operating system in photos
Photos: First look at Microsoft's NHS software
Photo Microsoft has unveiled a 'tailored' version of its Windows operating system to be used by National Health Service workers. The company also says the interface runs on any operating system - even Linux. [08 Mar 2007]
Photos of the month - January 2007
Photo With Vista's commercial launch fast approaching, Microsoft unveiled the first new PCs and laptops designed for the Windows Vista operating system at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas at the start of the month. [31 Jan 2007]
Photos: Top 10 pieces of Linux kit
Photo And if you're wondering quite why you'd want to put Linux on your MP3 player, it's worth noting that changing to an open source operating system means you can play the game Doom on your iPod as a result. [22 Nov 2006]
Photos: What should be crowned the king of Apple cool?
Photo The OS X operating system took its time emerging from the wreckage of the Copland project. Now on Leopard, version 10.5, it's hard to think of a more complete, fully featured operating system on the market. [24 Jan 2008]
Photos: Supercomputers signal when storms are a-brewing
Photo From 2011 it will install a system 10 to 12.5 times more powerful than the existing computer and by 2015 it will have a machine capable of between 150 and 200 teraflops. Its high performance computers already impressive performance will leap... [06 Jun 2008]
Photos: Inside San Francisco airport's secure operating centre
Photo The system picks up a vehicle which has remained static for too long in a specified area. From the observation room inside the secure operating centre (SOC) at San Francisco International airport, staff are able to check out every alert as they are... [24 Apr 2006]
Photos: Arctic tech gets talking
Photo Virtual network operator Vanco developed and integrated the technology involved to keep the Arctic team's communications system operating smoothly. The video footage was transmitted from the Arctic Ocean using the Vanco Arctic Survey's satellite... [12 Nov 2007]
Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping
Photo Google's much discussed mobile phone operating system, Android, made its debut on devices from several companies at Mobile World Congress. The system at British Airways' (BA) new home can process 12,000 bags per hour.silicon.com took an exclusive... [28 Feb 2008]
Photos: New Dell laptops shed the pounds
Photo The tech allows users to access email, calendar, contacts and the internet almost instantly by not starting the system's main operating system. This is the new Latitude family of ultra-portable laptops from Dell. [13 Aug 2008]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo It comes with a choice of operating system: Windows Vista Business or Novell SuSE Linux. The cutting-edge Masternaut Three X telematics system allows a control centre to track 20 gritter lorries that keep a 178km stretch of the M4 motorway in South... [29 Apr 2008]
Photos: Eye in the sky to spot 'friendly fire'
Photo A soldier operates one of the specialist vehicles that control the system. Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Baroness Taylor, said in a statement: "Leapp is a new, world-class system. Battles of the future will benefit significantly from... [03 Apr 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo Once they have checked in, using one of the 96 self-service check-in kiosks, 56 manned check-in desks or BA's online service - the first 'wave' - they can put their luggage into the state-of-the-art baggage handling system. [13 Jul 2007]
Photos: Apple shows off new iMacs, software
Photo The 20-inch systems will cost $1,199 or $1,499, depending on the configuration, and the 24-inch system will cost $1,799, $200 less than the current 24-inch iMac. Jobs said that although Apple's Mac business is two-thirds notebooks these days, iMacs... [08 Aug 2007]
Photos: The building of a data centre
Photo CCTV cameras are plugged into an intelligent computer system able to recognise and raise alerts about suspicious behaviour such as running or someone fiddling around inside a bag. The centre is protected by two fire detection systems, the first is... [11 Jun 2008]
Photos: Bill Gates unveils Vista
Photo Microsoft's long-awaited Vista operating system finally got its consumer launch in London this week. The company's chairman Bill Gates (above) was at hand for the unveiling, in an event at the British Library. [31 Jan 2007]
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