operating system

I choose a Desktop OS like Windows or Linux Mint on a PC with 32GB storage drive because I can still watch DVD disc movies, and listen to music CDs in most desktop OS. There are also still many software, and older games which can fit on 32GB drives depending on how much free space is available...

It is unlikely that Sony and Nintendo ever use a Microsoft Windows OS like the Xbox One which uses Windows 10 Core. Sony PS4 and Nintendo Switch both use an OS which is based on FreeBSD/Unix. But, I think there is a small possibility that Sony and Nintendo may release a console with a...

I think it is possible that Windows 10 or Linux would be used on most or all gaming handheld consoles in the future because there are already many PC games which are compatible with Windows, and Linux. There are also many PC game programmers, and workers who know how to make games for PC...

I find it somewhat weird and exciting when I see someone using a Google Android Desktop OS on a Desktop PC. Some Android apps look kind of weird in landscape mode, and are not as good to use with a mouse or touchpad. Most newer Google Chromebooks can run Google Android Apps, and has Android...

I feel web browser OS like Chrome OS are the only more limited and restrictive operating systems which most users want to use because web browsers can now run websites with online versions of programs like MS Office 365, Google Docs, video players on YouTube, and simple image editors. There are...

Google can always buy an operating system company like how Google bought Android from the original creator of Android. I think if a small software company creates a very popular PC operating system, Google may buy it, and re-brand it as a Google Operating System, and use it on their PCs like the...

I don't care as much about the pre-installed operating system which came with my devices like smartphone, tablets, PCs, etc. I mainly care about the price of the device and the quality of the computer parts. I don't usually like the pre-installed operating system and bundled software because...

Despite being abandoned by Microsoft over three years ago, Windows XP is still the world’s third-most popular operating system. According to the latest statistics, it is still installed on 7.04 percent of computers around the world, eclipsed only by Windows 7 and Windows 10. Read More Windows...

There are a number of rumors pointing to an early peek at Andromeda, a version of Android with some Chrome OS bits that make it better for tablet and laptop devices. Rumors of a Chrome OS and Android merger began popping up some months ago, and the arrival of the Play Store on Chromebooks only...

It's now been exactly two years since Microsoft ceased support for Windows XP, meaning that users of the OS are no longer covered with security updates. As such, vulnerabilities in the software waiting to be exploited – yet still a worrying amount of people are using Microsoft's zombie-like...

Narendra Nayak, managing director for BlackBerry India, said that while the company’s enterprise software runs across Windows, iOS, BlackBerry and Android, on the device side it’s only going to offer BlackBerry OS and Android. iOS is obviously off the table since Apple doesn’t license its...