Operating Systems

Microsoft still plans to ship two Windows 10 upgrades in 2017

Spells out release and support lifecycles yet again as manager acknowledges 'confusion'

How to communicate from a Linux shell: Email, instant messaging

Communicating entirely from a Linux shell/terminal is astoundingly easy. And the benefits make doing so pretty enticing.

5 built-in Windows 10 apps that do the job (with video)

Mail, Calendar, Maps, People and OneNote have grown into useful and feature-filled apps.

The many faces of the Linux grep command

The everlastingly useful grep command can change its character with the flip of a switch to help you find things.

Changes to Windows 10’s data-gathering not enough to satisfy EU privacy watchdogs

Regulators want a better explanation from the company than that 'basic' telemetry collects less user data than 'full'

Apple to unveil iOS 11 at WWDC on June 5

Israeli soldiers hit in cyberespionage campaign using Android malware

More than 100 soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces had their Android phones infected with malware by a cyberespionage group

Microsoft’s monthlong delay of patches may pose risks

The flaws scheduled to be patched in February will be fixed in March, but some risk disclosure in the meantime

Windows Update issues may be at root of February’s patch delay

Patch management expert rejects single-broken-fix theory

Microsoft quietly prolongs life of original Windows 10

Adds 40+ days to support lifespan of version 1507, the mid-2015 debut edition