Operating Systems News
From mobile and desktop, through to server and virtualisation, this is our ongoing news and analysis coverage of the business of operating systems.
Microsoft’s attempt to acquire TikTok endears old company to new generation
Microsoft has emerged as a saviour to young users of TikTok, who praised the technology sector giant for attempting to buy parts of social networking company’s operations, in...
Microsoft nears big bet on TikTok after risky LinkedIn deal shows promise
Microsoft Corp’s possible purchase of short-video app TikTok carries a myriad of dangers, thrusting it to the fraught social networking business and geopolitical conflict ami...
White House adviser Navarro suggests Microsoft divest its China holdings
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro suggested on Monday that Microsoft Corp could divest its holdings in China if it were to buy the Chinese possessed short-video program TikTo...
Google says 20 US states ‘exploring’ contact tracing
Google has said that 20 US states and territories, representing about 45 percent of the nation’s inhabitants, are”exploring” contact tracing programs for its nove...
Apple removes thousands of game apps from China store
Apple eliminated some 29,800 apps from the Chinese app shop on Saturday, including more than 26,000 games, according to new data from research vendor Qimai.
Google advertising rebound offsets Alphabet’s first-ever sales drop
Google’s advertising sales have recovered since they plummeted back in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, parent Alphabet Inc said on Thursday, easing worries about its ...
US lawmakers accuse Big Tech of crushing rivals to boost profits
Google and Facebook took the sharpest jabs from politicians at a much-anticipated congressional hearing that put four of America’s most notable tech Chief Executives in the p...
Microsoft trims jobs as it enters new fiscal year
Microsoft Corp has said it had trimmed its workforce across geographies and teams as it entered a new fiscal year from the 1st of July.
US Attorney General accuses Hollywood, Big Tech of collaborating with China
William Barr took aim at Hollywood companies, including Walt Disney as well as large tech businesses such as Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft over company actions with ...
Blow for EU as Apple wins fight against $15 billion tax order
Apple has scored a major win as Europe’s second-highest court rejected an EU order for Apple to pay 13 billion euros (approximately $15 billion) in Irish back taxes, dealing ...
Apple expands news offerings with audio, local newspaper stories
Apple has expanded its news offerings with audio versions of stories narrated by voice actors for subscribers, a morning newscast hosted by two journalists and more access to local...
Crunch time for Apple in its fight against $15 billion EU tax order
Apple’s clash with EU regulators comes to a head today as Europe’s second-highest court rules on whether the company has to pay approximately $15 billion in Irish back ...
Google faces lawsuit over tracking in apps
Google records what people are doing on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps even when they follow the company’s recommended settings for stopping monitoring, a lawsuit seeki...
LinkedIn sued over allegation it secretly reads Apple users’ clipboard content
Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn has been sued by an iPhone user for allegedly reading and diverting users’ sensitive content from Apple Inc’s Universal Clipboar...