If you've got an old Java installer sitting in your downloads folder, delete it. Oracle announced old installers are vulnerable to binary planting.

Conspiracy theorists think time travelers brought laptops back to the Greeks, pointing to a marble statue to make their point. It was probably just a chest.

An ASRock firmware update removes Sky OC, a feature that overclocked non-K Intel Skylake processors. No reason was given, but pressure from Intel is likely.

Seemingly lightweight alternatives like VLC and Media Player Classic actually use more battery power than Microsoft Movies & TV, a PC World test reveals.

Malwarebytes updates are offered over unencrypted HTTP, which Google's Project Zero says leaves users vulnerable. A fix is reportedly on the way.

Microsoft made Windows 10 a "Recommended Update" for Windows 7 and 8 users, meaning the software will download automatically.

Google is bringing Material Design, its signature look for Android and mobile apps, to the desktop version of Chrome. Here's how you can get a preview.

The first payday of 2016 wasn't a great one for U.K. customers of HSBC, who couldn't access their accounts. Today is also a tax deadline in the U.K.

The Java browser plugin, which allows certain applications to run in your browser, is being retired later this year. It was a common security vulnerability.

Cortana now scans users' outgoing emails for commitments, then reminds the users later. Say you'll "pick up milk at 7 tonight" and Cortana will remind you.

Office Insider is no longer Windows-only. Mac users can now opt in to get early updates for Office for Mac 2016, and test new features in Office apps.

The Raspberry Pi is great, but requires an ARM-based OS. The JaguarBoard is a similar device with an Intel processor, so it can run Ubuntu or Windows 10.

Herman Klimenko, Putin's Internet adviser, made headlines by suggesting copyright owners shouldn't "terrorize" Russians. Turns out he owns a torrent site.

Apple released an update for its El Capitan OS today, but don't expect anything new. This is a straight-up security and stability update.

The fatal flaw in OS X's Gatekeeper security feature hasn't been fixed. Apple blocked some specific malware, but didn't fix the underlying problem.

For $13,000 you can buy the largest solid state drive on the market -- over twice the size of what leading competitors are offering.

An exploit in Trend Micro's password manager didn't just leave your passwords vulnerable: It let any site run arbitrary code on your computer.

Dell is entering the crowded $200 laptop market with an all-new Inspiron 11 3000 it claims is a great supplement to carry alongside your phone.

Go ahead: try to look at your hands. With an Intel Realsense camera, the IonVR headset can actually show them inside a virtual reality environment.

HP's line of aluminum body Elitebook laptops are lightweight without compromising on power, all starting at around $1,000.

The Surface Hub is a wall-mounted touchscreen all-in-one. After two delays, Microsoft announced a third, and a pretty steep price increase as well.

If you use Nvidia GeForce cards for your virtual reality setup, update your drivers today. Gameworks VR 1.1 brings SLI to OpenGL titles, and the Oculus SKD. 

If your Mac's battery is dying quickly, try closing the iTunes Music Store. For some reason just leaving it open can eat up a bunch of CPU. 

Digging around the code of the latest version of Microsoft Edge, a Twitter user managed to find references to extension. Further digging revealed a pane.

The average global internet speed is 5 megabits per second. America, meanwhile, enjoys the 16th fastest connections on the planet at 12.6Mb/s. 

Google's Project Zero discovered a zero day exploit in FireEye security software. A single email could have allowed hackers to monitor all network traffic.

Imagine an open source alternative to Windows compatible with Windows software. That's the goal of ReactOS, and they're nearing a important release. 

Some Office 365 users can try out a brand new application: Office Planner 365. It features cards you can organize on boards, similar to Web app Trello.

Virtual reality isn't just a gimmick according to Oculus founder Palmer Luckey: he says it's eventually going to replace smartphones as we know them.

A survey of IT professionals reveals they are increasingly supporting Macs, and suspect Mac sales will keep growing in corporate environments. 

5 million queries a second. That's the scope of a DDoS attack launched on the root DNS servers that make the Internet possible. It didn't work. 

Windows Live Writer is a much loved blogging app that Microsoft seemingly abandoned in 2012. It's coming back as the open-source Open Live Writer. 

Google is eyeing two of America's biggest cities for potential expansion. Los Angeles and Chicago are both potential sites for the gigabit internet. 

AMD's upcoming HDR support mean soon you'll be able to game with more colors. The company also announced their Freesync standard will support HDMI in 2016.