With support for Windows 95 staples like Notepad, Briefcase, and Phone Dialler, you'd be able to be productive like a boss, a 90's boss, rocking full Microsoft Office squashed into a svelte ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

Windows Phone, Windows 95, and the Halo TV series filled this week's headlines. We also got the chance to discuss Microsoft's shifting Surface lineup. Skip to main content ...

The Microsoft Network, or MSN, was packaged with Windows 95 and provided users with access to email, chat rooms, and the ability to connect to websites using a home phone line via dial-up internet.

Microsoft appears to be leaving Windows Phone up to other phone makers to support, but the company currently controls more than 95 percent of all Windows Phone sales with its Lumia devices.

It’s been 30 years since Windows 95 launched. [Ms-Dos5] and [Commodore Z] are celebrating with an epic exhibit at Vintage Computer Festival East 2025. They had no fewer than nine computers ...

It’s been more than 20 years since the release of Windows 95 but today the OS, which once needed a dedicated PC costing more than $1,000, can be run in the browser. For those wanting to take a ...

Update August 24th, 2020: Today marks Windows 95’s 25th anniversary. Check out our retrospective originally from its 20th anniversary below and updated slightly to reflect the new anniversary date.

Windows 95 became popular very quickly. Windows 95 improved networking and added long file names and Plug and Play, the latter a welcome relief for users. Memory limitations, plaguing users in ...