Dell has previewed a new instant on technology that allows users to carry out basic tasks on their notebooks without having to boot up into Windows. Is this the future for notebooks? The technology, ...

The "instant on" Xbox Series X and S feature saves about 10 to 15 seconds of waiting when starting up the console. A report looking at the environmental impact of the instant on feature says US Xbox ...

The software maker is surveying select users on whether an operating-system option that gives nearly instant access to select applications upon bootup is a good idea. Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996 ...

Software-based devices that are immediately available for user input right after being powered on. No matter how hard the industry tries, it takes quite a few seconds to boot up everything, including ...

A compact operating system that provides immediate access to the Internet via a browser as soon as the power is turned on. An instant-on operating system also allows access to local applications such ...

The ferroelectric materials found in today's "smart cards" used in subway, ATM and fuel cards soon may eliminate the time-consuming booting and rebooting of computer operating systems by providing an ...