Operating Systems

Thu, September 02, 2010 - Apple's iOS mobile operating system is now the third-most popular platform on the Internet, with a share nearly six times larger than Android's, a Web measurement company said Wednesday.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - We live in a mobile world; if you have a laptop (and who doesn't?), that means constantly connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi. You most likely use Wi-Fi not just when you're on the road at cafés, airports or hotels, but to connect to your home network too. You might even connect to a wireless network at the office.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - Windows Phone 7 has been finalized and released to manufacturers, Microsoft announced today.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - Virtualization and cloud capabilities are touted in the joint Novell-VMware announcement.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in the IT world.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - An early release of WebOS 2.0 for developers demonstrates that the mobile OS still has some life in it, and indicates that new WebOS devices are on the horizon. Rival platforms should be prepared for another strong player in the smartphone and tablet arenas, and avoid counting WebOS out too quickly.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - Microsoft today said it will revive last year's multi-license Windows 7 Family Pack in early October for U.S. customers.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - The combination of free open source and virtual machines is hard to beat; here are some of the handiest virtual appliances you'll find.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - Windows and operating systems in general have lost their status as the center of innovation in the IT industry, VMware CEO Paul Maritz, himself a former Microsoft executive, said as VMworld kicked off Tuesday.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - Microsoft on Tuesday again abstained from naming which of its Windows programs, if any, contain bugs that could lead to widespread "DLL load hijacking" attacks.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - Chrome users yesterday bombarded Google's Gmail support forum with complaints about music suddenly playing in the background when they reached their inboxes.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - VMware is developing a new hosted service that will allow delivery of cloud-based desktop applications to any sort of user device.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - Google recently released a version of its Chrome Web browser code named the Canary Build. It uses an all-yellow variant of the regular Chrome icon, but there may be confusion as to what actually distinguishes it from the other, official releases of Google's browser.

Mon, August 30, 2010 - Apple's failure to clean up old code in QuickTime leaves people running Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerable to drive-by attacks, a Spanish security researcher said today.