Operating Systems

These are the iPhone’s most downloaded App Store apps of the year
Apple has revealed the most downloaded App Store apps and games of 2024. Its top charts are localized for many parts of the world, so you can see the most popular downloads in your own country. Here are the top apps and games of the year. more…
2024-12-16 14:29
Apple officially renews sci-fi drama Silo for two more seasons to close out the story
Apple has officially renewed its hit sci-fi drama Silo for season three and season four, which will conclude the adaptation of the story based on the . The show is currently in the midst of airing its second season on Apple TV+, so the official renewal...
2024-12-16 14:13
Most iPhone owners see little to no value in Apple Intelligence so far
A new survey suggests that Apple Intelligence matters to iPhone buyers, but the majority say that the initial features add little to no value. It remains to be seen whether Genmoji and ChatGPT integration will change that view. Things are even worse fo...
2024-12-16 13:54
Jumbo Data Packet Transmission & RACK-TLP Coming To Linux 6.14 Network Stack
Queued up this past week within the Linux kernel's networking subsystem for the upcoming Linux 6.14 cycle is transmission handling for jumbo data packets as well as RACK-TLP support for managing packet loss and re-transmission. This is work toward supp...
2024-12-16 13:36
Galaxy S25 Ultra's Titanium Black color could be the most-produced variant
Fresh information suggests that the Titanium Black color option of the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra could be produced in the highest quantities. Read more...
2024-12-16 13:26
Meta thinks social media can protect us from deep fakes
Deep fakes are arguably the most dangerous aspect of AI. It’s now relatively trivial to create fake photos, audio, and even video. See below for deep fakes of Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise, for example. But while social media has so far been used as ...
2024-12-16 13:22
UK fires starting gun on new online safety rules
The UK has fired the starting gun on its new online safety rules. Affected tech firms have until mid-March to come up with assessments about illegal harms on their platforms. Read more...
2024-12-16 13:10
Windows 11 will finally support this highly requested webcam feature
Microsoft is testing a new feature in Windows 11 that allows multiple applications to access a camera stream simultaneously.
2024-12-16 12:56
Luigi Mangione fake news could have been easily avoided by Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence managed to create a piece of Luigi Mangione fake news last week, thanks to the notification summary feature. It somehow decided that the suspect in the killing of United Health CEO Brian Thompson had shot himself. The mistake, in its...
2024-12-16 12:49
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claims OpenAI had two years of runway in the AI race to work uncontested and build ChatGPT
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently indicated OpenAI had a 2-year lead to work uncontested in the AI race, leading to its immense success with ChatGPT.
2024-12-16 12:27
Reddit announces key filing on the path to its IPO
Reddit has filed key documents with the SEC in a bid to become a public company. If the SEC approves, then Reddit will be allowed to sell its shares to the public. Read more...
2024-12-16 11:54
Reddit announces key filing on the path to a proposed public offering
Reddit has filed key documents with the SEC for a proposed public offering. If the SEC approves, then Reddit will be allowed to sell its shares to the public. Read more...
2024-12-16 11:54
Slackware-Based PorteuX 1.8 Is One of the First Distros to Ship with Xfce 4.20
PorteuX 1.8 is now available for download as the first distribution to ship with the Xfce 4.20 desktop environment. Here's what else is new in this release! The post Slackware-Based PorteuX 1.8 Is One of the First Distros to Ship with Xfce 4.20 appeare...
2024-12-16 11:46
Review: Netgear RS600 router, testing WiFi 7 performance on iPhone 16
The is one of the first wave of WiFi 7 home routers on the market. While the RS600 is technically marketed as the mid-tier option in Netgear’s lineup, it is more than capable at delivering fast wireless internet across your home.  For Apple users, t...
2024-12-16 11:35
Get ready with the latest beta releases
The beta versions of iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS 15.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, and watchOS 11.3 are now available. Get your apps ready by confirming they work as expected on these releases. And to take advantage of the advancements in the lates...
Monthly News – November 2024
Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying the BETA so far! This release introduces new features, tools, and artwork, so we anticipate a good number of bug reports. Every single fix helps us refine and improve the final release. Your feedback during the BETA...
2024-12-16 11:30
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Beta Performance Looks Great - Initial RHEL 9 vs. RHEL 10 Benchmarks
With Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 now in public beta this month, I have begun testing out the RHEL 10 beta on a few systems in the lab. In this first look at RHEL 10 performance is seeing how well the RHEL 10 beta is performing relative to RHEL 9.5 stab...
2024-12-16 10:45
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 15th, 2024
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for December 15th, 2024, brings news about Xfce 4.20, Linux Mint 22.1 beta, Raspberry Pi 500, CentOS Stream 10, QEMU 9.2, OpenMandriva Lx 24.12, GNOME 46.7, Proton 9.0-4, KDE Gear 24.12, KDE Frameworks 6.9, as well as all t...
2024-12-16 10:21
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...
2024-12-16 10:04
Linux 6.14 Looks To Support AMD's Zen 5 RMPREAD Instruction & Segmented RMP Mode
For further enhancing the AMD EPYC virtualization experience on Linux, the upcoming Linux 6.14 looks like it will support Zen 5's new RMPREAD instruction and segmented RMP mode as part of Secure Encrypted Virtualization Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP)...
2024-12-16 09:03