Mission Critical Linux is forced to lay off 90 percent of its staff after unsuccessful attempts to attract a buyer. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

The hype that spawned several Linux start-ups has vanished, but MontaVista Software still has faith that Linux is the foundation for success. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Windows is using a faster drive: In my configuration, I have Windows 11 on an NVMe drive, and since the tower I'm using has ...

It’s a beautiful, sunny day and you’re cruising down the highway with the top down, taking directions from your phone’s ...

Today, you can purchase a Linux distribution, install it and use it, all without really understanding much about the operating system itself. For those perhaps new to Linux who want to know a bit more ...

One of Linux's strengths as an operating system is its ability to be configured and tweaked to suit your tastes. Using the command line allows you to issue powerful commands that are unavailable to ...

Qumranet is well-known for kernel software, and today we find out what they do for a living: desktop virtualization. Qumranet, the company behind one of the hottest Linux kernel features, is scheduled ...

Even with today's fast, multi-core processors and a large amount of system RAM, waiting for a Linux computer to boot can be a slow and tedious process. Though you may never get your Ubuntu Linux PC to ...

Many modern operating systems are happy to display a "please wait" splash screen while booting--not so with Linux. Unlike other operating systems, Linux is incredibly chatty while it boots, and I'm ...

A secretive Manila-based startup is developing software that, it claims, will allow virtually any Windows application to run on the Linux operating system. While fuzzy on details, the company, called ...