I'm building a server for a UNIX environment, but it's possible it may run Windows in the future. I was wondering if there were any considerations I need to look at when buying hardware for UNIX or ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Despite AMD putting RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPU drivers under maintenance mode, GPU driver support in Linux will remain unchanged.

I was just thinking about old systems and Linux. Now I am wondering what is the oldest hardware Linux supports and still be usable, that is, as a desktop? Another thought I have is, how far should ...

In a previous post I discussed how to introduce users to Linux, where the focus was on the software side of the conversation. This post is all about the hardware. The reason I put hardware second is ...

Sales of IBM's Unix servers are down almost 20 percent for Q3 compared to last year as market for proprietary Unix hardware shrinks IDC’s report for the server market in Q3 2013 is in, and the big ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. I once had a conversation with an Ubuntu Budgie developer who ...

The SCO Group soon may open another front in its legal battle against Linux by filing suit against a major hardware manufacturer in North America, a company executive said. In an interview with CNET ...

I usually write about various issues in Windows, because there are so many and so frequent. Hardly do I run across major issues with Linux. Until the one I will mention here, which involves a very ...