AOSP on a diet plan as Google halves Android code drops
Two a year is for your own good, Mountain View insists
OSes08 Jan 2026 | 13
Operating System
Recline of the machines: Terminator felled by dodgy battery
Bork!Bork!Bork! The rise will be postponed until you hit F1 to continue
Offbeat07 Jan 2026 | 24
What if Linux ran Windows… and meant it? Meet Loss32
It's crazy, a million-to-one shot, but it might just work
OSes06 Jan 2026 | 200
pearOS is a Linux that falls rather close to the Apple tree
Revived distro returns on Arch with KDE Plasma, global menus, and a familiar macOS-style sheen
OSes19 Dec 2025 | 67
Legacy Update expands archive of vanished Microsoft downloads
Preserving not just updates, but also lots of the now-deleted optional extras
OSes11 Dec 2025 | 27
FreeBSD 15 trims legacy fat and revamps how OS is built
Project retires 32-bit ports, embraces pkgbase, and modernizes build process
OSes05 Dec 2025 | 84
Linux 6.18 arrives as the year's final drop and likely next LTS
Bye-bye bcachefs, but hello there bhyve
OSes03 Dec 2025 | 17
LisaGUI recreates Apple's innovative computer OS, without emulating it
Somewhere between a cover version and a loving homage of the interface that helped shape the modern desktop
OSes24 Nov 2025 | 22
Secret setting hints haptic feedback coming to Windows 11 UI
Microsoft has generated some buzz about generating some buzz
OSes10 Nov 2025 | 25
Ironclad OS project popping out Unix-like kernel in a unique mix of languages
There's more to safer systems languages than Rust
OSes10 Nov 2025 | 25
Microsoft gives Windows 11 a fresh Start – here's how to get it
More convenient layout saves you a click
OSes29 Oct 2025 | 66
Raspberry Pi OS, LMDE, Peppermint OS join the Debian 13 club
Downstream Linux projects line up behind the latest release
OSes15 Oct 2025 | 21
Aurora immutable KDE Plasma workstation: Big, slow, and confusing
Based on Universal Blue, it's akin to Fedora Kinoite with knobs on… A lot of knobs
OSes01 Oct 2025 | 15
Hundreds of orgs urge Microsoft: don’t kill off free Windows 10 updates
Petitions pile up on Satya’s desk while Windows 7 mysteriously surges back from the grave
OSes01 Oct 2025 | 88
Legacy Update updated – so your old Windows can be, too
Need – or prefer – an EOL version of Windows? Don't panic!
OSes29 Sep 2025 | 27
Engineer turned a vape into a web server
Breathe deep on internet fumes
Offbeat15 Sep 2025 | 55
Fork that: Three alternative kernels show devs don't need Linux
Managarm, Asterinas, Xous – where disaffected code whisperers could go
OSes12 Sep 2025 | 64
'Questing Quokka' enters UI freeze as Ubuntu 25.10 nears release
Rust coreutils, TPM encryption, and GNOME 49 line up for October debut
OSes11 Sep 2025 | 10
Linux Mint 22.2 polishes the desktop, but kernel updates are the real deal
Point release brings Cinnamon tweaks, shiny apps, and Ubuntu's Hardware Enablement stack
OSes05 Sep 2025 | 29
Linux Lite relief: 7.6 keeps it simple, shiny, and mostly slim
Ubuntu 24.04.3, with a prettified Xfce 4.18
OSes04 Sep 2025 | 29
FreeBSD Project isn't ready to let AI commit code just yet
But it's OK to use it for docs and translations
OSes03 Sep 2025 | 40
RefreshOS 2.5: The Debian remix that borrows from every desk in the house
A remarkable mixture of different components, but it works
OSes29 Aug 2025 | 14
China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6
Supports several Chinese chips and GPUs – and of course it has AI inside
OSes29 Aug 2025 | 23
Opinionated Arch derivative CachyOS overtakes Mint and MX on DistroWatch
Performance-tuned and optimized spin seems to be winning fans
OSes20 Aug 2025 | 33
MX Linux 25 loses systemd toggling power as Debian 13 looms
Upstream changes force users to pick an init system at install instead of boot
OSes06 Aug 2025 | 45
NetBSD 11 prepares for launch with 57 supported platforms
New version season is near, and some of the big names are dropping x86-32 – but not this one
OSes05 Aug 2025 | 23
Project Banana ripens into a pre-alpha for KDE Linux, and you can test it
Desktop project's in-house distro is impressively ambitious, but nowhere near ready
OSes04 Aug 2025 | 27
Linux kernel 6.16 lands without any headline features but 38M lines of code
Mostly minor changes under the hood – a lot of them
OSes29 Jul 2025 | 30
The tiny tech tribe who could change the world tomorrow but won't
Sometimes, one small tweak can make a very big difference.
Personal Tech24 Jul 2025 | 88
Open, free, and completely ignored: The strange afterlife of Symbian
It did get sourced, but nobody cared
OSes17 Jul 2025 | 144
Microsoft cuts the Windows 11 bloat for Xbox handhelds
If gamers can have a slimline version of the OS, why not IT admins?
OSes09 Jun 2025 | 40
OpenMamba: Eat your greens, they're good for you
Fancy getting rolling with something Qt and Italian?
