Apple has launched version 8.5 of its Macintosh operating system (OS). According to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the OS is a "must have" upgrade with a 15 minute installation and enhanced features. Mac OS 8.5 includes an improved search system, dubbed...
Microsoft will announce details of its dedicated smartcard operating system (OS) this morning at Cartes 98, the annual smartcard industry gathering in Paris. The software giant claims the OS is the most advanced of its kind and will give smartcards...
Owners report that handhelds with the new operating system, which was launched on 23 June, take longer to power up and to load applications than ones with the earlier Pocket PC 2002 OS. An update to the Microsoft software in Dell Computer's Axim...
Details of an as-yet-unpatched security vulnerability in Apple's OS X software have been published on the web. Apple drew fire from the wider security community last month when it failed to provide a patch for its older 'Jaguar' versions of its OS...
A minor update to Mac OS X is causing headaches for some computer owners, who find their systems no longer work properly when using Java-based applications or visiting certain websites. After updating to Mac OS X 10.3.9, some systems may have...
Among silicon.com readers at least, the most recent iteration of Windows - aka Vista - garnered just 14 per cent of the vote, making it less popular than both Mac OS X and Linux. Mac OS X came second, with the backing of close to a third (27 per...
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