Apple Inc. is planning the most sweeping change yet to its operating system names, part of a software overhaul that extends to all its devices. The next Apple operating systems will be identified by ...

Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Why, then, are ...

Developers talk a lot about “immutability.” Outside the technical world, it usually means something negative: unmoving, inflexible, and entrenched. However, in the technical field, these features ...

With cybersecurity threats on the rise and data breaches occurring almost every week, it’s natural to ask: What is the most secure operating system (OS)? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t ...

The LiMo and Linux Foundations have announced plans for another Linux based mobile device platform, one that will support smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems.

Android is a mobile device operating system developed by a business alliance known as the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google. Created on November 5, 2007, the Open Handset Alliance was formed to ...