Operating Systems

Join the Black Friday club: BJ’s Wholesale, Sam’s reveal tech deals

Samsung Galaxy Android tablets, TV, Linksys wireless routers among hot Black Friday deals

Windows 10, Edge growth both flatline in October

Neither shows any growth in the prior month

Microsoft to patch Windows bug that Google revealed

Fix goes out Nov. 8 for vulnerability used by Russian hackers who penetrated the Democratic National Committee

Microsoft stops sales of Windows 7 Professional to OEMs

After extending deadline by two years, Microsoft puts a fork in the world's most popular operating system

Dell, Amazon, Newegg beat Black Friday 2016 rush

T-Mobile Black Friday deals leak out as well, though not confirmed

Google clashes with Microsoft over Windows flaw disclosure

Microsoft argues that Google isn't cooperating on vulnerability disclosure

System76 brings Ubuntu to $699 laptop with Kaby Lake chips

The Lemur laptop from System76 is more affordable than Dell's Ubuntu-based XPS 13 Developer Edition, which starts at $949

IBM, LEGO offer Macs as recruiting tool

Why offer Macs at work? To get the best talent

Have a spooky Linux Halloween!

If Linux never was: Imagining an alternate reality without Linux