operating systems

Microsoft's fiscal first-quarter earnings jumped 51% as the world's largest software maker boosted sales of its Office 2010 product and grabbed share in the videogame-console market. Microsoft shares jumped on the news.

Microsoft says its Windows 7 operating system is the fastest-growing in history after the company sells more than 240 million licenses in the past year. According to Net Applications data, 93% of new personal computers are equipped with Windows 7.

Apple Inc. will preview a new version of its Mac OS X operating system at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., next week, Barron's reported, citing an invitation from the company.

There have been reports that Google's (GOOG) Android software could be a candidate to act as the operating system of netbooks being sold by several PC companies, including Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). There is some skepticism about the news, however, as Android has not yet run on anything other than a...

There is a great deal of conflicting information about when Microsoft will release its newest version of Windows, Windows 7. The company CEO announced this week that Microsoft is releasing a free beta (test) version on Friday, January 9th, while Silicon Valley Insider reports an MS exec's...