Gorgeous iOS 7 concept video shows what’s possible in Apple’s next iPhone software

Imagine all the things you've ever wanted iOS to do. Then, make an awesome video showcasing all your changes.

Samsung rules Android smartphones in the U.S. (exclusive)

The Samsung Galaxy SIII is the No. 1 Android phone in the U.S., with an 8.8 percent share of the market. And three other Samsung phones rank in the top 10.

Android’s back, baby: Google’s mobile operating system regains U.S. smartphone lead

After three months of iPhone supremacy, Android is back as the top-selling mobile operating system in the U.S. And those who want Apple to produce a cheaper iPhone will know exactly why.

Android Jelly Bean finally reaches 10% penetration (6 months after launch)

Google has released five major Android updates since 2010, most named for something sweet. Today, Android's developer site revealed that for the first time, more than 10 percent of Android smartphones in the market are running Jelly Bean, the latest version.

Google prepping touch-compatible Nexus Chromebooks — and massively ramping production

Google's Android mobile OS is touch from the bottom up. So wouldn't you expect Google's ChromeOS to be touchable as well?

Windows 8: NOT ‘baffling’, even a 3-year-old can master it!

Change-averse folk have expressed concerns that Windows 8, Microsoft’s new operating system targeted at consumers, will wreak havoc on their user interace.

Amazon actually testing smartphone in Asia now: Platform wars heat up

Everyone who’s serious about owning the customer needs their own smartphone platform. Or at least that’s what it’s starting to look like given the recent Amazon smartphone development rumors.

Today the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon is actually …

Microsoft’s Windows 8 $15 upgrade plan to kick off June 2

New details have emerged regarding Microsoft’s strategy to get its customers to upgrade their operating systems to the long-anticipated Windows 8.

Details of the company’s strategy first surfaced earlier this month, with Microsoft offering a $15 upgrade option that will …

Microsoft’s HomeOS brings smarter homes, blue hallway of death

Microsoft’s research division comes up with some pretty cool stuff, like its Holoflector augmented reality mirror, but its latest project is much more homely.

To be more precise, the company debuted HomeOS today, an operating system designed to make …

Bummer: Many older Macs can’t run OS X Mountain Lion

With each new release of Apple’s operating system, several older Mac models get left out in the cold when it comes to support. The just-announced Mountain Lion OS is no exception, and thanks to TUAW we now we have a …

Windows 8 “re-imagines” user experience, adds major performance gains

Microsoft on Tuesday showed off more features of its new Windows 8 operating system at the Microsoft BUILD developers conference in Anaheim, Calif.

The OS was first previewed back in early June and is being designed explicitly with the purpose …

Security researchers hack Google’s Chrome OS

When Google first started talking about its Google Chrome OS software a few years ago, one of the selling points was the promise that it would come with much better built-in security than other operating systems. Now, Chrome OS has …

Apple sells 1 million copies of OS X Lion in one day

Apple announced Thursday that its latest operating system — OS X 10.7, codenamed Lion — has sold more than 1 million copies since it made its debut on the Mac App Store just one day earlier.

The new operating system …

Hands-on with OS X Lion: iPad-like upgrade, but what’s the point?

Apple’s latest Mac operating system — OS X 10.7, codenamed Lion — has finally come out. It’s designed to invoke the same kind of lightweight hands-on feel the iPhone operating system, iOS, has made popular. With just about every computer …