Whether you’re a power user or someone who dreads that update alert, knowing when to update your device has become less clear ...

A system software component that is external to the operating system kernel. If the phrase is used to refer to the operating system itself, it is redundant because an operating system "is" software.

Modern PCs, tablets and smartphones have an easy-to-use, graphical veneer that hides the complexity of the operating system software beneath that enables them work. While the developers of your device ...

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

Modern operating systems are all far more secure than their historic counterparts, but which operating system is the safest? That somewhat depends on how you use it — no operating system is “safe” if ...

For casual computer users, keeping in step the fast-moving computing world can be a frustrating conundrum. When does added convenience outweigh the price of an upgrade, and the burden of readjusting ...

Per Nikkei, Toyota Motor TM plans to develop and launch its own automotive software platform by 2025. This new comprehensive operating system, Arene, will be capable of handling everything, from basic ...

In order to predict what security threats are likely to emerge in the coming year, we need to look back in the closure of 2013. What were the most vulnerable operating systems, apps and software ...