Apple’s OS X 10.9 likely won’t be an overhaul, but there’s plenty to be excited about

If you were hoping for massive changes in Apple's OS X 10.9 operating system, you may be disappointed when the company officially reveals it at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June.

Ubuntu heads to phones — which may finally help it win on the desktop

After winning geek hearts and minds on the desktop, the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu is now aiming to take over your smartphone.

Siri and Apple Maps are making a move to Mac OS X

Two major, yet controversial, features from iOS could be making its way to Apple's OS X desktop operating system.

Microsoft sells 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in 3 days

Consumers are flocking to Windows 8. Microsoft has sold more than 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in its first three days, chief executive Steve Ballmer announced this morning.

Windows 8 stuns, amazes, and sometimes lets us down (review)

Windows 8 represents the future of Microsoft and the PC itself. Now that it's ready for purchase, we take a hard look at the OS to help you decide whether you should buy it.

Open webOS hits version 1.0, gets ported to the Galaxy Nexus

HP's open source webOS project is on schedule, and one team has already brought it to the popular Galaxy Nexus.

Why Windows 8 will finally make Windows Phone matter

With Windows 8, Windows Phone will finally have the support it needs to differentiate itself from iOS and Android.

Windows 8 Pro to retail at $200 after Microsoft’s promotion ends

Anyone purchasing a copy of Windows 8 after Microsoft's promotion ends will pay a much higher price.

Microsoft’s Windows 8 $15 upgrade registration goes live (for those that care)

To get ready for the launch of its latest operating system, Microsoft finally flipped on registrations for its Windows 8 upgrade program for those who bought a PC after June 2.

How will people learn to use Windows 8? This setup tutorial is a start

Windows 8 is the biggest design leap Microsoft has ever attempted on the desktop, and I suspect plenty of users will be confused when confronted with the new touch-focused interface. Well aware of that possibility, Microsoft has added a nifty …

OS X Mountain Lion roars with a record-breaking 3M downloads in 4 days

Despite being out just four days, Apple’s OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion operating system is already breaking records.

The operating system has topped 3 million App Store downloads since last week’s launch, Apple announced today. This makes it the most …

Cat power: Apple’s Mountain Lion is quickly marking its territory

Apple’s just-launched Mountain Lion operating system has already seen widespread adoption among Mac users and accounts for 3 percent of Mac web traffic around the globe, AllThingsD reports.

Mountain Lion is an incremental OS update from Lion with 200 new …

Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion is live on the Mac App Store

You can now finally get your hands on Apple’s latest version of OS X, Mountain Lion, on the Mac App Store for $19.99.

Apple announced that it would be releasing the OS today as part of its earnings release yesterday, …

Apple releasing OS X Mountain Lion tomorrow

Mountain Lion is here! Apple announced that the new Mac operating system, OS X 10.8, will be available to the general public tomorrow, nearly a month since it debuted at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June.

At the time, Apple …

Windows 8 will be available on October 26th, Microsoft confirms

Mark your calendars folks, Microsoft’s Windows head Steven Sinofsky just announced that Windows 8 will officially be available on October 26th, 2012.

Sinofsky made the announcement at Microsoft’s annual sales meeting today. Microsoft previously hinted that Windows 8 would be …

Microsoft may drop full retail Windows 8 boxes — and that’s a good thing

Come the release of Windows 8 this fall, it may be easier for consumers to figure out which boxed copy to purchase.

Microsoft will reportedly drop the full retail copy of Windows 8 and will only offer upgrade and “System …

Why Windows 8 could be the next Vista

Thinking about Windows 8 fills me with a strong sense of unease. Whether it’s the thought of using the OS on my desktop on a daily basis or the coming backlash by consumers when the OS lands, it distresses me …

Microsoft touts success of Windows 7 with 600M licenses sold

With the launch of its next operating system looming, Microsoft took to the stage at Computex 2012 to talk about the success of Windows 7.

The company revealed that its sold over 600 million Windows 7 licenses to date, which …