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Operating systems

RIM unveils new BlackBerry OS

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a more affordable addition to the range
Traditional developers are unlikely to be pleased with the move
19 Oct 2011

Cheshire Council uses desktop analytics to shape Windows 7 migration

Man signing document
It is reducing its applications estate and renegotiating Microsoft licences as a result
13 Oct 2011

Ubuntu prepares for ARM-based servers

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Linux vendor launches new version of its client and server software, upgrades its cloud capabilities, and previews ARM-based server operating system
10 Oct 2011

Crash Podcast - Steve Jobs, Big Data and Windows 8

In this week's Crash we discusses the recent Oracle and Teradata conferences, Apple in the post Jobs era and Windows 8
07 Oct 2011

Review: Microsoft Windows Phone Mango

Microsoft attempts to dethrone the Apple iOS and Google Android mobile operating systems
06 Oct 2011

Microsoft serves up Mango to Windows Phone 7 users

OS update will be available from tonight
27 Sep 2011

First Look: Microsoft Windows 8 Developer Preview

Microsoft's Developer Preview of Windows 8 shows Jekyll and Hyde characteristics - but it is early days
23 Sep 2011

Unauthorised cloud uptake worries IT directors

IT directors are concerned about mounting costs of cloud-based services
22 Sep 2011

Gartner predicts swing to cloud email and collaboration services

More than half of enterprises will be using them by 2020
22 Sep 2011

ARM-based Windows 8 systems won't run Windows 7 apps

Microsoft will not port legacy x86 Windows 7 applications to Windows 8 ARM devices
14 Sep 2011

Microsoft to open Windows 8 app store

Application developers able to sell Windows 8 desktop and web applications through a dedicated online application store
13 Sep 2011

Microsoft previews Windows 8 for developers

OS features real-time social data sharing and will benefit from its own app store
13 Sep 2011

Windows 8 developer preview now available

Quality not roadmap dates will drive Windows 8 release cycle says Microsoft
13 Sep 2011

Ring-fencing UK banks will have IT ramifications, says expert

ICB report on the ring-fencing of high street banks will result on IT system refreshes, according to an industry watcher
12 Sep 2011

Intel and Microsoft developers gather as rivals turn up heat in crucial mobile market

Premier developer events in the US are critical to Microsoft's war with Apple and Google, and Intel's battle with ARM
12 Sep 2011

Contactless payment is just the ticket for FirstGroup buses

Firm is pumping £21m into smartcard technology for all its UK bus networks
07 Sep 2011

Linux repository attacked by cyber criminals

Kernel.org has suffered a security breach, and a trojan was added to the system startup scripts
01 Sep 2011

Apple gives job to jailbreak hacker

Hacker promises no more jailbreaks following internship
31 Aug 2011

Updated: Apache servers succumb to four-year-old bug

Apache Killer denial-of-service tool based on vulnerability discovered in 2007
25 Aug 2011

Microsoft asks for feedback on Windows 8

New blog invites users to help shape Windows 8
17 Aug 2011

Windows 7 to lead OS market this year

Operating system will be deployed on 94 per cent of new PCs this year, and will be running on 42 per cent of all PCs, says Gartner
12 Aug 2011

Google Chrome OS vulnerable to attack via APIs

Experts found vulnerabilities in Scratchpad
04 Aug 2011

Comedy of errors


02 Aug 2011

Mozilla to launch mobile OS

Firefox creator working on operating system for smartphones and tablets
27 Jul 2011