Tag: OPERATINGSYSTEM

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 ...

It's not like (PRODUCT) RED versions of Windows Vista haven't been shipping on associated systems for months now, but for those who'd prefer to keep the rig they have and just get a colorful / charitable upgrade to Microsoft's latest OS, this is for you. Listed on the official (PRODUCT) RED website and up for pre-order now at Amazon, the special edition of Windows Vista Ultimate is slated to ship ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/The_Minority_Report_computers_become_reality'; If you've been waiting for that 'Minority Report'-style interface to really come to fruition, you can finally exhale. One of the science advisors from the Steven Spielberg film -- along with a team of other zany visionaries -- has created an honest-to-goodness, real-world implementation of the computer systems ...

When Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise's 'Minority Report' conquered theaters in 2002, the tech community went wild, not over the special effects used to make Cruise seem less like a stark-raving looney tune, but over the futuristic, motion-controlled computer interface he used in a few of the movie's key scenes. Now, it seems were on the verge of making a million nerd dreams come true. At this ...