When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Charles O'Rear / Microsoft I vividly remember when I got my very first computer growing ...

In computing, a wallpaper refers to a customizable background image that the user can place onto their desktop, home screen, or lock screen. Over the years, a number of iconic default wallpapers have ...

Windows XP also became one of the longest-supported and widely used versions of Windows and was one of those rare releases that outlived its successor. This interesting failure was Windows Vista. XP ...

Windows 10 is easily Microsoft's most-popular operating system, accounting for more than 70% of all Windows users, but what are the chances that all of those millions of Windows 10 users know the ...

The photo you see above -- the default wallpaper for Windows XP -- is probably the most recognizable image in the world. What you probably didn't know is that it's a real photo, called Bliss, taken by ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Feb 26, 2021 at 10:39 am February 26, 2021 at ...

It looks like Microsoft is planning to introduce a new version of its 'hero' desktop wallpaper for Windows 10. The current version made its debut in June 2015, shortly before the OS was officially ...

Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and after hosting a special 50th celebration back in April, it's now shipping out a special 50th anniversary Surface Laptop 7 to a handful of ...

A group of friends from California set out to take photos that exactly replicate Apple's iconic California-based macOS wallpapers, and they nailed almost every wallpaper, except maybe the dunes of the ...

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