Operating Systems: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

From a movable taskbar to Bing-free search, Windows 11's 26H2 update unlocks the features Microsoft's slow rollout has kept from your PC over the last year.

It turns out that privacy comes at a cost. Apple's AI models take up a lot of space on iPhone and Mac, but what can you do about it?

As Microsoft pushes Copilot beyond a traditional Windows feature, the company's AI strategy is getting bigger—and its vision for Windows is getting murkier.

Complete our survey about your home PCs and their operating systems, and you might take home $250.

Google's new Android-based laptop OS offers slick Gemini features and phone tricks—but at $899, charging premium prices for scaled-up mobile apps is a fatal miscalculation.

The iOS 27.0.1 update also fixes the freezing issue many users experienced after making quick swipes across the Control Center and notifications menu.

The company also confirms it'll continue to support ChromeOS through mid-2034.

Apple has introduced an excellent conversational AI assistant, but it also exposes an uncomfortable corporate playbook that could soon monetize your mobile.

UniGetUI lets you find, install, and manage the Windows apps you actually want to use from one convenient place.

Autopilot, formerly Scout, can work 24/7 as your personal AI agent. It will run on a cloud server rather than locally on a PC, but Microsoft says it built guardrails to make it safe for enterprise use.

In a new interview, Microsoft’s head of Surface confirms that its latest products aren't Copilot+ PCs, despite having all the necessary features.

Two years after launching its exclusive Copilot+ line, Microsoft has a broader AI vision to show off on Oct. 7. Best of all? You might not even need a new PC to use it.

Android and iOS are more alike than ever, but important differences remain. After a fresh iOS drop, we place Apple and Google's mobile operating systems head-to-head across 14 key factors to see which platform comes out on top.

Microsoft says its PC Manager app can make your Windows machine faster, so I decided to find out whether it actually works.

We've heard this before, but Microsoft is issuing another warning to sites that are still reliant on 'IE mode' in the Edge browser: It's probably going away after 2029.

From Siri AI's massive overhaul to Windows' unmatched gaming dominance, we tested Apple and Microsoft's flagship OSes across 16 critical categories to reveal where each truly reigns supreme.

Not sure which desktop operating system is best for you? We help you choose by comparing the top options based on app compatibility, ease of use, hardware availability, interface design, gaming support, and other key factors.

If you grew up on classic Macs, you'll love seeing Clarus the dogcow make a reappearance in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.

A bug in iOS 27 causes the screen to freeze when you quickly swipe down from a top corner. The easiest workaround is a simple force restart.

New state laws are pushing age verification into macOS and Windows. By 2027, logging in might require a facial scan or government ID.