Operating Systems

AMD Hardware Feedback Interface "HFI" Driver Updated For Heterogeneous CPUs
Back in August I wrote about AMD beginning work on a new Linux driver to help with heterogeneous core CPUs. On Thursday a second iteration of the AMD HFI Linux driver patches were posted with this driver continuing to work its way toward the mainline k...
2024-10-11 06:40
Nouveau With NVK Vulkan Driver Running More Games, Increasing Feature Set
Collabora's Faith Ekstrand provided a status update yesterday at XDC 2024 Montreal around the state of the Nouveau kernel driver with the Mesa NVK Vulkan driver as a means of open-source Vulkan API support on NVIDIA GPUs...
2024-10-11 06:30
Google Contacts may make saving contacts to another account a bit tedious
Google Contacts could remove a feature that lets you easily choose the account where you want to save newly added contacts. Read more...
2024-10-11 06:28
AMD Announces Commitment To "Open Security Technologies"
After the AMD Advancing AI Event yesterday where they launched AMD 5th Gen EPYC processors, Instinct product updates, and new high-end networking gear, they also put out a blog post to affirm their "commitment to open security technologies in the data ...
2024-10-11 06:15
YouTube rolls out a new channel side menu for Android TV
YouTube for Android TV has tweaked the channel side menu, which now obscures less of the video you are watching. Read more...
2024-10-11 06:12
Apple once again cuts interest rate for Apple Card Savings Account
After cutting interest rates for the Apple Card Savings Account last month, Apple and Goldman Sachs are cutting interest rates again. Customers were notified of the change on Thursday night, and it will take effect on Friday, October 11. more…
2024-10-11 01:49
Ticketmaster announces support for richer event tickets in Apple Wallet with iOS 18
With iOS 18, the Apple Wallet app has gained support for richer event tickets, which provide more details with useful information about the event. As iOS 18 is now available to the public, Ticketmaster announced on Thursday that it will soon be rolling...
2024-10-11 00:51
A year later, Meta is yet to launch the promised WhatsApp for iPad
Meta last year confirmed its plans to finally release an iPad-specific version of WhatsApp right after launching a macOS app rebuilt from scratch. A beta version of the iPad app was released in late September, but a year later, WhatsApp for is still a ...
2024-10-11 00:28
Microsoft says the Xbox Android app will add direct game purchases and playtime in November
Microsoft has announced that beginning in November, the official Xbox Android app will start supporting both direct game purchases as well as playing those games. Read more...
2024-10-11 00:00
Apple is donating to help people affected by Hurricane Milton
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced on Thursday that Apple will donate to help people affected by the disasters caused by Hurricane Milton, which has become a dangerous threat to the state of Florida. more…
2024-10-10 23:57
"The court's ruling to open up Google´s mobile store in the US will allow more choice and flexibility." Xbox president Sarah Bond confirms you'll be able to buy and play games on Android from November.
Xbox president Sarah Bond confirms that Xbox App users will be able to buy games and stream them through Xbox Cloud Gaming in November 2024.
2024-10-10 23:39
Windows 11 24H2 Insider Release Preview Channel build 26100.2152 has launched
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 24H2 Release Preview Channel build 26100.2152, under KB5044384, for those members of the Windows Insider Preview program. Read more...
2024-10-10 21:56
Windows 11 23H2 Insider Release Preview Channel build 22631.4387 is now available
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 23H2 Release Preview Channel build 22631.4387, under KB5044380, for those members of the Windows Insider Preview program. Read more...
2024-10-10 21:50
A report claims that Xbox is pulling out of Saudi Arabia and other Middle East regions, and now Microsoft has responded
A new report suggested that Xbox is planning to exit Saudi Arabia leading to widespread speculation about a total exit from the wider Middle East region.
2024-10-10 21:27
Many people are having issues with Microsoft Outlook today [Update: Fixed]
Microsoft has admitted that some people have had issues with its Outlook email client today but the problem seems to have been fixed Read more...
2024-10-10 21:10
Microsoft reveals new healthcare tools including Copilot AI agents
Microsoft announced some new services for the healthcare industry today. They include a way to create AI agents for healthcare professionals. Read more...
2024-10-10 20:44
NVIDIA Shares Wayland Driver Roadmap, Encourages Vulkan Wayland Compositors
At the X.Org Developer's Conference (XDC 2024) happening this week in Montreal, NVIDIA shared a road-map around their Wayland plans as well as encouraging Wayland compositors to target the Vulkan API...
2024-10-10 20:34
Apple stops signing iOS 18.0, preventing downgrades from 18.0.1
Today exactly one week after releasing iOS 18.0.1 to the public, Apple has stopped signing the prior iOS 18.0 software release. This means it’s no longer possible to downgrade to the older iPhone version. more…
2024-10-10 20:28
AMD says its upcoming chips can outperform those from Nvidia
AMD has recently made bold claims regarding its upcoming chips, saying that they can outperform some of Nvidia's. Read more...
2024-10-10 20:06
KDE neon Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04
KDE neon users can now upgrade to rebase their systems on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. For those unfamiliar with it, KDE neon is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that is something of a reference platform for KDE Plasma. It’s available in User, Testing, Unstab...
2024-10-10 19:56