Sun Microsystems partnered with a somewhat unlikely ally as it announced Tuesday that the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system (OS) would run on its latest Sparc servers, the ‘Niagara’-based Sun Fire ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

A top exec says Sun is "dead serious" about an open-source push for its Sparc chips. Critics say it's trying to save an endangered species. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

The truth is, our desktop computers today would have been classed as supercomputers only a few decades ago. There was a time when people who needed real desktop power looked down their noses at anyone ...

Tadpole Computer, a maker of portable Unix computers, plans to launch a 64-bit Unix-based notebook PC on Tuesday. The laptop, called Viper, is powered by Sun Microsystems' UltraSparc IIIi processor ...