Operating Systems

Here’s why the C1 chip doesn’t have mmWave 5G, says Kuo
Apple’s first modem, the C1 chip, had one notable omission: there’s no support for mmWave 5G, the ultra-fast variant of 5G. While I expressed my view at the time that this was no big deal, given that there’s been very limited rollout by carriers,...
2025-03-06 12:06
Ubuntu 25.10 Planning To Use Dracut By Default
For the past number of months there has been talk in the Ubuntu developer space around replacing initramfs-tools with Dracut for handling initrd generation. While there has been progress in switching to Dracut, they aren't over the finish line yet and ...
2025-03-06 12:00
Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger claims software engineers will only review AI-generated code within three years — Is hand-written code really dying?
Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger the role of software engineers is rapidly evolving with AI, and that they'd soon start double-checking AI-generated code rather than writing it.
2025-03-06 11:57
Meta's eBPF-Powered Strobelight Software Reduced CPU Cycles By 20%
Adding to the excitement around the possibilities provided by the in-kernel eBPF Linux tech, Meta shared that their Strobelight software they are working on open-sourcing for profiling across servers has yielded a 20% reduction in CPU cycles and in tur...
2025-03-06 11:41
Google may ship a "freemium" version of Gemini's paywalled Deep Research AI tool to all users — but with critical limitations
Code strings in Gemini suggest Google's Deep Research tool is slated to ship for free users soon, but it may include critical limitations.
2025-03-06 11:37
Here's exactly when you can play WWE 2K25, including early access
WWE 2K25 is about to launch, but when you can play depends on where you are, and whether you're on console or PC.
2025-03-06 11:14
Google Authd broker: authenticate to Ubuntu Desktop/Server with your Google account
With the Authd broker for Ubuntu you can use your personal or Workspace Google account to authenticate to Ubuntu Server or Desktop
2025-03-06 10:38
Like HP and Canon, Brother now under fire over alleged third-party printer ink manipulation
Brother has denied the recent accusations and allegations that it is manipulating firmware to harm printers using third-party ink. Read more...
2025-03-06 10:04
WWE 2K25 isn't even out yet, but this mega deal hits as hard as a Tombstone Piledriver
This deal on WWE 2K25 hits as hard as a Tombstone Piledriver, and it also includes 7 days early access to the new game.
2025-03-06 09:23
SiFive HiFive Premier P550 RISC-V Linux Performance
SiFive recently sent over a review sample of the much anticipated HiFive Premier P550 developer board, their newest RISC-V creation featuring four RISC-V cores, Imagination AXM-8-256 integrated GPU, Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe x16 slot, and 16GB or 32GB of ...
2025-03-06 09:10
Canonical and Renesas Announce Partnership to Accelerate Innovation in Enterprise AI
London, UK – Mar 4, 2025 – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announced that Renesas Electronics Corporation, a global leader in semiconductor solutions, has joined Canonical’s silicon partner program  to deliver cutting-edge solutions ta...
2025-03-06 09:00
PipeWire 1.4 Released With MIDI 2.0 Support & Other New Features
Wim Taymans of Red Hat today released PipeWire 1.4 as the newest major update for this leading open-source software to replace PulseAudio, JACK, and other solutions on the modern Linux desktop for managing audio and video streams in a very excellent wa...
2025-03-06 08:40
Apple’s first foldable iPhone may feature crease-free display, but lacks Face ID and costs more than $2000
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today shared his expectations for the upcoming Apple foldable iPhone, which is set to launch in 2026. Kuo says the Apple foldable is positioned as a top-tier iPhone, with accompanying eyewatering price tag. It may cost well in exce...
2025-03-06 08:32
YAMAHA RX-A4A AVENTAGE 7.2 4K AVR with Dolby Atmos/Vision, DTS:X, and more, is a great deal
Yamaha is selling its RX-A4A AVENTAGE 7.2 AV receiver with features like Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, and more, at an excellent price. Read more...
2025-03-06 07:58
Microsoft Edge Dev gets improved update menu and fixes for various crashes
This week's Microsoft Edge Dev update delivers improvements to the update menu and the extension hub, plus many fixes. Read more...
2025-03-06 07:28
Blender's Vulkan Renderer Is Making Great Progress To Production Readiness This Year
With the release of Blender 4.3 last November an experimental Vulkan back-end was added and it continues to be improved upon for modernizing this 3D creation suite for digital artists and serving a variety of other purposes. The upcoming Blender 4.4 re...
2025-03-06 07:00
FreeBSD Continues Working On 802.11n/802.11ac WiFi & Other Laptop Improvements
The FreeBSD Foundation paired with resources committed by AMD, Dell, and Framework are working to improve FreeBSD laptop support. In recent months there have been FreeBSD development efforts to improve the power management support with modern laptops a...
2025-03-06 06:46
FEX 2503 Brings Fixes & Multi-Block By Default For x86_64 Linux Binaries On ARM64
FEX 2503 is out as the newest monthly update to this open-source emulator that enables the ability to run Linux x86_64 binaries on Linux ARM64 (AArch64) hosts...
2025-03-06 06:25
Samsung XR could offer sharper and more clarity than Apple Vision pro
Samsung XR headset's display is tipped to pack more pixels making it sharper compared to the display on the Apple Vision Pro. Read more...
2025-03-06 06:22
Mold 2.37 Linker Preps For Intel APX
Rui Ueyama released Mold 2.37 today as the newest feature update to this high performance linker as an alternative to GNU Gold and LLVM LLD...
2025-03-06 06:14