Operating Systems

Microsoft ends its deceptive Windows 10 upgrades

Too little, too late, but the company is finally backing off

Critics denounce Windows 10 upgrade changes as PR ploy

Users put 'X-click' backtracking into context; scold Microsoft for goodwill attempt so late in the free upgrade offer's lifespan

Dell stops selling Android devices

Dell has discontinued Venue tablets with Android, and won't be pushing out OS upgrades to current customers

30 days in a terminal: Day 10 — The experiment is over

Living completely in a Linux shell was too painful. But it was a revealing experience—something all developers should try. They might create faster software as a result.

Mobile ransomware use jumps, blocking access to phones

Kaspersky Lab has detected a spike among its own Android users

iPhone 7 to feature radically new home button design

A career in Unix: The best and the worst

Microsoft’s big Windows 10 update launches on August 2

New features include Cortana and security enhancements

Canonical, Snappy and the marketing value of collaboration

Canonical implies it is collaborating with nearly every major Linux distro for its Snappy project. It is not. And what could have been a marketing win for it is now a loss.

Alphabet looks to take on the iPhone with a Google-branded smartphone