Ubuntu 25.04 Daily Builds Are Now Available
A sure-fire way to tell that development has moved up a gear: Ubuntu 25.04 daily builds are now available to download. Development formally got underway on Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ last month, with the final stable release of Ubuntu 25.04 arriv...
2024-11-18 22:19
New Stealthy BabbleLoader Malware Spotted Delivering WhiteSnake and Meduza Stealers
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new stealthy malware loader called BabbleLoader that has been observed in the wild delivering information stealer families such as WhiteSnake and Meduza. BabbleLoader is an "extremely evasive loader, packe...
2024-11-18 22:18
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Save money (and storage space) with one of the best Xbox Series X|S expansion cards around, now on an early Black Friday sale for less than $100
The WD_Black C50 Expansion Card, one of the best Xbox Series X|S SSDs is enjoying a gigantic sale right now for a limited time at Amazon which has reduced its steep MSRP to less than $100.
2024-11-18 21:49
1TB Western Digital SN5000 SSD is now available for only $59
Fast, affordable, and spacious—that is how you can describe the 1TB Western Digital SN5000 SSD, which is now available for just $59. Read more...
2024-11-18 21:32
Apple releases beta 3 for visionOS 2.2 and tvOS 18.2 [U]
Apple is rolling out the latest developer betas for visionOS 2.2 and tvOS 18.2. Beta 3 arrives not long after last week’s beta 2 releases, and brings the latest refinements to these upcoming software updates. Update 11/18/24: Apple has now released t...
2024-11-18 21:31
The Game Awards nominations are out, and Sony is leading the pack
Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards is returning this December with a massive amount of nominees spread across 29 categories up for honors. Here are the latest games and names on the list. Read more...
2024-11-18 21:16
Apple kills iCloud backups on old iPhones and iPads
If you have a very old iPhone or iPad with iOS 8 or earlier, you better update to iOS 9 or newer if you want to keep it backed up in iCloud. Read more...
2024-11-18 21:00
iOS 18.1 will reboot iPhones to a locked state after 72 hours of inactivity
In recent weeks, law enforcement in the United States discovered, to their dismay, that iPhones were automatically rebooting themselves after a few days of inactivity, thereby denying them access to the contents of these phones. After a lot of speculat...
2024-11-18 20:30
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iOS 18.2 makes Camera Control the killer feature it was always meant to be
The iPhone 16’s Camera Control feature arrived to mixed reviews, including from me. But iOS 18.2 upgrades the feature in several key ways, making it what it was always meant to be. more…
2024-11-18 20:19
Latest Valve Proton Experimental update enables DLSS 3 Frame Generation and fixes performance in dozens of games
Valve's latest Proton Experimental update enables DLSS 3 Frame Generation and applies fixes to dozens of games.
2024-11-18 20:14
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The PS5 Pro is surprisingly efficient — 30% performance uplift while operating at nearly the same power draw as the base PS5
Sony's latest PS5 Pro was tested by Digital Foundry, who discovered the new console draws almost the same power as a base PS5.
2024-11-18 20:05
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VPN by Google finally arrives on the Pixel Tablet
The Pixel Tablet now supports Google's built-in VPN with Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1, bringing enhanced privacy and security features. Read more...
2024-11-18 19:58
Nine years after launch, Assassin's Creed Syndicate gets 60FPS patch on consoles
Ubisoft has a brand-new update for the nine-year-old Assassin's Creed Syndicate, letting Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 players get doubled frame rates. Read more...
2024-11-18 19:42
Profile-guided optimization: A case study
Software developers spend a huge amount of effort working on optimization – extracting more speed and better performance from their algorithms and programs. This work usually involves a lot of time-consuming manual investigation, making automatic per...
2024-11-18 19:32
The Problem of Permissions and Non-Human Identities - Why Remediating Credentials Takes Longer Than You Think
According to research from GitGuardian and CyberArk, 79% of IT decision-makers reported having experienced a secrets leak, up from 75% in the previous year's report. At the same time, the number of leaked credentials has never been higher, with over 12...
2024-11-18 19:30
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The Problem of Permissions and Non-Human Identities - Why Remediating Credentials Takes Longer Than You Think
According to research from GitGuardian and CyberArk, 79% of IT decision-makers reported having experienced a secrets leak, up from 75% in the previous year's report. At the same time, the number of leaked credentials has never been higher, with over 12...
2024-11-18 19:20
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iCloud backups will be deleted and discontinued for iPhones running iOS 8 and older
Apple has started notifying users running older software about a very compelling reason to update. iCloud backups will soon stop working—and even be deleted—on devices running iOS 8 and prior. more…
2024-11-18 19:15
Elon Musk's xAI reportedly shifts $6 billion AI server order from troubled Supermicro to its rivals
Dell, Inventec, and Wistron land new orders from xAI as Supermicro faces significant financial challenges.
2024-11-18 19:08
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Intel Arc B580 "Battlemage" GPU boxes appear in shipping manifests — Xe2 may be preparing for its desktop debut in December
Intel has been handing out GPU boxes for the Arc B580 to OEMs since September per shipping manifests on NBD.
2024-11-18 19:07
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