Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 bugs fixed and new discovered
Catch up with the latest stories from the world of Microsoft in this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap. Read more...
2024-11-10 09:00
Debcow Optimizing Debian Packages For Copy-On-Write File-Systems
Debcow is an experimental implementation of deploying Debian packages on copy-on-write file-systems like Btrfs and Bcachefs. Debcow adapts DPKG to use reflinks for installing packages. With reflinking to the file contents from the Debian package archiv...
2024-11-10 08:00
Wine-Staging 9.21 Fixes Some Old Game Crashes & Hangs Due To DirectMusic
Building off Friday's release of Wine 9.21, Wine-Staging 9.21 is available as this experimental blend of Wine that carries extra patches for testing/evaluation to enhance the ability for Windows games and apps to run on Linux...
2024-11-10 07:13
Linux Support For Apple's Latest Magic Trackpad USB-C Model
A patch is pending for enabling support for the USB-C model of Apple's latest Magic Trackpad input device under Linux...
2024-11-10 06:45
Niri 0.1.10 Scrollable-Tiling Wayland Compositor Brings Many Improvements
If this weekend's release of Hyprland 0.45 doesn't suit your fancy, Niri is also out this weekend with a new feature release. Niri is the scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor for an interesting Linux desktop experience...
2024-11-10 06:31
Apple might update every Mac with the M4 chip for the first time in over a decade
Apple might refresh every Mac with the M4 chip, a move not seen in over a decade, bringing major performance boosts across the lineup. Read more...
2024-11-10 06:30
China set to launch cargo mission to its space station - TWIRL #188
We have several rocket launches coming up this week but the most notable one will see China launch a cargo spacecraft to its space station. Read more...
2024-11-10 06:14
Windows 11’s leaked taskbar feature could recommend apps, sites or snap groups
Windows 11's taskbar will gain new features, but you still won't be able to move it to the top or sides. Instead, it may introduce “recommendations” in the form of a card or panel that appears above the taskbar. The post Windows 11’s leaked taskb...
2024-11-09 23:21
Apple will likely be updating every Mac with M4, which hasn’t happened in over a decade
Seemingly, for the first time in forever, Apple will be updating every single Mac with an M4 chip, presuming rumors hold correct. There have been a number of times where this has been close, but it hasn’t happened anytime in the past decade, at least...
2024-11-09 21:48
PSN account requirement on PC is there to keep gamers safe, explains Sony
Sony president says the PSN requirement on PC is to keep gamers on the platform safe. However, this doesn't explain why it's needed in single-player games. Read more...
2024-11-09 20:32
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Currency’ is an ad-free and offline app to convert currencies
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Currency is a completely free currency conversion app ...
2024-11-09 20:30
Microsoft quietly installed KB5001716 Windows 11/10 update on your PC
It's that time of the year again when Microsoft quietly installs KB5001716 on your Windows 11 and 10 PCs. Read more...
2024-11-09 20:12
Computing industry legend Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL ‘You’ve got mail,’ passes away at 74
The voice actor behind AOL's "You've Got Mail!" slogan has passed away.
2024-11-09 19:07
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Mac Studio lookalike packs a Core i9-14900KF CPU and RTX 4090 Laptop GPU — the FEVM FN60G rocks a 3.8-liter chassis that's slightly smaller than the Mac Studio
This mini-PC looks like a Mac Studio, but packs a bigger punch with its Intel Core i9-14900KF processor and Nvidia RTX 4090 Laptop GPU.
2024-11-09 18:34
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D-Link refuses to patch a security flaw on over 60,000 NAS devices — the company instead recommends replacing legacy NAS with newer models
Over 60,000 D-Link NAS machines are affected by a critical vulnerability, but the company refuses to issue a fix, citing end-of-life for the affected NAS devices.
2024-11-09 18:26
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Microsoft persuades Mail and Calendar users to migrate to Outlook — Mail and Calendar app will cease to work after December 31
Microsoft is notifying its Mail and Calendar app users to switch to free cloud-based Outlook.
2024-11-09 18:18
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This Raspberry Pi-powered chess board robot moves pieces automatically
Tamerlan has created a Raspberry Pi-powered chess board that automatically moves pieces and has programmed it to be an opponent you can play against.
2024-11-09 18:02
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COD: Black Ops 6 ultrawide performance review: AMD 7900 XTX vs Nvidia 4080 SUPER
We took Activision's latest Call of Duty, Black Ops 6, for a spin to find how AMD stacks up against Nvidia with all the bells and whistles. Read more...
2024-11-09 17:52
M4 Mac mini SSD storage can be upgraded, but it isn’t easy yet
Earlier this week, we reported that the storage in the new Mac mini is actually modular, meaning that it isn’t soldered to the logic board of the Mac, and ultimately would be user accessible. However, that didn’t necessarily mean it’d be easy for...
2024-11-09 17:39