Windows 10 posts impressive user share gains
Windows 10’s user share jumped in January by its second-largest one-month increase since its launch, data from analytics vendor Net…
Harvard study refutes 'going dark' argument against encryption
A study from Harvard released Monday largely refutes claims that wider use of encryption in software products will hamper investigations…
Microsoft tests underwater data center
Companies are finding some of the oddest locations for data centers these days. Facebook, for example, built a data center…
Automakers go west in search of tech and talent
Here’s how you can tell there’s a seismic shift underway in the auto industry: A slew of automakers have set…
Why your network admins are nervous
This past summer, the White Rose Academies Trust in Leeds, England, kicked off a project that represented the first step…
Virtual assistants: They're made out of people!
When users first try virtual assistants (like Siri, Google Now, Cortana, M or Alexa), they’re struck by the idea that…
Tomorrow's lesson: Troubleshooting
Elementary-school teacher shows up at the office of the school’s tech coordinator pilot fish, frantic because her mouse arrow is…
IDG Contributor Network: Half a dozen ways to look at Unix processes
On Unix/Linus systems, there are quite a few commands that can provide insights into the processes that are running, the…
Samsung Galaxy S7 revealed in all its boring, un-glory #TheNextGalaxy
A Samsung Galaxy S7 press image has been leaked. Yes, Evan Blass, serial scourge of ODMs everywhere, has given us…
White House education plan leaves visa critics flabbergasted
President Barack Obama’s $4 billion computer science initiative, announced Saturday, is getting financial help from two India-based IT offshore firms.…