Operating Systems

Administering Unix systems like your mom taught you

Businesses can now buy apps in bulk from the Windows Store

Developers will now be able to offer their software at a volume discount for businesses

What does the future of the Apache Software Foundation hold?

At Apache: Big Data North America in Vancouver next week -- alongside a huge array of keynotes, panels and tutorials -- the ASF and ODPi will host a Q&A session about their collaboration and address concerns about project independence.

The Oracle-Google trial over Android starts Monday. Here’s what you need to know

Oracle says Android usurped the mobile OS market from Sun. Google says Sun just never built a decent product

Apple’s SAP deal means more iOS enterprise apps

Apple continues to make headway in the business world. This week it landed a significant partnership with SAP that could have a major impact on mobile productivity.

Qualcomm flaw puts millions of Android devices at risk

Malicious apps could exploit the flaw to access SMS messages and call histories

Open-source really could help get you a job, study finds

Cloud, OpenStack, networking expertise in open source sought by those filling jobs

Apple partners with SAP in new enterprise push

Native iOS apps and an SDK are on the way

Microsoft plugs 300M Windows 10 devices, reiterates July end to free upgrade

But skeptics continue to doubt that the company will kill the free upgrade

iPhone the most influential gadget of all time

TIME calls the iPhone the most influential gadget of all time. The original Apple Mac and the iPod also make the list.