operating system

Google confirms mobile operating system

News According to a statement released by Google on Monday, Android incorporates an operating system, middleware [the software that sits between the operating system and applications], user-friendly interface and applications".

Tags: consumers, linux, terms, consumer

6 November 2007, 8:47

Linux launches operating system at the mobile industry

News The Open Source Development Labs, an industry consortium devoted to improving Linux, plans to launch an initiative on Monday to bring the open-source operating system to mobile phones. MontaVista, a specialist in Linux for gadgets and networking...

17 October 2005, 9:58

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

Lenovo to launch Linux ThinkPad laptops

News Lenovo is to offer a Linux operating system pre-installed on its ThinkPad laptops. Lenovo will provide support for the operating system and its applications, which include the open-source application suite OpenOffice.

7 August 2007, 10:31

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 However, following the success of the Asus Eee PC -- originally made available only with a Linux...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

Palm touts new Linux-based Treos

News Palm is developing a Linux-based operating system for its handheld devices, the company's chief executive, Ed Colligan, revealed on Tuesday. Colligan said the new operating system -- which has been in development for a "number of years" and is now...

12 April 2007, 9:59

Dell brings Linux PCs to the UK

News Dell has launched two PC models with a pre-installed Linux operating system in the UK. Charlie Tebbs, marketing director for Dell's EMEA consumer division, said: "Dell is continuing to deliver on our commitment to give customers what they're asking...

Tags: linux, pre, models, installed

8 August 2007, 9:33

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, 10:39

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, 10:12

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

Microsoft tries to make Vista iPod-friendly

News Microsoft released several patches for Windows Vista on Tuesday, including one designed to put the iPod and the new operating system back on speaking terms. The software maker issued a patch that is designed to fix a problem that had left iPods...

28 March 2007, 10:42

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

Experts: Don't buy Vista for security

News Windows Vista is a leap forward in terms of security, but few people who know the operating system say the advances are enough to justify an upgrade. Note that there haven't really been significant problems with the operating system lately, and our...

31 January 2007, 10:14

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

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