If you regularly read Neowin, you probably know about the Windows 11-based Validation OS. But for those unaware, it's a lightweight and fast variant of Windows 11 that hardware vendors can leverage to ...

For the longest time, Linux was considered to be geared specifically for developers and computer scientists. Modern distributions are far more general purpose now -- but that does ...

Tiny11 is a simplified version of Windows 11 made by removing unused features from the original system, aiming to run smoothly on older, less powerful computers with less storage and RAM. It supports ...

When Microsoft was first developing the Surface Duo, it was originally intended to run a Windows 10-based OS code-named Andromeda that looked a lot like Windows Phone. Of course, the company ended up ...

Following relatively small updates in the form of watchOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1, Apple is actually adding new features with the watchOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and visionOS 26.2 updates. For ...

Google recently released the most anticipated Wear OS 6.1 software update for the Pixel range. It features intuitive gesture controls and powerful on-device AI. Today, Google released a major new ...

Microsoft has officially released the Windows 11 2025 Update (version 25H2) as a downloadable ISO for clean installs, virtual machines, and in-place upgrades. The update is based on build 26200.6584 ...

Have you played around with the new iOS 26 yet? Here's how to download it on your iPhone if you haven't yet — once you do, you'll notice several new changes, including a clear design called Liquid ...

We all know that OS 10.2.1 is being released just in beta to developers and we cannot be talking about any official release date for carriers up to this moment. The big change is supposed to come ...

The Chrome OS Flex is one of those gems that's meant to get bigger and better into the future. It's a new and modern way of interacting with our computers today without the need of installing a memory ...