Whether it's a desktop or laptop computer, a smartphone or a video game system, every modern computer needs an operating system. That's the core software on the computer that sits between application ...

So as you may have noticed from last episode, computers keep getting faster and faster, and by the start of the 1950s they had gotten so fast that it often took longer to manually load programs via ...

Even if you are not an Information Technology (IT) professional or expert, you know that what makes your smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer go is software referred to as operating system ...

The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part, known ...

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 ...

Here’s another tutorial to note from the Embedded Live programme. Here’s another tutorial to note from the Embedded Live programme. Entitled Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems, David Kalinsky ...

Hang around enterprise computing types long enough, and you’ll wind up talking about “the stack” at some point. It’s a term used to refer to the complicated layers of software that run in modern data ...

The last thing you want is a virus infecting your computer and other devices. While most computer operating systems include built-in basic protections against viruses, they don't necessarily offer ...

Microsoft just released the source code of one of its most important computer operating systems. The catch is that the software is over 30 years old. Yesterday, with permission from Microsoft, Silicon ...

China has released its first homegrown open-source desktop operating system, named OpenKylin, state media said, as the country steps up efforts to cut reliance on U.S. technology. Released on ...