When it was first introduced, Chrome OS didn’t give a toss for tablets. There’s no question about that. But to account for the Pixel Slate (and a recent crop of other Chrome tablets), Google has ...

The two biggest OS (operating system) makers in China announced plans last week to unite and jointly build a new "domestic operating system." The two companies are China Standard Software (CS2C) and ...

One problem with building things using state-of-the-art techniques is that sometimes those that look like they will be “the next big thing” turn out to be dead ends. Next thing you know, that hot new ...

A now-deleted job listing teased the future of ChromeOS with a new ‘AluminIum OS’ which will be based on Android.

It is very normal to have multiple operating systems installed on a PC. If you need to use Linux and Windows for your work purposes or any other purposes, the obvious option you have is dual-booting ...

You could be forgiven for thinking that the era of the PC is ending, at least where consumers are concerned. The market for PC desktops and laptops has been dropping since 2011. Microsoft, whose ...

Parallels promises to let both OSes do their thing on a Mac at the same time, unlike Apple's BootCamp. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and ...

In context: The early 1990s were tumultuous years for the home computer operating system market. Major corporations were vying for dominance in the emerging GUI-based paradigm, with Microsoft poised ...

Operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Linux and Apple OSx are the software “bridge” between application code and computer hardware. It’s the operating system (OS) that defines the capabilities ...

PalmSource has released two operating system updates — one major and one minor. PalmSource’s Cobalt is an almost entirely new OS aimed at giving enterprise users more flexibility, while Garnet is a ...

IBM assured customers Thursday that the company will continue to sell and support OS/2, clarifying an online notice that drew speculation that the vintage operating system was being phased out. The ...