Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

I have an old laptop running Windows XP, and I love it. I've upgraded my other machines to Windows 7 and 8, but this laptop is too old to do so. Now I'm hearing Microsoft will stop issuing any updates ...

Today’s the day: Microsoft will serve up its final public patches for Windows XP. Although Microsoft has pounded the “Kill XP” drum for years, the news broke out of the tech press ghetto today and ...