Operating Systems

I’d like Apple’s promised new Wi-Fi hotspot feature to go one step further
A report over the weekend said that iOS 19 will have a small but useful new feature when using public Wi-Fi hotspots. According to Bloomberg, if we register with any of our Apple devices, then all our other ones will automatically log us in next time. ...
2025-05-12 12:31
US and China agree to pause most tariffs for 90 days — how will this affect tech prices?
The United States and China have agreed to pause most tariffs for 90 days. The governments of both countries are reportedly likely to meet again to discuss further plans.
2025-05-12 11:56
SoundCloud latest company to hit trouble with AI clause in T&Cs
SoundCloud is the latest company to run into trouble after quietly adding an AI clause to its terms and conditions. The clause appeared to allow the company to use subscriber work to train AI models … more…
2025-05-12 11:55
SoundCloud latest company to hit trouble with AI clause in T&Cs [U]
SoundCloud is the latest company to run into trouble after quietly adding an AI clause to its terms and conditions. The clause appeared to allow the company to use subscriber work to train AI models. Update: The company has now taken our advice and upd...
2025-05-12 11:55
Federal ‘click to cancel subscriptions’ rule delayed, may be weakened [U]
A “click to cancel” law was last month passed in California, and now the FTC has ratified a federal rule designed to achieve the same goal. The idea of both is to force companies to make it as easy to cancel an online or app subscription as it is t...
2025-05-12 11:23
Apple might increase iPhone 17 prices, but not reveal the true reason – WSJ
During Apple’s recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook revealed that absorbing the impact of tariffs was likely to cost the company about $900M in the current quarter. However, he refused to be drawn about whether we can expect iPhone 17 prices to be incr...
2025-05-12 11:08
AnduinOS 1.3.1 dropped this weekend, here's how to upgrade
AnduinOS 1.3.1 came out over the weekend, but upgrading is not as straightforward as sudo apt upgrade. Read on to find out what to do. Read more...
2025-05-12 11:06
Microsoft's Surface Pro 12-inch is a massive upgrade over the Surface Go 4 — Here's how this performance leap breaks down
Microsoft's new Surface Pro 12-inch is similar to the Surface Go 4 in that they're both compact 2-in-1 PCs. But just how much better is the new Pro device?
2025-05-12 11:00
What is Click to Do, and how do I use it? Explaining AI actions for Windows 11
On Windows 11, you can use Click to Do to perform quick tasks with AI from anything that appears on the screen, and here's how to use the feature inside and outside of Windows Recall.
2025-05-12 10:30
Surface Pro 12-inch vs. iPad Air M3: Which should you choose?
Microsoft's new Surface Pro 12-inch is an impressive 2-in-1 PC, and a lot of people are wondering how it measures up to the latest iPad Air M3. I can help.
2025-05-12 10:30
ChatGPT downplays AI's threat to humanity despite an apparent "99.999999% probability" of inevitable doom
An AI-generated graph doesn't think artificial intelligence has a high propensity to end humanity, instead blaming climate-induced societal collapse.
2025-05-12 10:00
Apple @ Work: Celebrating 10 years of the MacAdmins Community
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & pro...
2025-05-12 10:00
Apple @ Work Podcast: Celebrating 10 years of the MacAdmins Community
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & pro...
2025-05-12 10:00
Microsoft aims to be "carbon negative" by 2030, with 3 million carbon removal credits in its backyard of Washington
Microsoft recently signed a deal with sustainable forest management firm EFM to buy three million "carbon removal credits".
2025-05-12 10:00
Sam Altman doesn't want his son to have an AI "bestie" — as Microsoft plans to turn Copilot into an AI friend and companion
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently admitted that he wouldn't want his son to have an artificial intelligence chatbot as a best friend.
2025-05-12 10:00
US and China announce 90-day tariff ceasefire in major trade deal
The United States and China agreed on a temporary 90-day trade war ceasefire with a new tariff rate. Read more...
2025-05-12 09:44
See a DeepSeek demo running on ESWIN Computing’s EIC77 series at RISC-V Summit Europe 2025 in Paris
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, and ESWIN Computing have partnered to enable DeepSeek LLM 7B on the EIC77 series, showcasing ESWIN Computing’s powerful NPU, GPU and DSP running on Ubuntu. This development is part of a community development effort...
2025-05-12 08:15
Render a Guitar Pro Score in Real Time
We will use Tuxguitar to render the audio of a Guitar Pro score [5]. Guitar Pro scores are files with a complete band score transcribed (guitars, bass, drums, synths and more). Introduction Tuxguitar is a quite powerful application written in a mixture...
2025-05-12 08:00
Samsung launches the "world's first" 500Hz gaming monitor
One of Samsung's greatest strengths is display technology. Now, the company has pushed boundaries by launching what it calls the world's first 500Hz OLED gaming monitor. Read more...
2025-05-12 07:52
Microsoft suggests fresh Windows 11 25H2 code breaks almost entire OS
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 25H2 testing has revealed a bug that breaks many major functionalities in the OS. Read more...
2025-05-12 05:14