Google is releasing a lightweight, open-source PC-operating system later this year, the company announced Tuesday night, a move that threatens the very heart of Microsoft, long seen as Google’s ...

Google plans to launch a new operating system for personal computers, an attempt to challenge the dominance of Microsoft's Windows system. The open-source operating system is based on Google's ...

A Google OS is “something Microsoft has been worried about for a long time,” said Matt Rosoff, analyst with Directions on Microsoft. He called it “the first significant threat to Windows in ...

Google Inc <GOOG.O> plans to attack Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O> core business by taking on the software giant's globally dominant Windows operating system for personal computers.

Chrome OS is an open-sourced Linux-based operating system designed by Google. The operating system comes preinstalled on some select devices. It is fast, stable, and secure. Most of us don’t ...

PC Magazine columnist, John C. Dvorak, wrote up an interesting column earlier this week explaining exactly how Google would get into the operating system business to take on Microsoft and Apple.

Windows 7 pricing, terms likely to get more attractive. Expect Microsoft to think twice about how much it thinks it can charge for various versions of Windows 7, especially if Google’s OS looks ...

But there are a few caveats. First, Remix OS for PC is in its early stages, and as of March 1st, 2016 it’s still considered beta software. Second, the downloadable version doesn’t work on all PCs.

Google has opened the downloading gates to Chrome OS Flex, a new iteration of its versatile OS, and it might be the perfect solution if your older Mac or PC is having trouble swallowing updates to ...

Google today announced Chrome OS Flex, an early preview of a new initiative that aims to bring Chrome OS to virtually any PC (and older Intel-based Macs). Built on top of CloudReady, which Google ...

Microsoft Windows 7, Google Chrome OS, the first netbook with Android — these are just a few of the interlinked developments we have to look forward to in the third quarter of the year.