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Microsoft is once again reportedly involved in talks to buy TikTok, with Oracle leading
Social media titan TikTok is under pressure to sell its operations, owing to laws passed by U.S. Congress. Could Microsoft swoop in?
2025-01-26 08:11
Linux Patches Allow Sharing PTEs Between Processes - Can Mean Significant RAM Savings
A set of patches being worked on by Oracle engineers allow for optionally sharing page table entries (PTEs) between processes. For some workloads this can equate to very significant memory savings...
2025-01-26 07:10
Mesa 25.0 Gets A New Vulkan Layer For Limiting The Amount Of Reported vRAM
A half-year-old merge request from Igalia's Karmjit Mahil has been merged for Mesa 25.0 that is a Vulkan layer allowing for optionally limiting the amount of video memory reported to games/applications...
2025-01-26 06:49
New Sound Hardware Supported By The Linux 6.14 Kernel
Merged this week for the Linux 6.14 kernel were the various sound/audio driver updates. In addition to core API enhancements for better supporting the MIDI 2.0 specification, there is also support for some new audio hardware...
2025-01-26 06:40
Linux 6.14 Adds ROCEv2 Support For The Alibaba Cloud
The RDMA subsystem updates have been merged for the Linux 6.14 kernel with a light set of changes overall and the most significant being support for the ROCEv2 protocol within the ERDMA driver...
2025-01-26 06:21
Microsoft says Microsoft 365 Copilot is different from Copilot app, but it’s still a confusing mess
Microsoft is known for making poor rebranding decisions, and its recent move is no exception. As Windows Report recently reported, Microsoft has rebranded “Microsoft 365 Office” as “Microsoft 365 Copilot,” retiring the household name of the mos...
2025-01-26 05:25
Microsoft says Microsoft 365 Copilot is different from Copilot app, but it doesn’t make sense
Microsoft is known for making poor rebranding decisions, and its recent move is no exception. As Windows Latest recently reported, Microsoft has rebranded “Microsoft 365 Office” as “Microsoft 365 Copilot,” retiring the household name of the mos...
2025-01-26 05:25
Solus 4.7 Released with Linux 6.12 LTS, GNOME 47, KDE Plasma 6.2, and Xfce 4.20
Solus 4.7 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux 6.12 LTS and featuring updated GNOME, KDE Plasma, Budgie, and Xfce editions. Here’s what’s new! The post Solus 4.7 Released with Linux 6.12 LTS, GNOME 47, KDE Plasma 6.2, and Xfc...
2025-01-26 05:01
Java Performance Update
2025-01-26 00:00
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Belkin SoundForm Isolate review: Noise cancelling headphones for those on a budget
At CES 2025, Belkin began shipping its new headphones. They’re the first wireless headphones with active noise cancellation that Belkin has developed, and they come in at just $60 – making them incredibly affordable over-ear headphones. more…
2025-01-25 23:34
Belkin SoundForm Isolate review: good noise cancelling headphones for just $60
At CES 2025, Belkin began shipping its new headphones. They’re the first wireless headphones with active noise cancellation that Belkin has developed, and they come in at just $60 – making them incredibly affordable over-ear headphones. more…
2025-01-25 23:34
Shotcut 25.01 Video Editor Adds Native Wayland Support on Flatpak for Linux
Shotcut 25.01 open-source video editor is now available for download with native Wayland support in the Flatpak bundle on Linux. The post Shotcut 25.01 Video Editor Adds Native Wayland Support on Flatpak for Linux appeared first on 9to5Linux - do not r...
2025-01-25 23:24
Gurman: Apple Stores performing ‘updates’ next week
According to a tweet from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will be performing some “merchandise/floor marketing updates” at its retail stores next week. While specific details aren’t confirmed, Apple is likely launching the new Black Unity Apple ...
2025-01-25 22:47
Gurman: Apple performing ‘updates’ at Apple Stores next week
According to a tweet from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will be performing some “merchandise/floor marketing updates” at its retail stores next week. While specific details aren’t confirmed, Apple is likely launching the new Black Unity Apple ...
2025-01-25 22:47
Here's where you can pre-order the new Lenovo Legion Go S right now
Lenovo's newest handheld, the Legion Go S, should be available soon after its CES debut. Here's where you can pre-order one.
2025-01-25 21:45
Shotcut 25.01 Open-Source Video Editor Brings New Features
The Shotcut open-source video editor is out with its first new release of 2025...
2025-01-25 20:49
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Inscreen’ helps you reassess screen time on your iPhone
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. Inscreen taps into Apple’s Screen Time API, and aims...
2025-01-25 20:30
Puppet open source fork OpenVox arrives
The Vox Pupuli collective group has announced the first release of OpenVox, a community-maintained open source implementation of the Puppet configuration management system. Introduced January 21, the OpenVox automation framework is designed to be a dr...
2025-01-25 20:19
Windows 11 24H2 KB5050009 issues break audio, camera. KB5050021 affected too
Windows 11 KB5050009 is turning out to be a disaster for some of us. Unfortunately, I've also run into problems after installing Windows 11 KB5050009. The post Windows 11 24H2 KB5050009 issues break audio, camera. KB5050021 affected too appeared first ...
2025-01-25 20:17
Apple Watch helps responders rescue skier after 1,000-foot drop in freezing temperatures
Apple Watch saves lives—the latest example is a dramatic rescue caught on video in Washington state. Rescuers credit the Apple Watch SOS feature for alerting and helping them locate a skier who fell 1,000 feet, preventing them from freezing to death....
2025-01-25 19:50