Operating Systems

Report: Apple’s plan for standalone AR glasses ‘remains intact’
After the reported cancellation of Apple’s Mac-tethered AR glasses, Apple is still working towards making a pair of standalone AR glasses. It just might take a little bit longer to get right, reports Mark Gurman from Bloomberg. more…
2025-02-09 13:50
Linux Patches Adjust AC Plug/Unplug Behavior During s2idle To Match Windows
A set of patches sent out on Saturday by AMD Linux engineer Mario Limonciello seek to adjust the Linux behavior for laptops/handhelds during AC plug/unplug events during s2idle to better match that of Microsoft Windows 11...
2025-02-09 13:10
Curious Intel Linux Driver Maintainer Changes In Recent Days
This week besides the drama over Apple Silicon maintainership for the upstream Linux kernel, in recent days there has also been a number of rather subtle changes to the maintainership of several Intel Linux kernel drivers...
2025-02-09 10:33
Microsoft Weekly: Xbox features for PCs, useful tools for Windows 11, and more
New Windows 11 preview builds, useful tools for debloating the operating system, Xbox features for PCs, and other stories in this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap. Read more...
2025-02-09 09:00
As services return, Sony offers 5 extra days of PSN Plus to existing members
Sony has finally managed to bring back PlayStation Network services online following almost 20 hours of downtime. It's offering PSN Plus members some extra days to compensate. Read more...
2025-02-09 08:32
Intel ISPC 1.26 Compiler Delivers Improved ARM Support
Intel's ISPC project as the Implicit SPMD Program Compiler as this C language variant for Single Program, Multiple Data programming on CPUs and GPUs is out with a new release...
2025-02-09 08:00
New Apple Silicon Co-Maintainer Steps Up For The Linux Kernel
This week was the dramatic decision by Asahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin to step down as upstream kernel maintainer for the Apple Silicon (ARM) code following friction with other kernel developers over Rust affairs within the kernel. He still in...
2025-02-09 06:39
Linux FineIBT-BHI Updated For Toughening Up FineIBT Kernel Defenses
Intel Linux engineer Peter Zijlstra has updated his set of patches implementing FineIBT-BHI mitigations for toughening up the FineIBT kernel protections previously introduced. This FineIBT-BHI code depends upon newly-merged code for the LLVM Clang comp...
2025-02-09 06:29
Wine-Staging 10.1 Delivers 361 Patches Atop Upstream Wine
Following the release of Wine 10.1 on Friday for kicking off the new bi-weekly development releases after last month's Wine 10.0 stable release, Wine-Staging 10.1 is out today to get things moving once again for this experimental flavor of Wine...
2025-02-09 06:17
Microsoft says it will let you decide if Windows 11 can update itself during OOBE
When you clean install Windows 11 using an ISO file or purchase a new PC, Windows automatically tries to grab updates during OOBE. The post Microsoft says it will let you decide if Windows 11 can update itself during OOBE appeared first on Windows Latest
2025-02-08 23:11
Here are three big iPhone SE 4 rumors you may have missed
Apple’s next generation iPhone SE may debut as early as next week. The device is rumored to provide the design language of the iPhone 14, with USB-C, an A18 chip with Apple Intelligence, and more. You’ve likely heard all of those headlining feature...
2025-02-08 22:29
Three big iPhone SE 4 rumors you might’ve missed
Apple’s next generation iPhone SE may debut as early as next week. The device is rumored to provide the design language of the iPhone 14, with USB-C, an A18 chip with Apple Intelligence, and more. You’ve likely heard all of those headlining feature...
2025-02-08 22:29
Civilization VII is coming to VR, exclusive to Meta Quest 3 and 3S
Civilization VII is getting an official VR version later this year, and it's coming to Meta Quest 3 and 3S headsets. Read more...
2025-02-08 20:32
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Bento|Craft’ is a nifty design tool for easily making bento graphics
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Bento|Craft is a great tool for easily making Apple-st...
2025-02-08 20:30
This small app fixes a lot of missing features in Windows 11 File Explorer
Windows 11's stock File Explorer misses quite a lot of small but important features, and this small third-party app fixes that. Read more...
2025-02-08 20:02
Windows Central Podcast: What's next for Windows 11?
Daniel Rubino and Zac Bowden host this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and on the agenda is Windows 11 and what looks to be next for the platform, including new features and Selenium. And more!
2025-02-08 19:57
Deals: Yamaha RX-A4A 7.2 4K Dolby Atmos/Vision AVR, Klipsch Reference 1200SW subwoofer
Klipsch Reference Premier 1200SW subwoofer has hit the lowest price. Alongside that, Yamaha's RX-A4A is also currently cheapest. Read more...
2025-02-08 19:32
Microsoft explains why it’s killing off Microsoft 365 VPN Defender on Windows 11, Android, iOS
Microsoft says it is killing off Microsoft Defender VPN, which was similar to Cloudflare WARP, due to lack of usage. The post Microsoft explains why it’s killing off Microsoft 365 VPN Defender on Windows 11, Android, iOS appeared first on Windows Latest
2025-02-08 19:13
Contribute to GNOME Software with DNF5 Test Day
The DNF5 team is working on ironing out bugs around matching the existing functionality of GNOME Software with PackageKit. The DNF and QA teams have organized a test week from Monday,February 10, 2025 to Monday, February 17, 2025. The wiki page in this...
2025-02-08 18:36
Runtime 002: Runtime returns.
In this jam packed launch episode, Sophia Tung and Zac Hall dive deep into DeepSeek’s arrival to the AI race, how NVIDIA and OpenAI are responding, and the state of current AI tools; this week’s biggest tech surprises, what has us excited and what ...
2025-02-08 18:18