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Happy Distrovus: 3 big Linux Distros released in 8 days

Three new Linux distros are being released in an eight-day period. That calls for a celebration.

By Bryan Lunduke

Oct 26, 2015 3 mins

Operating Systems

Google’s Nexus 6P boasts the future of Android smartphone cameras

Android smartphones are meeting the massive demand for high-quality cameras. Google's new Nexus 6P is a good example.

By Steven Patterson

Oct 26, 2015 5 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Microsoft doesn’t see Windows 10’s mandatory data collection as a privacy risk

Exec says telemetry data is key to improving the operating system

By Blair Frank

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Microsoft confirms no add-ons for Edge browser this year

Support for extensions pushed into 2016 for Windows 10's default browser

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Cisco fixes iOS 9 compatibility issue that blocked some VPNs

Split-tunnel AnyConnect VPNs again handle DNS resolution properly, restoring access to server resources

By Galen Gruman

Oct 23, 2015 1 min

Cisco Systems Small and Medium Business iOS

Linux cousins Part 1: Reviewing AROS, the Amiga-like OS

The first part of a series of reviews of non-Linux, open source operating systems.

By Bryan Lunduke

Oct 21, 2015 5 mins

Operating Systems

Did Microsoft shove Windows 10 down people’s throats?

Microsoft lobs new OS at small businesses, consumers in a stealthy, piecemeal manner

By David Geer

Oct 21, 2015 6 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Google makes full-disk encryption and secure boot mandatory for some Android 6.0 devices

Devices with enough memory and decent cryptographic performance will need to have full-disk encryption enabled

By Lucian Constantin

Oct 20, 2015 2 mins

Android Google Security

Who cares about Hadoop on Linux? Microsoft (yes, really)

By offering big data services in its Azure cloud on Linux, Microsoft is sending several important messages to customers.

By Paul Rubens

Oct 20, 2015 6 mins

Microsoft Operating Systems

Microsoft exec says cumulative Windows 10 updates are better than the alternative

Requiring installation of every patch will provide a better user experience, Joe Belfiore says

By Blair Frank

Oct 19, 2015 3 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows