October 23, 1999: Apple releases Mac OS 9, the last version of the classic Mac operating system before the company will make the leap to OS X a couple years later. It does not veer far from OS 8 in ...

May 13, 1991: Apple releases System 7, the biggest upgrade to the Mac operating system since the original Mac shipped in 1984. The new Mac OS is whip-fast, beautiful to look at, and boasts a bevy of ...

One way or another, you’re interacting with operating systems. Your smartphone uses one, and your tablet and laptop do as well. However, little is said about how the ways we interact with our ...

A NeXTcube computer running the NeXTSTEP operating system. Simon Claessen / Flickr Today marks the 35th anniversary of the launch of NeXTSTEP, a computer operating system launched by Steve Jobs during ...

A lot has changed since Steve Jobs first introduced the world to Apple's latest device in 2007: the iPhone. Since its release, the iPhone has helped make smartphones the most important piece of ...

Microsoft has once and for all put the bitter taste of Windows Vista behind it by announcing that its latest desktop operating system, Windows 7, has become the fastest selling operating system in ...

WhatsApp users will finally be able to move their entire chat history between mobile operating systems — something that’s been one of users’ biggest requests to date. The company today introduced a ...

Analogue, Inc. has announced Analogue OS, a new operating system that will be included in its upcoming gaming handheld, the Pocket. Analogue OS will allow players to "explore, discover, and play ...