I never thought I’d hear the phrase “Windows 7" ever again, but a Lifehacker reader recently reminded me that, yes, some people are still using Microsoft’s end-of-life operating system. It’s not that ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

• Windows 7 can sense if you use more than one finger on your touch pad or touch screen, allowing for neat tricks such as spreading your fingers to zoom in on a picture, just as on the iPhone. This ...

This week, Microsoft is releasing Windows 7, a slick, much-improved operating system that should go a long way toward erasing the bad impression left by its previous effort, Vista. If you’ve been ...

We've cleared up the confusion over the European pricing of Windows 7 with a handy Q&A, taking care of everything you wanted to know about Windows 7 E but were afraid to ask Richard Trenholm was ...

Windows 7 comes with important safeguards out of the box, but it isn't hard to make it even more secure Software makers routinely sacrifice some security for the sake of usability, and Microsoft is no ...