operating system

Microsoft updates test version of Windows Vista

News Microsoft issued an update on Monday to the test version of Windows Vista, the next edition of its flagship operating system. Microsoft has used CTPs in the past to gather feedback, but Vista marks the first time the company has done so with its...

18 October 2005, 11:05

Microsoft limits transfers of Vista

News Windows Vista may have new features for mobile computers, but the operating system itself is becoming considerably less portable. If they want to move their software a second time, they will have to buy a new copy of the operating system.

17 October 2006, 10:24

Is Linux Palm's saviour?

News The deliberately simple nature of the Palm operating system was so inspiring to Rick Broida that in 1997 he started a magazine, Tap, dedicated to devices using the handheld OS. Shortly after PalmSource was spun out, the company announced its new...

26 May 2005, 10:12

OS is key to smart phone choice

News With smart phones, happiness all comes down to the operating system, according to a new survey from IDC. A user's satisfaction with a phone's operating system is the main differentiating factor driving competition, especially when it comes to smart...

29 November 2006, 9:35

Microsoft to lock Vista pirates out of PCs

News Windows Vista will have new antipiracy technology that locks people out their PCs if the operating system isn't activated within 30 days after installation. People who buy a PC with Vista installed from companies such as Dell, HP and Gateway, for...

5 October 2006, 11:29

Photos: Ten views of Apple's Leopard

News The next version of Apple's Mac OS X operating system, code-named Leopard, will allow application developers to create 64-bit applications using Apple's Carbon and Cocoa development tools. Leopard will contain three pieces of software that...

10 August 2006, 11:24

Microsoft limits XP mini laptop specs

News Microsoft has reportedly set strict limitations on the specifications of the cheap mini laptops that can carry its Windows XP operating system. However, following the success of the Asus Eee PC -- originally made available only with a Linux...

Tags: storage, cpu, processor, mini

16 May 2008, 10:24

News.blog: Nvidia ships Vista hardware

News Even though Microsoft is slipping behind on releasing its new desktop operating system, Nvidia is charging full steam ahead with its two new Vista-compatible video cards. The Vista operating system will be able to increase graphical performance by...

29 March 2006, 10:32

Gates: Windows 7 ready 'in the next year or so'

News Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Friday that he expects the latest Windows operating system, code-named Windows 7, to be released "sometime in the next year or so". The software behemoth has been aiming to issue more regular updates of the...

Tags: development, operating system, vista, comments

7 April 2008, 10:17

Vista delay a boon for Mac sales

News If there's one company that stands to benefit from the delay of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, it's Apple, analysts have said. While Microsoft has been struggling to release its new operating system, Apple has regularly put out updates...

24 March 2006, 9:13

Samsung licenses Symbian OS

News Samsung Electronics said on Monday that it's licensed the Symbian operating system for use in future wireless devices including smart phones. Monday's announcement from Samsung means all five of the world's top phone makers - Nokia, Motorola...

22 October 2002, 8:30

UK petition demands Vista price cuts

News As businesses and consumers grapple with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista, one question is increasingly being asked: why is it so much more expensive to buy Vista in the UK than in the US?

26 February 2007, 9:26

Sun modernises Solaris start-up process

News Sun Microsystems is revamping the start-up process for its Solaris operating system, scrapping an awkward, elderly approach for one the company promises will be faster, more familiar and more useful on a wide variety of computers.

16 June 2005, 9:51

Vista revs up peer-to-peer Wi-Fi

News Microsoft's new operating system, which won't arrive for consumers until early next year, has a new collaboration feature that allows laptops to share information with other nearby machines. It had hoped to have the new operating system on store...

31 May 2006, 12:24

Vista delayed until 2007

News Microsoft announced a delay of Windows Vista on Tuesday that will mean PCs with the new operating system won't go on sale until January. The software maker said it will still wrap up development of the operating system this year and make it...

22 March 2006, 10:21