What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the source ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Your computer has an operating system, or OS. You may be ...

Lineo, maker of the Linux-based embedded operating system Embedix, said this week that it had licensed patented technology from FSMLabs, the creator of RTLinux. Lineo is the first to publicly license ...

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An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that controls the operation and basic function of a computer. Examples of operating systems include Windows (7, 8, 10, etc.) , Mac (OS X, etc.), ...

You've probably already picked a side, but is it the right one? Here's how Apple and Google's mobile operating systems stack up on 14 key features. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more ...

OS X may be retired, but it deserves to be remembered. Take a trip back with these 14 key milestones in the double-decade history of the operating system that helped transform a nearly bankrupt Apple ...

Here’s what you can expect from Apple’s operating system for its new headset. Here’s what you can expect from Apple’s operating system for its new headset. is a senior reporter covering technology, ...

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As promised, Apple has just released the first public beta versions for the next-generation versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and most of its other operating systems. The headlining feature of all the ...