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Why Microsoft Is Dumping Support For Windows 8.1

Online

7 years ago

Why Microsoft Is Dumping Support For Windows 8.1

David Tuffley

Online

7 years ago

What Is Tizen?

Eric Limer

Windows 8.1 Update: The Return Of The Mouse

Online

7 years ago

Windows 8.1 Update: The Return Of The Mouse

Mario Aguilar

What If Operating Systems Were Religions?

Online

7 years ago

What If Operating Systems Were Religions?

Charles Stross

Online

7 years ago

How To Install SteamOS

Chris Zele - Maximum PC

Relive The ’80s And Run Windows 1.01 In Your Browser

Online

7 years ago

Relive The ’80s And Run Windows 1.01 In Your Browser

Adam Clark Estes

Why Making Mavericks Free Makes Perfect Sense

Online

7 years ago

Why Making Mavericks Free Makes Perfect Sense

Eric Limer

Windows 8.1 Review: Little Changes Make A Big Difference

Online

7 years ago

Windows 8.1 Review: Little Changes Make A Big Difference

Eric Limer

Online

7 years ago

How Do You Like iOS 7 So Far?

Leslie Horn

Windows 8.1: Everything You Need To Know

Online

8 years ago

Windows 8.1: Everything You Need To Know

Kyle Wagner

Here’s How To Get The Windows 8.1 Preview For Free Right Now

Online

8 years ago

Here’s How To Get The Windows 8.1 Preview For Free Right Now

Kyle Wagner

OS X Mavericks First Impressions: A Little Good Going A Long Way

Online

8 years ago

OS X Mavericks First Impressions: A Little Good Going A Long Way

Kyle Wagner

Here’s The List Of Macs Compatible With OS X Mavericks

Online

8 years ago

Here’s The List Of Macs Compatible With OS X Mavericks

Jamie Condliffe

Apple Just Fixed The Single Dumbest Thing About OS X

Online

8 years ago

Apple Just Fixed The Single Dumbest Thing About OS X

Kyle Wagner

Apple OS X Mavericks: Everything You Need To Know

Online

8 years ago

Apple OS X Mavericks: Everything You Need To Know

Adam Clark Estes

Computing

8 years ago

What Changes Do You Most Want To See In Windows 8.1?

Kyle Wagner

Computing

8 years ago

Take A Look At Windows 8.1 In Action

Jamie Condliffe

Computing

8 years ago

Watch Every Single Version Of Windows Ever In One Exhaustive Video

Leslie Horn

Apple’s Latest OS X Update Fixes More Messages Bugs

Online

8 years ago

Apple’s Latest OS X Update Fixes More Messages Bugs

Leslie Horn

Windows 8.1: Little Fixes, Same Big Ideas (Oh, And A Start Button)

Online

8 years ago

Windows 8.1: Little Fixes, Same Big Ideas (Oh, And A Start Button)

