Operating Systems

OCR support is back in the Photos app for Windows Insiders
One of the recently introduced new features in the Photos app is finally back for testing in the Windows Insider program. Read more...
2025-02-06 11:46
Ubuntu installations on WSL 2 are now better than ever and don't require the Microsoft Store
Canonical has announced that Ubuntu for WSL will be moving to the new tar-based distribution model.
2025-02-06 11:45
Ubuntu on WSL doesn't have to rely on the Microsoft Store any longer
Canonical has announced that Ubuntu for WSL will be moving to the new tar-based distribution model.
2025-02-06 11:45
Paradox Interactive acquires Jagged Alliance 3 and Tropico studio Haemimont Games
Paradox Interactive has just added the management and strategy games studio Haemimont Games to its subsidiary list. Read more...
2025-02-06 11:04
SMT Remains Very Advantageous For 5th Gen AMD EPYC Performance
After recently re-visiting the AMD EPYC 9005 series AVX-512 performance, I followed up with some fresh SMT benchmarks looking at the performance benefits and power of toggling Simultaneous Multi-Threading on the 5th Gen AMD EPYC "Turin" hardware. Here ...
2025-02-06 10:50
EA is predictably learning the wrong lessons from Dragon Age: The Veilguard's failure
EA blames the failures of Dragon Age on a lack of shared-world experiences.
2025-02-06 10:24
EU Cyber Resilience Act compliance: best practices for IoT manufacturers
The EU Cyber Resilience Act has considerable repercussions for the IoT device manufacturers. In this blog, we explore these new regulatory requirements and give our blueprint for compliant, market-ready devices.
2025-02-06 10:20
Tails 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage
Tails 6.12 amnesic incognito live system distribution is now available for download with more fixes for critical vulnerabilities, updated components, and bug fixces. Here's what's new! The post Tails 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circu...
2025-02-06 10:20
A CISO’s comprehensive breakdown of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (EU CRA)
The CRA is coming, and you need to be prepared. Depending on the Class your product falls into, there could be additional assessment, security, documentation, patching, compliance and reporting requirements on you and your teams. Find out how your digi...
2025-02-06 10:20
Microsoft Teams launches super resolution public preview, generally available in March
Microsoft has launched the public preview of super resolution in Teams. This feature uses AI to upscale lower quality video to make it look better. Read more...
2025-02-06 10:08
AMD Talks Up IREE/MLIR Programming For Ryzen AI NPUs
While the AMDXDNA driver was merged for the Linux 6.14 kernel for enabling the Ryzen AI NPUs atop a mainline kernel build, there's still the user-space software needed for making use of the neural processing units found in Ryzen AI SoCs. AMD talked mor...
2025-02-06 10:00
OpenAI opens ChatGPT search to all, no account needed
OpenAI's ChatGPT search engine is now free and accessible to anyone without an account. The company says you can explore the web with AI-powered search. Read more...
2025-02-06 09:52
A new rumor suggests 'Final Fantasy 16' and 'Final Fantasy VII Remake' will be announced forXboxSeries X|S "soon"
An internet rumor has been spreading word that we could see Xbox ports of Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake announced this year.
2025-02-06 09:46
"Fake" frames to fake GPUs? Nvidia apparently just sold RTX 5080 as 5090 from official store
An RTX 5080 was apparently just sold by Nvidia with a 5090 shroud on top and it happened from the official store. Read more...
2025-02-06 09:36
Azure OpenAI introduces GPT-4o Mini Audio models for real-time speech AI
Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service expands with GPT-4o-Mini-Realtime and Audio Preview models, enabling developers to build advanced speech AI applications. Read more...
2025-02-06 08:56
Intel's OpenVINO 2025.0 Brings Support For Deepseek Models, Better AI Performance
Intel's software engineers working on the OpenVINO AI toolkit today released OpenVINO 2025.0 that brings support for the much talked about Deepseek models along with other large language models (LLMs), performance improvements to some of the existing m...
2025-02-06 08:34
LibreOffice 25.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released With Many Improvements
LibreOffice 25.2 is out this morning as the newest half-year update to this leading cross-platform, free software office suite...
2025-02-06 08:13
The latest NVIDIA SHIELD Experience Upgrade 9.2 brings AURO-3D support for SHIELD TVs
The latest NVIDIA SHIELD Experience Upgrade 9.2 is the first major update for SHIELD TVs in nearly two years. Read more...
2025-02-06 07:12
Tax and price updates for apps, In-App Purchases, and subscriptions
The App Store is designed to make it easy to sell your digital goods and services globally, with support for 44 currencies across 175 storefronts.From time to time, we may need to adjust prices or your proceeds due to changes in tax regulations or fore...
Report: Amazon's much smarter, human-like and AI-powered Alexa upgrade nears its launch
The next-gen Amazon Alexa upgrade is reportedly all set to be unveiled by the end of this month at a special event. Read more...
2025-02-06 06:56