An operating system is a program by which other programs, or applications, make requests for resources such as processing cycles and storage. Computers typically boot to their OS at startup, after which users launch applications through a user interface, or UI. The leading operating system for PCs is Microsoft Windows, although Linux and the Mac OS are making some headway in certain markets. Servers, storage networks and other powerful computing systems have specialized operating systems, often based on Unix.
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Carl Weinschenk spoke to Creative Strategies' President Tim Bajarin. Weinschenk: What dynamic is taking place in the sector between smartphones and laptops? Bajarin: The big trend is that netbooks have evolved to become smaller notebooks because most of them go out the door with Windows... More >
Apple Hopes to Best BlackBerry in Enterprise, Author Says
Patrick Avery spoke with Ryan Faas , author of " iPhone for Work: Increasing Productivity for Busy Professionals ," about using the iPhone for business-related activities despite concerns about security and third-party applications. His book is scheduled to publish in September. Avery: ... More >
Where VDI and the Cloud Meet
Arthur Cole spoke with Parmeet Chaddha, executive vice president of engineering, Pano Logic . Cole : The new Pano System 2.7 supports the VMware vSphere 4 platform, which is geared largely for cloud services. How will the cloud enhance virtual desktop infrastructures? Chaddha : Initially,... More >
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Chrome OS 101
Yesterday, Google unveiled an early version of it Chrome OS along with providing an outline on the Chrome OS project. Lance Ulanoff, writing for PC Magazine , provides a list of 11 things you need to know about Google's Chrome OS . First on his list is that it is not available yet. Other highlights include:... More >
Microsoft Helps Discover Flaw in Google Plug-In for IE
Another flaw has been discovered in Google's Chrome browser, reports The Register . The flaw in the Google Chome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer users, discovered with the help of Microsoft, allows hackers to bypass security controls and drop malware onto vulnerable systems. Google has acknowledged the flaw and... More >
Google Unveils Early Version of Chrome OS
Google has unveiled an early version of its Chrome OS at a press event at its headquarters today. Sundar Pichai, Google vice president of product management, says that while the company is about a year away from releasing its Chrome OS, the code for it is fully open and available for developers to work on alongside... More >
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