• Microsoft's latest Windows 10 preview includes Mac-like trackpad gestures

  Microsoft is continuing its pace of releasing a new Windows 10 Technical Preview every three weeks. The  last build (9860) included more than 7,000 changes and a new notification center, and today's release (9879) includes some similar minor tweaks. Microsoft is adding the ability for Windows 10…

• Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with touchpad gestures, OneDrive selective sync, and MKV support

  Microsoft today released the second update to Windows 10 preview as part of the company's Windows Insider Program. The new arrival adds a slew of new features and bumps the build number from 9860, which arrived on October 21, to 9879. The update should arrive overnight for Windows 10 preview users…

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• Gears of War 2015: reveal or release

  Earlier this year Microsoft made an announcement: they'd acquired the rights to the Gears of War franchise in full. Acquiring said rights from Epic Games meant they'd be able to push the game to an Awesome-pocalypse degree as they did with Sunset Overdrive. Microsoft Studios will be…

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• Windows 10 Technical Preview Build '9879' Touches Down Today

   Short note here for all you on Windows 10: Expect a new build of the code today.What's in build '9879?' We have a few ideas, but I presume that there will be more in the build than the market current expects. I hope, at least. It isn't clear what time today the version of the preview of…

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• Microsoft fixed a critical 19-year-old bug that affects every version of Windows

  Microsoft on Tuesday issued a critical fix for a 19-year-old software bug that affects all existing Windows versions since Windows 95. IBM researchers discovered the bug this past May, and BBC reports that they "worked with Microsoft to fix the problem before going public." FROM EARLIER:…

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