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Android Beats Windows to Become World's Most Popular Operating System

It’s an impressive milestone for Google — For the first time in decades, Android has been crowned as the world’s most popular operating system in terms of Internet usage, knocking Microsoft Windows off the top spot.

According to a new report from web traffic analytics firm StatCounter, Google’s Android is the most popular operating system worldwide in terms of total internet usage across

Microsoft Started Blocking Windows 7/8.1 Updates For PCs Running New Processors

You might have heard the latest news about Microsoft blocking new security patches and updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users running the latest processors from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and others.

Don’t panic, this new policy doesn’t mean that all Windows 7 and 8.1 users will not be able to receive latest updates in general because Microsoft has promised to support Windows 7 until 2020,

KasperskyOS — Secure Operating System released for IoT and Embedded Systems

Russian cyber security and antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab has made available the much awaited KasperskyOS, a secure-by-design operating system based on Microkernel architecture which is specially designed for network devices, industrial control systems and the Internet of Things.

The operating system is not made for your average home PC; instead, it is meant to protect industrial systems and

Raspberry Pi launches PIXEL OS for Mac and PCs

Here’s the Raspberry Pi’s Christmas treat for tech community!

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released an experimental version of its lightweight Linux-based Debian operating system called PIXEL OS that can run on most standard desktop computers ships with Windows and Mac OS X without the need of a Raspberry Pi.
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Initially launched in September this year, the PIXEL operating

Google 'Android Things' — An Operating System for the Internet of Things

Google announced a Developers Preview of “Android Things” — an Android-based operating system platform for smart devices and Internet of Things (IoT) products.

The Android-based Internet of Things OS is designed to make it easier for developers to build a smart appliance since they will be able to work with Android APIs and Google Services they’re already familiar with.

As the Developers

North Korea's Linux-based Red Star OS can be Hacked Remotely with just a Link

North Korea’s own homegrown computer operating system, that’s supposed to be fully hacker proof and more secure than foreign OS, like Microsoft’s Windows, can easily be hacked remotely.

A group of hackers managed to break into Red Star OS — North Korea’s government sanctioned Linux-based OS — using just a link.

Red Star OS is North Korea’s own homegrown OS that looks remarkably just like

Google to Launch 'Andromeda OS' — An Android-Chrome OS Hybrid

Google’s long-rumored Android-Chrome hybrid operating system is expected to debut at the company’s upcoming hardware event on October 4.

The company has been working to merge the two OSes for roughly 3 years with a release planned for 2017, but an “early version” to show things off to the world in 2016.
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Android + Chrome = Andromeda

The hybrid OS, currently nicknamed ‘

How to run Graphical Ubuntu Linux from Bash Shell in Windows 10

You might be aware of Microsoft and Canonical’s partnership to integrate “Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10,” which is typically a non-graphical Ubuntu running over Windows Subsystem for Linux. Windows 10 doesn’t officially support graphical Linux desktop applications.

But, now we have noticed a very interesting ticket titled “Run Any Desktop Environment in WSL” raised at Github repository, in

Russia to get rid of Android and iOS by launching its own Mobile Operating System

Last month, it was reported that the European Commission is planning to impose a record antitrust fine of about 3 BILLION euros (US$3.4 Billion) on Google for violating antitrust laws.

Not just Europe, Google also lost an anti-monopoly appeal in Russia two months back against ruling for violating its dominant position with the help of its Android mobile OS by forcing its own apps and services

Raspberry Pi 3 to get official Android OS support

It’s fair to say the success of the ARM-powered Raspberry Pi computers have surpassed expectations and have been a godsend to hobbyists, hackers, and students.

If you’re one of those people looking for unofficial hacks to install Android OS on a Raspberry Pi device, then stop and wait for the official release.

Raspberry Pi computers have largely been Linux affairs, as several Linux