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Canonical joins Linux Foundation
News Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. Ubuntu community members had already been participating in workgroups at the foundation, including the Linux Standard Base, Desktop... [20 Aug 2008]
Microsoft's Midori not ready for tasting?
News Microsoft is pursuing a different type of operating system, which goes by the name of Midori - and it's not the next version of Windows. Midori is related to Singularity, a research project that dates back to 2003 and looks at how to architect an... [06 Aug 2008]
Google ups Search Appliance index
News On top is Google's software, including a customised version of the Linux operating system. Google has expanded the capacity of its Search Appliance and made other improvements to the customised server that lets people search their company's documents. [06 Aug 2008]
Microsoft Windows set to retire?
News Microsoft Windows' future appears to lie in the cloud, with details emerging about a possible new web-based operating system from Redmond, called 'Midori'. The system is forecast to be a cloud computing service, making it less reliant on a specific... [05 Aug 2008]
Apple patch fails to address DNS flaw, say experts
The patch was brought out by Apple on Friday for its Tiger and Leopard operating systems, to address a critical Domain Name System (DNS) flaw that could let attackers secretly redirect browsers to malicious sites. [04 Aug 2008]
Motorola, Panasonic welcome LiMo Platform
News The new phones, from Motorola, NEC and Panasonic, are the latest to ship with Release 1 of the LiMo Platform, a Linux-based operating system for mobile phones developed by a consortium of wireless carriers, handset makers and others. [04 Aug 2008]
Apple releases patch for critical flaw
News Apple released a security update yesterday to users of its Tiger and Leopard operating systems to address a critical Domain Name System flaw, along with a dozen other updates. The DNS flaw, which was first reported by Dan Kaminsky of IOActive on 8... [01 Aug 2008]
DIY wi-fi, Vista in disguise, 3G iPhone and more...
News Following the lukewarm reception for its Vista operating system, Microsoft conducted a little experiment. A sample of XP users were asked to try a new operating system called Mojave which they found rather nifty… [31 Jul 2008]
Microsoft misses Windows Mobile target
News Microsoft said Wednesday it missed its targets for Windows Mobile, shipping 18 million copies of the mobile phone operating system in its just-ended fiscal year. For some time, executives had been saying the company would ship more than 20 million... [31 Jul 2008]
'Star Trek' communicators free up doctors' time
News The advantage for us is having a system in place to continue the progression and patients are seeing better service as a result. O is for Operating systems Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… [29 Jul 2008]
Leeds Council puts faith in Microsoft
News But LCC is not planning to roll out Microsoft's Vista operating system quite yet. Leeds City Council (LCC) is hoping to save money and develop new public services through a long term agreement with Microsoft. [28 Jul 2008]
Microsoft: Don't knock Vista 'til you've tried it
News After months of searching for ways to defend its often-maligned Windows operating system, Microsoft turned to Vista's sceptics for help. Microsoft got together a sample of Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista and asked them for... [24 Jul 2008]
Apple OS gaining ground on Windows
News Apple's operating system is gaining ground on Microsoft Windows, with second-quarter results showing the company inching close to a 10 per cent market share in the US. While Windows certainly still dominates the computer market, Apple's share... [17 Jul 2008]
Microsoft OS update service availability tops Apple, Ubuntu
News Pingdom, a company that measures internet service reliability, has given Microsoft the top score in a test of operating system update services. Microsoft's Windows Update was available 100 per cent of the second quarter of 2008, Pingdom said in a... [15 Jul 2008]
Coming soon - malware threats to iPhone 2.0?
News Earlier this month, a Mac OS X researcher also claimed that the iPhone operating system, which is a stripped-down version of Mac OS 10.5, does not have the patch updates that the desktop operating system has. [14 Jul 2008]
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