Operating Systems

Apple Watch SE might go plastic next year, but is that worth the tradeoff?
Earlier this summer, reports started to emerge that Apple is testing a new “rigid plastic” body for the next generation . It was initially expected at last week’s Apple event, but unexpectedly got delayed. While a plastic casing would undoubtedly...
2024-09-15 17:36
Flappy Bird's original creator officially distances himself from the upcoming new version
Dong Nguyen, the original creator of the first version of Flappy Bird, has now officially distanced himself from the upcoming revival of the hit mobile game. Read more...
2024-09-15 17:16
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2024-09-15 17:00
Linux Kernel 6.11 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
Linux kernel 6.11 is now available for download with new features, better hardware support, networking enhancements, and much more. The post Linux Kernel 6.11 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New appeared first on 9to5Linux - do not repro...
2024-09-15 16:33
Linux Kernel 6.11 Released, This is What’s New
Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.11, which is the kernel version Ubuntu 24.10 and Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS will offer. Fittingly, this update arrives a few days before the Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit takes place in Vienna, Austri...
2024-09-15 16:32
Here are five new iPhone 16 features you might’ve missed
Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 lineup this week, with lovely new colors, a new button for capturing photos, bigger batteries, and support for Apple Intelligence. You’ve probably heard all of the headlining features by now, but there are some smaller fe...
2024-09-15 16:15
Cutout or conductive crystal? What you need to know about iPhone 16 cases with proper Camera Control buttons
There is one major distinction in the iPhone case market this year for the launch of Apple’s series 16 handsets, Camera Control. With the introduction of the new multi-gesture Camera Control button, case makers couldn’t simply just resize last year...
2024-09-15 16:04
IO_uring Async Discard Submitted For Linux 6.12
Jens Axboe submitted the block and IO_uring changes already for the now-open Linux 6.12 merge window. Most notable from this Linux I/O work is adding async discard support to IO_uring...
2024-09-15 15:51
Apple Watch SE might go plastic next year, but is that worth the tradeoff?
Earlier this summer, reports started to emerge that Apple is testing a new “rigid plastic” body for the next generation . It was initially expected at last week’s Apple event, but unexpectedly got delayed. While a plastic casing would undoubtedly...
2024-09-15 15:25
iPhone 16 Pro battery replacements will cost even more than last year
Initially reported by MacRumors, Apple will be charging more than ever before to get your battery replaced out of warranty on iPhone 16 Pro models. more…
2024-09-15 14:31
First iPhone 16 pre-orders now shipping, here’s how to track your order
The first iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro pre-orders have started shipping to buyers. As usual, this doesn’t mean your iPhone 16 will arrive before the September 20 launch date. It does mean, however, that you can easily track your new phone as it travel...
2024-09-15 13:55
Linux 6.11 Kernel Released With Some Snapdragon X1 Laptop Support & Other New Hardware
As expected the Linux 6.11 kernel has been promoted to stable and in time for appearing in the likes of Ubuntu 24.10, Fedora 41, and other autumn Linux distribution releases...
2024-09-15 11:12
Linux 6.11 Features Many Exciting Updates For AMD Hardware & More
It's expected to be the Linux 6.11 release day! We are just hours away from hopefully seeing Linux 6.11 stable christened as the kernel set to power the likes of Ubuntu 24.10 and Fedora 41. Here's a reminder of some of the most interesting new features...
2024-09-15 09:03
ASUS TUF Gaming F17 laptop still selling at $102 discount on Amazon
ASUS TUF Gaming F17 laptop is currently available at a $102 discount on its original MSRP on Amazon US. Read more...
2024-09-15 08:16
Microsoft Weekly: More layoffs, another no-build week, Windows updates, and more
This week's Microsoft Weekly news recap is here, with the most interesting stories from the world of Microsoft. Read more...
2024-09-15 08:00
Microsoft 365 Roadmap Weekly: Teams for Android is getting some new features soon
This week in our look back on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, the Teams app for Android will soon add many more features according to some new listings. Read more...
2024-09-15 06:00
AMD GPU Linux Driver Becoming "Really Really Big" That It's Starting To Cause Problems
The modern AMD kernel graphics driver "AMDGPU" is the biggest driver within the mainline Linux kernel and is approaching six million lines of code albeit a large chunk of that is made up of auto-generated header files for each supported GPU. But this A...
2024-09-15 06:00
Legacy Intel Sound Driver Support Being Removed In Linux 6.12, Other Big Changes
Yet another early pull request for the imminent Linux 6.12 merge window is the sound (audio) driver updates for this next kernel cycle. There is a lot of sound driver work this cycle from new audio bits to removing legacy Intel driver support...
2024-09-15 05:00
Many ACPI Updates Head To The Linux 6.12 Kernel
Ahead of the expected Linux 6.11 stable release today and the Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit happening this coming week in Vienna, Intel engineer Rafael Wysocki submitted early the ACPI updates among the other areas of the kernel he oversees as part of...
2024-09-15 04:00
Ubuntu Developers Begin Working On Snapdragon X1 Elite Support
With the mainline Linux kernel beginning to see DeviceTree support for a few Snapdragon X1 powered laptops like the ASUS Vivobook S15 and Lenovo Yoga Slim7x, Ubuntu developers at Canonical appear to be beginning their exploration around supporting some...
2024-09-15 00:00