Microsoft courts app makers with dive into Windows 10Microsoft made a new pitch to app makers, promising an audience of more than a billion people if they develop services for the upcoming Windows 10 operating system.
Google to boost Android encryption, joining AppleGoogle said it would beef up encryption of its mobile operating system, so that it would not hold "keys" to devices even if it is served with a warrant.
Apple iPhone 'threat to national security': Chinese mediaChinese state broadcaster CCTV has accused US technology giant Apple of threatening national security through its iPhone's ability to track and time-stamp a user's location.
12 July 2014
New Apple software brings Macs and iPhones closerApple on Monday unveiled new operating software it hopes will create a seamless experience for users flitting between its coveted mobile devices and popular Macintosh computers.
03 June 2014
Microsoft to press China after Windows 8 banMicrosoft said Tuesday it would maintain efforts to gain approval in China for its Windows 8 operating system after a ban announced by Beijing.
22 May 2014
Appeal court revives Oracle-Google copyright battleAn appeals court on Friday breathed new life into Oracle's big-money lawsuit against Google by ruling that software commands can be copyrighted just like classic books.
10 May 2014
Firefox aims to power $25 smartphoneFirefox OS, an upstart smartphone operating system aimed a challenging the Apple and Google duopoly, will power a new category of $25 smartphones for developing countries.
Cherished 'Start' button returning to Windows software Microsoft unveiled an update to its latest Windows operating system Thursday that included a return of a "Start" button that had been missed by longtime users of the computer software.
31 May 2013
Firefox smartphone system challenges Android, iOS Mozilla Foundation announced Sunday it will launch in mid 2013 its widely anticipated Firefox operating system for smartphones in a direct challenge to the duopoly of Apple's iOS and Google's Android.
25 February 2013
Russia unveils own 'almost Android' system It seems that Russia's defence ministry has little faith in Google's operating systems: it has just unveiled its own encrypted version that has the remarkably familiar feel of an Android.