operating systems

  1. Jan

    Most popular desktop and mobile operating systems in South Africa - December 2018-2022

    Most popular operating systems in South Africa Android and Windows continue to dominate the South African operating system (OS) market for mobile and desktop devices, with usage shares of 82.13% and 62.46%, respectively. However, according to Statcounter GlobalStats data, their usage share...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • alphabet android apple getapp google ios macos microsoft operating systems statcounter windows
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Jan

    Windows 8.1 reaching end-of-support soon

    Microsoft warns that Windows 8.1 support is ending soon Microsoft has issued its second warning in the past few months that it will end support for Windows 8.1 early next year. Neowin reports that users of the operating system (OS) have again received a notification that the company will stop...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • microsoft operating systems windows windows 10 windows 11 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. J

    The most popular operating systems and browsers for PCs and smartphones

    The most popular operating systems and browsers for PCs and smartphones NetMarketShare data for November 2018 shows that Google Chrome remains the most popular browser on PC and mobile, while Windows 7 barely remains ahead of Windows 10 in the OS desktop scene. Chrome’s share of the desktop...
  5. J

    The most popular browsers and operating systems for PCs and smartphones

    The most popular browsers and operating systems for PCs and smartphones NetMarketShare data for August 2018 shows that Google Chrome remains the most popular browser on PC and mobile, while Windows 7 remains slightly ahead of Windows 10 in the OS desktop scene. Chrome’s share of the desktop...
  6. J

    The most popular operating systems on desktop and mobile

    The most popular operating systems on desktop and mobile The latest data from NetMarketShare shows that Windows 7 is still ahead of Windows 10 on PC. The May 2018 statistics also showed that iOS 11.3 is now the most popular operating system on mobile devices, followed closely by Android...
  7. mercurial

    Sonic and ultrasonic attacks damage hard drives and crash OSes

    Sonic and ultrasonic attacks damage hard drives and crash OSes
  8. J

    Most popular operating systems for PCs and smartphones

    Most popular operating systems for PCs and smartphones The NetMarketShare data for December 2017 shows that Windows 7 is still the most popular desktop operating system, but Windows 10 is catching up.
  9. ronz91

    Running Ubuntu on a netbook or other low-end computer

    Hey guys Are there any issues running Ubuntu, preferably 15.10 on low-end hardware, as I have been considering buying some really cheap hardware and installing Ubuntu on it to get to know the OS better. I am a heavy Windows user but I have always wanted to explore the Linux ecosystem. Any...
  10. LazyLion

    Common Windows 8 Gripes and some possible solutions

    Microsoft is preparing an update to Windows 8 for release later this year. It says the changes are designed to address complaints and confusion with the new operating system. Windows 8 is the most radical overhaul of Microsoft's operating system since Windows 95 came out nearly two decades...
    • LazyLion
    • Thread
    • microsoft operating systems upgrades windows windows 8
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Software
  11. M

    Which is better: Ubuntu with Windows VM or vice versa?

    I'm setting up a workstation at work which may need to host several VMs. Which way round should I do this? I've heard that Windows has a bad memory leak. Is it better then to use Ubuntu as the host OS with Windows as the guest?
    • MadcowZA
    • Thread
    • guest os host os operating systems virtual machine
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Software
  12. jes

    A look at operating systems that time forgot

    A look at operating systems that time forgot Forget Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. We look at five operating systems that are now mostly history
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