Operating System news and trends

Gates: Microsoft Lost Costly Opportunity To Android
Mobile // June 24, 2019

Looking back at a time when the market was moving toward mobile, Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates said his biggest mistake was not putting Microsoft in the position of Android as the largest “non-Apple” mobile operating system in the world. The executive noted that software —...

Huawei Looks To Trademark Its Own OS Globally
Mobile // June 13, 2019

Huawei is looking to trademark its “Hongmeng” operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe after the company was placed on a blacklist in the U.S. Last month the Trump Administration added the Chinese telecom company to a blacklist, which means it won’t conduct...

OpenFin’s Plans To Bridge The Financial Services Desktop App Gap
Innovation // May 28, 2019

Building and deploying new apps for the financial desktops that keep Wall Street humming can be friction-filled endeavors. Traders and analysts juggle tasks across several platforms, and interoperability is elusive. Fresh off a new funding round, OpenFin CEO Mazy Dar tells Karen Webster why his firm...

What ATMs And Open Source Have To Do With Payments Innovation
Payments Innovation // March 07, 2019

It might be the case that 2019 takes shape as a watershed year for payments regulation, marked by PSD2 and GDPR. Stakeholders in the financial services and payments arenas are navigating new rules about how data is collected, stored and shared. However, the way payments innovation...

Interviews & Exclusives
OpenFin’s Plans To Bridge The Financial Services Desktop App Gap

May 28, 2019
Building and deploying new apps for the financial desktops that keep Wall Street humming can be friction-filled endeavors. Traders and analysts juggle tasks across several platforms, and interoperability is elusive. Fresh off a new funding round, OpenFin CEO Mazy Dar tells Karen Webster why his firm is building the operating system for finance firms.

What ATMs And Open Source Have To Do With Payments Innovation

March 07, 2019
It might be the case that 2019 takes shape as a watershed year for payments regulation, marked by PSD2 and GDPR. Stakeholders in the financial services and payments arenas are navigating...

Quick Reads
Facebook Is Developing Its Own OS To Rival Google, Apple

December 19, 2019
In an effort to minimize future dependence on rivals Google and Apple, Facebook plans to develop its own operating system (OS), according to The Information. A customized OS may permit Facebook to break away from Android. Per the report, a Facebook spokeswoman said plans are connected to the technology giant putting greater focus on its future products […]

Gates: Microsoft Lost Costly Opportunity To Android

June 24, 2019
Looking back at a time when the market was moving toward mobile, Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates said his biggest mistake was not putting Microsoft in the position of Android as...

Huawei Looks To Trademark Its Own OS Globally

June 13, 2019
Huawei is looking to trademark its “Hongmeng” operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe after the company was placed on a blacklist in the U.S. Last month...

Android OS Surpasses Microsoft’s Windows In Terms Of Usage For First Time

April 04, 2017
Google’s Android operating system has long been the dominant one in the mobile space, but now it’s becoming the leader in the PC world as well, pushing out Microsoft and...