Operating Systems

Kuo reiterates Touch ID in the iPhone Fold; unlikely to be in-display
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said back in March that he expected the iPhone Fold to have Touch ID on the side button rather than using Face ID. He has today reiterated this. While there have been some suggestions that Apple might use an in-display ultras...
2025-09-01 11:42
Latest Apple Store design combines Genius Bar and Pickup in one counter
A dedicated Pickup counter has been one of the most notable changes in Apple store designs over the last few years, giving a faster service to those customers who have ordered a product for in-store collection. First launched in 2021, the very latest A...
2025-09-01 10:57
The Borderlands 4 endgame is detailed — how Gearbox plans to keep Vault Hunters hooked
Borderlands 4’s endgame brings Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, weekly challenges, Firmware gear sets, Specializations, and Pearlescent loot to keep Vault Hunters hooked.
2025-09-01 10:41
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 version 25H2 will have no new features — it actually removes some, and will be available soon
Windows 11 version 25H2 is now available in the Release Preview Channel, which is the last stop before general availability. It also confirms the update includes no new features over version 24H2.
2025-09-01 10:40
Linux's exFAT File-System Driver Optimization Leads To 16.5x Speedup For Loading Time
A patch queued up into the Linux exFAT driver's development tree optimizes the allocation bitmap loading time. For cases of small cluster sizes on large partitions this can yield around 16x faster loading times...
2025-09-01 10:20
Redox OS Gets COSMIC Reader Working, Other Improvements To This Rust OS
The open-source Redox OS operating system project written in the Rust programming language is out with its status update covering August 2025...
2025-09-01 09:45
PlayStation and Xbox swap banners — fans call it an end to the console war
PlayStation and Xbox swapped Twitter banners, with PlayStation promoting Gears of War and Xbox spotlighting Helldivers 2 — a move fans say ends the console war.
2025-09-01 09:35
Microsoft released KB5065848 KB5065847 OOBE (initial setup) updates for all Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft released new OOBE updates under KB5065848, KB5065847, and KB5065813 for all Windows 11 versions. Read more...
2025-09-01 09:32
What Linux support specialists do
& how real companies have used them to thrive Nearly a third of IT leaders say lack of expertise is the biggest obstacle they face in managing their open source environments. It’s a problem that slows progress, increases risk, and makes it tough for ...
2025-09-01 09:00
Microsoft released Windows 11 KB5065378, KB5064097 Setup and Recovery updates
Microsoft released new updates for Windows 11 under KB5065378 and KB5064097 for Setup and for Recovery. Read more...
2025-09-01 08:24
Apple adds four more devices to its vintage and obsolete products list
Four more Apple devices from several years ago are now a part of the company's vintage and obsolete devices list. Read more...
2025-09-01 08:08
Microsoft employee confirms Windows 11 may never fix a key internet feature for office PCs
A Microsoft employee has admitted Windows 11 24H2 breaks a key internet feature for office and enterprise PCs, and that it likely will never be fixed. Read more...
2025-09-01 07:36
LG brings new smart ThinQ home AI platform to Europe
LG is planning to launch its ThinQ AI for its appliances in Europe. It will show off a demo at IFA 2025 in Berlin, which begins this week. Read more...
2025-09-01 07:20
Open-Source NVIDIA Linux Driver Usage About To Become Much More Reliable
For those using the upstream open-source NVIDIA Linux driver "Nouveau", with a pending fix coming for Linux 6.17 and existing kernel releases it should be a much more stable and reliable experience...
2025-09-01 06:38
AMD Linux Testing Captured All Top 10 Spots For Our Most-Viewed Articles In August
Over the course of August on Phoronix were 267 original news articles and 17 featured Linux hardware reviews / multi-page benchmark articles. Coming somewhat as a surprise, AMD Linux testing articles and hardware reviews managed to capture all top 10 s...
2025-09-01 06:24
Rusticl Driver Lands Support For OpenCL Semaphores
In addition to working on new OpenCL performance optimizations, Red Hat engineer Karol Herbst just landed another important feature into Rusticl: OpenCL semaphores...
2025-09-01 06:15
Chrome increases its overwhelming market share, now over 70%
No matter how hard other browsers try, people stubbornly do not want to leave Chrome, and its market share is now above 70%. Read more...
2025-09-01 06:10
New EC Driver Coming For The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen6 With Snapdragon X Elite SoC
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen6 is one of the best supported Snapdragon X Elite laptops under Linux thus far. Thanks to active developer engagement and cooperation from Lenovo there are firmware files in upstream linux-firmware.git and Lenovo's generally...
2025-09-01 06:06
Linux Sensor Monitoring Coming For The ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE
For those looking at assembling an AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO workstation and interested in having working system sensor monitoring support, the ASUS EC Sensors hardware monitoring (HWMON) driver is in the process of introducing support for the Pro WS ...
2025-09-01 05:55
Why Windows anti-virus scanners flag Linux ISOs as virus, and what to do
Have any of your Linux ISOs been flagged up as malware by anti-virus software? If so, here's what you should do. Read more...
2025-09-01 05:54