Operating Systems

AMD shares RX 9070 (XT) Windows 11 performance vs RTX 3090, 3080, RX 7900, 6900 XT, 6800 XT
AMD has detailed the performance improvement of its new RX 9070 XT and 9070 GPUs against Nvidia's 3090, 3080 as well as 6900 XT, 6800 XT, and GRE. Read more...
2025-02-28 13:00
AMD explains in detail how RDNA 4 architecture makes 9070 XT gaming performance so good
AMD has explained in detail the architectural improvements and capabilities of its new RDNA 4 design that makes it so much better than previous gen in certain things. Read more...
2025-02-28 13:00
AMD's new AI to fix Windows driver issues with no performance loss, privacy concerns
AMD has released a new software tool called Image Inspector that is designed to fix various driver issues without losing performance or sacrificing user privacy. Read more...
2025-02-28 13:00
I accidentally spent 50 hours curating wacky museums in this management simulator where weird quirks are half of the fun, and all I want is to play it more
Two Point County comes to life yet again in this third installment in the Two Point series, but Two Point Museum doesn't learn from its predecessor's mistakes.
2025-02-28 13:00
Apple Home products need to solve the biggest smart home problem
I’m a relatively early adopter of smart home products. While I didn’t dive in during the X.10 days, I’ve been using a variety of smart home devices for well over a decade now, and jumped in on HomeKit as soon as it crossed the Atlantic. But a rec...
2025-02-28 12:53
AMD Prepares Linux Driver Support For Image Signal Processor With New Laptops
Patches were posted today for the Linux kernel implementing new drivers for web camera image signal processing (ISP) for supporting new, unspecified AMD Ryzen laptops...
2025-02-28 12:40
Raspberry Pi's The MagPi and HackSpace magazines merge under new name
Raspberry Pi has decided to rebrand its magazine efforts. Formerly, the company had two magazines, but these will come together under a new, smarter brand. Read more...
2025-02-28 12:30
FreeDesktop.org Devises New Hosting Plan For GitLab Infrastructure
One month ago FreeDesktop.org/X.Org experienced a new cloud crisis with Equinix Metal shutting down and losing access to all the FreeDesktop.org cloud/hosting resources at the end of April. FreeDesktop.org GitLab powers not only the X.Org projects but ...
2025-02-28 11:58
How to conduct a vulnerability assessment
The realm of information security is fraught with jargon, as anyone who has come across vulnerability-related terms can tell you. To complicate matters further, some of these terms are used interchangeably or in contexts outside of computing. This can ...
2025-02-28 11:24
Intel releases new GPU driver with support for GTA V Enhanced, Monster Hunter: Wilds, more
PC users with Intel graphics cards and processors can download a new driver with optimizations for GTA V Enhanced, Monster Hunter: Wilds, and now-traditional performance improvements. Read more...
2025-02-28 11:04
Microsoft is killing off Skype in favour of Teams, Windows 11 and Android references confirm
Skype is going away after being bloated with ads, as well as MSN feed and, recently, Copilot. The post Microsoft is killing off Skype in favour of Teams, Windows 11 and Android references confirm appeared first on Windows Latest
2025-02-28 10:53
Learn how to run your data centre like a cloud at our March after-work event
At this in-person event, you’ll have the chance to rub shoulders with your colleagues in the cloud space, learn first-hand how open source infrastructure can have colossal impacts on your operating costs and business growth, and unwind with coffee, c...
2025-02-28 10:19
NetworkManager 1.52 Brings IPVLAN Interface Support, Ethtool FEC Mode
NetworkManager 1.52 is out today as the newest version of this widely-used system network service and network configuration tool suite for Linux systems...
2025-02-28 09:56
AMD Radeon RX 9070 Series Officially Announced
The embargo is over! We finally can share details on the exciting Radeon RX 9070 series graphics cards powered by RDNA4 that will be available from Internet retailers next week.
2025-02-28 08:00
There Will Not Be Official ROCm Support For The Radeon RX 9070 Series On Launch Day
AMD has been investing a lot into the ROCm compute stack to make it a more formidable contender against the NVIDIA CUDA software ecosystem. From better documentation and improved application/API coverage to expanding their range of supported AMD GPUs, ...
2025-02-28 08:00
Microsoft will finally pull the plug on Skype in May, encourages users to switch to Teams
Microsoft has buried a message inside the latest Skype for Windows preview suggesting that the end is near. Read more...
2025-02-28 06:58
AMD Engineer Talks Up Vulkan/SPIR-V As Part Of Their MLIR-Based Unified AI Software Play
An AMD engineer presented earlier this month at the Vulkanised 2025 conference in Cambridge (UK) around the work they are pursuing for AI using the MLIR intermediate representation, IREE, and the role that Vulkan/SPIR-V can play for AI acceleration acr...
2025-02-28 06:46
GCC 15.1 Compiler Nears Release As Bugs Whittled Away
Current GNU Compiler Collection release manager Richard Biener of SUSE provided an update concerning the upcoming GCC 15 stable compiler release...
2025-02-28 06:28
RADV Driver Expands Use Of Performance-Helping DCC Fast Clears On RDNA3 GPUs
Just ahead of the AMD RDNA4 GPUs launching, the Mesa RADV Vulkan driver has expanded a performance optimization technique for existing RDNA3 graphics processors...
2025-02-28 06:20
Meta to launch an standalone AI app to take on ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and other chatbots
After news about Meta launching a separate Reels app to compete with TikTok, another report suggests that the company may launch a standalone Meta AI app too. Read more...
2025-02-28 06:08