Operating Systems

Raspberry Pi OS Now Enables Wayland by Default on All Raspberry Pi Models
The latest Raspberry Pi OS release enables the Wayland windowing system by default across all models of Raspberry Pi by using the labwc Wayland compositor. The post Raspberry Pi OS Now Enables Wayland by Default on All Raspberry Pi Models appeared firs...
2024-10-28 11:24
Trinity TDE R14.1.3 Lets Linux Users Still Enjoy The KDE 3.5 Desktop Experience
The Trinity Desktop Environment as a still-maintained fork of the KDE 3.5 desktop software is out with a new point release...
2024-10-28 10:53
Firefox 132 Ready With Certificate Compression, Accelerated SVG Filter Primitives
Mozilla Firefox 132.0 release builds are now available for Linux, macOS, and Windows for this newest monthly feature release to this open-source web browser...
2024-10-28 10:46
Tesla invites device suppliers and automotive manufacturers to use new connector standard
Tesla has invited all device suppliers and automotive manufacturers to use its new Low-Voltage Connector Standard (LVCS), this could lower the cost of EVs for consumers. Read more...
2024-10-28 10:30
Sched_ext Scheduler Idle Selection Being Extended For LLC & NUMA Awareness
While the sched_ext extensible scheduler code was merged for Linux 6.12, work on sched_ext itself it is not over. New patches this weekend continue working on NUMA awareness for it with its default idle selection policy while similar work on CPU last l...
2024-10-28 10:12
Imagining the future of Cybersecurity
October 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Ubuntu. The cybersecurity landscape has significantly shifted since 2004. If you have been following the Ubuntu Security Team’s special three-part series podcast that we put out to mark Cybersecurity Awarene...
2024-10-28 09:55
Qualcomm Adreno Rusticl-Based OpenCL Merged For Mesa 24.3
Another feature to look forward to with this quarter's Mesa 24.3 release is the open-source Freedreno Gallium3D driver for Qualcomm Adreno hardware now supporting Rusticl-based OpenCL compute...
2024-10-28 09:49
"We automated 150 tasks with AI agents, just copy us": Microsoft's Windows Agent Arena brings AI assistants keyboard-deep to Windows PCs but there are critical security and performance concerns
Microsoft unveiled a new benchmark called Windows Agent Arena, designed to promote testing of AI agents in Windows operating system environments. However, it's not up to par with human performance and presents critical security concerns.
2024-10-28 09:30
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 27th, 2024
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for October 27th, 2024, brings news about GNOME 47..1, OpenSSL 3.4, Tor Browser 14, KDE Plasma 6.2.2, PeaZip 10 , Parrot OS 6.2, Thelio Astra, AlmaLinux OS Kitten, Ubuntu turns 20, as well as all the latest distro and softw...
2024-10-28 09:21
Raspberry Pi OS Now Using Wayland By Default On All Models
Over the past year we have seen Raspberry Pi working a lot on Wayland support for the Raspberry Pi OS desktop and using it on their latest Raspberry Pi models. With today's new Raspberry Pi OS update, Wayland is being used by default across all Raspber...
2024-10-28 08:37
Intel Preps Linux Driver For Upgraded Display Capabilities With New Hardware
While the Linux 6.12 kernel enables Intel Xe2 Battlemage discrete GPU support out-of-the-box as a sign of its maturing state, there are a number of patches for the open-source Battlemage driver support that are ongoing. One of the areas seeing some pat...
2024-10-28 08:28
Google Messages may soon let you set custom profile images for contacts
Google is working on a new feature that will allow users to set custom profile images for contacts in the Messages app. Read more...
2024-10-28 07:46
Apple faces iPhone 16 sales ban in Indonesia over investment dispute
Apple has been banned from selling and operating its iPhone 16 models in Indonesia for failing to meet promised investment targets in the country. Read more...
2024-10-28 07:02
Official details confirm OnePlus 13 is going to be a beast of a phone
The OnePlus 13 will pack the brand's best display ever, with a screen that can be comfortably used in cold or even rain. Read more...
2024-10-28 06:46
AMD STB Support Extended To Latest Ryzen 9000 Series Desktop CPUs
It turns out the latest AMD Ryzen desktop processors offer support for AMD Smart Trace Buffer (STB) that previously was only limited to mobile platforms...
2024-10-28 06:39
Intel's FFmpeg Cartwheel 2024Q3 Brings Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake Support
Intel has issued their newest quarterly feature release of their FFmpeg Cartwheel, which is their developer staging area of new video acceleration related patches for Intel graphics hardware that they are working to upstream within the widely-used, ope...
2024-10-28 06:25
iPhone 16 now banned in Indonesia over Apple’s unfulfilled investment commitments
Earlier this week, the Indonesian government has banned the sale and use of iPhone 16 models in the country, alongside other Apple products released this fall, including the Apple Watch Series 10. The ban occurred because Apple failed to meet some of i...
2024-10-28 02:06
iPad 11: Here’s what the rumors say about Apple’s cheapest iPad
Apple skipped updating their this year (and last year as well), leaving it with the over four year old A14 chipset. They did lower the price earlier this year, from $449 to $349, but we should finally see a real refresh next spring. Here’s what to ex...
2024-10-28 01:10
Meta Quest 3S review: Apple would never make this
Meta released a brand new mixed reality headset about two week ago, the . It’s their cheapest mixed reality headset by far, starting at a price of $299, compared to the $499 starting price of Meta Quest 3. Don’t get confused though, the S in 3S doe...
2024-10-28 00:14