Why it matters: When it comes to online multiplayer gaming, nobody likes a cheater, not even cheaters. Whether using external software to enhance their performance or just to troll other players, ...

Continuing a string of revelations about its high-tech spectacles, Google makes the software kernel underlying the devices -- and the things they'll eventually let you do -- available for download.

Dell's Quest acquisition has given the hardware vendor more software muscle but the real test for the PC maker will be its ability to integrate the different software units it bought in recent times ...

The Linux kernel is becoming quite the popular place to be if you have anything to do with virtualization. We've talked about KVM and Xen fighting to get into the kernel, we just discussed VMware's ...

I am currently writing some software for hardware debugging and testing. I am writing for both Windows XP (using WDM and KMDF driver kits), and Linux (kernel 2.6). I would like to have my kernel mode ...

Linux developers seem to be letting bug reports slip throught the cracks. With 1500 open kernel bugs in the tracking system, and 50 going unanswered on the mailing list, do developers need a better ...

Linux developers change the kernel at the rate of one patch every twenty minutes. When you report a bug, finding the one patch that introduced it can be trouble. A new tool lets users help find it–if ...

At the DEF CON 27 security conference today in Las Vegas, security researchers from Eclypsium gave a talk about common design flaws they found in more than 40 kernel drivers from 20 different hardware ...

106464: Mac OS X: Troubleshooting Unresponsiveness or Kernel Panic During Startup offers steps to follow if your computer experiences a kernel panic or stops responding when starting up from Mac OS X.