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Windows 10 is causing problems for those forced to update

One of the major strengths of Windows is the timely manner in which they release system updates. However, with the new Creators Update (Redstone 3) due to be released at…

Microsoft Fixes Windows Security Flaw Exploited by Hackers

A security flaw that hackers were actively taking advantage of has been squashed in Windows. Microsoft released the fix as part of Patch Tuesday, its monthly round of security fixes,…

Apple Confirms End of Support for QuickTime on Windows PCs

If you still have Apple’s QuickTime installed on a Windows PC, it’s time to remove it. Apple has confirmed that QuickTime 7 will no longer be supported or updated on…

Microsoft to Close Fable Games Developer Lionhead Studios

Lionhead Studios, the developer behind the hugely successful Fable role-playing games, is to be closed by Microsoft, according to a blog post published on the official Xbox news site today….

Microsoft to Drop Security Updates for Windows 8 on Tuesday

Though Windows 8 was only released in late 2012, the operating system will cease to receive security updates from Microsoft from January 12. There’s a peculiar – but good –…

REVIEW: Windows 10

Though Windows 10 has been available as a free update for Windows 7 and 8.1 users since July, statistics suggest that only a small fraction of these users have taken…

Microsoft to Drop Old Internet Explorer Support: What to Do

Microsoft has revealed that, from January 12, 2016, it will drop support – most notably, security updates – for all versions of its long-running web browser Internet Explorer except the…

Microsoft Ups Enterprise Levy by 13% for Mobile Device Users

Microsoft has quietly increased the levy that it charges enterprise users of mobile devices like iPhones, iPads and Android devices to use Windows servers, reports The Register. The per-year price…

A Great Game Allowing You to Refight the Battle of Waterloo

It is this coming Thursday, June 18, which marks the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo – one of the most important battles in European history, as it saw the…

Windows 10 to be “the Last Version of Windows”?

Microsoft employee Jerry Nixon provoked a lot of online chat and speculation this week when, at his company’s Ignite conference in Chicago, he declared that Microsoft is currently “releasing Windows…

Windows 10 to Get Headset and Voice Control System

Users of Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 10 operating system will be able to take advantage of the Siri-style voice control assistant Cortana. The tech giant has also announced plans to launch…

Sher.ly, Sherlybox Makes a Personal Cloud Possible

Ever since it was revealed that the NSA can access people’s computers and tap into private information, alarmed United States citizens have been turning to private clouds for data security. What…