The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

Oracle is the sole proprietor of MySQL, but its community has critiqued its governance. Without improvements, the DBMS risks irrelevance.

The February update continues to refresh Secure Boot certificates. The update also fixes a number of feature and security glitches. Let's hope this month's update is less buggy than the one in January ...

Microsoft issued another out-of-band update to fix a bug that caused Outlook to crash for Windows 11 users. This second emergency patch addresses issues seen with Outlook and files stored in the cloud ...

Google released the December 2025 core update on December 11, 2025. This is Google's third core update of 2025, following March and June updates. The rollout may take up to three weeks to complete.

The Python team at Microsoft is continuing its overhaul of environment management in Visual Studio Code, with the August 2025 release advancing the controlled rollout of the new Python Environments ...

There’s so much going on in Windows that it can be hard to know whether my apps are up to date all the time. I’ll get prompted to update some of them when I boot my PC –– but the others? Gah! It’s ...

A Microsoft support document has confirmed that, for users of Windows 11 version 24H2, the Scan for Updates function might not be working. “This Windows configuration update addresses an issue in ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. With the next Minecraft update always promising new features, whether that's mobs, environmental adjustments, or new biomes, you might find that your ...