training Simulator' now come with the virtual reality rig.

If you want to take your virtual reality on the road, you're going to need a relatively portable PC with a bunch of power. Lenovo has two choices for you.

Microsoft said it would only support Windows 7 and Windows 8 on Skylake machines through 2017, but is now backing down. Good news for Windows 7 diehards.

Dedicated Blizzard fans can buy an Overwatch-branded keyboard and mouse set, complete with custom LED patterns, thanks to a partnership with Razer.

30 servers were seized and three people arrested in a City Of London raid this week. A piracy service, marketed as legitimate, offered TV to ex-patriates.

The new Macbook Pro will have a touchscreen display above the keyboard, an AMD "Polaris" graphics chip, TouchID, and USB type-C. It will also be thinner.

Malware dubbed "ProjectSauron" infected government and other targets in Russia and Iran, then managed to stay hidden for five years, while extracting data.

Microsoft is ramping up for 2017, expecting to deliver two huge updates with new features that year. This year saw only one such update.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Think everyting done over HTTPS is safe? Think again. A newly discovered exploit proves someone with control over a network could log your URLs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.