One score and umm… fifteen years ago, Microsoft released Windows 1.0. The first version of Windows wasn’t really a full-fledged operating system, but more of a graphical user interface that made MS-DOS a little more user-friendly. But it introduced some core features that remain to this day, including the idea of using a mouse to […]
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Google cracks down on “incompatible” versions of Android
This week Acer planned to launch a new smartphone in China running Aliyun OS. But Google appears to have put a stop to it — and now the California-based search giant is explaining why. Aliyun OS is a mobile operating system developed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. It’s based on open source Android code, but […]