Operating Systems

New Round Of Driver Optimizations For AMD RadeonSI In Mesa 25.1
Well known AMD Mesa driver developer Marek Olšák has been at it again working on some further performance optimizations to the open-source RadeonSI Gallium3D driver code...
2025-03-07 06:30
Microsoft updates support page with alternatives to the soon-to-be-retired Publisher
Microsoft has updated its support article to reiterate that Publisher is going away next year and has provided alternatives for common Publisher tasks. Read more...
2025-03-07 06:26
Mesa Lands A Shader Statistics Framework For More Unification Across Drivers
The latest bit of increased driver code unification and decreasing code duplication among Mesa's OpenGL and Vulkan drivers is finally introducing a common shader statistic framework...
2025-03-07 06:19
Intel VSEC Driver Preps For Diamond Rapids In Linux 6.14
Sent out today was a batch of platform-drivers-x86 fixes for the ongoing Linux 6.14 kernel cycle. Notable among these fixes is introducing Intel Xeon "Diamond Rapids" support to the Intel VSEC driver...
2025-03-07 06:14
M3 Ultra on par with M4 Max in CPU performance based on benchmark test
Apple this week announced a new generation of Mac Studio, and surprisingly it is available with two different chip families: M3 Ultra and M4 Max. While the company claims that the M3 Ultra is up to twice as fast as the M4 Max in some workloads, benchma...
2025-03-07 05:23
Microsoft Copilot users get free, unlimited access to o3-mini-high model
Microsoft has upgraded its Copilot "Think Deeper" feature to use OpenAI's o3-mini-high model, providing all users with access to advanced reasoning capabilities. Read more...
2025-03-07 03:26
Bethesda says it's planning "exciting things" for Starfield in 2025
Starfield is yet to receive an update in 2025, but an inquiring fan has gotten a vague but hopeful answer from Bethesda about what's planned for the game's second year of content. Read more...
2025-03-07 00:12
Does Split Fiction have Denuvo DRM?
Denuvo DRM is unpopular with many gamers, leading many to wonder if it's been added to Hazelight Studios' new co-op game Split Fiction.
2025-03-07 00:04
Developers behind Tweetbot and Ivory now working on a Bluesky app
If you’re a heavy Mastodon user (or were a Twitter user back in the good old days), you’re probably familiar with Tapbots – the company behind the popular Ivory and Tweetbot apps. The developers now have some good news to share with Bluesky users...
2025-03-06 23:52
Brazilian court gives Apple 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS
After the EU forced Apple to implement major changes to how iOS and the App Store work for European users, other countries have also conducted their own antitrust investigations against the company. Now the Brazilian court has ruled that Apple has 90 d...
2025-03-06 23:17
Microsoft Edge Game Assist gets big update with more games support and new features
The recently launched browser for the Game Bar on Windows 10 and 11 is getting a big update with support for more games and plenty of new features. Read more...
2025-03-06 22:36
Microsoft Edge’s Settings is becoming more like Google Chrome on Windows 11
Microsoft has been testing a new, refined, and more compact settings page in the Edge Canary version. The post Microsoft Edge’s Settings is becoming more like Google Chrome on Windows 11 appeared first on Windows Latest
2025-03-06 22:33
Split Fiction Friend's Pass: How to download and use on Steam, Xbox, PS5, and more
Like Hazelight's other games, Split Fiction comes with a Friend's Pass that lets you invite someone to join you for free. Here's how to get and use it.
2025-03-06 21:46
iPhone ‘Fold’ suddenly makes a lot more sense after this new reveal
We’re still over a year away from Apple’s first foldable iPhone launching. But per one analyst’s new report, prior rumors have apparently had a key detail of the foldable wrong. Thanks to the latest reveal, the new iPhone ‘Fold’ makes a lot m...
2025-03-06 21:43
Nvidia denies RTX 50 laptop ROP issues, but still asks partners to check
Are RTX 50 laptop GPUs also affected by missing processing units? The new reports cast doubt on Nvidia's assurances, leading to partner scrutiny and launch delays. Read more...
2025-03-06 21:36
Prime Gaming has Mafia II, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, and more for members in March
Amazon Prime members can claim 20 PC games this month thanks to the latest Prime Gaming offers, including Mafia II: Definitive Edition, Mortal Shell, The Forgotten City, and much more. Read more...
2025-03-06 21:20
Lifetime subscription to Qlango Language Games is down 66%
Make learning fun & quickly start speaking 30+ languages with enjoyable, interactive games. Read more...
2025-03-06 21:00
Unexpected 2025 Flashback: New Linux Patches For AMD's ARM-Based Opteron A1100 "Seattle"
A new set of patches hitting the Linux kernel mailing list today may cause some flashbacks and likely not on your 2025 bingo card... Some DeviceTree updates for AMD's short-lived Opteron A1100 "Seattle" ARM SoC that was cancelled shortly after being an...
2025-03-06 20:56
Thunderbird 136 Release Adds New Appearance Controls
Desktop email client Thunderbird announced a move to monthly releases by default earlier this year, allowing new users to benefit from new features, sooner – as the new Thunderbird 136.0 release makes evident! Thunderbird 136.0 sees messages auto-ad...
2025-03-06 20:52
KDE Gear 24.12.3 Improves Dolphin, Konsole, Tokodon, Itinerary, Kasts, and More
KDE Gear 24.12.3 is now available as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 24.12 open-source software suite series with fixes for various KDE applications. The post KDE Gear 24.12.3 Improves Dolphin, Konsole, Tokodon, Itinerary, Kasts, an...
2025-03-06 20:50