Operating Systems

Google Chrome 133 will come with a cool new energy saving feature in February
Google has announced that Chrome 133 will feature a new energy-saving feature that freezes intensive background tabs. This will help to save your battery life. Read more...
2025-01-21 12:38
Second report corroborates iPhone’s fall from 1st to 3rd place in China
Two of the world’s leading market intelligence firms report that the iPhone has lost its place as the best-selling phone in China, dropping from 1st to 3rd place in the final quarter of last year. Increased competition from local brands is cited as o...
2025-01-21 12:36
TikTok ban suspended for 75 days, but Trump order may not be legal
The TikTok ban which came into effect on Sunday has been suspended for 75 days by an executive order signed by President Trump on his inauguration day. He has also said that US companies who provide services to TikTok during this time will not be prose...
2025-01-21 12:08
Wine 10.0 Released With Native Wayland Support, Better HiDPI
As was expected this week, Wine 10.0 stable is now available as the newest annual feature release to this open-source software that allows running Windows games and applications on Linux and other platforms. Wine also serves as the basis for Valve's St...
2025-01-21 12:03
Tech due in 2026 uses AI to detect dementia early before symptoms show up
Many people are worried about AI but a group of researchers in Scotland are using the technology to detect dementia before symptoms show up, giving patients better outcomes. Read more...
2025-01-21 11:32
Raspberry Pi Monitor Pairs Great With The Raspberry Pi 500 As A $100 Display
Along with recently announcing the Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard computer and the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB (review still forthcoming; the 16GB model only arrived last week), the Raspberry Pi Monitor debuted last month as their first foray into displays. For $10...
2025-01-21 11:30
Microsoft 365 Copilot's new app icon is so bad, it’s actually illegible on certain displays
Microsoft 365 Copilot's new icon is lazy, and on low-DPI screens is almost impossible to actually read on the Taskbar.
2025-01-21 11:23
New Xbox controller appears on Amazon for pre-order
A new Xbox controller has appeared on Amazon priced at $74.99 and we speculate what it could be.
2025-01-21 11:13
Apple @ Work Podcast: The Mac @ Work report
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & pro...
2025-01-21 11:00
Review: SwitchBot Wallet Finder is an incredibly useful accessory to track your wallet with iPhone Find My
I have an on my keychain to keep track of my keys, but obviously an AirTag is too big and bulky to fit inside a wallet. That’s what the SwitchBot Wallet Finder is for. Disguised inside a thin, credit-card form factor, the SwitchBot Wallet Finder conn...
2025-01-21 10:43
"It's very good": Sam Altman says OpenAI will launch o3 mini reasoning model in a couple of weeks — with API and ChatGPT simultaneously
Sam Altman says OpenAI will launch o3 mini in a couple of weeks, featuring advanced reasoning in science, code, and math.
2025-01-21 10:37
Serpent OS Developing disks-rs To Safely Deal With File-Systems & Block Devices In Rust
Serpent OS as the modern, from-scratch Linux distribution being led by well known open-source developer Ikey Doherty has started on a new project: disks-rs. The disks-rs project is intended to deal with file-systems, installation / partitioning, and bl...
2025-01-21 10:36
Linux 6.14 Landing Support For FPGA Support On AAEON UP Maker Boards
Adding to the plethora of new hardware support coming with the Linux 6.14 kernel is enabling upstream support for the FPGAs found on the Intel-powered AAEON UP single board computers that are targeted for makers, hobbyists, and various industrial uses...
2025-01-21 10:15
GNU Linux-Libre 6.13 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers
GNU Linux-Libre 6.13 kernel is now available for download. This release is based on Linux kernel 6.13 and it’s targeted at those who seek 100% freedom for their personal computers. The post GNU Linux-Libre 6.13 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lo...
2025-01-21 10:11
My favorite TKL gaming keyboard to play World of Warcraft with is now $60 off
Razer's critically acclaimed Huntsman V2 tenkeyless keyboard has gone on sale at Best Buy for less than $90.
2025-01-21 09:29
Sam Altman dismisses AGI deployment rumors as "Twitter hype," while promising "very cool stuff" — "but please chill and cut your expectations 100x!"
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses reports citing AGI deployment slated for next month by branding them as "Twitter hype." However, the ChatGPT maker will ship "very cool stuff" but expectations should be lowered by 100x.
2025-01-21 09:26
President Trump revokes Biden's "dangerous" 2023 executive order addressing AI risks
Trump's back and has revoked Biden's controversial executive order on AI risks, something Republicans promised to do. Read more...
2025-01-21 09:14
Apparently, publishers are hoping GTA 6 will give them the excuse to charge $100 for games
With the rumors swirling that Take-Two could charge even more than the new $70 price point for GTA 6, apparently, publishers are hoping they do.
2025-01-21 09:11
Microsoft confirms Outlook crashes when emailing, replying or forwarding, issues workaround
Microsoft has offered a workaround for Classic Outlook crashing whenever a user tries to email, or reply to or forward an existing one. Read more...
2025-01-21 08:58
Linux 6.14 Networking Brings Many Wired & Wireless Driver Improvements
The big networking subsystem feature pull was sent out this morning for the Linux 6.14 merge window...
2025-01-21 08:54