As of yesterday, Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP service pack 2. (And Windows 2000, but no one cares.) Weird thing is, the company also says that 74% of Windows businesses still use XP, and a lot of us must, too. Why? The company's handling of OS upgrades sucks.

Good news for fans of Microsoft's in-house browser (but bad news for folks who still use XP): the next iteration of Internet Explorer adds a slew of attractive features, and gets ready for a more attractive web overall. The good...

I like Apple products, but I'm no fan of the trendy cult of superiority they've managed to build around their stuff. Apple fanbois tend to look down on us Windows users as if we're just lost sheep, who have yet...

We told you a bit about the Robot Operating System (or ROS) before when it was helping a 'bot from Willow Garage find power outlets and — after the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Pasedena, California last month...