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RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths

RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths

...the mobile maker is giving developers to create apps for the new operating system. RIM has developed the QNX-powered BlackBerry 10 to replace Java... Read more

7 May, 2012 by Mary Branscombe

RIM quashes hope of new handsets at BlackBerry World

...new handsets. BlackBerry World will be software-only, with the BlackBerry 10 operating system taking pride of place. "We are not unveiling any BlackBerry 10... Read more

30 April, 2012 by Joe Svetlik

UK starts getting Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S II

...versions of the device do not usually have to wait to download operating system updates. The Android platform upgrade, announced by Samsung in November, has... Read more

20 March, 2012 by Ben Woods
Chrome OS takes on familiar hue: In pictures

Chrome OS takes on familiar hue: In pictures

...windows, as on personal computer OSes.Until Monday, Google's browser-based operating system, Chrome OS, fell into the former camp. Users had no choice... Read more

11 April, 2012 by Stephen Shankland
Smartphone operating systems: A guide

Smartphone operating systems: A guide

...Home screen: BlackBerry Research In Motion (RIM) overhauled its BlackBerry operating system about a year ago, and another update is due in the... Read more

15 July, 2011 by Bonnie Cha

Nimbula readies cloud operating system

...Nimbula says its cloud computing operating system, designed to turn underused datacentres into cloud providers, will be available... Read more

9 March, 2011 by Jack Clark
Android Honeycomb enhances tabs and apps

Android Honeycomb enhances tabs and apps

...the text selection mode it introduced in the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. With Honeycomb, you can just tap the menu bar to copy... Read more

28 January, 2011 by Jessica Dolcourt

SourceForge pulls Anonymous OS from site

...could be at risk by downloading it. SourceForge has taken down an operating system purportedly developed by the Anonymous activist group, over concerns about its... Read more

16 March, 2012 by Michael Lee

OS X 10.7.3 aims to fix bugs and add languages

...X 10.7.3 Lion, the third such minor update to the operating system since it was launched last July. The update, which went out... Read more

2 February, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Nokia snaps up Norwegian firm for basic mobile OS

...Nokia has scooped up Smarterphone, a small Norwegian company that has an operating system designed for more basic cell phones, known in the industry as... Read more

9 January, 2012 by Roger Cheng

Window XP use drops as Windows 7 catches up

...Microsoft's Windows XP operating system was the most used OS in 2011 but its market share... Read more

3 January, 2012 by Kevin Kwang

BBX operating system for BlackBerry arrives

...BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has unveiled its next-generation mobile operating system, BBX, which will provide a single platform for application development on... Read more

19 October, 2011 by Simon Bisson

Microsoft explains Windows 8 boot to quell Linux fears

...disallow the disabling of secure boot. "Secure boot doesn't 'lock out' operating system loaders, but is a policy that allows firmware to validate authenticity... Read more

23 September, 2011 by Ben Woods
Microsoft shows off Windows 8

Microsoft shows off Windows 8

...takes the wraps off of Windows 8, unveiling the company's new operating system in front of an audience of software developers. This video originally... Read more

16 September, 2011 by Staff

Microsoft eyes one Windows 8 to fit all

...Microsoft, in revealing details of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system this week at its Build developer conference, has presented its vision... Read more

16 September, 2011 by Jay Greene

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I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

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DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

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Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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UnderINK

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Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

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Jason Burchell

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Chris Wortman

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