Operating Systems

Should Apple let us choose our own AI chatbot to replace Siri?
The embarrassment over the state of Siri continues, with the discovery that the ‘intelligent’ assistant doesn’t even know what month it is. My colleague Zac Hall suggested that things are now so bad the Siri brand is irredeemably tarnished, and a...
2025-03-20 13:50
YouTube investigating widespread low quality video playback issues on iOS
Google has confirmed it is investigating an issue causing low quality in playback of videos and Shorts through the YouTube app on iOS. more…
2025-03-20 13:35
Apple TV+ is losing $1 billion every year, per report
Apple TV+ is having a big cultural moment thanks to the popularity of Severance’s second season, which concludes tonight. But leaving its current success aside, a new report claims that the streamer has continued being a money drain for Apple even fi...
2025-03-20 13:34
"StarCraft was impossible to topple from its Korean throne" — Why an extra civ was added to Age of Empires 2 at the last minute
The Age of Conquerors expansion didn't initially include a Korean civ, but StarCraft's popularity at the time forced Microsoft into a rushed decision.
2025-03-20 13:22
Hardening automation for CIS benchmarks now available for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
We’re pleased to release Ubuntu Security Guide profiles for CIS benchmarks.
2025-03-20 13:04
New game blending Valheim and Mount & Blade comes to Xbox later this year
Bellwright, a well-received survival and crafting game currently in early access on Steam, is officially coming to Xbox Series X|S later this year
2025-03-20 12:52
How to install Qualcomm beta graphics drivers on a Snapdragon X PC — and why you should
Qualcomm's beta drivers for Snapdragon X PCs will unlock a significant performance gain, so here's how to get it.
2025-03-20 12:44
Windows 11 File Explorer is about to get a speed boost
Windows 11 just improved File Explorer’s zip extraction speed, making it much faster to unzip large numbers of files. The change is in testing now among Windows Insiders.
2025-03-20 12:33
Mesa 25.0.2 Changes Range From Fixing Soft FP64 For Old AMD GPUs To RX 9070 Fixes
Even amid the ongoing FreeDesktop.org GitLab cloud/server migration, Eric Engestrom has managed to release Mesa 25.0.2 on schedule as the newest stable release for these open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers for Linux systems...
2025-03-20 12:30
Latest iPhone 17 dummy units seemingly indicate the metal and glass sections
A leaker is out with a new set of iPhone 17 dummy models based on CAD drawings, and these latest ones have a detail not previously seen. The mockups of the two iPhone 17 Pro models appear to indicate which areas of the case back will be metal and which...
2025-03-20 12:29
Meta AI chatbot rolling out to Europe after privacy delay, with a huge limitation
The Meta AI chatbot is finally rolling out to European countries from this week, and will be accessible in Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger. However, the headline feature of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses will not be available. The generative A...
2025-03-20 11:54
Lenovo Legion Go S gaming handheld pre-orders are live for "SteamOS" models — I might break my loyalty to the Steam Deck
You can now pre-order the Lenovo Legion Go S with AMD Ryzen Z2 Go and Z1 Extreme chips for SteamOS and Windows 11.
2025-03-20 11:53
This is one of the most sophisticated phishing attacks ever made against Mac users
The criminals behind a phishing attack aimed at Windows users are now targeting Mac users instead. The goal is to steal your Apple Account credentials (aka Apple ID). The security researchers who uncovered the scam say that it’s one of the most sophi...
2025-03-20 11:09
Plex has to cave and raise its prices after a decade — act now and lock in for life before it happens
Plex has managed to avoid raising its prices for 10 years, but it can't hold out any longer. From April, Plex Pass will cost you more.
2025-03-20 10:59
Plex is about to raise its subscription price for the first time in 10 years — Act now before it happens
Plex has managed to avoid raising its prices for 10 years, but it can't hold out any longer. From April, Plex Pass will cost you more.
2025-03-20 10:59
WWE 2K25 "MyRise" puts other fighting game single-player story modes to shame
WWE 2K25 has recently been released and as my first foray back into wrestling games in 20 years, its story mode has gripped me like no other fighting game has before.
2025-03-20 10:59
Mesa RADV vs. AMDVLK Vulkan Driver Performance For The AMD Radeon RX 9070 Series
With my launch day testing of the Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards on Linux the Mesa RADV driver was used given that is what is predominantly used by Linux gamers/enthusiasts and is used out-of-the-box by all of the major Linux distributions. Last week AM...
2025-03-20 10:30
Microsoft shares Windows 11 24H2 TPM tool to check various hardware & firmware issues
Microsoft has released a new TPM verification tool that is said to help users understand TPM and related issues better. Read more...
2025-03-20 09:42
Intel releases new graphics driver with Assassin's Creed Shadows support
Going to play Assassin's Creed Shadows on your Intel-powered PC? The latest driver is here to ensure you have the best experience. Read more...
2025-03-20 09:26
Arm Bringing Up Support For Newer Mali GPUs With The Open-Source Panthor Driver
Arm engineer Karunika Choo today sent out the latest patches developing a new GPU-specific initialization framework for the Panthor open-source kernel graphics driver as part of bringing up support for newer Mali GPUs...
2025-03-20 09:00