Operating Systems

AMD Linux Testing Captured All Top 10 Spots For Our Most-Viewed Articles In August
Over the course of August on Phoronix were 267 original news articles and 17 featured Linux hardware reviews / multi-page benchmark articles. Coming somewhat as a surprise, AMD Linux testing articles and hardware reviews managed to capture all top 10 s...
2025-09-01 06:24
Rusticl Driver Lands Support For OpenCL Semaphores
In addition to working on new OpenCL performance optimizations, Red Hat engineer Karol Herbst just landed another important feature into Rusticl: OpenCL semaphores...
2025-09-01 06:15
Chrome increases its overwhelming market share, now over 70%
No matter how hard other browsers try, people stubbornly do not want to leave Chrome, and its market share is now above 70%. Read more...
2025-09-01 06:10
New EC Driver Coming For The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen6 With Snapdragon X Elite SoC
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen6 is one of the best supported Snapdragon X Elite laptops under Linux thus far. Thanks to active developer engagement and cooperation from Lenovo there are firmware files in upstream linux-firmware.git and Lenovo's generally...
2025-09-01 06:06
Linux Sensor Monitoring Coming For The ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE
For those looking at assembling an AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO workstation and interested in having working system sensor monitoring support, the ASUS EC Sensors hardware monitoring (HWMON) driver is in the process of introducing support for the Pro WS ...
2025-09-01 05:55
Why Windows anti-virus scanners flag Linux ISOs as virus, and what to do
Have any of your Linux ISOs been flagged up as malware by anti-virus software? If so, here's what you should do. Read more...
2025-09-01 05:54
Statcounter: Nearly half of all Windows PCs run Windows 11 now
Statcounter has published the latest data about Windows stats, showing that nearly half of all Windows PC now run Windows 11. Read more...
2025-09-01 05:24
Linux 6.17-rc4 looks normal as Torvalds returns from travels
Linux 6.17-rc4 is now available, bringing us past the halfway point of this release cycle. Linus Torvalds said that things were pretty quiet this week. Read more...
2025-09-01 04:54
HP's new touchscreen all-in-one is a solid deal for home computing
If you're in the market for an all-in-one desktop, check out this HP which is discounted 22% to its lowest-ever price on Amazon. Read more...
2025-09-01 03:38
Save $400 on this 65-inch Samsung OLED S90F Vision AI Smart TV
The 65-inch Samsung OLED S90F 4K Vision AI Smart TV (2025 Model) with NQ4 AI Gen3 Processor is selling at its lowest price to date. Read more...
2025-09-01 03:22
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 31st, 2025
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for August 31st, 2025, brings news about Linux's 34th birthday, Armbian 25.8, KDE's initial setup wizard, QEMU 10.1, OBS Studio 32.0, Wireshark 4.4.9, fwupd 2.0.14, LibreOffice 25.8.1, DXVK 2.7.1, AerynOS 2025.08, and more...
2025-08-31 23:58
SuperFile is a Command-Line File Manager You’ll Enjoy Using
SuperFile adds colour and clarity to terminal file management. If you're looking for a modern alternative to Midnight Commander on Ubuntu, it's worth trying. You're reading SuperFile is a Command-Line File Manager You’ll Enjoy Using, a blog post from...
2025-08-31 22:49
SuperFile is a Terminal File Manager You’ll Actually Enjoy Using
SuperFile adds colour and clarity to terminal file management. If you're looking for a modern alternative to Midnight Commander on Ubuntu, it's worth trying. You're reading SuperFile is a Terminal File Manager You’ll Actually Enjoy Using, a blog post...
2025-08-31 22:49
AerynOS 2025.08 Released with GNOME 48.4 and Mesa 25.2, KDE Plasma Support
AerynOS 2025.08 Linux distribution is now available for download with the latest GNOME 48 desktop environment, Linux kernel 6.15, and more. Here’s what’s new! The post AerynOS 2025.08 Released with GNOME 48.4 and Mesa 25.2, KDE Plasma Support appe...
2025-08-31 22:13
Here's everything that's new for Windows 11 in August 2025
August 2025 is now behind us, so let's take a look at everything new for Windows 11 in the last month. Read more...
2025-08-31 22:00
Now’s a great time for Apple to bring back this long-removed iMac feature
A while ago, Apple used to include a software feature with macOS on older models. It was called Target Display Mode, and it allowed you to turn an iMac into an external display once your iMac was too dated to be a usable computer. The company got rid o...
2025-08-31 20:46
GNOME Shell & Mutter Land Last Minute Additions Ahead Of GNOME 49
Ahead of the GNOME 49 release candidate being announced in the days ahead, today marked the "49.rc" tagging of the GNOME Shell and Mutter compositor components. Some last-minute user-facing changes have landed along with other improvements for polishin...
2025-08-31 20:31
From authenticity to subscription: X redefines the once-coveted blue checkmark
X has changed how users earn its iconic blue checkmark and not everyone is convinced it's a step forward. Read more...
2025-08-31 20:16
iPhone 17 Air is basically guaranteed to make a US feature expand to more countries
When Apple reveals the iPhone 17 lineup in just 10 days, there’s one U.S. feature that is basically guaranteed to go international after three years. more…
2025-08-31 20:06
Deal Alert: Save 79% on this Advanced Cybersecurity Master Class
Ready to outsmart hackers? Step into the world of elite cyber defense with the Advanced Cybersecurity Master class Bundle from Eduonix.  Read more...
2025-08-31 20:00