Operating Systems

I asked DeepSeek and ChatGPT who would win in a fight — one of them had the funniest answer
As the battle of AI rages on between DeepSeek and OpenAI, I simply asked them which was the better model. Unfortunately only one had a funny answer for me.
2025-01-30 14:23
Bcachefs Lands More Bug Fixes In Linux 6.14
Last week saw the big set of Bcachefs updates merged for the Linux 6.14 kernel that included the last anticipated big on-disk format change as well as scalability improvements. It was a particularly big pull after Bcachefs missed out on any changes bei...
2025-01-30 14:05
Satellite video calls coming to Europe and US, starting this year
Satellite video calls will be coming to Europe from later this year, following a successful demo of the tech by Vodafone in partnership with AST SpaceMobile. Rollout in the US through AT&T will follow some time later. As with existing satellite text an...
2025-01-30 13:18
Vivaldi 7.1 arrives on iOS with Translate, improved Speed Dial, and more
A week after the release of version 7.1 on desktop, Vivaldi on iOS has been updated to 7.1, bringing new features and improvements. Read more...
2025-01-30 13:14
Where to buy NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080: Launch date stock and release day alerts
NVIDIA is set to launch the first two GPUs from its RTX 5000 "Blackwell" lineup. Here are the latest stock availability alerts for trusted retailers.
2025-01-30 13:06
Where to buy NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080: Launch date stock and release day alerts LIVE
NVIDIA is set to launch the first two GPUs from its RTX 5000 "Blackwell" lineup. Here are the latest stock availability alerts for trusted retailers.
2025-01-30 13:06
LIVE: Where to buy NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080: Retailers with stock for today's GPU launch
NVIDIA is set to launch the first two GPUs from its RTX 5000 "Blackwell" lineup. Here are the latest stock availability alerts for trusted retailers.
2025-01-30 13:03
GCompris 25.0 Open-Source Educational Suite Released with Five New Activities
GCompris 25.0 open-source educational software suite providing entertainment tools for children aged 2 to 10 is now available for download. This release brings new and improved activities. The post GCompris 25.0 Open-Source Educational Suite Released w...
2025-01-30 13:01
Intel Details Its Pluton-Capable Partner Security Engine With Core Ultra Series 2
One of the details not too widely talked about with Intel's newest Core Ultra Series 2 processors is the introduction of the Partner Security Engine, which is a new dedicated security engine on the SOC that is capable of running the Microsoft Pluton fi...
2025-01-30 12:53
Apple named Fortune’s Most Admired Company for 18th year running
For the 18th year running, Apple has been named Fortune’s Most Admired Company. The rankings are based of a survey of more than 3,000 company execs across 30 countries. While Apple’s number one position was unchanged, a new company made the top fiv...
2025-01-30 12:41
DeepSeek privacy under investigation in US and Europe; removed from App Store in Italy
DeepSeek privacy concerns have led to investigations being opened in both the US and Europe, and seen the app removed from the App Store in Italy. It seems likely the same will happen in other countries. Italian’s privacy regulator questioned whether...
2025-01-30 12:25
Our best PC game of 2024 has a crazy discount right now
Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl won our Best PC game of 2024 award, and here's how you can bag it for nearly half price at CD Keys.
2025-01-30 12:14
Intel's new GPU driver adds Spider-Man 2, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Civ VII support
Intel has just released a new graphics driver that brings support for three major game launches and optimizations for F1 24. Read more...
2025-01-30 12:14
GNOME Display Control Utility "gdctl" Merged For GNOME 48
Just ahead of the GNOME 48 feature freeze this weekend, gdctl has been merged into GNOME's Mutter as the GNOME Display Control Utility...
2025-01-30 11:20
Here are the full PC system requirements for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — can your rig play it?
Wondering if your PC will be able to play Marvel's Spider-Man 2? We have the answers.
2025-01-30 11:16
Perplexity could be about to drop a big reasoning update for its new assistant
Perplexity's assistant is soon to get support for reasoning, its founder has announced. What's unclear is whether users will get unlimited reasoning if they replace Gemini. Read more...
2025-01-30 10:42
Yandex Open-Sources Perforator: Find Code Inefficiencies & "Save Billions of Dollars"
Internet tech company Yandex announced the open-source release today of Perforator as a tool to help identify and evaluate code inefficiencies at scale. They say Perforator can lead to businesses saving "billions of dollars a year on server infrastruct...
2025-01-30 10:29
Here's when you can play Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PC
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is finally swinging its way onto the PC, so here's when you can play.
2025-01-30 10:28
Linux's Sole Wireless/WiFi Driver Maintainer Is Stepping Down
Days after a DRM driver developer orphaned his drivers due to health reasons in stepping down, the sole maintainer at large of the Linux wireless (WiFi) drivers is stepping down and without any immediate replacement...
2025-01-30 10:16
OpenAI improves STEM answers in updated GPT-4o model and increases emoji use
GPT-4o has just received an update that moves its cut-off date from November 2023 to June 2024. It can also do image analysis better than before, use more emojis, and give better STEM answers. Read more...
2025-01-30 10:16