operating system

Boot Camp won't expose Macs to viruses

News Any talk of Apple's Boot Camp software exposing the company's operating system to security risks is just hype and should be ignored, according to analyst firm Gartner. But overall, Gartner does not believe Apple embracing Microsoft's operating...

13 April 2006, 9:12

Microsoft sued over Vista marketing

News Microsoft has come under attack for the way it advertises the Vista operating system. According to the legal action, which was filed as a class action suit in Seattle on Thursday, "consumers were falsely led to believe they would be upgraded to a...

5 April 2007, 9:39

Palm does Windows

News In an acknowledgment that the market for the Palm operating system has run out of steam, the maker of the popular Treo mobile phone on Monday unveiled a version that runs Windows. Palm has long said it would consider using an operating system other...

27 September 2005, 9:28

Linux must be slicker to grab desktop space

News Linux may be entrenched in the data centre, but it will need some sprucing up before the upstart operating system grabs a significant spot on the desktop PC. While figures vary widely on worldwide Linux desktop penetration, most credible sources...

26 April 2004, 10:40

Microsoft confirms next XP service pack

News Microsoft has revealed plans to release a third service pack for its Windows XP operating system. Windows XP's Service Pack 2, which came out last September, deeply modified the operating system by updating its security.

3 October 2005, 10:10

Microsoft tries 'concept-car' Singularity OS

News Microsoft used its annual TechFest gathering of research-lab technicians in Redmond last week to launch a new prototype operating system, "Singularity". Available on the company's CodePlex collaborative open-source Web site, the operating system is...

Tags: research, architecture, operating systems, lives

12 March 2008, 9:02

Turbolinux reaches out to Microsoft

News Turbolinux, a Japanese seller of the open-source operating system, has bridged a philosophical divide by licensing Microsoft technology for playing digital music and video. The proprietary software will be available as a $64 add-on in Japan, but...

28 April 2004, 7:50

Dell launches an open-source PC

News Dell began offering a new desktop PC on Tuesday with no operating system installed. The company's Dimension E510n PC comes with a blank hard drive and a copy of the FreeDOS operating system, which can be installed by customers.

5 October 2005, 10:59

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, 10:29

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, 9:24

Gates talks up new speech and mobile products

News Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced on Wednesday an update to the company's mobile device operating system as well as the latest version of its speech software. The EU also ordered the unbundling of Windows Media Player from Microsoft's market...

25 March 2004, 9:35

Microsoft lets latest Windows CE out of the box

News Microsoft is set to release on Monday a beta version of an update to its Windows CE operating system for handheld devices, set-top boxes and other limited-function computing devices. Windows CE is a stripped-down version of the Windows operating...

29 March 2004, 7:25

Windows Vista to 'freeze dry' PCs before patching

News The next version of Microsoft's Windows operating system will include new patching technology that reduces the number of required restarts and stores user data before reboots. Unlike Windows Update, Microsoft Update provides patches for a number of...

5 September 2005, 9:44

Microsoft makes Zune work with Vista

News After a few weeks of not speaking to one another, Microsoft's new operating system and its Zune digital music player are getting along fine. In addition to adding support for the new operating system, Microsoft said on its Zune Insider blog that...

21 December 2006, 9:02

Red Hat launches desktop Linux

News Red Hat's primary target has been Unix, the operating system on which Linux is based, running on higher-powered networked computers called servers. Szulik said the next desktop operating system transition at Microsoft will be an opportunity to...

4 May 2004, 12:35