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.
White House cites ‘active threat,’ urges action despite Microsoft patch
The Biden White House has urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft’s Outlook email program...
How brands will target ads to you after the death of browser cookies
Next year, Google plans to phase out technology in its Chrome browser that lets other companies track users’ web browsing. But that does not mean you will see irrelevant ads,...
Microsoft says Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software
A China-linked cyberespionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers...
Apple’s 270 US-based stores open for first time since pandemic began
Apple has said all its 270 stores in the US have been opened for the first time in almost a year after it was forced to shutter several outlets because of the ongoing COVID-19 pand...
French antitrust investigators say Google breached its orders on talks with publishers
French antitrust investigators have accused Google of failing to comply with the state competition authority’s orders on how to conduct negotiations with news publishers over...
Apple users may spend more on non-gaming mobile apps by 2024
Apple’s customers may end up spending more on non-gaming mobile apps by 2024, as lockdown lifestyles result in users looking beyond games to apps that help with more essentia...
Big Tech’s Democratic critics discuss ways to strike back with White House
Congressional Democrats have begun discussions with the Biden regime on ways to crack down on Big Tech. These include making social media companies accountable for the spread of di...
Epic Games takes Apple fight to European Union antitrust regulators
Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators after failing to make significant headway in a US court in a dispute over the Apple’s paym...
Zuckerberg and Dorsey in talks to testify at House hearing as early as March
The CEOs of Facebook and Twitter are said to be in talks with House of Representatives lawmakers to testify at a hearing as early as next month, the Politico website has reported c...
Google phone cameras will read heart, breathing rates with AI
Cameras on Google’s smartphones will be able to measure heart and breathing rates starting from next month, in one of the first applications of the groups artificial intellig...
Alphabet to offer first-ever disclosure of Google Cloud profit
Alphabet will report some key financials for its Google Cloud business for the first time, disclosures that are expected to overshadow record overall quarterly sales for the worlds...
Google to spend $3.8 million to settle accusations of bias
Google will spend $3.8 million to settle allegations that it underpaid women and unfairly passed over women and Asians for open roles within the organisation, the US Department of ...
EU versus ‘Big Tech’ hearing pushed back by two months
EU lawmakers, who are gearing up to curb the power of US tech giants, have told Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google that they are willing to push back a proposed the 1st of February...
Apple sees accelerating revenue growth after setting iPhone sales record
Apple has reported holiday quarter sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations, as brand new 5G iPhones helped push handset earnings to a new record and sparked a 57 perce...