Brian Barrett

Leaked Windows 8.1 Screenshot: Oh, Hello, Start Button

Online

8 years ago

Leaked Windows 8.1 Screenshot: Oh, Hello, Start Button

Eric Limer

Online

8 years ago

Microsoft, Don’t Bail On Windows 8

Kyle Wagner

The ISS Has Ditched Windows Entirely — For Linux

Online

8 years ago

The ISS Has Ditched Windows Entirely — For Linux

Jamie Condliffe

Financial Times: Microsoft Pulls Windows 8 U-Turn

Online

8 years ago

Financial Times: Microsoft Pulls Windows 8 U-Turn

Jamie Condliffe

Report: The Start Button Is Coming Back To Windows

Computing

8 years ago

Report: The Start Button Is Coming Back To Windows

Jamie Condliffe

Mac OS X Code Reveals Apple’s Plans For Super-Fast Wi-Fi

Computing

8 years ago

Mac OS X Code Reveals Apple’s Plans For Super-Fast Wi-Fi

Jamie Condliffe

How To Make Windows 8 Look And Feel Like Windows 7

Computing

8 years ago

How To Make Windows 8 Look And Feel Like Windows 7

Avram Piltch - Laptop Mag

Eric Schmidt Says Chrome OS And Android Aren’t On A Collision Course

Computing

8 years ago

Eric Schmidt Says Chrome OS And Android Aren’t On A Collision Course

Eric Limer

OEM Windows Price Slash Could Make Upcoming Laptops Cheaper

Computing

8 years ago

OEM Windows Price Slash Could Make Upcoming Laptops Cheaper

Jamie Condliffe

Report: Microsoft Blue Is Coming This Summer With Internet Explorer 11 Baked In

Computing

8 years ago

Report: Microsoft Blue Is Coming This Summer With Internet Explorer 11 Baked In

Eric Limer

Microsoft Job Postings Confirm ‘Windows Blue’ And Yearly Updates

Computing

8 years ago

Microsoft Job Postings Confirm ‘Windows Blue’ And Yearly Updates

Eric Limer

Some Folks Are Paying $125 To Downgrade To Windows 7

Computing

8 years ago

Some Folks Are Paying $125 To Downgrade To Windows 7

Mario Aguilar

Windows 8 Upgrades Get Way More Expensive After February 1

Computing

8 years ago

Windows 8 Upgrades Get Way More Expensive After February 1

Kyle Wagner

Samsung Rumored To Release Open-Source, Tizen-Based Phone In 2013

Mobile

8 years ago

Samsung Rumored To Release Open-Source, Tizen-Based Phone In 2013

Eric Limer

Computing

8 years ago

Do You Care About Ubuntu?

Peter Ha

Why Does Dell’s Ubuntu XPS 13 Cost More Than The Windows Version?

Computing

8 years ago

Why Does Dell’s Ubuntu XPS 13 Cost More Than The Windows Version?

