Operating Systems

FreeBSD In Q4 Saw More Work For AMD Systems, Framework Laptops & PinePhone Pro
The FreeBSD project this morning published their quarterly status report that outlines all of the interesting OS improvements and other changes made during Q4'2024...
2025-02-27 08:45
Fish 4.0 Shell Released With Code Ported From C++ To Rust
Entering beta last year was the Fish Shell 4.0 release that migrated its codebase from C++ to Rust. Out today is the first stable 4.0 release for the Rust-ed version of the popular Fish Shell...
2025-02-27 08:24
Instagram may launch a separate app for Reels amid TikTok's uncertainty in the US
TikTok's uncertain future may have given Meta-owned social media platform Instagram, to launch a separate Reels app. Read more...
2025-02-27 07:50
AMD Open-Sources GMLIB For RadeonSI Driver - Working On HDR Video Support
Merged today for Mesa 25.1 is introducing a new previously AMD-internal library to the open-source RadeonSI Gallium3D driver dubbed GMLIB. This GMLIB code is being used by RadeonSI in conjunction with Radeon GPUs having the Video Processing Engine (VPE...
2025-02-27 06:58
x86 32-bit Changes Look To Be Ready For Linux 6.15 - Drops Support For More Than 4GB RAM
Over the past few months there's been an in-progress patch series by Arnd Bergmann for cleaning up the x86 32-bit kernel support for running on x86_64 CPUs. After the third iteration of the patches were posted this week, these x86 32-bit CPU clean-ups ...
2025-02-27 06:34
Zink Working On A "Nice Performance Boost" For OpenCL / DaVinci Resolve
Mike Blumenkrantz as the lead developer of Mesa's Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan driver implementation and working for Valve as part of their Linux graphics team has been spending much time recently optimizing for OpenCL with the Rusticl Gallium3D driver...
2025-02-27 06:25
iPhone 16e reviews praise battery life and C1 chip, but criticize compromises and price
Apple last week announced the iPhone 16e, a new entry-level iPhone with an A18 chip and OLED display that costs $599. A day ahead of the official launch in stores, the first iPhone 16e reviews went live on the internet, and they all talk about battery ...
2025-02-27 05:02
Microsoft completes EU Data Boundary solution
Microsoft has completed its EU Data Boundary solution, ensuring that customer data, including support logs, for its cloud services are stored and processed within the EU and EFTA regions. Read more...
2025-02-27 03:16
Exploit lets hackers silently track any Bluetooth device with Apple’s Find My network
Apple’s Find My network lets users easily track their devices and accessories such as . However, despite having anti-stalking features, researchers at George Mason University recently discovered an exploit that lets hackers silently track any Bluetoo...
2025-02-27 02:10
Apple’s Find My network exploit lets hackers silently track any Bluetooth device
Apple’s Find My network lets users easily track their devices and accessories such as . However, despite having anti-stalking features, researchers at George Mason University recently discovered an exploit that lets hackers silently track any Bluetoo...
2025-02-27 02:10
Here’s how Apple Intelligence behaves when you try to use it in multiple languages
With the release of the first beta of iOS 18.4 last week, Apple has finally expanded the capabilities of Apple Intelligence to languages other than English. But one of the questions that non-English users had was “will Apple Intelligence work in mult...
2025-02-27 00:56
Microsoft's Windows 365 Link PC shows up in real life photos ahead of availability this spring
Microsoft's Windows 365 Link is coming this spring with an Intel N250 Processor and $349 price tag. Now, new images show us just how small it really is.
2025-02-27 00:12
iPhone 17 Pro models again rumored to feature 12GB RAM for increased AI support
Apple Intelligence has raised the bar when it comes to RAM requirements as AI-based features require a device with at least 8GB of RAM. With Apple working to expand the capabilities of Apple Intelligence even further, the company is now rumored to put ...
2025-02-26 23:36
Valve reportedly about to launch a $1200 VR headset, offering standalone gaming
Valve may be about to enter the virtual reality hardware space again. A new report says that a high-end VR headset for standalone gaming experiences is coming out soon. Read more...
2025-02-26 23:20
Valve reportedly about to launch a $1200 VR headset, offering a standalone gaming
Valve may be about to enter the virtual reality hardware space again. A new report says that a high-end VR headset for standalone gaming experiences is coming out soon. Read more...
2025-02-26 23:20
"Is Slack down, or did I get fired?": Massive outage sparks global workday freedom for millions — reveling in serendipity, "touching grass"
Slack has acknowledged the massive outage and is working on a fix to restore impacted services, including sending messages, workflows, threads, and other API-related features.
2025-02-26 22:34
Apple allegedly allows you to migrate Apple Account purchases, but it’s been 15 days and counting for me with no luck
Fifteen days ago, Apple released a tool for iPhone and iPad that allegedly allows you to migrate purchases from one Apple Account to another. The primary requirement is that you must be logged in with both Apple Accounts on the same iPhone or iPad. The...
2025-02-26 22:19
I’m not convinced this Apple Account tool actually does anything
Fifteen days ago, Apple released a tool for iPhone and iPad that allegedly allows you to migrate purchases from one Apple Account to another. The primary requirement is that you must be logged in with both Apple Accounts on the same iPhone or iPad. The...
2025-02-26 22:19
Diagonal roads and buildings confirmed for Anno 117, overhauling the classic grid plans
Ubisoft has unveiled the new 45-degree-angle roads and buildings that players will have at their fingertips in Anno 117, a brand-new addition to the long-running series. Read more...
2025-02-26 22:16
Microsoft announces Phi-4-multimodal and Phi-4-mini small language models
Microsoft has unveiled two new additions to its Phi-4 family of small language models: Phi-4-multimodal, which integrates speech, vision, and text, and Phi-4-mini. Read more...
2025-02-26 22:00