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Preview Microsoft has released an upgrade to its operating system for handhelds and smartphones. Stand by for better business productivity, snappier multimedia and a wider range of device form factors.
VMware Workstation 5 review
Review Just about any task involving multiple operating systems on a single computer can be accomplished using VMware Workstation 5, which adds valuable new features and also delivers performance enhancements.
8.6 Editors' Rating
Mac OS X Tiger: what's inside Apple's new OS
Tech Guide How does Apple's latest version of Mac OS X, Tiger, look and feel on the desktop? Check out our screenshot gallery here.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger review
Review Although its new user features have mixed appeal, Tiger's technological changes and speed improvements make this an enticing upgrade, especially for those who passed on Panther.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Windows Longhorn: a first look inside the new OS
Preview How is the look and feel of the next version of Windows shaping up? Check out our screenshot gallery here.
Windows Longhorn: a progress report
Preview It won't be available until late 2006, but Microsoft is beginning to turn up the heat on Windows Longhorn. Here's the current state of play.
3GSM: mobile OS developments
Preview The smartphone, feature phone and entry-level mobile phone markets are all hotting up, with alliances, products and services abounding at this year’s 3GSM event in Cannes. We examine the key operating system developments.
Apple Mac OS X Tiger: a first look
Preview Due in mid-2005, Apple's new Mac OS X 10.4 promises more than 200 features.
Mandrakelinux 10.1 PowerPack+ review
Review It may lack the high profile of other Linux distributions, but Mandrakelinux 10.1 is one of the easiest to get to grips with -- if not the easiest of the lot. This new release also has lots to offer both novices and experts alike.
8.5 Editors' Rating
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Tech Guide Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is now available: ZDNet has put Build 1289 through its paces.
Who needs an OS?
Tech Guide Many notebooks can play CDs without booting into Windows. And now there's a utility to let you access Outlook's email and calendar too. So who needs an operating system?
VMware Workstation 4.5.2 review
Review VMware Workstation is a powerful virtual machine application that enables you to develop and test even the most complex networked server-class applications running on Windows, Linux or NetWare -- all on a single desktop.
8.9 Editors' Rating
Windows XP resource centre
Tech Guide Everything you need to know about Windows XP is here, including the latest Windows nightmares, the inside story on XP SP2's security, and links to downloads, reviews and Microsoft's own resources.
Windows XP SP2 nightmares
Tech Guide To exorcise Windows XP's security demons, Microsoft recently gave it a thorough overhaul in the shape of Service Pack 2. But -- surprise, surprise -- it's not perfect…
Palm OS Cobalt 6.1: a first look
Preview PalmSource has announced a revision of its wireless-focussed Cobalt operating system at its European Developer Conference in Munich.