Jamie Condliffe

Windows 8 Sales: Five Questions That Still Need Answers

Computing

8 years ago

Windows 8 Sales: Five Questions That Still Need Answers

Brian Barrett

Report: Windows 8 Will Get Cheap, Yearly Upgrades Like OS X

Computing

8 years ago

Report: Windows 8 Will Get Cheap, Yearly Upgrades Like OS X

Mario Aguilar

Running OS X On An Old Macintosh Portable Is Pointless But Awesome

Computing

8 years ago

Running OS X On An Old Macintosh Portable Is Pointless But Awesome

Jamie Condliffe

Rumour: Mac OS X 10.9 Will Get Siri And Apple Maps Integration

Computing

8 years ago

Rumour: Mac OS X 10.9 Will Get Siri And Apple Maps Integration

Leslie Horn

This OS X Bug Is Deeply Annoying But Amazingly Pretty

Computing

8 years ago

This OS X Bug Is Deeply Annoying But Amazingly Pretty

Jamie Condliffe

These Are The Windows 95 Tips We All Really Wanted

Computing

8 years ago

These Are The Windows 95 Tips We All Really Wanted

Jamie Condliffe

Watch A Drunk Person Try Windows 8 For The First Time

Computing

8 years ago

Watch A Drunk Person Try Windows 8 For The First Time

Brian Barrett

Here’s The Mother Lode Of Windows 8 Nerdery

Computing

8 years ago

Here’s The Mother Lode Of Windows 8 Nerdery

Brian Barrett

Computing

8 years ago

5 Things That Could Sink Windows 8

Mark Spoonauer - Laptop Mag

Watch This Three-Year-Old Fly Around Windows 8 Like A Boss

Computing

8 years ago

Watch This Three-Year-Old Fly Around Windows 8 Like A Boss

Eric Limer

Leaked Ads Promise A Very Slick Windows 8

Computing

8 years ago

Leaked Ads Promise A Very Slick Windows 8

Jamie Condliffe

We Didn’t Learn A Thing From Microsoft’s Monopolisation

Computing

8 years ago

We Didn’t Learn A Thing From Microsoft’s Monopolisation

Jamie Condliffe

Intel Thinks Windows 8 Is Being Released Before It’s Ready

Computing

8 years ago

Intel Thinks Windows 8 Is Being Released Before It’s Ready

Jamie Condliffe

Keep Windows 8 Tiles At Bay With RetroUI

Computing

8 years ago

Keep Windows 8 Tiles At Bay With RetroUI

Eric Limer

Parallels 8 Supports Mountain Lion, Windows 8

Computing

9 years ago

Parallels 8 Supports Mountain Lion, Windows 8

Adam Dachis & Angus Kidman

Apple Releases First Mountain Lion Update

Computing

9 years ago

Apple Releases First Mountain Lion Update

Leslie Horn

Under The Hood: Let’s See How Windows 8 Performs Against Windows 7

Computing

9 years ago

Under The Hood: Let’s See How Windows 8 Performs Against Windows 7

Steven Walton - TechSpot

Microsoft’s ‘Metro’ UI Is Now Just ‘Windows 8’

Computing

9 years ago

Microsoft’s ‘Metro’ UI Is Now Just ‘Windows 8’

Kyle Wagner

Windows 8 May Force You To Boot Into The UI Formerly Known As Metro

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 8 May Force You To Boot Into The UI Formerly Known As Metro

EricLimer

Microsoft’s New Windows 8 Activation Policy Aims To Curb Expected Piracy

Computing

9 years ago

Microsoft’s New Windows 8 Activation Policy Aims To Curb Expected Piracy

Eric Limer

Microsoft: Metro Isn’t Called Metro Anymore

Computing

9 years ago

Microsoft: Metro Isn’t Called Metro Anymore

Sam Biddle

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 8 Has Leaked

Sam Biddle

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 8 Will Be Out October 26

Kyle Wagner

Want Your Mac’s Battery To Hate Your Guts? Just Run Windows

Computing

9 years ago

Want Your Mac’s Battery To Hate Your Guts? Just Run Windows

Logan Booker

Computing

9 years ago

Talking To Your Mac: Mountain Lion And The Future Of Computers

Sam Biddle

Check Here If Your Mac Can Get Mountain Lion

Computing

9 years ago

Check Here If Your Mac Can Get Mountain Lion

Casey Chan

Apple OS X Mountain Lion Gold Master Is Out

Computing

9 years ago

Apple OS X Mountain Lion Gold Master Is Out

Kyle Wagner

You Can Carry Your Entire Windows 8 Life On One Tiny USB Drive

Computing

9 years ago

You Can Carry Your Entire Windows 8 Life On One Tiny USB Drive

Sam Biddle

Upgrading To Windows 8 Will Only Cost You $40

Computing

9 years ago

Upgrading To Windows 8 Will Only Cost You $40

Casey Chan

Computing

9 years ago

Why Microsoft Scrapped The Start Button

Jamie Condliffe

Computing

9 years ago

This Is How Photos Work In Windows 8

Jamie Condliffe

Apple Releases Thunderbolt Update That Doesn’t Screw Your Mac

Computing

9 years ago

Apple Releases Thunderbolt Update That Doesn’t Screw Your Mac

Jamie Condliffe

Science & Health

9 years ago

Brain Scans On Mac Look Different On PC

Jamie Condliffe

Gadgets

9 years ago

Mac OS Hacked Onto Nook Simple Touch

Adrian Covert

Why Windows RT Tablets Are Destined To Be Expensive

Computing

9 years ago

Why Windows RT Tablets Are Destined To Be Expensive

Jamie Condliffe

‘Power Nap’ In Mac OS X Mountain Lion Syncs Your Computer While It Sleeps

Computing

9 years ago

‘Power Nap’ In Mac OS X Mountain Lion Syncs Your Computer While It Sleeps

Kyle Wagner

Mac OS X Mountain Lion Coming With Dictation And Deeper iCloud Integration

Computing

9 years ago

Mac OS X Mountain Lion Coming With Dictation And Deeper iCloud Integration

Adrian Covert

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Battle Is Everyone’s War

Computing

9 years ago

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Battle Is Everyone’s War

Kyle Wagner

Windows 8 Release Preview Hands-On: Wonderful But Kind Of Boring

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 8 Release Preview Hands-On: Wonderful But Kind Of Boring

