Operating Systems

Microsoft’s .Net Framework will get its own Patch Tuesday

Starting in October, the .Net Framework Monthly Rollup will provide regular security and quality updates

Review: 6 slick open source routers

DD-WRT, Tomato, OpenWrt, OPNsense, pfSense, and VyOS suit a wide range of devices and networking needs

End to free upgrade halts rapid Windows 10 growth

Early numbers for August put gains at between a quarter and a third of the last two months

Respect: Windows 10 security impresses hackers

Windows is a popular attack target for criminals and researchers alike, but Microsoft has done a good job of making it harder to target security flaws in the OS

iPhone 7 Rumor Rollup: Holes in this story; leaky week; 3 or 2 models?

Rumormongers ask: What will replace 3.5mm headphone jack on iPhone 7?

People are patching Windows but not their apps

Users are far more lax about updating and fixing apps they run on their PCs than updating Windows

HP turns to Windows 10 for mobile devices, cutting reliance on Android

The company has no interest in selling low-cost Android mobile devices

Microsoft relents on shorter Windows 7 support decree

Customer, OEM complaints likely led to nullification of January's mandate

iPhone 7 to be unveiled Sept. 7 ahead of Sept. 16 release date

Open vSwitch finds new home at the Linux Foundation