Gregg Keizer
Senior Reporter
Gregg Keizer covers Windows, Office, Apple/enterprise, web browsers, and web apps for Computerworld.
Microsoft plots changes to Windows 10's release lingo
Forget 'Current Branch for Business,' learn 'Semi-Annual Channel (Broad)' instead when company syncs jargon with Office 365
Microsoft to cut update ties between Edge and Windows 10
Report asserts Edge will receive feature updates via the Windows Store starting this fall, another move in the company's campaign to rescue browser from shrinking share
Mozilla scraps Firefox's 'Aurora' dev track
However, the change won't speed up the browser's release tempo
Microsoft patches most NSA Windows exploits, but vulnerabilities remain
Older versions, like Windows XP and Server 2003, are almost certainly open to attacks and will stay that way
Microsoft begins denying updates to some Windows 7 users
Microsoft has begun blocking Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs equipped with the very newest processors from receiving security updates, making good on a policy it announced last year.
Microsoft kills off security bulletins after several stays
'Disappointing,' says patch expert after concluding the replacement means more work for admins
Downloads of VPN-equipped Opera browser double after Congress revokes internet privacy rules
Opera implies the boost in new users stems from privacy anxieties; but third-party metrics haven't shown increased U.S. activity for the browser
Scammers scare iPhone users into paying to unlock not-really-locked Safari
Apple's iOS 10.3 update fixes the bug that was used by criminals to spook users
Consumers sue Microsoft, allege Windows 10 upgrade destroyed data, damaged PCs
Three people from Illinois have sued Microsoft, claiming that the free Windows 10 upgrade they installed on their PCs caused "data loss and damage."
iPhone, Mac owners: How to stymie hackers extorting Apple, threatening to wipe devices
Hackers claiming to have hundreds of millions of iCloud credentials have threatened to wipe date from iPhones, iPads and Macs.
Microsoft stays security bulletins' termination
End to decades'-old practice was expected today after cancellation of February updates, but they're being offered for at least one more month