We all knew this was coming: Today is the last time Microsoft will release an update for Windows XP. The most surprising part of all this is how many people are still using the operating system. But ...

On April 8 it will be three years since Microsoft ended its extended support for Windows XP. Despite the fact that no one is patching its vulnerabilities, almost 8% of desktop users worldwide still ...

BARRING A LAST-MINUTE reprieve, Windows XP will start to fade away this week, when Microsoft stops selling the seven-year-old operating system to retailers and major PC makers. It's the moment Galen ...

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It was exactly 10 years ago today that Microsoft first began shipping Windows XP, and today the operating system can still be found on close to half of the world’s computers, according to StatCounter.

It's really been ages since I've done an editorial. I think what kind of happened is what always happens; you end up busy for a few weeks and don't get a chance to do it and by the time you finally ...

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates speaks during the product launch of the new Windows XP operating system in New York, Oct 25, 2001. Microsoft will end support for its still popular Windows XP from April ...

In a blog post this week, Microsoft made sure to remind everyone that XP's deadline date is fast approaching, making specific mention of netbooks. Come October 22, 2010, "OEMs will no longer be able ...

Blizzard Entertainment have been well known for supporting games long after their expiration date. Just last year, the veteran developers released a fresh patch for 2002's Warcraft 3. Unfortunately, ...