Operating Systems

KVM With Linux 6.12 Will Advertise AVX10.1 Support To Guest VMs
The KVM x86/x86_64 changes were merged today as we are nearly done with the Linux 6.12 merge window...
2024-09-28 14:57
Corsair, SK hynix 1TB, 2TB, MP600, P41 Gen4 NVMe SSDs hit lowest prices in six months
SK hynix's P41 Platinum and Corsair MP600 Elite Gen4 NVMe 2280 SSDs have hit their lowest prices in the last six months. Read more...
2024-09-28 14:54
Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024) now $1,899.99 after 10% discount on Amazon
The Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024) is now $1,899.99 on Amazon, down from $2,099.99. Featuring 32 GB RAM and a 12-core processor, it's designed for productivity with AI tools. Read more...
2024-09-28 14:38
ChatGPT subscription cost could potentially double in a few years; OpenAI raising $7 billion
According to a report from The New York Times, OpenAI is planning on gradually increasing the price of ChatGPT+ over the course of the next five years. This information was obtained from internal documents that are being circulated to potential investo...
2024-09-28 14:13
Xbox Beta Ring Insiders get new Friends and Followers Experience for better connections
After a successful Alpha test, Microsoft now rolls out the new Friends and Followers Experience to the Beta Ring, enhancing social interactions on Xbox. Read more...
2024-09-28 14:00
Apple's exit from OpenAI funding round sparks questions about future ties
Apple has withdrawn from a $6.5 billion funding round for OpenAI, leaving Microsoft and Nvidia to continue their commitments. The reason for the exit remains unclear. Read more...
2024-09-28 13:44
Arc Browser had a ‘serious’ security vulnerability, here’s how they’re addressing it
Back in late August, The Browser Company – the company behind the popular Mac browser Arc, became aware of a serious security vulnerability in the browser, one that could allow for remote code execution on other users computer with no direct interact...
2024-09-28 12:38
FreeBSD To See Better Laptop Support With Investment Backed By AMD, Dell & Framework
Following AMD and FreeBSD Foundation collaborations and the Sovereign Tech Fund making a big investment into FreeBSD, the FreeBSD Foundation and Quantum Leap Research have announced a $750,000 USD commitment to improve laptop support on this BSD operat...
2024-09-28 10:47
FUSE In Linux 6.12 Adds Idmapped Mounts & Writeback Optimization
File-systems in user-space continue to become more robust with the latest FUSE updates merged for Linux 6.12...
2024-09-28 10:32
VirtualBox 7.1.2 is out with performance improvements for Windows VMs and more
Oracle has released a new update for VirtualBox. Version 7.1 is now available with fixes for black screens in Windows VMs and more. Read more...
2024-09-28 10:26
Blumenkrantz Proposes Workflow Improvements For Wayland Protocols
It's been a busy week for Valve Linux graphics software engineer Mike Blumenkrantz. Besides hacking on Mesa's Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan driver implementation, this week his latest target was working to help accelerate the pace of Wayland protocol developme...
2024-09-28 09:35
Weekend PC Game Deals: Tokyo Game Show specials, Jurassic bundles, and more
This weekend's PC game deals include bundles full of Myst and Jurassic Park building titles, an indie freebie to claim, a free event for milsim fans, DRM-free Autumn sales, and much more. Read more...
2024-09-28 09:30
Microsoft releases new Windows Terminal updates with bug fixes
Microsoft has released new versions of its Terminal app, bringing users various bug fixes and small changes. Read more...
2024-09-28 09:10
LoongArch Adds ACPI BGRT Support & Other Improvements For Linux 6.12
The LoongArch architecture support for these Chinese processors continue seeing better support with the upstream Linux kernel...
2024-09-28 09:06
More CXL Additions Arrive For Linux 6.12
Ahead of the Linux 6.12 merge window wrapping up this weekend with the Linux 6.12-rc1 release, merged on Friday were all of the Compute Express Link (CXL) updates for the new kernel...
2024-09-28 08:46
Vulcan rocket's second test flight on schedule for 12:00 UTC this Friday - TWIRL #183
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket will undertake its second flight this Friday, featuring a mass simulator, experiments, and a double-engine Centaur upper stage. Read more...
2024-09-28 08:42
How to delete long videos from iCloud Photos on iPhone
Here's how you can delete long videos from your iPhone's iCloud Photos storage. Old lengthy videos in the Photos app might consume tens of GBs of valuable storage space on your account. Read more...
2024-09-28 07:48
KDE Sees Many Crash Fixes & Other Improvements Ahead Of Plasma 6.2
KDE developers remain very busy landing bug and crash fixes ahead of the upcoming Plasma 6.2 desktop release...
2024-09-28 06:37
Microsoft: KB5043145 keeps restarting to blue/green screens, BitLocker recovery
Users should be glad that Windows 11 24H2 did not preview this week as Microsoft has confirmed that the latest KB5043145 update has major issues and is breaking PCs. Read more...
2024-09-28 06:26
Valve Helping Arch Linux With Build Service Infrastructure & Secure Signing Enclave
Valve's SteamOS is built atop Arch Linux and now the company is further helping the upstream Linux distribution by collaborating with resources to help with build service infrastructure and a secure signing enclave...
2024-09-28 06:22