Operating Systems

Slipping under my radar until now was the Vulkan API 1.3.297 spec update released last week that introduces a new extension, VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready...

I have long needed more storage on my Steam Deck, and this Prime Day deal was just what I was looking for.

The legal status of the free music streaming app Musi has long been unclear – but the matter may now be settled, thanks to a lawsuit the developer has filed against Apple. Musi sourced its music from YouTube using a method it claims was perfectly leg...

A new market intelligence report indicates that global Mac shipments fell by 17.5% year-on-year in the previous quarter. That’s against a backdrop of roughly flat sales across all laptops and desktops. Technically Q3 saw the global PC market achieve ...

If you cannot find the recently introduced option to remap the Copilot key in Windows 11 settings, that is because Microsoft removed it. Temporarily. Read more...

Followed apparent photos of an M4 MacBook Pro box and a subsequent unboxing video, the unreleased model has now been offered for sale on a Russian classified ads site – at a highly inflated price, naturally. Multiple units were advertised before the ...

Walmart is hosting a special Anti-Prime Day 35% discount for Ukonic's mini-fridge replica of Microsoft's Xbox Series X console.

Proton now offers a family plan, which gives families of up to six people access to its privacy-focused services. Read more...

Microsoft has just launched Office 2024, and you can already save 37% on the Home Edition. Amazon is now offering the app suite for just $94.99. Read more...

Following my recent Intel Core Ultra 7 200V "Lunar Lake" Linux benchmarks and looking at the Xe2 Lunar Lake graphics (including Windows 11 vs. Linux already), you may be wondering about the Lunar Lake CPU performance between Windows and Linux... Here a...

Microsoft Linux engineers have continued preparing the Linux kernel to support Hyper-V Dom0 for Linux to run as the root partition...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 developers plan a Technical Alpha later this month, and you can sign up to participate. Read more...

Another year, another ROSCon! This year we’re setting off to Odense, Denmark. At Canonical, we are excited to once again sponsor this event for a community that means so much to us. Just like last year, we are eager for the talks and workshops that, ...

Fedora test days are events where anyone can help make certain that changes in Fedora Linux work well in an upcoming release. Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events. If you’ve never contributed to Fedora...

All of the best Apple Prime Day deals are now going live for Amazon massive fall event. From the latest MacBooks and iPads to AirPods and Apple Pencil models to accessorize your tablet experience, the Apple Prime Day deals are now ready to go. We are s...

Offline mode in the New Outlook for Windows is getting even better, as Microsoft has confirmed that you will soon be able to launch it without the internet. Read more...

Microsoft says it has resolved the myriad of issues that popped up after the installation of KB5043145 September preview update. Read more...

The long-in-development GNOME triple buffering support that is patched into the Ubuntu and Debian builds and available for years in patch form might need to undergo a redesign. That's to better accommodate the NVIDIA Linux driver and likely help other ...

Originally published last summer were patches from Intel for the Linux kernel to introduce a PCI Express bandwidth controller Linux driver to provide a PCIe cooling mechanism via bandwidth reduction to devices in order to prevent thermal issues. One ye...

MediaTek's Dimensity 9400 is a powerful new smartphone chip built on a 3nm process, offering significant performance and efficiency gains over its predecessor. Read more...