bySally AdamMany pupils are starting their new school term from home rather than the classroom.For families with younger kids, home schooling is often the first time that their children have needed to use computers (rather than gaming consoles) in earnest.Whether you’re new to home schooling, going back to it after a break, or an old hand, it’s worth taking

As we announced in February, HP Sure Click begins shipping on the new HP EliteBook x360 starting today. This beauty not only has a secure BIOS but also offers secure browsing – security built-in, not bolted-on. With this launch, virtualization-based security goes completely mainstream, direct to the prosumer. We are so pleased to share the news that

The sun is out, the days are longer, and flowers are blooming. Spring has sprung – and with it, the perfect inspiration for cleaning, organizing, and getting rid of clutter. Whether or not you tackle your home this spring, at least take care of cleaning your PC and mobile devices – they need it too. Over time, computers and devices get bogged dow

Mobile and PC experiences are interbreeding, as our CTO Kevin Mahaffey noted in our cybersecurity predictions. That is, the software — and even hardware — associated with both PCs and mobile devices will soon no longer be distinct versions optimized for specific screen real estate. This year, we predicted that “operating systems and form facto

Bad news for PC users, Lenovo machines can be hijacked by visiting a malicious website, meanwhile Dell and Toshiba PC are affected by serious flaws. Security Researcher slipstream/RoL posted Proof-of-concept exploits online (3 OEMs Vulnerable To Three Vulnerability Your PCs At Risk) demonstrating how to compromise machines ava

I’m sure you know the feeling. You used to have a nice brand-new computer and everything loaded so quickly. It was a pleasure to use it. But now it is slowing down and you see more and more of the dreaded spinning hourglass, or some other animated mouse pointer. Yes, a computer is really like a marriage. Everything is so nice in the beginning, but friction i