Mat Honan

Google Chrome OS Meta-Review: Faster And Better, But Still Falls Short

Computing

9 years ago

Google Chrome OS Meta-Review: Faster And Better, But Still Falls Short

Mario Aguilar

Windows 8 Boots So Fast You Can’t Access The BIOS Menu

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 8 Boots So Fast You Can’t Access The BIOS Menu

Jamie Condliffe

Poll: Will You Upgrade Your OS This Year?

Computing

9 years ago

Poll: Will You Upgrade Your OS This Year?

Alex Kidman

What Google Could Learn From Windows 8 About User Experience

Computing

9 years ago

What Google Could Learn From Windows 8 About User Experience

Austin Carr - FastCo Design

Why Apple’s OS X Naming System Is Doomed

Computing

9 years ago

Why Apple’s OS X Naming System Is Doomed

Jamie Condliffe

Computing

9 years ago

Mac OS X Bug Exposes Lion Login Details

Jamie Condliffe

Mac OS X Isn’t As Secure As Everyone Claims It Is

Computing

9 years ago

Mac OS X Isn’t As Secure As Everyone Claims It Is

Adrian Covert

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 8 To Come In Three Editions

Mat Honan

IBM’s Failed OS/2 Is 25 Years Old, Still Powers ATMs And Checkouts

Computing

9 years ago

IBM’s Failed OS/2 Is 25 Years Old, Still Powers ATMs And Checkouts

Jamie Condliffe

Here’s How Windows 8 Will Create A Singular User Experience

Computing

9 years ago

Here’s How Windows 8 Will Create A Singular User Experience

Adrian Covert

Another Sign That OS X Is Going To Die Soon

Computing

9 years ago

Another Sign That OS X Is Going To Die Soon

Jesus Diaz

Computing

9 years ago

Is Anonymous Spinning Out Of Control?

Sam Biddle

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 9 Predictions: Looking Forward

David Murphy - MaximumPC

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 8: 20 Tips And Tricks

David Murphy - MaximumPC

Meet The Next CEO Of Microsoft: Steven Sinofsky Is The Heir Apparent

Computing

9 years ago

Meet The Next CEO Of Microsoft: Steven Sinofsky Is The Heir Apparent

Matt Rosoff - Business Insider

Windows 8 On A MacBook Air: Beautiful And Kinda Broken

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 8 On A MacBook Air: Beautiful And Kinda Broken

Sam Biddle

The 5 Best New Features In Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Computing

9 years ago

The 5 Best New Features In Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Mat Honan

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Hands-On: No Going Back

Computing

9 years ago

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Hands-On: No Going Back

Mat Honan

Computing

9 years ago

How To Get Windows 8 Right Now

Sam Biddle

Mountain Lion Review: What Happened To Apple’s Innovation?

Laptop & Tablet Reviews

9 years ago

Mountain Lion Review: What Happened To Apple’s Innovation?

Jesus Diaz

OS X Mountain Lion: What You Need To Know

Computing

9 years ago

OS X Mountain Lion: What You Need To Know

Kyle Wagner

Everything Apple’s Trying To Kill With OS X Mountain Lion

Computing

9 years ago

Everything Apple’s Trying To Kill With OS X Mountain Lion

Kyle Wagner

Computing

9 years ago

The End Of Mac

Jesus Diaz

Computing

9 years ago

These Macs Can’t Run OS X Mountain Lion

Kyle Wagner

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: More iPhone-Like Than Ever

Computing

9 years ago

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: More iPhone-Like Than Ever

Adrian Covert

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