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Hello Developer: March 2025
In this edition: An incredible AAA game comes to Mac. Plus, the latest on International Women’s Day activities, WeChat, and more.Read the full article
Microsoft finally releases native Copilot app for Windows 11 with new useful features
Microsoft finally has a truly native Copilot app for Windows 11. In addition to a new UI, the updated version also packs more useful features for PC users. Read more...
2025-03-04 07:52
Linux's AMD Radeon Vulkan Driver Adds Experimental Support For The BC-250 Mining Board
The AMD BC-250 is a crypto mining GPU launched by AMD back during the Bitcoin mining craze when it was profitable using GPUs for mining. At its heart is a Navi "RDNA1" GPU similar to the APU found within the Sony PlayStation 5. The AMD BC-250 can be fo...
2025-03-04 06:49
Direct3D Video Decode To Vulkan Video API Being Worked On For Wine
In addition to mapping the Direct3D graphics API to Vulkan, Wine developers are working on mapping the Direct3D video acceleration APIs to work atop the Vulkan Video API...
2025-03-04 06:32
RADV Driver Adds CI Coverage For Aging Radeon R9 290 "Hawaii" GPUs
While AMD hasn't released an updated Windows driver for the Radeon R9 290 "Hawaii" GPUs since 2022 for Windows 10, over in the Linux/open-source space the driver support continues. It will hopefully continue reliably too now that the Mesa RADV continuo...
2025-03-04 06:30
Intel Revises DRM Sharpness Property For Use With Lunar Lake Sharpening Capabilities
Going back nearly one year Intel has been working on Linux driver support for a new adaptive sharpening filter with Lunar Lake graphics. That's culminated into working on a common DRM sharpness property for communicating sharpness preferences and this ...
2025-03-04 06:18
Latest update makes it easier to talk to Gemini from iPhone's lock screen
Google has updated the Gemini AI app for iOS and iPadOS, adding lockscreen widgets for iPhone and iPad. Read more...
2025-03-04 06:12
Firefox 136 Released with Vertical Tabs, New Sidebar + More
The new Mozilla Firefox 136 release delivers a number of notable new features—features Mozilla may be hoping help it re-earn some goodwill from users following last week’s privacy palaver. Last month’s Firefox 135 release rolled out a refreshed ...
2025-03-04 03:18
KeePassXC 2.7.10 Open-Source Password Manager Brings Proton Pass Support
KeePassXC 2.7.10 open-source password manager is now available for download with Proton Pass support, Passkey support for Bitwarden imports, and more. Here's what's new! The post KeePassXC 2.7.10 Open-Source Password Manager Brings Proton Pass Support ...
2025-03-04 02:18
OpenAI's GPT-4.5 dominates multiple categories on Chatbot Arena
OpenAI's GPT-4.5 has debuted, claiming top performance in various categories on Chatbot Arena, particularly in multi-turn conversations Read more...
2025-03-04 02:14
Microsoft just rebuilt Copilot for Windows with a fancy native UI, and it looks GOOD
After launching a new Copilot app for Mac last week, Windows is now getting the same treatment with a new native app experience.
2025-03-04 00:32
Bits from the DPL
Dear Debian community, this is bits from DPL for February. Ftpmaster team is seeking for new team members In December, Scott Kitterman announced his retirement from the project. I personally regret this, as I vividly remember his invaluable support dur...
2025-03-04 00:00
The Minecraft Movie merchandise is even more cursed than I imagined — but I'm still buying the one decent thing
A Minecraft Movie launches on April 4 and the trailers have been a mixed bag. It seems the toys are going with the cursed theme of the movie even down to the Jack Black 'Steve' figurine.
2025-03-03 23:54
Latest iPhone 16 Pro ad promotes Audio Mix feature with Brazilian Carnival song
Apple published a new ad this weekend, and this one is quite special. To show the Audio Mix feature in action, the company recorded a music video using the latest iPhone – but that’s not all, as the clip also celebrates the Brazilian Carnival. more…
2025-03-03 22:52
Microsoft brings DeepSeek 7B and 14B AI models to Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft is expanding the availability of DeepSeek AI models for Copilot+ PCs, allowing for local execution of larger models (7B and 14B). Read more...
2025-03-03 22:26
Does Split Fiction have cross-play or cross-platform play?
Split Fiction could be one of the biggest co-op games of the year, but does it have cross-play? Here's what you need to know.
2025-03-03 22:17
9to5Mac Daily: March 3, 2025 – Siri delays, new MacBook Air imminent
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2025-03-03 22:15
iOS 18.4 beta 2: Here’s everything new
iOS 18.4 beta 2 is now available for developer testers, just over a week after the first beta was released. iOS 18.4 beta 2 continues to make changes for iPhone users before the update’s public release in April. Head below for a full roundup of every...
2025-03-03 21:56
Is Apple Intelligence 5 years behind Microsoft, even with OpenAI's ChatGPT baked into Siri? "The feature feels like an afterthought" with extremely low real-world usage and dismal iPhone sale conversions
Apple's poorly executed AI strategy and delayed rollout have reportedly placed the iPhone maker at a competitive disadvantage with Microsoft and OpenAI holding a 5-year lead.
2025-03-03 21:55
visionOS 2.4 adds support for two more languages, hints at Vision Pro expansion
Apple on Monday released the second beta of visionOS 2.4 to developers. While the update is primarily focused on enabling Apple Intelligence in Vision Pro, the new software also points to Apple’s headset coming to more countries soon. That’s becaus...
2025-03-03 21:29