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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge might ditch glass for ceramic back panel
Samsung is already expected to offer a lot with the Galaxy S25 Edge, however, it might have even more in store. Read more...
2025-02-20 07:38
Linux Lazy Unmap Flush "LUF" Reducing TLB Shootdowns By 97%, Faster AI LLM Performance
SK has been working on a Linux kernel feature dubbed Lazy Unmap Flush "LUF" to defer TLB flushes until folios have been unmapped and freed are eventually allocated again...
2025-02-20 07:07
New Patches Would Make All Kernel Encryption/Decryption Faster On x86/x86_64 Hardware
On top of all the recent x86/x86_64 Linux kernel crypto improvements made recently by Google engineer Eric Biggers to better laverage AVX-512 and other modern x86 ISA features, a new patch-set posted today by Biggers would help make all x86/x86_64 kern...
2025-02-20 06:37
Apple officially stops selling new iPhones with Lightning port
The newly launched iPhone 16e features a USB-C port, officially marking the complete transition from the Lightning port in iPhone models. Read more...
2025-02-20 06:34
Debian Policy Updated With New Packaging Guidance & Updated Chinese Translations
The Debian Policy 4.7.1.0 is now available as the updated manual around policy requirements for the Debian distribution for packaging mandates, design issues, and other details to abide by for Debian developers...
2025-02-20 06:25
GNOME Mutter Adds Debug Option To Override Multi-GPU Copy Mode
A new debug option was merged on Wednesday to Mutter Git ahead of the upcoming GNOME 48 release. This new debug option is to override the GPU copy mode handling for multi-GPU setups...
2025-02-20 06:10
Apple iPhone 16e has the iPhone 16's camera, but here's what it's missing
The SE series, not only got a name rebrand but also got a huge bump in terms of specs, especially the "2-in-1" camera system. Read more...
2025-02-20 05:48
Nvidia brings back scalper-beating Verified Priority Access program for RTX 50 Founders Edition GPUs
Select Nvidia customers in the U.S. can get GeForce RTX 5080 FE and GeForce RTX 5090 FE graphics cards directly from Nvidia with Verified Priority Access program.
2025-02-20 01:05
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Apple Podcasts Connect will go down for up to eight hours next week
Heads up, fellow podcasters. Apple has announced some scheduled downtime for Podcasts Connect next week. more…
2025-02-20 00:57
iPhone 16e has a binned version of the A18 chip – but what does that mean?
The new iPhone 16e, which was announced by Apple earlier today, features the A18 chip. In theory, this is the same chip that powers the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. However, as already reported by 9to5Mac, there is a slight difference in the chip insi...
2025-02-20 00:55
Mozilla once again confirms it’s all about ads and “AI” now
We’ve recognized that Mozilla faces major headwinds in terms of both financial growth and mission impact. While Firefox remains the core of what we do, we also need to take steps to diversify: investing in privacy-respecting advertising to grow new r...
2025-02-20 00:42
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NES86: x86 emulation on the NES
The goal of this project is to emulate an Intel 8086 processor and supporting PC hardware well enough to run the Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset (ELKS), including a shell and utilities. It should be possible to run other x86 software as long as it doesn...
2025-02-20 00:26
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iPhone 16e camera seems to lack latest-generation Photographic Styles
With the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple has completely revamped the Photographic Styles feature – which was first introduced with the iPhone 13. However, despite the new iPhone 16e having almost the same hardware as its more expensive siblings, the device s...
2025-02-20 00:05
Zstd 1.5.7 Pushing Compression Performance Even Further
Zstandard 1.5.7 was released a short time ago as the newest update to this widely-used compression algorithm backed by Meta. Zstd 1.5.7 packs more than 500 commits, including new performance optimizations and other enhancements...
2025-02-20 00:00
Apple Intelligence on iPhone is now $200 cheaper — with just two small trade-offs
Want a new iPhone with Apple Intelligence? Before today, that would set you back about $800. After Apple’s latest iPhone announcement, however, the cost to access Apple Intelligence on iPhone is 25% less. There are just two very minor caveats. more…
2025-02-19 23:20
Don't buy Avowed at full price when you can already get it for far less with this awesome discount
Obsidian's highly anticipated Xbox RPG Avowed is finally here, but don't buy it at full price — you can get it for far less right now.
2025-02-19 23:19
Mozilla Announce Leadership Changes, Plans to ‘Diversify’
Mozilla Corporation’s president, Mark Surman, today announced plans to tackle what he says are ‘major headwinds’ facing the company’s ability to grow, make money, and remain relevant. “Mozilla’s impact and survival depend on us simultaneous...
2025-02-19 23:06
9to5Mac Daily: February 19, 2025 – The all-new iPhone 16e
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2025-02-19 23:00
Hackers Exploit Signal's Linked Devices Feature to Hijack Accounts via Malicious QR Codes
Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors have been observed targeting individuals of interest via the privacy-focused messaging app Signal to gain unauthorized access to their accounts. "The most novel and widely used technique underpinning Russian-aligne...
2025-02-19 22:29
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