Operating Systems

From 'Starblo' the Space Diablo that never saw daylight, to Mike Ybarra's plans to cut down on microtransactions — here's 7 things I learned about Diablo from Jason Schreier's book "Play Nice"
I read Jason Schreir's 'Play Nice' which documents the rise, fall, and future of Blizzard — and I found out some great behind the scenes lore about the Diablo franchise.
2024-10-13 13:29
From 'Starblo' the Space Diablo that never saw daylight, to Mike Ybarra's plans to cut down on microtransactions — here's 7 things I learned about Diablo from Jason Schreier's book 'Play Nice'
I read Jason Schreir's 'Play Nice' which documents the rise, fall, and future of Blizzard — and I found out some great behind the scenes lore about the Diablo franchise.
2024-10-13 13:29
Windows Insider Program is 10 years old, here are five things I want Microsoft to change
The Windows Insider Program recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, and it appears to be in dire need of some changes. Read more...
2024-10-13 13:28
Gurman: Apple smart glasses and AirPods with cameras possibly launching in 2027
Apple is preparing some additional vision based products, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. We’re expecting smart glasses, similar to Meta’s collaboration with Ray-Ban, as well as AirPods with cameras. These products won’t launch until at l...
2024-10-13 12:38
Microsoft ends Surface Laptop Go support
Microsoft's original entry-level Surface Laptop Go is no longer supported starting today, only four years after its launch. Read more...
2024-10-13 12:18
Report: Cheaper ‘Apple Vision’ headset to cost around $2000; drop EyeSight
According to the latest edition of Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, Apple is still on track to launch the lower end Apple Vision headset as early as next year. He says it’ll cost around $2000. more…
2024-10-13 12:14
Flight 5: Watch SpaceX's "Mechazilla" catch the Super Heavy booster mid-air during landing
SpaceX is attempting an unprecedented maneuver today: catching the Super Heavy booster at the launch pad. Excitement guaranteed. Read more...
2024-10-13 11:40
SpaceX's "Mechazilla" caught the Super Heavy booster mid-air during incredible landing test
SpaceX has attempted an unprecedented, crucial maneuver today. It catught the Super Heavy booster at the launch pad for the very first time. Read more...
2024-10-13 11:40
Linux 6.13 To Drop Some Old & No Longer Maintained Staging Drivers
With a number of patches queued this week into the staging tree ahead of the Linux 6.13 kernel, a number of old and no longer maintained hardware drivers are set to be removed in the next kernel cycle...
2024-10-13 10:13
Microsoft improves Windows 11 Setup, Recovery with KB5045520/KB5044612/ KB5045525/KB5044617
Microsoft has brought some improvements to Windows 11 24H2, 23H2, 22H2, and 21H2, recovery and setup files with new updates. Read more...
2024-10-13 10:04
Improvements To The Ad Experience
As a result of user feedback and being able to reproduce some annoying ad experiences, particularly on mobile devices, I've been able to make some enhancements to hopefully improve the user ad experience when browsing Phoronix...
2024-10-13 10:00
Microsoft Weekly: 10 years of Windows Insider, fresh wallpapers, hilarious bugs, and more
Catch up with the latest stories from the world of Microsoft in this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap. Read more...
2024-10-13 08:00
Alleged iPhone SE 4 case leak reveals iPhone 7 Plus-like camera design
Rumors suggest that the display should be borrowed from the iPhone 14, but the iPhone SE 4 could rock a rear camera design similar to the iPhone 7 Plus. Read more...
2024-10-13 07:40
Mesa 24.3 Allows Rusticl On Asahi Gallium3D By Default
Building off the recent infrastructure merged for Mesa 24.3 as a build option to allow Rusticl driver support to be enabled by default, Red Hat's Karol Herbst has added the Asahi Gallium3D driver to the default list...
2024-10-13 06:32
Mesa NVK Vulkan Driver Adds VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate Support
Adding to the growing set of features for NVK as this open-source NVIDIA Vulkan driver within Mesa, the VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate fragment shading rate extension is now supported...
2024-10-13 06:13
Microsoft's Azure Linux 2.0 Updated With Dozens Of Security Fixes
While Azure Linux 3.0 has been available since the late summer, for those continuing to rely on Azure Linux 2.0 in production there is a big update out this weekend. Azure Linux 2.0.20241006 brings dozens of security fixes to this Microsoft Linux distr...
2024-10-13 06:05
Apple made a huge macOS privacy promise four years ago, but it’s still unfulfilled
Shortly after the release of macOS Big Sur back in 2020, Apple faced widespread server outages. The outage affected macOS installations, iMessage, Apple Pay, and most notably: the notarization service. This meant that users had major issues opening app...
2024-10-13 02:53
Code references to new Apple Intelligence features appear as Apple prepares iOS 18.2 beta
Apple is preparing to ship two new Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.2 beta shortly, at least according to two new backend references spotted by Aaron Perris on X. more…
2024-10-13 02:20
Apple officially cancels autonomous driving permit as Tesla unveils Cybercab
Apple has officially contacted the California DMV to request cancelation of its Autonomous Vehicles Program Manufacturer’s Testing Permit, effective September 27th. Their permit would’ve been active until April 30th, 2025 if they hadn’t requested...
2024-10-12 20:48
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Long Ago’ helps you track your habits, chores, goals, and more
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. Long Ago is an iPhone and iPad app with a unique desi...
2024-10-12 19:30