Ubuntu MATE uses the MATE desktop (which is lightweight yet full-featured), which makes it easy for new users to hop onto the Linux bandwagon. MATE is as easy as it gets, with a bottom panel, a top ...

Linus Torvalds believes that Windows doesn't deserve jokes about the Blue Screen of Death. He argues that the reasons for the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A research team at the University of Utah uncovered a rare piece of computing history. University of Utah researchers found a rare 1973 UNIX tape in storage. The tape may reveal ...

They're similar but not the same. Is your priority stability or ease of use? I recommend only one of these distributions to new Linux users.

Updates to Apple’s identity management tools have the potential to deliver a better authentication experience for Mac users ...

American AI giants are backing a new effort to establish open standards for building agentic software and tools.

A small team of developers is building a pocket-sized, modular computer with a 4.1 inch, 1080 x 480 pixel touchscreen display, an an STM32MP157 dual-core Arm Cortex-A7 processor, and 4GB of DDR3 ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Running Linux from a USB drive is possible.You can boot just about any distribution you want from ...

The only real downside to an immutable distro is a slightly more limited number of apps. You can't use the normal repos that ...

The new Ladybird Browser aims to break free from Chromium, Firefox, and Safari. This new browser is looking to become ...

Aluminum OS is coming, but do we really need another desktop platform? Maybe Google should double down on its existing ...

This year's Free Software Awards recipients are Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, and Govdirectory. Andy Wingo is the winner of the Award for the Advancement of Free Software, which is given to an individual who ...