News & Reviews:   operating system

Microsoft will soon roll out some Xbox features for our fellow PC gamers on Windows 11. The company plans to bring the Xbox HDR Game Calibration app and optimizations for windowed gaming to the operating system (OS). Through the features, users will get to enjoy improved colour accuracy and consistency of an HDR display, plus run older games with less input lag, Auto HDR, and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) when they're in windowed mode.

For OnePlus fans, one of the more disappointing things was the decision to drop OxygenOS for the OPPO ColorOS. Back in June 2021, the company revealed that it would be merging OxygenOS and ColorOS. Now, we finally have some details on the new operating system.

Apple might be preparing a new operating system for its rumoured virtual or augmented reality(VR/ AR) headset. Developers have spotted the name 'realityOS' roaming around some pre-release iOS 13 builds, GitHub repositories and App Store upload logs. No matter if it's for the company's upcoming VR/ AR headset, there must be something going on.

Google Wear OS is bringing this not-so-significant but much-appreciated feature to the wearables soon. It's reported that the upcoming update will finally allow users to flip the display according to the orientation of the smartwatch.

Besides launching several exciting products, Xiaomi had also presented the MIUI 13 at last night's event. Today, the company has released the global schedule for the first batch of devices getting the update in Q1 2022. If you're one of the Xiaomi users, come check out if your device is eligible for the update or when you're getting it.

When it comes to smartphone operating systems, most people are familiar with the two common ones - Android and iOS. But did you know there's a third one? Google has been working on Fuchsia with Samsung for some time now, and Samsung could put it on a smartphone in the future.

When it comes to big updates for operating systems, it pays to wait for a few weeks before you install it. After all, you never know if it would end up causing major problems like system crashes. That happened with macOS 12, but it seems like Apple will be fixing that issue soon with version 12.1.

If you think Microsoft would neglect Windows 10 after rolling out Windows 11, the company is here to prove you wrong. Besides starting to distribute the Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2), Microsoft also announced that it will continue to provide Windows 10 major updates once a year.

Earlier, Windows had released a lite version of its latest operating system update, Windows 11. The Windows 11 SE is designed to fit compact laptops for high school and college students. It has also appeared on the recently launched Surface Laptop SE. Now, it is reported that it's better not to uninstall the OS as it can't be purchased separately and reinstalled on the same machine again.

Samsung might be ready to release the stable version of One UI 4 soon after having a beta rollout for the OS update in September. Until now, we can finally know exactly when the company will push the update to its devices, as a now-deleted schedule got spotted earlier.