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Now playing: Watch this: How to upgrade to Windows 10 right now 2:33 Windows 10 is finally here and it’s the best version of the operating system we’ve seen in a while. Even better, it’s a free update if you already have Windows 7 or newer. The new operating system is available as an update …

As you’re no doubt aware, today is Windows 10 launch day. If you’re already registered for the new OS, now it’s just a waiting game as Microsoft pushes out the update. Don’t want to wait? You don’t have to: There’s actually a Windows 10 download page where you can grab the OS right now. Although it appears to be focused …

Bing will encrypt your searches by default starting this summer. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft is changing the security encryption on its Bing search engine from an option to a requirement. In a blog posted Monday, the software giant announced that starting this summer, all web traffic coming from Bing will be encrypted by default. Such encryption has been available …

Showing just how serious it is about giving its Web browser a fresh start, Microsoft has detailed exactly how much of Internet Explorer’s technology the company has removed from its new Edge browser — and it’s a lot. Microsoft’s browser has accumulated hundreds of features and abilities over the years. Whatever their merits when introduced, they’ve become a burden to …

BARCELONA — By any measure, 2015 was a banner year for the world’s largest and most important mobile show. Mobile World Congress drew in over 90,000 attendees and roughly 1,900 exhibitors, all vying to make their mark. It’s a lot to digest, which is why we break down the most significant news, impressive gadgets, kooky startups and biggest themes below. …

The future is almost now. Augmented-reality and virtual-reality headsets are real things, it’s just a matter of refining the technology. A large volley has just been fired across the bow of the marketplace by Microsoft, which announced the HoloLens, an augmented-reality system that uses goggles to overlay virtual objects and information onto the real world around you. The HoloLens is …

Microsoft said it believes that Americans lose around $1.5 billion each year as a result of these scams. Microsoft/YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Have you ever received a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft who says he’s detected a virus on your computer and, for a certain fee, he can fix it for you? If so, that’s most …

The Nokia XL smartphone. CNET The US International Trade Commission has concluded that Nokia and ZTE did not infringe on InterDigital’s patents. The government agency announced Thursday that it was terminating its investigation with a “finding of no violation.” InterDigital, a wireless research and development company, filed a complaint with the ITC in 2013 claiming Nokia and ZTE engaged in …

JK Shin, the co-CEO of Samsung, just had to have the Galaxy Gear in lime green. Samsung executives had spent the last few weeks before the public unveiling of Gear finalizing various colors for the smartwatch band. At first, Samsung planned only to make Gear in black and white, to ease the production process. But some key execs were convinced that …

You could argue that Kangaroo, the online video-on-demand joint venture between ITV, Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide was never going to make it out of the marsupial pouch. A fairly obvious hint was the departure of Ashley Highfield, who joined Microsoft last year. But now it’s official: the Competition Commission has ruled that the project must not continue. The justification …