Unlike Windows or macOS, Linux isn’t a single operating system. It’s a family of distributions, or distros, each designed for ...

The start-up Mentra is working on an open source alternative to smart glasses operating systems from the big tech companies.

Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.

Most immigrants facing deportation are entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge, but their legal rights differ from those in criminal cases.

While Google's earthquake alerts system works on Galaxy phones, Samsung has its own version hidden in One UI with some neat additions.

These are the figures for Windows desktop operating systems from StatCounter, and they show a big uptick in favor of Windows 11, at the expense of Windows 10 as you'd doubtless guess.

There are two central operating systems when it comes to the typical e-reader: Android or Linux. The Amazon Kindle, Rakuten Kobo, Remarkable, Pocketbook, and Tolino e-readers employ Linux.

Chromebooks may be getting their biggest shake-up ever in the near future as Google prepares to merge large portions of ChromeOS onto Android. The no-frills, browser-based operating system has had ...

Developers relying on Rosetta 2 to keep their legacy code running should begin preparing now, as macOS 27 will be the last to provide full support for the translation technology.

Monday's WWDC reveals Apple's plans for new naming conventions for its operating systems.

Apple has announced iPadOS 26, its next major software update for the iPad. Here’s everything new that’s coming.

Apple announced a big change to how it names its operating systems at WWDC 2025 on Monday. Instead of using system names like iOS 19 and macOS 19, the company will now use the year as part of the ...