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Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 15

April 26, 2024

Via: Computerworld

What a long, strange trip it’s been. From its inaugural release to today, Android has transformed visually, conceptually and functionally — time and time again. Google’s mobile operating system may have started out scrappy, but holy moly, has it ever […]


Operating systems, Others

watchOS 11 is expected to be a small update, but there’s one feature it really needs

March 25, 2024

Via: BGR

Apple is expected to introduce watchOS 11 during the WWDC 2024 keynote. This update will also help celebrate the tenth anniversary of the original Apple Watch. Still, it doesn’t seem watchOS 11 will be a major update with tons of […]


Operating systems, Others

Apple Watch Series 10 to have first all-new health sensor in four years

March 18, 2024

Via: BGR

After an interesting Apple Watch Series 9 release, Cupertino is said to be readying a significant Apple Watch Series 10 upgrade. While we have already reported on some of the expected features for this upcoming smartwatch, a new rumor says […]


Operating systems, Others

How to Update to HomePod Software 17.4

March 8, 2024

Via: MacRumors

Like iPhones, iPads, Macs, the Apple Watch, and the Apple TV, the HomePod and HomePod mini are updated with new software on a regular basis. The most recent update was released on March 7, and enables Siri to learn what […]


Operating systems, Others

Android 15 Developer Preview 1 is out for the Pixel 6 and up

February 16, 2024

Via: Ars Technica

It’s that time of year again. Android is going to start its ~8-month-long beta process with the release of a new major OS version. The Android 15 Developer Preview is out today for the Pixel 6, 7, and 8, Pixel […]


Operating systems, Others

visionOS 1.1 Beta Adds Option to Reset Vision Pro In Case of Forgotten Passcode

February 6, 2024

Via: MacRumors

With today’s visionOS 1.1 beta, there appears to be a new hardware-based option to reset the Vision Pro, allowing the device to be wiped and set up fresh should the user forget their passcode. As of right now, there is […]


Operating systems, Others

visionOS 1.0.2 available ahead of Apple Vision Pro release

January 31, 2024

Via: BGR

With Apple Vision Pro sales starting this Friday, Apple has just released visionOS 1.0.2 to its upcoming users. With that, once your spatial computer arrives – or you buy it at the Apple Store – you’ll be required to update […]


Operating systems, Others

Google and Samsung are working on the next generation of Wear OS-based wearable tech

January 26, 2024

Via: TechSpot

Android 14 was released this past October for Google Pixel smartphones, bringing new and improved features to the world of mobile devices. However, Wear OS, Google’s operating system designed for smartwatches and other wearables, is still based on the Android […]


iOS, Operating systems, Others

Apple Seeds iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 Release Candidates

January 17, 2024

Via: MacRumors

Apple today seeded the release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 updates to developers and public beta testers, with the updates available a week after the release of the third iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 betas. Registered […]


Operating systems, Others

Linux Mint 21.3 is here. And this is why it’s outstanding

January 16, 2024

Via: ZDnet

The Linux Mint community has once again released a top-tier Linux desktop: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia. I’ve used more Linux distributions than most people, and Mint is my favorite desktop distro. My bias starts with Mint’s Ubuntu 22.04 Long Term […]


Operating systems, Others

Apple quietly added all the new watchOS 10 features that were delayed, and no one noticed

January 11, 2024

Via: BGR

Every major software release by Apple has delayed features, watchOS 10 included. The operating system introduced during WWDC 2023 has several functions set to come later, including core features for the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. […]


Operating systems, Others

What is immutable Linux? Here’s why you’d run an immutable Linux distro

January 4, 2024

Via: ZDnet

And, Linus Torvalds shaped it and called it Linux, and it was good. Now the operating system was formless and hard to use, so Owen Le Blanc of the Manchester Computing Centre (MCC) said, “Let there be a Linux distribution,” […]


Operating systems, Others, Software Category

watchOS 10.2 now available with watch face tweaks and major Health changes

December 11, 2023

Via: BGR

watchOS 10.2 is now available to Apple Watch users. This update still brings an exclusive feature to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, although some others are available to all users. This is everything you need […]


Operating systems, Others

Apple Seeds Second tvOS 17.2 Release Candidate to Developers

December 8, 2023

Via: MacRumors

Apple today seeded the second release candidate version of an upcoming tvOS 17.2 to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming several days after the first tvOS 17.2 RC. Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 17.2 update […]


Operating systems, Others

Apple releases watchOS 10.2 beta 4 to developers with watch face tweaks

November 28, 2023

Via: BGR

A few days after seeding the watchOS 10.2 beta 3, Apple is now releasing watchOS 10.2 beta 4 to developers as the testing cycle continues. Although we still don’t know much about changes with the Apple Watch operating system, Cupertino […]


Operating systems, Others

Android 14’s storage disaster gets patched, but your data might be gone

November 7, 2023

Via: Ars Technica

It’s the start of November, and that means a new Android security patch. Google claims this one is fixing a high-profile Android 14 storage bug that was locking some people out of their devices. The November Security Bulletin contains the […]


Operating systems, Others

3 tough questions about Samsung’s Android 14 accomplishment

November 1, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Well, my friends, hell has officially frozen over. Samsung, the company traditionally associated with slow and unpredictable Android software updates, has started sending out the latest and greatest Android version to owners of its current-gen Galaxy S23 flagship phone. Make […]


Operating systems, Others

How Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops (and why it’s called ‘Project Sputnik’)

October 20, 2023

Via: ZDnet

Today, the Dell XPS-13 with Ubuntu Linux is easily the most well-known Linux laptop. Many users, especially developers — including Linus Torvalds — love it. As Torvalds recently said, “Normally, I wouldn’t name names, but I’m making an exception for […]


Operating systems, Others

Concept imagines gptOS operating system powered by ChatGPT and DALL-E

October 20, 2023

Via: BGR

At the end of September, news broke that ex-Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were working together on a new project. At the time, many people immediately assumed that the two were working on an iPhone killer […]


Operating systems, Others

Upcoming 17.1 Software Brings Enhance Dialogue to Original HomePod and HomePod mini

October 17, 2023

Via: MacRumors

With the HomePod software 17.1 update that is set to be released in the near future, Apple is bringing support for Enhance Dialogue to the HomePod mini and the original ‌HomePod‌. Enhance Dialogue is a feature that is meant to […]