Operating Systems

After a 30-year run, once dominant server OS gets 86ed by x86es.

Workplace join, work folders and other new Windows Server 2012 R2 features help beleaguered IT staffers manage the jungle of end user devices.

Sure, Safari is its own app, but new OS X versions tend to bring new versions of Safari, and Mavericks is no exception. Safari 7 offers a new sidebar, plug-in management, a redesigned Top Sites page, performance improvements, and a new feature designed to remember your passwords without compromising security.

A modest proposal to fulfill Microsoft's promise to deliver a modern computing experience on PCs and tablets.

It is a lot of work to set up policies; it takes trial and some error, too. But the payoffs are huge.

Despite three high profile efforts, Intel's attempts to replace the x86 have gone down in flames. In the process, x86 only grew stronger. Here's how.

Anything less than a DIY digital home entertainment project means making the most of Apple TV

Thinking about upgrading? Hang back at least a year before implementing this release, our expert advises.

There's no need for an OS X-iOS merger, but Apple could ditch Intel in its Macs -- or adopt Intel in the iPhone and iPad

Microsoft made big bets on Windows 8, Windows Phone and Surface tablets in 2012, and now it needs to make those bets to pay off. As more consumers and businesses go mobile, 2013 will be Microsoft's most challenging year yet.