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Linux at 25: How Linux changed the world

A devoted practitioner offers an eyewitness account of the rise of Linux and the open source movement, plus analysis of where Linux is taking us now

By Paul Venezia

Aug 24, 2016 10 mins

Operating Systems Red Hat Small and Medium Business

EFF condemns Windows 10 data collection

Advocacy group tells Microsoft to 'come clean' over telemetry, and offer 'meaningful opt-outs'

By Gregg Keizer

Aug 22, 2016 3 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Beware the ‘Windows Self-Healing Tool’ app

It could cause a lot of harm and very little good

By Andy Patrizio

Aug 22, 2016 2 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Windows 10 browser beatdown: Who’s got the edge?

Microsoft Edge vs. Google Chrome, vs. Mozilla Firefox vs. Opera vs. Vivaldi

By Jon Gold

Aug 22, 2016 10 mins

Chrome Firefox Small and Medium Business

Windows smartphone sales collapse

Sales fall by 76% in the June quarter, says Gartner

By Gregg Keizer

Aug 18, 2016 2 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Microsoft PowerShell goes open source and lands on Linux and Mac

The folks in Redmond really do love the open source operating system

By Blair Frank

Aug 18, 2016 3 mins

Microsoft Open Source Small and Medium Business

Microsoft’s new plan to save Edge: reward points

Will award redeemable points for 'active' hours in Windows 10's default browser

By Gregg Keizer

Aug 18, 2016 2 mins

Internet Microsoft Edge Small and Medium Business

14 essential Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts

There are plenty of ways to navigate Windows 10, but sometimes using keyboard shortcuts is the most convenient.

By Tim Greene

Aug 17, 2016 2 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

After the Anniversary Update: What’s next for Windows 10?

Now that the Microsoft's Anniversary Update is live, the company is planning two major updates for next year.

By Preston Gralla

Aug 17, 2016 5 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Microsoft will bring holographic ‘mixed reality’ to every Windows 10 PC

The company is working with Intel on hardware to bring physical objects into VR

By Blair Frank

Aug 16, 2016 2 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Windows