If you thought Windows, macOS, and Linux were the only operating systems for general-purpose PCs, you might want to take a look at the sheer number of alternative OSes out there. The FreeBSD scene ...

Murena is in the business of deGoogling Android smartphones in the name of privacy. The French/European firm has been doing this for around five years, as a not-for-profit foundation -- but also, in ...

From Power Query to the Data Model, here are the five architectural gaps that keep me paying for Microsoft 365.

A hot potato: Microsoft will end official support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, potentially turning hundreds of millions of computers into polluting electronic waste. Google has proposed an ...

Red Hat's decision to end CentOS is forcing most developers and companies to find an alternative OS. In this guide, learn about the top competitors' features. CentOS Linux 7, the popular free and open ...

Zorin OS 18 downloads surge as Windows users look for Linux alternatives amid Copilot fatigue and rising Windows 11 system ...

Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Why, then, are ...

Alibaba’s Qwen team of AI researchers — already having a banner year with numerous powerful open source AI model releases — ...

With money for budgets scarce and new funding for IT projects scaled back, many of you will be tempted to embrace lower-cost alternatives to existing products and standards. In particular, you might ...

Google has released the source code for the Pebble watch on GitHub. This comes a little over 8 years after Pebble ceased operations. With the source code, developers can not only implement alternative ...

What sounds like a line from a dystopian thriller is, in fact, the reality for billions of people. Behind the sleek interfaces and free services lies a massive surveillance system that thrives on your ...