FreeBSD 13.1 is out for everything from PowerPC to x86-64
The granddaddy of FOSS UNIX just keeps on trucking – and is a lot easier to install this time round
OSes20 May 2022 | 81
Operating System
OpenVMS on x86-64 reaches production status with v9.2
One of the most battle-tested OSes out there hits commodity kit, but does anyone still care?
OSes10 May 2022 | 127
SerenityOS: Remarkable project with its own JS-capable web browser
Lead dev of modest ground-up Unix-like OS quit job to work on it
OSes31 Mar 2022 | 32
Linus Torvalds 'starting to get worried' as Linux kernel 5.17 rc6 lands
More by known regressions not being addressed by maintainers than Vladimir Putin’s ‘mental breakdown’
OSes28 Feb 2022 | 13
Meet Neptune OS, an attempt to give seL4 a Windows personality transplant
Approved by the Department of Good Luck, You'll Need It
OSes24 Feb 2022 | 17
Chromium-adjacent Otter browser targets OS/2
See? Not everything old from IBM is being ignored
Software18 Feb 2022 | 53
We kick the tires on Qubes 4.1.0 and indeed, it's still a 'reasonably secure' OS
UEFI support adds attractions for the security-minded, GUI goes fully virtual
OSes09 Feb 2022 | 4
Raspberry Pis gain power to flash their own OSes with new network install function
Beta for now, but Pi from the cloud will eventually become a factory option
On-Prem09 Feb 2022 | 19
Indian government floats idea of home-grown challenger for Android and iOS
May not be the smartest move seeing as alternative OSes crater – and Google promised to spend billions in India
OSes27 Jan 2022 | 10
Windows boss Panos Panay talks up 'new era of the PC' – translation: An era of new PCs
1.4 billion devices running Redmond's OS, Android apps coming, and more
OSes26 Jan 2022 | 36
Ubuntu-on-a-phone crowd fix Google account issues in new Touch update
OTA-21 of mobile OS arrives
OSes07 Jan 2022 | 6
Test this new Linux kernel – but don’t forget Christmas or that you have a family, says Linus Torvalds
Confirms version 5.16 will receive an eighth release candidate
OSes20 Dec 2021 | 22
Don't expect a new cut of Linux to ease your NYE hangovers
Penguinistas will get all the holiday fun of an extra release candidate instead
OSes14 Dec 2021 | 1
CutefishOS: Unix-y development model? Check. macOS aesthetic? Check (if you like that sort of thing)
Review Also a range of homegrown apps. Still in beta, so plenty of rough edges, though
OSes24 Sep 2021 | 67
Canonical gives administrators the chance to drag their feet a bit more on Ubuntu upgrades
Two more years! Two more years!
OSes21 Sep 2021 | 12
Happy birthday, Linux: From a bedroom project to billions of devices in 30 years
Interview Greg Kroah-Hartman talks to El Reg about world domination, what was, and what may be for the kernel
OSes25 Aug 2021 | 129
Microsoft hits Alt-F4 on Windows 10X: OS designed for dual-screen PCs axed
It was just so good, we're cannibalizing it for parts, says Redmond
OSes19 May 2021 | 75
10 years later, Chrome OS starts to look like a proper OS with hardware diagnostics and the ability to scan documents
Are you really going to replace that battery, though, kids?
Software22 Apr 2021 | 21
The kids are all right... for Google: Web giant talks up 40 new Chromebook models, school-focused ChromeOS
Mountain View sees your kids at home this year, with its devices in their laps
Personal Tech18 Feb 2021 | 12
It's a patch bonanza as Microsoft showers its OS platforms with update love
Administrators really hate this one weird bug in Windows Server 2016, but MS plays nice with iCloud again
OSes28 Nov 2018 | 23
Microsoft totters from time machine clutching Windows 10 Workstation
It's 1994 all over again, it seems
Software06 Jun 2017 | 122
Mi casa es su casa: Ubuntu bug makes 'guests' anything but
Overly accommodating Linux distro can't enforce access policy
OSes19 May 2017 | 25
Android beats Windows as most popular OS for interwebz – by 0.02%
Press F to pay respects
OSes03 Apr 2017 | 63
Qubes goes commercial to keep its secure VM-focused OS dream alive
Security is expensive – so cough up
Software30 Nov 2016 | 5
No means no: Windows 10 nagware's red X will stop update – Microsoft
Clicking on pop-up's close icon will postpone upgrade, Redmond exec promises
Channel29 Jun 2016 | 120
Why does an Android keyboard need to see your camera and log files – and why does it phone home to China?
Updated Better yet, why have 50m people downloaded it?
Security07 Jun 2016 | 87
Stop the music! Booby-trapped song carjacked vehicles – security prof
Usenix Enigma Don’t buy a motor without a remote update system
Security26 Jan 2016 | 79
Untamed pledge() aims to improve OpenBSD security
Monkey with the wrong permissions, your program dies
Software10 Nov 2015 | 35
Big mistake, Google. Big mistake: Chrome OS to be 'folded into Android'
Ad giant about to perform mashup we all knew was coming
Software29 Oct 2015 | 79
Better hot-patches, more virty in Big Blue's next AIX
And you thought big Unix was dead! Well it ain't. And it wants upgrading inside a year
Software15 Oct 2015 | 4
Microsoft kicks off 'Windows as a service' with new Insider build
Compressed memory, and look, now you can change the colors!
