Microsoft’s [MSFT] new “metered PC” concept has the nerd world united in a chorus of outrage. Despite all the yelling, the pay-as-you-go model might be one of the best ideas Redmond has had in years.

With Windows 10, system updates will now occur regularly in the background. Like Gmail or Facebook, these updates will be automatic and mandatory. If you want to try to delay these updates, enable the ...

The simple idea of measuring the amount of water each home in Fresno uses, and billing residents based on how much they used, was once a radical concept. But now, more than 99 per cent of the city's ...

The emerging offering provides a way to get the best of both cloud and on-premises IT models. Here’s how it works — and how it could benefit financial services firms. With companies now looking for ...

As Windows 8 is designed to be used on mobile devices as well as desktop computers, it includes a feature called metered connections. A metered connection is a network connection where you have a ...

When Microsoft rolls out a new version of Windows, the company always likes to rearrange the furniture a little bit and put old features in new spots. If you’re coming to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1, ...