The first is SteamOS, a Linux-based operating system that launched in 2014. This operating system was designed as a ...

Having computer access in the digital age isn't a luxury anymore — it's a basic human need. For low-income families and individuals, finding free personal computers can be difficult. Only so many ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Computer programming is the bedrock of the computer systems, ...

If Windows is feeling sluggish, there can be many reasons, from your computer's storage being almost full to too many programs starting with the operating system. To help users keep their systems ...

Purdue information security doctoral candidate Fabrizio Cicala is researching how to prevent malware in smartphones and Bluetooth and Internet of Things devices, studying at the nation’s first ...

Firewalls scan data sent to your computer for malware and attempt to block files or other data they deem suspicious. Like ...

Quantum computers could run artificially intelligent algorithms that initially appear to require too much computational power thanks to a new method for writing quantum programs. While quantum ...

The University of Houston must adapt its CS program to the shifting job market and set current and future students up for ...

Lyman E Bertsch needs to run an application on a relative’s computer. Installing the program isn’t an option. Can Lyman run the program off a flash drive? Probably not. But you may be able to find ...

Recently, I watched a fellow particle physicist talk about a calculation he had pushed to a new height of precision. His tool? A 1980s-era computer program called FORM. Particle physicists use some of ...