Four years after launching Windows 11 and prodding PC owners to update, Microsoft has finally decided that it's time force ...

One of the best Linux distros to start with is Linux Mint. It offers significantly better performance and battery life, the ...

If you're looking to jump from Windows 10 to Linux, and you have specific apps you need to use that aren't available on the ...

With 16GB of RAM, you can open far more tabs in your browser, do some gaming, use virtual machines, develop, and create video ...

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 ...

Linare, a seller of cheap Linux PCs, plans to offer a free e-mail service for fans of the open-source operating system. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

Linux Is Finally Proving Itself on Tablets . I remember watching GNOME 3 debut in 2011 while I was in college. Critics called it a tablet OS at a time when the iPad was only a yea ...

Chilliware has released two software packages designed to make Linux-based computers more useful. XFaxtor, which costs $49.95, lets Linux computer owners send faxes using fax modems, a feature that ...

As Dell Inc. approaches its one-year anniversary of selling laptop and desktop computers preloaded with Ubuntu Linux, the company is continuing to expand the fledgling program to new computer models ...

The Pocket P.C. is a handheld Linux computer that looks a bit like an old-school pager, but larger. It has a 4.95 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel IPS LCD touchscreen display with a QWERTY keyboard beneath it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Brian Benchoff is an embedded engineer who has graced us with ...