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Microsoft Research boss headed back to academia

Jeannette Wing taking reins at Columbia University Data Science Institute

By Bob Brown

May 3, 2017 2 mins

Big Data IT Skills and Training Small and Medium Business

Google’s surging Chromebooks will test Microsoft’s new Windows 10 S PCs

Chromebook shipments are expected to increase by 15 percent this year

By Agam Shah

May 2, 2017 5 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Windows

Microsoft to cut update ties between Edge and Windows 10

Report asserts Edge will receive feature updates via the Windows Store starting this fall, another move in company's campaign to rescue browser from shrinking share

By Gregg Keizer

May 2, 2017 3 mins

Internet Microsoft Small and Medium Business

Android gets patches for critical flaws in media handling, hardware drivers

The Android security bulletin for May covered fixes for over 100 vulnerabilities

By Lucian Constantin

May 2, 2017 4 mins

Android Security

Apple now has more cash than the U.K. and Canada, combined!

The iPhone maker’s $250 billion nest egg fuels speculation. Will it do more R&D? Invest in the cloud? Make a big acquisition?

By Fredric Paul

May 2, 2017 3 mins

Apple Mac iOS

Microsoft’s new Windows 10 S will take on Chrome OS

Microsoft's Windows 10 S is targeted at classrooms, and top PC makers will ship low-cost laptops with the OS in summer

By Agam Shah

May 2, 2017 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Windows

Microsoft reportedly will separate Edge from OS updates

Updates for the browser will now come from the Windows Store, if the rumors are true

By Andy Patrizio

May 2, 2017 2 mins

Microsoft Microsoft Edge Small and Medium Business

NSA suggests using virtualization to secure smartphones

It's now feasible to secure smartphones using virtualization, a technology the NSA currently requires only on tablets and laptops

By Peter Sayer

May 1, 2017 3 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Virtualization

I’m excited for a new Ubuntu release—for the first time in a long time

I haven’t liked Ubuntu for a while, but it looks like Canonical and the Ubuntu community are returning to what made the Linux distribution great in the first place

By Bryan Lunduke

May 1, 2017 4 mins

Open Source Operating Systems

iPhone 8 Rumor Rollup: long live the battery, here come the cases, plus a new concept design

The iPhone 8 could feature a more powerful battery, plus improved charging technology

By Bob Brown

Apr 30, 2017 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iOS