Tag: operating

Microsoft sells four million Windows 8 upgrades 
Nov 13, 2012 | Comment Now 
In first three days of system being available.
 
McGrathNicol targets Windows 8 for SOE 
By Ry Crozier | Oct 18, 2012 | Comment Now 
Smartphones prepare users for tiled interface.
 
WA Education battles SOE funding squeeze 
By Ry Crozier | May 10, 2012 | Comment Now 
Will version four reach schools before version five is ready?
 
Flash sort of makes it on Windows 8 
By Liam Tung | Sep 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
Just not in Metro.
 
Microsoft promises faster Windows 8 boot times 
By Liam Tung | Sep 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Devices will never completely shut down.
 
Two-faced Windows 8 splits for touch and mouse 
 
Microsoft lists build teams for Windows 8 
By Liam Tung | Aug 19, 2011 | Comment Now 
How many people does it take to make a new version of Windows?
 
Microsoft invited Google to Novell patent feast 
By Liam Tung | Aug 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Google didn't fall for it.
 
Apple to unveil iCloud next week 
By Nicole Kobie | Jun 1, 2011 | 3 Comments 
Readies new versions of desktop and mobile operating systems.
 
No OS is safe, expert warns 
By Tom Brewster | Sep 24, 2010 | 9 Comments 
Linux and Mac not safer.
 
Astronomical Android growth: 200,000 per day 
By Liam Tung | Aug 6, 2010 | Comment Now 
200,000 Android smartphones activated per day.
 
Black Hat: Microsoft releases free security tools 
By Iain Thomson | Jul 31, 2010 | Comment Now 
New code to block old holes.
 
Microsoft warns of zero-day Windows Shell flaw 
Jul 20, 2010 | Comment Now 
XP SP2 users again urged to upgrade.
 
Apple rumoured to release iOS 4 software today 
By Khidr Suleman | Jun 22, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Devices to get OS update ahead of iPhone 4 launch?
 
Samsung looking to rival Apple ecosystem with Bada 
By Khidr Suleman | Jun 19, 2010 | Comment Now 
Korean manufacturer has high hopes for new smartphone operating system.
 
RIM offers first look at BlackBerry 6 OS 
By Iain Thomson | Apr 29, 2010 | Comment Now 
Multi-touch control and more social networking.
 
Researchers crack Palm webOS with a text message 
By Iain Thomson | Apr 20, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Operating system riddled with security holes.
 
Ubuntu plans 'Maverick Meerkat' 
By David Neal | Apr 7, 2010 | 2 Comments 
What's in release 10.10?
 
iTnews asks: How hot should you run your data centre? 
By Brett Winterford | Mar 29, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Testing the limits of the server vendors.
 
Microsoft details Windows Phone 7 features 
By Iain Thomson | Mar 18, 2010 | 5 Comments 
No multi-tasking or cut and paste.
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