Whether you use Windows or macOS (or both), there's certainly no shortage of top-quality software programs out there for you to install and make use of—and we've covered a lot of them. However, in ...

Apple has made available the third public beta of iOS 26, bringing the new software to a wider audience following initial testing by developers. Keep reading to learn how to prepare your device for ...

In a break from the past, Apple these days offers non-developers the opportunity to download beta software updates on their iPhones for free. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Before iOS 17 was ...

Linux has spoiled me over the last 26 years concerning installing applications, as it has had a command-line package installation program (apt-get) since 1999. Apt-get made it incredibly easy to ...

The Mac has several third-party package managers for installing additional software. Here's how to use the Nix package manager with macOS. Nix is a package manager that provides container-based ...

It's been four years since the release of Windows 11. Earlier this week, Microsoft decided that PC users have had more than enough time to upgrade to the latest iteration of their bloated, crash-prone ...

Developer betas are now available to everyone, free of charge and easy to install. But think twice before you enable it on your day-to-day phone. Developer betas are now available to everyone, free of ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...