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Laptops November 4, 2015

Microsoft releases Windows 8.1, a year in the making, to address Windows 8 gripes

Microsoft released its long-awaited Windows 8.1 upgrade as a free download Thursday. It addresses some of the gripes people have had with Windows 8, the dramatically different operating system t...

Laptops November 4, 2015

5 signs that your computer is infected

It's like the common cold. You'd think someone would have cured both by now. Unfortunately, it looks like computer viruses are just getting stronger and smarter.

Laptops November 4, 2015

The 5 biggest tech myths

For an industry that's based on math, science and engineering, technology sure spawns a surprising amount of myths.

Laptops November 4, 2015

Why can’t your computer stream 4K yet? Crazy compression and piracy

Kill All Pixels is a column about high-pixel-density computer displays published every other Wednesday.

Laptops November 4, 2015

Computer shipments fell 7 percent to punctuate unprecedented drop in annual sales

Personal computer sales sank even further during the holiday shopping season, capping the steepest annual decline in PC shipments since desktop and laptop machines began to appear on people's wish lists decades ago.

Cameras November 4, 2015

Walmart Black Friday 2013 deals for TVs and more

If you don't have a problem shopping on Thanksgiving to get a jump on Black Friday sales, Walmart is trying to make it worthwhile: Among its deals is a 32-inch LCD TV for just $98.

Laptops November 4, 2015

Windows 8.1 is a worthy upgrade, with a few glitches

The ability to boot directly to the Desktop?

Components November 4, 2015

Facing end of PC era, Intel scrambles

Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of chips for PCs, put a brave face on the decline of the global PC sales earlier this year, saying it still expected its own sales to grow. On Wednesday, it backtracked, saying sales will be flat.

Microsoft November 4, 2015

Route 66 motel in New Mexico where Bill Gates worked on early Microsoft being redeveloped

A Route 66 motor lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped into apartments as part of a neighborhood revival project.

Laptops November 4, 2015

Microsoft fixes critical Internet Explorer flaws

This month's Patch Tuesday round of Microsoft software updates will fix a pair of critical Internet Explorer flaws that put every current consumer version of Windows at risk of being attacked.

Laptops November 4, 2015

Windows 8, innovative Surface tablet fail to help Microsoft

Microsoft's latest quarterly earnings slipped, even as the world's largest software maker showed modest progress adapting to a shift away from the personal computers that have been its financial foundation for decades.