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 ...

The GrapheneOS Foundation has accused Google and Apple of using device verification to lock users into the hardware and software approved exclusively by either company. On Sunday, the organization ...

I love alternative operating systems, giving us a look at what’s possible outside the Android and iOS duopoly. And one of the most interesting phones of the year is the 2026 Jolla Phone, which runs ...

(Reuters) - You may have heard of the operating system Tizen (you may even know how to pronounce it: tie-zen, not tee-zen or tiz-zen). But the chances of it running your smartphone are slim, about the ...

One of the oft-repeated reasons for using alternative operating systems is the suggestion that alternatives to Windows are more secure because malware is not produced for these minority systems—in ...