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In a scathing letter, Delta's attorney accuses CrowdStrike of shirking responsibility and demands it 'immediately share everything it knows.'

By Kate Irwin

Like the newest iPad Pro, the redesigned Mac mini will run an M4 chip.

By Emily Price

The upcoming feature lets you hide much more than just ads and is expected to launch with iOS18, macOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18.

By Kate Irwin

Having computer problems? Here is how to defragment a hard drive or trim an SSD in Windows so you can get your PC back in working order.

By Whitson Gordon

Apple's Shortcuts app offers an easy way to merge two or more iPhone photos into one shot or collage with just a few taps. No third-party photo-editing apps needed. Here's how.

By Clay Halton

Included with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, Apple's version of a password manager lets you create, control, and share passcodes across Apple devices.

By Lance Whitney

CrowdStrike blames Delta for its 'IT decisions and response' to the outage caused by CrowdStrike cybersecurity software.

By Kate Irwin

Qualcomm is preparing to unleash more affordable products featuring Snapdragon X Elite chips, including a new wave of Copilot+ PCs slated for 2025. 

By Michael Kan

The ad-free macOS Twitter app kept Twitter's old branding. Now, it's been replaced by the X app for iPads, and users are reporting one big problem.

By Kate Irwin

Google’s feature-rich mobile operating system is packed with many useful tools that lie just beneath the surface. Use these two dozen tips to improve your Android experience.

By Michael Muchmore  & Gabriel Zamora

Delta's reliance on Microsoft and CrowdStrike reportedly cost the US airline an estimated $350 million to $500 million. Now, Delta is seeking legal counsel.

By Kate Irwin

Why should you be excited for Sequoia? The forthcoming macOS lets you schedule messages, control your iPhone using your keyboard and mouse, find hiking trails in Apple Maps, and more.

By Edward Mendelson

Enterprise buyers are unlikely to switch to Qualcomm-based Windows laptops en masse, but this HP laptop is a great example of what such machines can do.

By Michael J. Miller

The feature, currently in testing through the Windows Insider program, lets you wirelessly browse your Android phone's files like you would a flash drive.

By Joe Hindy

Switching between your devices during video calls and sharing the internet just got easier.

By Jibin Joseph

Microsoft acknowledges the inherent 'tradeoff' kernel-level cybersecurity solutions pose and confirms the root cause of the global outage.

By Kate Irwin

The first Apple Intelligence features will drop with iOS 18.1, Bloomberg says.

By Emily Price

The company is signaling it wants to clamp down on third-party access to the Windows kernel to prevent a repeat of last Friday's CrowdStrike-triggered outage.

By Michael Kan

Qualcomm-based Copilot+ PCs show similar strengths and weaknesses compared with competing x86 machines, but missing or incomplete features may give some enterprises pause.

By Michael J. Miller

CrowdStrike reveals more details about how the global failure occurred.

By Kate Irwin