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Report Warns Of Landfill Risk, When Microsoft Ends Windows 10 Support

Canalys report warns Microsoft's ending of Windows 10 support, may result in 240 million operational PCs sent to landfills

Current version of Windows 10 (version 22H2) will be the last version of Windows 10 OS, with support ending in 2025

Michael Hermann, founder of Omaha Consulting, explains how the technology Omaha works to help users on their browser updates.

Microsoft details new update strategy along with multiple Office 365 releases

Mail and calendar improvements aim to make your life easier and more productive

Another reason to migrate from Windows XP, as Microsoft Security Essentials support officially ends

Microsoft has repaired its botched Patch Tuesday update after it caused a number of problems for end-users

Microsoft is promising users fewer annoying restarts after revamping its update policy for Windows 8

Cloud

Software downloads and Apple security fixes needed to access iCloud puts strain on servers

Facebook's move to reorganise the way updates appear in news feeds has annoyed its users

Microsoft has restarted its Windows Phone 7 update for Samsung Omnia 7 and Focus smartphones

Mac

Apple reportedly could reduce the size of its updates and deliver them to iOS 5 devices over-the-air

WP7 users utilising an unofficial update tool will be blocked from future updates, Microsoft has warned

Microsoft has once again stopped issuing Windows Phone 7 updates to some Samsung handsets

Adobe upgrades Flash Player to fix nearly 20 vulnerabilities and Google patches up its Chrome browser

Cloud

IBM has updated its Informix database with particular emphasis on improving the overall performance

Cloud

Microsoft Office Web Apps and Hotmail introduce new features to attract new users and deter defections to Yahoo and Google