If you’re confused by the avalanche of early reports, denials, and conflicting statements about the massive security issues announced today, don’t worry — you’re far from the only one. Here’s what you ...

A recent interview with Con Kolivas, former Linux kernel hacker, makes for an interesting read. Mr. Kolivas became well known for some of his performance-related patches, and oddly enough, he did all ...

A new feature added in test snapshots for OpenBSD releases will create a unique kernel every time an OpenBSD user reboots or upgrades his computer. This feature is named KARL — Kernel Address ...

Kernel, a new technology news publication, has launched with daily coverage of artificial intelligence, information security, computer hardware, and the infrastructure and politics of the internet.

In the middle of a workday, the screen on your MacBook suddenly dims to gray and displays an ominous warning that you need to restart your computer. You're seeing the ...

Consider any school with no teacher in it. How will the situations be in such schools? As you can imagine the consequences with not much effort, the similar output will be found if an Operating system ...

Unfortunately for kernel developers, allocating memory in the kernel is not as simple as allocating memory in user space. A number of factors contribute to the complication, among them: The kernel is ...

One of the issues that have since forever been giving Windows users problems is DirectX Graphics Kernel Latency issues. This glitch comes up mostly after a Windows Update and causes sound issues ...