Operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Linux and Apple OSx are the software “bridge” between application code and computer hardware. It’s the operating system (OS) that defines the capabilities ...

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the source ...

Embedded system developers have a wide range of operating systems available to them today. Of course, the most straightforward operating system is to have no operating system! However, many systems ...

It’s widely recognized that the iPhone revolutionized the smartphone market and was instrumental in ushering in a new era in mobile computing. But, it’s not so widely recognized that iPhone also ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. A traditional operating system (OS) such as Windows, macOS and Linux facilitates user ...