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October 22, 2015

World’s ATMs still running Windows XP -- and wildly out of date

Nearly all of the ATMs in the world are running the Windows XP operating system, introduced by Microsoft 13 years ago -- and incredibly out of date, as any tech enthusiast will tell you.

October 22, 2015

Transparent artificial muscle plays music

It's a tall order: make a material that conducts electricity, stretches like rubber, expands and contracts when hit with electric current, and is clear as glass. There have been many attempts, but they've all fallen short.

October 22, 2015

Review: 'Dragon’s Crown' game a rough diamond

The best type of video games are those that ease you in gently before sucking up your time. "Dragon’s Crown” is that sort of game.

October 22, 2015

Windows 8: Now Cherokee-friendly

The Windows giant has added support for the Cherokee language into Windows 8, more than 20 years after a Cherokee from North Carolina asked his employers to make the OS speak his language.

October 22, 2015

Get ready: 'Grand Theft Auto V' is coming

A year after the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V was released, a new one has arrived to whet fans' appetites for the latest installment.

October 22, 2015

Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumers

The release of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is a week away, and consumers are in for a shock. Windows, used in one form or another for a generation, is getting a completely different look that will force users to learn new ways to get things done.

October 22, 2015

Russian police investigating Apple for using same-sex emojis to promote 'gay propaganda'

Police officials in a region of Russia are investigating Apple on charges that the company is promoting "homosexual propaganda" with its emojis depicting same-sex couples and parents on iOS.

October 22, 2015

Bad news, Windows 10 for smartphones will arrive after Windows 10 for PCs

Windows 10 may be one operating system for all, but the many different versions aren't going to arrive all at the same time.

October 22, 2015

Infected Web ads use Flash flaws to spread ransomware

It's a perfect storm of Internet iniquity: A three-month-old malvertising campaign is exploiting two recently discovered Adobe Flash Player flaws to infect people's computers with ransomware.

October 22, 2015

Twitter reports slow user growth but points finger at iOS 8

Twitter beat revenue estimates for Q4, the company announced Thursday, but it wasn’t all good news.