These systems had slick UIs, multiprocessor support, multitasking and MIDI. What happened?

I think the next revolution in Operating Systems will be presenceas opposed to UI. The "desktop metaphor" will be augmented by the presence metaphor - your "desktop", or more abstractly your state, ...

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the source ...

Aditya Akella leads the project that aims to boost performance of OSes and help enable assistant robots, autonomous vehicles and smart cities. Research that will use artificial intelligence to boost ...

With all the cool things that a Raspberry Pi can do, from powering a takeout display to converting your garage door into a smart one, you're probably already looking to get started with this popular ...

Last week I wrote about keeping your computer's operating system up to date. I mentioned that you need to pay attention to software update notifications from your computer and keep current with major ...

There is a serious deadline facing computer users at the end of this calendar year, one that places countless businesses, non-profit companies and individual users at high risk of becoming a victim of ...

Three US states have passed laws requiring operating systems to verify your age before you can use your computer, and Congress is considering similar legislation. Here's everything we know so far.

Teaching little kids to use computers is a great idea, but the thought of exposing innocent minds to the drek that flies across the Internet is enough to make a sane parent think about relocating to ...

A team of researchers from leading institutions including Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University has developed what they're calling the first "memory operating system" for ai, ...