Operating Systems

Linus Torvalds Growing Frustrated By Buggy Hardware & Theoretical CPU Attacks
Over the past week Linux creator Linus Torvalds has been active on a Linux kernel mailing list thread around avoiding barrier_nospec() in copy_from_user() due to being "overkill and painfully slow." The conversation evolved into low-level discussions o...
2024-10-21 06:55
Nintendo's mystery playtest program details leaked by participants
Opposite to Nintendo's request to not discuss or disclose the details, participants have shared the details of the Nintendo Switch Online program. Read more...
2024-10-21 06:36
Hangover 9.20 Restores Support For Running Win64 Applications On ARM64 Wine
Building off Friday's release of Wine 9.20 for running Windows games/applications on Linux, Hangover 9.20 is now available for this extension of Wine that builds off that codebase while pairing it with an x86/x86_64 emulator for running Windows program...
2024-10-21 06:27
Unvanquished 0.55 Released With Big Performance Optimizations For Its Engine
The Unvanquished 0.55 open-source game that was recently teased for its OpenGL 4.6 renderer work is out today with its shiny new release. As it's been more than one and a half years since Unvanquished 0.54, this new beta comes with a load of improvemen...
2024-10-21 06:18
Meson 1.6 Build System Adds Support For Flang & OpenXL Compilers
Meson 1.6 was published on Sunday as the newest feature update to this popular cross-platform build system...
2024-10-21 06:08
Latest leak hints at upcoming Galaxy S25 series' almost bezel-less design
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 series is shown to have minimal bezels and a large screen real-estate as per the latest leak. Read more...
2024-10-21 05:44
Samsung launches Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition with 200MP camera in South Korea
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition in South Korea, featuring a slimmer design, larger screens, and a 200MP camera. Read more...
2024-10-21 05:24
OnePlus 13 gets spotted at a recent event in China ahead of its October 31 launch event
Ahead of its official debut very soon, the OnePlus 13 phone was seen in the hands of people at a recent event in China. Read more...
2024-10-21 05:08
GNU Boot uncovers non-free code in its software, warns other projects
The GNU Boot team has found non-free code in its software that it forbids for licensing and ethical reasons. It has fixed the issue but it now has to warn distributions to update. Read more...
2024-10-21 03:54
Ada Lovelace Day 2024 - Interview with some Women in Debian
Ada Lovelace Day was celebrated on October 8 in 2024, and on this occasion, to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of women to the STEM fields we interviewed some of the women in Debian. Here we share their thoughts, comments, and conce...
2024-10-21 00:01
Apple is seemingly all in on AI, and skipping an iPad 11 refresh this year is a sign of it
Apple refreshed the base iPad is over two years old, why is Apple leaving it outdated? more…
2024-10-20 22:24
Slackware-Based PorteuX 1.7 Launches with Linux 6.11, GNOME 47.1, and More
PorteuX 1.7 distribution is now available for download based on Slackware Linux, powered by Linux kernel 6.11, and featuring the GNOME 47.1 and KDE Plasma 6.2.1 desktop environments. Here's what's new! The post Slackware-Based PorteuX 1.7 Launches with...
2024-10-20 22:21
2TB Seagate Expansion SSD card for Xbox Series X|S back to just $200
You can upgrade the storage on your Xbox Series X|S console today by getting the 2TB Seagate Expansion Card for just $200. Read more...
2024-10-20 22:14
TECH_BARGAINS 10/20: Samsung Lexar UHS SD cards, Apple iPhone 14, Razer Blade laptop, more
In today's TECH_BARGAINS, we cover some of the best deals of the day, including Razer Blade gaming laptop, multiple UHS memory cards, and more. Read more...
2024-10-20 20:16
Linux 6.12-rc4 Released With MSI Claw A1M Controller Support, Intel & AMD Fixes
Linux 6.12-rc4 is out today as the half-way point to releasing the Linux 6.12 stable kernel around this time of the month in November...
2024-10-20 18:53
Microsoft 365 Roadmap Weekly: Outlook will get better mail merge features and more
In the last week on the Microsoft 365 roadmap, the site added some new entries including upcoming mail merger features for Outlook. Read more...
2024-10-20 15:48
Intel’s NPU Driver for Linux is Now Available on the Snap Store
Canonical has put the official Linux Intel NPU driver on the Snap Store. The new Intel NPU Driver snap “bundles many components […] including device firmware, a user space driver and compiler, and an application to validate the user mode driver and...
2024-10-20 15:19
Intel NPU Driver for Linux is Now Available on the Snap Store
Canonical has put the official Linux Intel NPU driver on the Snap Store. The new Intel NPU Driver snap “bundles many components […] including device firmware, a user space driver and compiler, and an application to validate the user mode driver and...
2024-10-20 15:19
Black Friday 2024: Nakamichi Shockwafe 7.1.4/7.2.4 Dolby Atmos soundbar & wireless subwoofer
Nakamichi has ushered in Black Friday early this year as its soundbars, from budget range all the way up to flagship tier, have hit the lowest prices. Read more...
2024-10-20 14:18
Gurman: Apple internally believes that it’s at least two years behind in AI development
According to the latest edition of Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, some employees at Apple believe that the company is around two years behind in artificial intelligence development. We also get some insight on a few internal studies, and a look a...
2024-10-20 12:29