Using Ubuntu Linux to import and edit photos from a digital camera. By J. D. Biersdorfer Companies are starting to see the advantages of being able to do large amounts of computing with technology ...

Microsoft’s Virtual PC software has some new competition from Dublin, Ireland-based Lismore Software Systems Inc. Lismore on Tuesday announced the release of Guest PC 1.0, a new PC emulation software ...

Software is computer code that tells a computer how to perform a specific task. There are many kinds of software, including operating systems, applications, and malware. Software can be distributed ...

Teaching little kids to use computers is a great idea, but the thought of exposing innocent minds to the drek that flies across the Internet is enough to make a sane parent think about relocating to ...

In 1995, another PC operating system launched its first version around the same time as Windows 95 was released. It was called BeOS, and it tried to become an alternative to Windows and Mac. Last week ...

After Microsoft announced on May 3 that it will drop its $44.6 billion bid to acquire Yahoo, many — including experts at Wharton — declared the decision to be a smart move. Microsoft, they say, has ...

Open source operating systems are wrestling with how to comply with age-checking bills.