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  IN PICTURES: Windows 8 Metro - the visual tour

• simplicITy to 'revolutionise' computing with USB software system

  By Nermin Bajric | 17 April, 2012 13:06

  simplicITy computers is aiming at revolutionising computing with its Homekey memory stick built with Envelope software, a device targeted at individuals who have trouble operating existing systems.

• In Pictures: A sneak peek at Apple's upcoming OS X Mountain Lion

  By Pete Babb | 20 February, 2012 08:27

  Apple says its latest Mac OS X version will be released this [southern ] winter; here's a look at what to expect.

• IN PICTURES: Windows 8 Metro - the visual tour

  By Galen Gruman | 19 September, 2011 09:21

  A radical new look is in store for Windows... get a first look at Windows 8's smartphone-inspired Metro interface

• NSW Police Force updates computer system

  By Julia Talevski | 16 September, 2011 17:18

  WebCOPS can integrate with other NSWPF internet-based systems and allows police to generate and view multimedia files, including offender photographs and electronic evidence

• Why delay in Windows 8 release is great news

  By Tony Bradley | 26 October, 2010 10:16

  News leaked that Windows 8 is projected for some time in 2012, but the majority of the headlines out there have it backwards. It is being framed as some sort of unexpected revelation that the next OS will arrive so soon, but the fact is that the OS should be released in late 2011 and that this is a delay -- albeit a very, very welcome delay.

• Fix a Windows infection using Linux

  By Katherine Noyes | 26 October, 2010 08:55

  If you use Linux on your company's desktop or server computers, you're already familiar with many of the security advantages the open source operating system offers over its Windows and Mac rivals. What many people don't realize, however, is that Linux can also be used to rescue a computer that has been crippled by malware.

• Samsung drops developer support for Symbian

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 01 October, 2010 20:04

  Samsung is dropping support for Symbian from its Mobile Innovator developer support program, it said in a letter sent out on Thursday.

• Microsoft's IE9 off limits to most Windows PCs

  By Gregg Keizer | 17 September, 2010 08:54

  Microsoft may have a tough time building significant market share for its new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser because eligible users are in the minority.

• The incredible shrinking operating system

  By Ephraim Schwartz | 10 February, 2009 10:47

  From the software concept called JeOS (pronounced "juice"), the Just Enough OS, to hardware concepts like Celio RedFly, an 8-inch screen and keyboard device running applications off a smartphone via a USB or a Bluetooth connection, there are an increasing number of indications that the center of gravity is shifting away from the traditional massive operating systems of the past.

• Is Sun Solaris on its deathbed?

  By Paul Krill | 25 September, 2008 09:35

  Linux is enjoying growth, with a contingent of devotees too large to be called a cult following at this point. Solaris, meanwhile, has thrived as a longstanding, primary Unix platform geared to enterprises. But with Linux the object of all the buzz in the industry, can Sun's rival Solaris Unix OS hang on, or is it destined to be displaced by Linux altogether?

• Windows 7: Seven developments you should know about

  By John Fontana | 24 September, 2008 08:39

  One stone-cold fact about Windows 7 is that we need more stone-cold facts in order to understand the new operating system that is likely to arrive in early 2010.