Maples, who oversaw the development of the Windows 95 operating system at Microsoft, is now an adviser.
In fact, the company has plans to introduce a netbook-specific version of its upcoming Windows 7 operating system.
The Windows 8 Gesture Suite enables a touchless version of all touchscreen gestures in the new operating system.
The agreement does not extend to other manufacturers' handsets that use the Android operating system.
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Android operating system, and the videogames might be available through an application, the person said.
But Apple recently updated its Mountain Lion operating system and completely broke parental controls.
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And your operating system is just one of many factors that go into this calculation.
The report explains purported details of the operating system and how it is tweaked for Facebook.
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Microsoft sets parameters for all the hardware companies that utilize its operating system, including Nokia.
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The final, public version of the operating system is set for release this summer.
BlackBerry stock has doubled in six months, as the company launched its new BB10 operating system.
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Microsoft says it hopes to use the technology to enhance its Windows 8 operating system.
The Windows Vista operating system is more compartmentalised, so bits can easily be upgraded.
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Clearly, no CPU or operating system is going to grab an infected file and execute it.
Linux, the free, open source operating system, continues to hover at a little over one percent.
Microsoft is widely criticized as being behind the curve on developing an operating system for tablets.
The closer we get to the cloud, the less important our choice of operating system.
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Apple just released its new highly anticipated iPhone operating system iOS 6 to the public.
The Lumia uses Microsoft Windows software, after Nokia abandoned its own operating system two years ago.
You know, if you're developing applications, which operating system do you work for first?
By 2015, IDC expects Windows Phone to be number 2 operating system worldwide behind Android.
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The Nextbook 7GP's Jelly Bean 4.1 operating system is the fastest, smoothest version of Android yet.
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There's no denying that PalmSource, which handles the Palm operating system, has been hurting lately.
The code, called IOS (internetwork operating system), is the crown jewel of Cisco's technology.
The company can apply its own security standards across each platform, regardless of the operating system.
All the software, including the iOS mobile operating system and the Mac OS, is written here.
Graphics, particularly intelligent diagrams, were one of the most underrated features of the Newton operating system.
Apple is promising a sneak peak at the next version of its OS X operating system.
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The downside to the new operating system is its relative dearth of third-party software.
There's also the latest BlackBerry, which melds a familiar name with a brand-new operating system.
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