The Wi-Fi Alliance announced new standards today that allow for multi-gigabit bandwidth, direct signals for individual devices, and 140MHz channels.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Learning to code is hard. Apple's upcoming Swift Playgrounds turns coding into a game, and is designed to teach anyone how to code without prior experience.

Siri is coming to the Mac, and the WWDC Keynote gave us a look at what that will look like. Here are the features Apple VP Federighi showed off.

Windows 10 may be a free upgrade, but it's not a charity. Here are a few money making schemes that help explain why Microsoft is pushing this OS so hard.

Some Apple customers are reporting stock shortages for the Apple Airport Extreme and Time Capsule wireless routers. Is a new version coming soon?

Mac malware is on the rise, and Mac users aren't equipped to deal with it. So Malwarebytes is offering a Mac-specific remediation tool for administrators.

Paying off criminals doesn't always work, as Kansas Heart Hospital learned this week. They paid off a ransomware demand, only to be asked for more money.

We've all got that one thing we wish worked better on our computer, and Windows 10 users can now report it with the Feedback Hub, now open to all.

It was fun while it lasted. Oculus Rift exclusive titles no longer work on the HTC Vive VR platform. An updated to the Oculus App broke the workaround.

Google now offers Hangouts, Allo, Duo, Spaces, Messenger, and Voice. Confused? Here's how the services differ, and where they overlap in terms of features.

Like the idea of Google VR, but wish it was more portable? Spec's PocketVR folds up and fits in your pocket, so you can take it anywhere.

Windows tablet users looking for a way to browse, not sync, OneDrive files have a solution: the new touch-friendly OneDrive app in the Windows Store.

Google's been trying to kill Flash for a long time, and replace it with HTML5. Later this year, users will need to actively enable Flash on sites.

FCC regulations make it hard, but not impossible, for router makers to allow third-party firmware. Linksys is putting in the effort for the WRT line.

Remix OS is a third-party version of Android that offers a desktop user interface, complete with multitasking. Now they're selling an all-in-one PC.

The MacBook Pro and Air lines are overdue for an update, and customers are noticing. New MacBook purchases are down over Q1 of last year.

Two USDA programs define what is and isn't broadband quite differently, meaning some areas can apply for loans but not grants to improve local networks.

USB to HDMI and USB to VGA adapters will soon with on Chromebooks, according to a statement from DisplayLink. The drivers will be baked into ChromeOS.

Kids tend to burst into rooms and wave their hands around, which could mess up work in augmented reality. An Amazon patent aims to help fix this.

Humans are pretty good at knowing when a word is gibberish; computers are not. Audio CAPTCHA research takes advantage of this, and could help the blind.

Steady shipments of advanced equipment are arriving at a facility Apple bought back in December, leaving analysts wondering just what the company is up to.

On the road, but still want to read with your kid? Samsung's VR bedtime stories could be the answer, if you're willing to buy a couple headsets.

Two years after Western Digital's HGST, Seagate is now shipping helium-filled hard drives to enterprise customers. Helium reduces friction and energy usage.