Operating Systems

New Xiaomi TVs promise vibrant 4K visuals and immersive Dolby sound
Xiaomi's global launch introduces the TV Max 2025 series with stunning 85-inch and 100-inch models starting at EUR 1,299.99 and EUR 1,999.99, respectively. Read more...
2024-09-27 06:48
Last Call For The 2024 Phoronix Premium Oktoberfest Promotion
If you wanted to get in on the last Phoronix Premium promotion before the end-of-year holidays, this is your last chance to do so with the "Oktoberfest" sale ending this weekend for helping to support the site while enjoying ad-free browsing, native da...
2024-09-27 06:41
Nvidia probably doesn't care about gamers as RTX 5080 allegedly has just 16 GB VRAM
Nvidia may actually not care about gamers or even budget video/3D artists as the upcoming RTX 5080 is rumoured to pack just 16 Gigs of VRAM. Read more...
2024-09-27 06:32
Sound Open Firmware 2.11 Adds AMD ACP 7.0 Strix Point & Intel Panther Lake Support
Sound Open Firmware 2.11 is now available for this open-source audio DSP firmware infrastructure and SDK project backed by Intel, AMD, and other IHVs/ISVs. With SOF 2.11 comes support for new hardware from both AMD and Intel...
2024-09-27 06:30
Upstream Linux 6.12 Makes It Easier To Build A Debug Kernel For Arch Linux
The upstream Linux 6.11 kernel introduced the ability to easily produce a Pacman kernel package for Arch Linux with the new "make pacman-pkg" target. With Linux 6.12 new additions to the Kbuild code make it easy to also produce a debug kernel build for...
2024-09-27 06:20
Google Messages could soon filter texts based on where they come from
Google Messages could soon filter your text messages in your inbox based on the country they are being sent from. Read more...
2024-09-27 05:54
Blumenkrantz Seeks Clear Policy How Wayland Protocol Changes Can Be Rejected
As part of his new hope for helping to accelerate Wayland protocol development, Mike Blumenkrantz with Valve proposed an "experimental" protocol development area within Wayland-Protocols. He's also laid out a proposal for seeking to solidify the means ...
2024-09-27 05:53
Samsung introduces LTE version of its affordable Galaxy Watch FE smartwatch
After making the Galaxy S24 FE official, Samsung has also introduced a new LTE variant of its affordable Galaxy Watch FE. Read more...
2024-09-27 05:12
Report: Apple, Meta refuse to join EU's AI Pact despite OpenAI, Microsoft and others
Meta and Apple have declined to sign the EU's AI Pact to self-regulate AI, potentially limiting new features in their services. Read more...
2024-09-27 03:08
For a third time, Blizzard Entertainment is trying to make this famous game into a shooter. Will it succeed this time?
Blizzard Entertainment is reportedly working on a StarCraft shooter again, according to reporter Jason Schreier, who discussed the topic alongside his upcoming book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.
2024-09-27 02:26
NVIDIA RTX 5080 and 5090 specs seemingly leak, revealing massive power requirements
The specs for the unrevealed RTX 5080 and 5090 appear to have leaked, revealing strong cards with massive power requirements.
2024-09-26 22:22
Ubuntu Patches ‘Severe’ Security Flaw in CUPS
If you’ve cast a half-glazed eye over Linux social media feeds at some point in the past few days you may have caught wind that a huge Linux security flaw was about to be disclosed. And today it was: a remote code execution flaw affecting the CUP...
2024-09-26 22:17
Apple releases another security update for iTunes on Windows
Apple’s iTunes was discontinued a long time ago, but the software still survives on Windows. For users who still rely on iTunes, the company recently released an important security update for the software. more…
2024-09-26 21:57
CUPS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Fix Available
Four CVE IDs have been assigned that together form an high-impact exploit chain surrounding CUPS: CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176 and CVE-2024-47177. Canonical’s security team has released updates for the cups-browsed, cups-filters, li...
2024-09-26 21:51
SteelSeries is launching a new line of gaming earbuds dubbed the 'Arctis Gamebuds' for Xbox and PC
SteelSeries, the company famous for producing high-quality gaming peripherals and accessories, has announced a new gaming earbud product called the Arctis Gamebuds and they will be compatible with home consoles and PC.
2024-09-26 21:23
9to5Mac Daily: September 26, 2024 – New AirPods features, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2024-09-26 21:20
Fleet expands its GitOps-focused device management technology to iPhones and iPads
Fleet, the open-source device management platform, has announced new support for iOS devices. This update brings its GitOps-focused approach to mobile devices for the first time. This means organizations can manage their entire fleet of devices, includ...
2024-09-26 21:00
Surface Laptop 7 is now $200 off on Amazon
Here is your chance to buy one of the best modern Windows laptops at a big discount. The Surface Laptop 7 is now $200 off. Read more...
2024-09-26 20:22
BusyBox 1.37 Adds "getfattr" Along With Other Improvements
BusyBox 1.37 has been released as the first feature release in one and a half years for this "Swiss Army Knife of embedded Linux" systems. With BusyBox 1.37 comes some new options, many fixes, and other enhancements...
2024-09-26 20:14
Apple won’t backtrack on climate pledge due to AI, despite others hedging
AI seems to be changing everything. In some cases, that includes the climate ambitions tech companies had before AI arrived. Recent comments from Google’s CEO is evidence of that. Apple, meanwhile, is holding firm to its 2030 goals and has reiterated...
2024-09-26 20:08