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Linux 4.0 Goes Live With Live Kernel Patching
Linux hits a new milestone as live kernel patching lands in the new release. Linus Torvalds, however, doesn't see a lot of special new features in Linux 4.0
OS X Yosemite Brings Cloud-Enabled Photos App To Mac
OS X Yosemite brings security and stability updates to Mac, alongside a brand new photos application
First Windows 10 Update, ‘Redstone’, Could Arrive in 2016
Redstone is a likely Windows 10 update and Microsoft has already entered planning stages, sources say
Acer Chromebase Is The World’s First Touch-Screen AIO Chrome PC
Launch follows several Acer Chromebooks partnerships in the past
Windows XP Usage Finally Starts Dropping, Again
After months of usage increase, XP takes a downward turn, with Windows 7 taking 2 percent rise
Microsoft Office Apps Migrate To Windows 10 Preview
New 'universal' Office apps no longer tied to a device, and will work across smartphones, tablets and desktops
Google Project Zero Reveals Mac OS Zero-Day Flaws
Google research team reveals three serious Mac OS flaws, after Apple fails to respond with fixes
Google Exposes Windows 8.1 Security Flaw
Google is criticised for publishing a flaw in in Windows 8.1 that could allow an attacker to give themselves admin privileges
Samsung Pledges Smart TVs To Tizen Platform
Electronics giant confirms the Tizen operating system will be the basis for all future smart televisions
Top 10 iPad Apps For Christmas
Fill your iPad with the best apps on the iOS App Store
Google To Extend Android Push Into The Car
The next frontier for Android operating system could see it fully embedded in the humble motor car
Android OS And iOS Targeted by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Spate of attacks install remote access Trojans to phish for login credentials, with jailbroken devices at particular risk
6 Simple Steps To Surviving Windows Server 2003 End-of-life
Peter Tsai, Spiceworks IT analyst, explains how IT departments can avoid migration misery in 2015
ARM Reveals Free OS For Internet Of Things
Life beyond smartphones as ARM seeks to capitalise on the growing Internet of Things sector
Microsoft Surprises With Windows 10 Preview
So what happened to Windows 9? Microsoft surprises many with jump straight to Windows 10
HP Grants OpenVMS New Lease Of Life
HP gives the mainframe-oriented operating system OpenVMS, a new lease of life
Microsoft Donates Historic Operating System Source Code
Microsoft donates the source code for two iconic products, namely early versions of MS-DOS and Word for Windows
China Launches ‘Independent’ OS For Smartphones, PCs
China OS is a Linux-based OS designed to break foreign dominance
Red Hat Signals Arrival Of Enterprise Linux 7 Beta
Red Hat delivers the beta of Enterprise Linux 7, which offers improved performance, storage and virtualisation
Microsoft Reveals Windows 8.1 Price And Upgrade Path
Microsoft has provided details about the retail pricing of its forthcoming Windows 8.1 operating system
Linux 3.11 For Workgroups Arrives With Added Lustre
The final release of Linux version 3.11 - codenamed Linux for Workgroups - is now out
Google Updates Chrome Operating System
Google has made a number of improvements to its Chrome OS after it issued a new update
Android ‘Is The Most Fragmented It Has Ever Been’
Open Signal says there are 11,868 different Android devices, presenting challenges and benefits to developers
Fedora Project Unleashes Schrödinger’s Cat
Fedora 19 features better developer tools and more GUI options, and switches from MySQL to MariaDB
Cumulus Targets Data Centre Networks With Linux OS
A startup is challenging Cisco with its Cumulus Linux operating system for data centre networks
Microsoft Ships Windows Embedded Compact 2013
Microsoft has released Windows Embedded Compact 2013, its operating system for small footprint industrial use
Chinese Government And Canonical Working On Bespoke OS
Chinese government looking to create a new OS for its people
Microsoft Fleshes Out Cloud OS Vision
Microsoft is offering a clearer insight into its Cloud OS vision after the release of new products and services
Windows 8 Market Share Sees Christmas Growth
Windows 8 picked up over Christmas, but is growing slower than Vista did after its launch