OSes02 Jun 2025 | 5
Neptune OS is Debian made easy but, boy, does it need some housekeeping
A media-ready remix with KDE, codecs, and clutter from its BeOS-flavored past
OSes22 May 2025 | 37
AROS turns any PC into an Amiga with USB-bootable distro
And other ways to get that Amiga feeling on a budget
OSes22 May 2025 | 67
Windows reports two CPU speeds because one would be too simple
Every hardware claim is equal, but some are more equal than others
OSes21 May 2025 | 20
LastOS slaps neon paint on Linux Mint and dares you to run Photoshop
Another distro for Windows users – presumably ones who love bling
OSes19 May 2025 | 98
The 'End of 10' is nigh, but don't bury your PC just yet
Linux types mobilize website to help people avoid creating more e-waste
OSes15 May 2025 | 251
OpenAI wants to build a subscription for something like an AI OS, with SDKs and APIs and 'surfaces'
CEO Sam Altman has no master plan but imagines custom models built on everything you’ve ever said or read
AI Infrastructure Month13 May 2025 | 19
Commodore OS 3 is the loudest Linux yet
One distro has to be the most extra – and here it is
OSes06 May 2025 | 51
OpenBSD 7.7 released with updated hardware support, 9Front ships second update of 2025
The OS refresh brings Ryzen AI and Arrow Lake compatibility
OSes29 Apr 2025 | 20
From PlayStation to routers, you've probably been using FreeBSD without knowing it
Interview The OS came first, the foundation later – so what does it do?
OSes28 Apr 2025 | 14
Ninite to win it: How to rebuild Windows without losing your mind
Get a new, clean (maybe suspiciously empty) install up to speed – and keep it there
OSes24 Apr 2025 | 33
How to stay on Windows 10 instead of installing Linux
Can't run Windows 11? Don't want to? There are surprisingly legal options
OSes22 Apr 2025 | 160
MX Linux 23.6 brings Debian freshness, without the systemd funk
Bookworm 12.10-based release is a few steps ahead of upstream
OSes17 Apr 2025 | 61
Microsoft total recalls Recall totally to Copilot+ PCs
Redmond hopes you’ve forgotten or got over why everyone hated it the first time
OSes11 Apr 2025 | 126
The sound of Windows 95 about to disappoint you added to Library of Congress significant sound archive
Along with Celine Dion and Elton John - plus some good music too
Personal Tech11 Apr 2025 | 42
AmigaOS updated in 2025 for some reason
Hyperion ships another patch, which is nice
OSes10 Apr 2025 | 38
Ubuntu 25.04 beta takes flight – but this Plucky Puffin is still molting
'Pudgy' might be more apt given the download size
OSes04 Apr 2025 | 27
Zorin OS 17.3 takes the Brave step of changing its default browser from Firefox
Comment To be fair, it sounds like the team has ironed out the more controversial features
Applications03 Apr 2025 | 49
RISC OS Open plots great escape from 32-bit purgatory
Modern 64-bit-only chips are leaving the original Arm operating system behind
OSes01 Apr 2025 | 64
EU OS drafts a locked-down Linux blueprint for Eurocrats
Thoughtful and considered … even if it is based on an American distro
OSes25 Mar 2025 | 62
Linus Torvalds forgot to release Linux 6.14 for a whole day
‘It's just pure incompetence’ confesses penguin emperor
OSes25 Mar 2025 | 35
Fedora 42 beta has so many spins, it'll make your head whirl
The answer to the ultimate question of Linux, the Universe, and Everything?
OSes24 Mar 2025 | 13
Microsoft declutters Windows 11 File Explorer in the name of Euro privacy
Also hammers another nail into Cortana's coffin with the end of Location History
OSes19 Feb 2025 | 27
Why did the Windows 95 setup use Windows 3.1?
If MS-DOS could play Doom, surely a battleship gray button was a possibility?
OSes17 Feb 2025 | 136
Murena boss says customers about to wake up from its cloud storage nightmare
Interview Four months since cloud drive kicked the bucket, but resolution comes today... hopefully
Disaster Recovery Week12 Feb 2025 | 16
Microsoft quietly erases Windows 11 TPM 2.0 bypass workaround from help page
updated You'll upgrade that aging piece of kit and you'll like it
OSes05 Feb 2025 | 50
Windows 11 stages a comeback – still miles behind older sibling
Microsoft's latest OS claws back market share from Windows 10, but the finish line is a long way off
OSes01 Feb 2025 | 65
Better power management, security, and scheduling in Linux kernel 6.13
But no changes to bcachefs
OSes22 Jan 2025 | 6
Linux Mint 22.1 Xia arrives fashionably late
Both the Ubuntu and Debian-based editions get Cinnamon 6.4 and other goodies
OSes20 Jan 2025 | 59
Debian 12.9 arrives, quickly followed by MX Linux 23.5
The eighth point-release of Bookworm – yes, you read that right – and the latest MX with new Xfce
OSes16 Jan 2025 | 37
Microsoft declares 2025 'the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh'
CES Slumping market share, unwanted features ... no, it's the consumers who are wrong!
Software06 Jan 2025 | 175
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