Can Microsoft lawyers defeat Putin’s most notorious spy-hackers?
The courtroom tactic should at least slow Fancy Bear down.
Stories by Preston Gralla
The best enterprise tips and tricks for Windows 10
In one place, here’s everything Windows 10 users need to know to speed up the operating system, keep it running smoothly, protect privacy, use Cortana and more.
Office 365: A guide to the updates
Get the latest info on feature, bug fix and security updates for Office 365 for Windows as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Version 1706, released on June 28, 2017.
The Microsoft security hole at the heart of Russian election hacking
We’re reliving the Visual Basic-spawned bad times of 1999.
5 ways to stop future global malware attacks
Governments, vendors and user companies all can do more.
Microsoft sees silver lining in clouded Windows
The company is in the midst of a great transition, and current indications are that it is going well.
Windows 10: Microsoft lays its smartphone ambitions to rest
The company wants us to believe that Universal apps — usable on all Windows 10 devices — will save the day for Windows Phone. It’s already clear that won’t be happening.
Windows 10: What we like, what we don't like
Computerworld contributing writer/reviewer Preston Gralla summarizes three features of Windows 10 that he likes and two features he doesn't like. The new operating system from Microsoft launches for consumers on Wednesday, July 29.
Review: Windows 10 Insider Preview -- a nearly finished OS
Microsoft has been racing to put the final touches on Windows 10 before its expected release date in late July. There have been three public updates in the last month: Builds 10061, 10074 and 10122. At this point, the interface and features for the new operating system are essentially set -- on May 20, Gabe Aul, engineering general manager at Microsoft, <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/05/20/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-10122-for-pcs/">wrote about build 10122</a> on the company's official blog: "From here on out you'll see fewer big feature changes from build to build, and more tuning, tweaking, stabilizing, and polishing."
The votes are in: Which mobile data provider is best?
Which U.S. cell phone service is the best when it comes to what you really use a phone for these days -- data? Which gives you the most widespread and reliable access to its data network, fast upload and download speeds, the most bang for your buck?
Apple is still making it hard to think differently
Apple repeatedly bows to censorship demands in places like China.
How to boost Windows 8 performance
There's an unassailable rule of computing: No matter how fast your computer is, and no matter how well it runs, you want it to run better.
In Pictures: Windows 8.1 deep dive review
The preview of Windows 8.1 reveals an operating system that corrects many, but not all, of its previous mistakes.
Product review: Norton Mobile Security
Worried by the spate of news stories about malware targeting Android phones and tablets? There's a way to get some peace of mind: Symantec's just-released Norton Mobile Security, which promises the same type of security for Android devices that its big brother counterpart offers for PCs. (The app was previously available as a beta).
IT caught in crossfire when it comes to smartphone privacy
The news that iPhones, iPads and Android devices secretly track the locations of their owners poses a potentially serious dilemma for IT staffs. If someone's manager asks IT to retrieve that data and hand it over, what should IT do? We certainly have to acknowledge that a device that's used for business purposes but automatically tracks personal information blurs the line between personal and corporate information.