Google is bringing out an operating system - Chrome OS. But how will it fare against the likes of Windows?

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

A US court has ruled in favour of Apple at the close of a long-running legal battle with Mac clone maker Psystar..

Apple's discussion forums are a flutter with tales of WiFi problems on the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Is OS 3.0 to blame?

Google's plans to develop a Chrome-based operating system will not pose any immediate threat to Microsoft, according to industry analyst Charles King..

Less than a year after unveiling the Chrome web browser, Google has stepped up its battle against Microsoft with the announcement of the Google Chrome Operating System..

Mac clone firm Psystar has announced the launch of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing programme that will let hardware manufacturers produce machines that are Mac OS X compatible.

Google's mobile phone operating system called Android has come to the PC in a LiveCD version. Download the file, burn to CD, and you've got a bootable OS you can try without installing

Packed with features, but the keyboard is terrible and the touch-enabled OS confusing.

Apple has been avoiding questions recently about an alarming quirk with its new iPhone OS 3.1.

As Vista and Windows 7 share the same core code, Microsoft has decided to merely nudge up the version number (Windows Vista was 6) so that applications are tricked into thinking it's Vista they're dealing with

Google has announced several of the hardware partners it is collaborating with on the development of its Chrome-based operating system..

Google may well have announced its OS today, but it seems Microsoft has an announcement of its own coming on Monday

Apple has big plans to tackle iPhone jailbreaking, with a job posting for an "iPhone OS Platform Security Manager" showing Apple means business

Apple is prepping a Snow Leopard update that will kill off support for the Intel Atom chipset, preventing users installing the OS on inexpensive netbooks

The cheapest way to get OS X, but it has all of the MacBook Pro’s shortcomings and more of its own

Windows 7 can't stop Mac OS X The latest figures from Net Applications suggest that Windows 7 has failed to attract any interest and the Mac is set to become the dominant operating system in the world

Keen to forget the PR nightmare that was Vista, Microsoft may have committed yet another blunder: Windows XP users will not be able to upgrade to Windows 7 without a totally clean install.

With netbooks a big favourite with laptop buyers over the last 12 months, we count down the five OSes that could be the friendliest for mini laptops

Acer has outed the Aspire One with Android dual booting laptop, which will allow users to choose between a quick-loading Android and Windows 7 OS