Tag: OPERATING SYSTEM

It's been a slow and painful death for Windows XP, and it's not over yet. (If the operating system were a beloved pet, you'd have put it to sleep ages ago.) Microsoft plans to officially start barring manufacturers from selling computers preloaded with the aging OS on October 22nd, and Dell plans to get a head start on the phase-out by eliminating XP as an option from its direct sales site this ...

While it still hasn't given a precise date, Google has come closer to specifying when Chrome OS will launch. According to an AFP report, the free operating system, which is based on Google's Chrome browser, will launch this autumn. Sundar Pichai, Google's VP of product management, recently revealed this information at CompuTex Taipei, an Asian trade show. "It's something which we are very excited ...

OS When shopping for a PC, your first, and most important, decision lies in picking the operating system (OS) you intend to use. This determines the software and hardware available to you, and how much effort you'll have to put into securing and maintaining your PC. Windows 7 Windows is the dominant player in the computer world, and with good reason. It has the largest catalog of available ...

Usually, Microsoft is pretty good about patching up any gaps in security. But with technology changing at breakneck speeds, some mistakes are bound to go unnoticed. According to BBC News, a man recently discovered a bug in Windows that's been around for 17 years. How does a vulnerability go unnoticed long enough for three different presidents to occupy the White House? Honestly, we're not sure. ...

Advertisements have been a constant nuisance since the Web's inception, but their continued proliferation has recently become nearly unbearable. Even on some pay sites where every amount of available space is devoted to ad banners, members have to sit through a 30-second spot every time they want to watch a three-minute video. Apple, though, reportedly believes that all those pop-ups, videos, ...

Do you want to enjoy all the goodies that Windows 7 offers without the work of installing a totally fresh operating system? While your more tech-savvy friends might look down their noses, a more simple "in-place upgrade" could be the better option for you. You just need to prepare yourself before tackling this task. Luckily, DownloadSquad has offered a few tips and tricks to make the upgrade ...

To mixed reviews, Microsoft tried being all fluffy and sweet while advertising its new operating system. Now, it's time for Plan B -- comedy. Enter 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein (a.k.a. Lois Griffin), who agreed to produce a Microsoft-sponsored variety show. The comedy extravaganza/marketing ploy will air November 8th on FOX, a couple weeks after Microsoft releases Windows ...

Linux has long been lauded for its low hardware requirements and fast operation. It's even been crammed into cell phones, like those powered by Google's Android. Yet Linux creator Linus Torvalds seems to think the little operating system that could is getting a little soft around the middle. According to the Register, Torvalds told a roundtable during this week's LinuxCon that Linux was getting ...

Nothing makes us want to purchase a new version of Windows like a cute little girl and plenty of fluffy animals, or at least that's what Microsoft hopes. According to Ars Technica, the first commercial for Windows 7 (above) was uploaded Thursday onto YouTube's WindowsVideos channel. In the clip, Kylie (you might recognize her from the 'Rookies' marketing campaign) stumbles upon her dad's open ...

Part of the problem with getting the American public to consider Linux a viable option to Windows or Mac OS X is the ridiculous number of varieties of distributions. Ubuntu, which we've covered before, just happens to be the most popular, but there is also SUSE, SlackWare, Debian, even Google's Android is built around Linux. This leads to confusion, but worse are the unnecessary, heavily ...

By now, you've likely seen the headlines: "Six in 10 Companies Skipping Windows 7." It may look like doom and gloom again for Microsoft, but the real situation may not be so dour. Before writing off Windows 7 as another Redmond swing-and-miss, consider the tremendous cost of upgrading a company's worth of computers. A recent survey from ScriptLogic (a company that makes Windows management ...

We've covered nostalgic tech before. Several times. We can't help it -- everyone love a little blast from the past once in a while. So when we saw yet another list of "forgotten" operating systems (this one from Silicon Alley Insider), we just had to bring it to your attention. The previous list (from Computer World) was populated with obscure operating systems (OS) from eras past, but all they ...

It finally happened. Late Tuesday, Google announced it will launch the Chrome operating system (an open source, Web-based, and lightweight OS initially targeted at netbooks) in the second half of 2010. As expected, the Web went wild with hyperbole. Some called the announcement 'the mother of all bombs on its chief rival' and others said it is 'as much a threat to Microsoft as a mosquito is to a ...

Sure, you've all heard of Windows and Apple's OS X, and at least some of you are familiar with Linux, but those aren't the only operating systems out there. Many of you have probably never heard of NeXTStep, the operating system developed by Steve Jobs's company NeXT after he left Apple. NeXTStep eventually became the basis for OS X when Jobs was asked to rejoin the home of the Mac. NeXTStep was ...

We thought that maybe Microsoft had learned something after the disaster that was Vista and its maddening multiple versions: Vista Home Basic, Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate... who could keep track? Well, things are about to get a little worse with Windows 7. Microsoft's highly anticipated new operating system (OS) will add a Starter version to the mix aimed at netbooks. Prices are ...