As interest in the open source Linux operating system has become more mainstream, companies such as IBM and Hewlett-Packard have joined the UK's major Linux trade show, Linux Expo UK. At this year's ...

The Unix underpinnings of Mac OS make it feel familiar and accessible to programmers used to working in Unix-like environments. Apple’s Xcode IDE and other development tools are thoughtfully crafted ...

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Decisions made years ago about which operating system to roll out can affect corporate security today. Of the big three in widespread use, one can credibly be called the most secure. Enterprises ...

Linux users who want to run Windows applications without switching operating systems have been able to do so for years with Wine, software that lets apps designed for Windows run on Unix-like systems.

A lot of things happen at the start of each month, and one of those that I look most forward to is being able to check out the updated hardware survey at Steam. It's especially interesting right now, ...

The day has finally arrived. Let the trumpets blare and confetti rain from the sky. With three weeks to spare, Google has met its self-imposed deadline and the beta version of its Chrome Web browser ...

Operating system security is always a hotly contended subject, and last week Microsoft amped up the hype by claiming that Windows Vista and the soon-to-be-released 7 is the world's most secure OS, ...

If you’re like me and happen to have a bunch of vintage Macs powered by Motorola 680×0 CPUs lying around, then you probably like to tinker with them. And what better way to tinker with obsolete ...

Sorry, Mac and Linux users. The highly acclaimed Batman: Arkham Knight will no longer come to these two platforms. The announcement was made through a post to the ...

Rakesh Shewale writes with a common question about formatting compatibility: I bought a new external HDD for my mac about a month ago and formatted it to Mac OS X Extended Journaled. Now it has my all ...