Software20 Aug 2015 | 25
Ubuntu phone on sale to world+dog ... but will it work on your network?
Hint: Sorry, Americans
Personal Tech11 Aug 2015 | 16
Windows 10: Buy cheap, buy twice, right? Buy FREE ... buy FOREVER
Something for the Weekend, Sir? What I've got you've got to get it put it in you
Software01 Aug 2015 | 137
Oracle: Docker container tech will be in the Zone on Solaris
Larry's Unix to support cross-platform containers with unique Solaris features
Software30 Jul 2015 | 18
Debian Project holds Sparc port's hand, switches off life support
No more support for bedridden Sun hardware going forward
OSes27 Jul 2015 | 20
WHOA! Windows 10 to be sold on USB drives – what a time to be alive
We're not primitives, insist Redmondites
Channel19 Jul 2015 | 79
Windows RT on life support: Microsoft vows it won't pull the plug
New not-Windows-10 update to arrive in September
Software16 Jul 2015 | 17
HP won't ship PCs with Windows 10 preinstalled until mid-August
Better plan on downloading it ... or just skip it
Channel14 Jul 2015 | 44
Windows 10 Mobile is shaping up nicely – now Cortana can send emails
Microsoft's next phone OS looks to be in better shape than the PC version
Software29 Jun 2015 | 14
Windows 10 is due in one month: Will it be ready?
Analysis It's do-or-die for Microsoft's new operating system on 29 July
Channel29 Jun 2015 | 129
Open-source Linux doesn't pay, said no one ever at Red Hat
Penguinistas made it rain again
OSes19 Jun 2015 | 36
There's a new build of Windows 10 Mobile, but you can't upgrade to it
Sorry, faithful testers, you'll need to roll back to Windows Phone 8.1 for this one
Software16 Jun 2015 | 11
Microsoft says its latest, dodgy Windows 10 build is good for (almost) everyone
Just not if you have a Surface 3
Channel12 Jun 2015 | 35
Microsoft: Here's what you'll cough up for Windows 10 next year
Retail pricing revealed
OSes01 Jun 2015 | 45
Microsoft: Free Windows 10 for THIEVES and PIRATES? They can GET STUFFED
No upgrades for 'Non-Genuine' installs ... well ... unless ...
Channel15 May 2015 | 99
World of the strange: There will be NINE KINDS of Windows 10
Or four, or six, depending on how you count
Channel13 May 2015 | 120
Try to contain your joy: Microsoft emits Windows Server 2016 with nano-services
Ignite 2015 And DIY Azure on the verge of summer release
SaaS04 May 2015 | 2
What's broken in this week's Windows 10 build? Try the Start Menu, for one
At least Visual Studio doesn't crash anymore
Software23 Apr 2015 | 35
Ubuntu 15.04 to bring 'Vivid' updates for cloud, devices this week
Canonical claims first-to-market with LXD, OpenStack 'Kilo'
OSes22 Apr 2015 | 18
Windows 10 MURDERED your Lumia? Microsoft says it may have a fix
Revamped Recovery Tool takes it nice and slow
SaaS20 Apr 2015 | 14
What's that THUD sound? It's your Lumia's best feature after unflashing Windows 10
Preview builds pulled after reports of bricked devices
SaaS16 Apr 2015 | 22
Wanna run Windows 10 Preview on your Lumia? Of course you do. Now 33 mobes supported
If you don't mind a few bugs here and there, that is ...
Software10 Apr 2015 | 15
Operation Redstone: Microsoft preps double Windows update in 2016
Jason Bourne wouldn't stand for this. Codename leaks for two OS updates on heels of Win10
Channel07 Apr 2015 | 60
Got an Android mobe with a virus? Congrats, you're The One Per Cent
Google claims its security is on the up (the only way it could go)
Security03 Apr 2015 | 32
Microsoft's Project Spartan browser is HERE (unless you build apps or run VMs, that is)
Devs might be wise to skip latest Windows 10 build
Virtualization30 Mar 2015 | 27
Cyanogen said to be hoovering up cash, but NOT from Microsoft
Redmond reportedly sitting out firmware firm's $110m funding round
On-Prem13 Mar 2015 | 7
Microsoft hints at faster release cadence for Windows 10 previews
Builds are coming, really
Channel13 Mar 2015 | 7
Sorry, admins: Microsoft says NO new Windows Server until 2016
Wedging Docker containers into Windows to take a leeeettle longer
OSes30 Jan 2015 | 12
Microsoft 'showers gold' on anti-Google Cyanogen and its Android alternative
Redmond part of $70m funding round, say sources
On-Prem29 Jan 2015 | 31
SURPRISE! Microsoft pops open Windows 10 Preview build early
No need to wait until next week, after all
Software23 Jan 2015 | 53
Stop Xiaomi, oh stop Xiaomi: Samsung to debut Tizen mobe in India in January
Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before
Personal Tech23 Dec 2014 | 11
Forget Google's robot cars, now it's on to ANDROID cars
Next OS to come built into auto dashboards, sources claim
Software19 Dec 2014 | 32
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