Call for ageing Microsoft XP computers for those in need

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With Microsoft announcing that computers using its 13 year-old XP operating system will be phased out in April this year, Camara Education are calling for these machines for donation to be used in education centres across the globe.

XP's retirement will be hacker heaven

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Cyber criminals will bank their Windows XP zero-day vulnerabilities until after Microsoft stops patching the aged operating system next April, a security expert argued today.

Windows XP's share falls below 50%

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Computerworld reports that Microsoft's Windows XP has slipped under the 50% share mark for the first time since Web measurement company Net Applications began tracking operating system usage.

Microsoft urges people to abandon XP

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Microsoft has told customers that it's time to stop using Windows XP, reminding people on its official blog that there is less than 1,000 days of support left for the ageing OS.