Google offers a free, lightweight operating system that essentially turns any machine into a Chromebook. It's a great way to keep an aging computer in service longer.

Years in the making, the proprietary Linux OS that replaces Android-based FireOS is expected to be announced at next week's event. Here's everything we know so far.

Slax calls itself "your pocket operating system," and that tagline still holds true. At around 275MB, it’s light enough to carry on a USB stick but polished enough to serve as a day-to-day rescue or ...

Amazon is moving ahead with plans to replace Android with its custom-built Vega operating system on Fire TV devices, per ...

After years of running an Android fork on its Fire TV devices, Amazon looks ready to being using its own operating system on its hardware.

Amazon recently posted a job listing for a software development manager. That job ad contained references to Vega TV OS.

Amazon is reportedly set to replace its Android-based Fire TV OS with Vega OS, a new Linux-based system. More details here.

What operating system do you use? For some, that question may as well be posed in Latin or Sanskrit. For others, it’s an invitation to have a heated debate about the benefits of GUI vs. command line, ...