Rumors along these lines have been surfacing for years -- now Google has officially announced their intentions to create a computer operating system. The new operating system, called "Google Chrome OS ...

Palm Inc. plans to split its business in two, with one unit focusing on hardware and the other managing the licensing and development of its operating system, the company said Friday. After months of ...

People have been building and installing custom ROMs on Android phones for almost as long as there have been Android phones. But over the past few years we’ve also seen the rise of GNU/Linux-based ...

Delft, The Netherlands: Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA) researchers at TU Delft, QuTech, University of Innsbruck, INRIA and CNRS recently announced the creation of the first operating system designed ...

Teaching little kids to use computers is a great idea, but the thought of exposing innocent minds to the drek that flies across the Internet is enough to make a sane parent think about relocating to ...

The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part, known ...

Retro gaming is having a huge revival right now, with hardware emulating classic consoles so you can use original cartridges, ...

A system snapshot ensures you always have the means to restore. Some operating systems have built-in tools for automatic snapshots. If your OS doesn't include a built-in tool, you should install one ...