The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part, known ...

Personal computer shipments have accelerated for four straight quarters, a sign that a PC refresh cycle is underway.

The Chrome OS has a Developer Mode that gives you root access to the operating system of your Chromebook.

Everyone’s all a-twitter over Google’s newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. Some swear it’ll be a hit; others are convinced it’s destined for failure. Love it or hate it, though, this ...

Is that an old Windows system or a current Chrome OS computer? Google's getting ready to blur the lines of desktop computing in some seriously shape-shifting ways. Google’s Chrome OS platform has come ...

Chromebooks might be the most popular devices out there that are powered by Google’s awesome Chrome OS platform, but did you know that there’s an excellent Chrome computer out there that’s even more ...

Despite plans to make it the last major upgrade, Windows 10 was superseded by Windows 11, and now Microsoft support for Windows 10 has come to an end.

Did you know that there are computers out there that are even more portable than laptops? No, we’re not talking about smartphones, though we suppose they are technically computers. We’re talking about ...

Hear ye, hear ye, my Chromebook-carrying comrades: Have I ever got the tasty new trick for you — er, for ye. It’s a super-handy shortcut you can add into your Chrome OS computer to fill a curious void ...