Operating Systems

Firefox 131 Released With Tab Preview & CHIPS Support
Firefox 131 is out today with a few improvements worth mentioning for Mozilla's web browser...
2024-10-01 09:44
Windows 11 is "finally definitely" fast with 24H2 on PC that's not officially supported
A user has claimed that Windows 11 in its latest form, version 24H2, is finally "definitely" fast even on an old CPU that is not officially supported. Read more...
2024-10-01 09:00
Meta to start manufacturing Quest 3s headsets in Vietnam starting 2025
Meta's latest VR headsets, the Quest 3s, will be manufactured in Vietnam starting next year according to an announcement made earlier today. Read more...
2024-10-01 09:00
Mozilla Firefox 131 Brings Tab Hover Previews, URL Fragments + More
Mozilla Firefox 131 is now available to download with a small set of improvements in tow. The first change I noticed when opening Firefox 131 is the new icon for the ‘all tabs’ feature1. Previously a small downward pointing arrow, this new—more o...
2024-10-01 09:00
GIGABYTE unveils X870E/X870 motherboards for the AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors
GIGABYTE has launched its new X870E/X870 motherboards, featuring AI-powered performance, DDR5, Wi-Fi 7, advanced cooling, and more. Read more...
2024-10-01 08:52
uBlock Origin Lite maker ends Firefox store support, slams Mozilla for hostile reviews
The maker of the uBlock Origin Lite extension has ended its support in the Firefox Add-ons Store, citing a "nonsensical and hostile" review process. Read more...
2024-10-01 07:00
Reverse PRIME Now Works Nicely On Ubuntu 24.10
For those making use of "reverse PRIME" setups where you have a primary NVIDIA discrete GPU while monitors are connected to Intel integrated graphics as the secondary GPU, such configurations should be working nicely with the upcoming Ubuntu 24.10 rele...
2024-10-01 06:50
Linux 6.13 To Bring Big/Super Pages For The Raspberry Pi Graphics Driver - Better Performance
While the Linux 6.12 merge window only ended this weekend and won't be out until November, already code is beginning to accumulate for DRM-Next of graphics driver improvements targeting the Linux 6.13 cycle that in turn will be the first major Linux ke...
2024-10-01 06:25
WebKitGTK 2.46 Uses Skia Rather Than Cairo, More CPU/GPU Optimizations To Come
Igalia open-source developer Carlos Garcia Campos has written a new blog post to outline recent graphics improvements found in WebKitGTK 2.46 and WPEWebKit 2.46. Most notable with the new stable release is using the Skia library rather than Cairo as th...
2024-10-01 06:17
Granite Rapids, AmpereOne & PREEMPT_RT Landing Made For An Exciting September
During the month of September on Phoronix there were 265 original news articles and 16 Linux hardware reviews / featured benchmark articles. Here's a look back at the most exciting content for September...
2024-10-01 06:07
Microsoft shares Group Policy fix for KB5043145 that breaks USB, Bluetooth, leads to BSOD
Microsoft has shared a Group Policy fix for the Windows 11 KB5043145 update, which is breaking PCs and causing restarts, green screens, blue screens, and USB and Bluetooth failures. Read more...
2024-10-01 06:00
Fresh renders of the alleged Google Pixel 9a show off a new design
Alleged renders of the Google Pixel 9a have surfaced online, showing off a totally new flat camera module. Read more...
2024-10-01 06:00
Windows 11 market share climbs to a new all-time high of 33.37%
Windows 11 continues its growth, and according to Statcounter, it has just reached a new, all-time high market share. Read more...
2024-10-01 05:00
Linux Mint's Cinnamon 6.4 gets a sleek new look ahead of December launch
The Linux Mint project head has unveiled exciting updates for Cinnamon 6.4, including a modernized theme featuring darker contrasts and rounded edges. Users can expect this in December. Read more...
2024-10-01 04:00
Excessive Heat Warning alert on iPhone? Here’s why
You may have received an Excessive Heat Warning on your iPhone today even if you’re nowhere near the affected area. This is probably why.
2024-10-01 04:00
Excessive Heat Warning alert on iPhone?
Update: Emphasis on probably, huh? Readers report seeing these alerts without Cupertino saved. There goes that theory. Might just be a bug. You may have received an Excessive Heat Warning on your iPhone today even if you’re nowhere near the affected ...
2024-10-01 03:39
iOS 18 Lock Screen controls and changing wallpaper complexity
Here’s some feedback I’d like to put on Apple’s radar. Lock Screen customization is awesome, especially with new iPhone control options in iOS 18, but sometimes I just want to change my wallpaper. Trying out a new wallpaper has been rather comple...
2024-10-01 03:00
Perplexity announces native Mac app coming in October
Following the release of the ChatGPT app for macOS earlier this year, Perplexity AI has now announced that it will soon be launching its own app for Mac as well. But unlike ChatGPT for macOS, Perplexity will be available for download on the Mac App Sto...
2024-10-01 03:00
Don't wait for Prime Day, you can score a great AMD-powered Windows laptop for just $330 right now
The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 (15.6-inch) is enjoying a healthy discount ahead of Amazon Prime Day, making it easy to get a solid Windows laptop for next to nothing.
2024-10-01 02:00
Raspberry Pi’s New $70 AI Camera Works With All Pi Models
If you’re looking to kick the tyres on some AI image processing/recognition tasks and you own an older Raspberry Pi, the new AI Camera add-on may be of interest. While the $70 Raspberry Pi AI Kit only works with a Raspberry Pi 5, the $70 AI camer...
2024-10-01 02:00