Operating Systems

GTK's X11 Backend Now Deprecated, Planned For Removal In GTK 5
GTK developers have been holding another hackfest this week for the annual FOSDEM developer conference happening this weekend in Brussels. GTK developers are working toward the GTK 4.18 stable release and continuing to think more about GTK 5...
2025-02-01 09:25
gendwarfksyms Tool Added To Linux 6.14 To Help With Rust Push
Merged on Friday to the Linux 6.14 kernel were the Kbuild feature changes for this cycle. Most notable with these kernel build changes is the introduction of the gendwarfksyms tool that is used as part of the ongoing Rust programming language push with...
2025-02-01 09:11
Microsoft offers Registry workaround for broken Outlook 2016 Search
Microsoft has confirmed that certain Outlook 2016 Search functions are broken at the moment. A Registry workaround has been issued. Read more...
2025-02-01 09:04
Microsoft offers workaround for Outlook bug that makes clicking, scrolling mails a challenge
A new Outlook bug is affecting users which makes it difficult to click and scroll through emails. Microsoft has offered a workaround. Read more...
2025-02-01 08:44
Microsoft wants you to understand why "deprecation" of Windows features is good for you
Microsoft explains in detail why Windows 11/10 feature "deprecation" is a good thing for users. Read more...
2025-02-01 08:12
Intel Battlemage, NVIDIA RTX 50 & Linux Kernel Excitement From January
During the month of January on Phoronix were 292 original Linux/open-source related news articles and another 13 featured-length Linux hardware reviews and other multi-page benchmark specials. Here's a look back at the most exciting Linux/open-source n...
2025-02-01 07:00
Linux 6.14 RISC-V Kernel Adds Support For T-Head Vector Extensions, GhostWrite
The RISC-V CPU architecture feature updates have now been submitted and merged for the nearly-over Linux 6.14 merge window...
2025-02-01 06:44
KDE Plasma 6.3: "It's Looking Pretty Good!"
KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his traditional weekly recap of all the interesting KDE Plasma changes for the past week. With less than two weeks until the Plasma 6.3 stable release, Nate Graham began his weekly update by remarking that the Plas...
2025-02-01 06:22
Report: Apple scraps AR glasses project due to performance issues
Apple's AR Glasses project, codenamed N107, is reportedly shelved after the headset group struggled with performance issues and constant design changes. Read more...
2025-02-01 05:58
OpenAI o3-mini now available on GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Azure
OpenAI has released o3-mini, a new affordable reasoning model. Microsoft has now integrated o3-mini into Azure OpenAI Service and GitHub Copilot. Read more...
2025-02-01 05:42
Lenovo Tab M11, with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage, is at its lowest price
The Lenovo Tab M11 android tablet, with 4GB RAM and 128GB of storage and bundled with a stylus, is once again selling at its lowest price. Read more...
2025-02-01 05:26
Microsoft Defender VPN to be discontinued for Microsoft 365 subscribers
Microsoft will discontinue its Defender Privacy Protection VPN service on February 28, 2025. Other Defender features will remain available. Read more...
2025-02-01 03:20
WhatsApp says it has disrupted an Israel-based hacking campaign targeting journalists
WhatsApp has acknowledged and claims to have thwarted a hacking campaign that targeted journalists through its platform. Read more...
2025-02-01 01:30
Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas lead writer has returned to the studio "for exciting times" — and no, that doesn't mean what you think it does
Fallout: New Vegas' lead writer has come back to Obsidian Entertainment "for exciting times" after 14 years of being away.
2025-01-31 23:09
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 release date — Preloads, launch time, and when it comes out
At long last, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is finally almost upon us. Here's what you need to know about its exact release date, launch times, and more.
2025-01-31 22:34
Microsoft Defender VPN is retiring on Windows 11, macOS, Android and iOS
Microsoft has confirmed Microsoft Defender VPN (privacy-protection feature) is being retired on Windows 11, Windows 10, macOS, Android, and iOS The post Microsoft Defender VPN is retiring on Windows 11, macOS, Android and iOS appeared first on Windows ...
2025-01-31 22:15
These six Apple products are getting rare updates this year
2025 is set to be a big year for Apple hardware launches, and that will even be true for a variety of rarely-updated products. Here are six new products coming that will have waited about three years (or more) between hardware updates. more…
2025-01-31 21:34
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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 ...
2025-01-31 21:30
These iOS 18 Control Center toggles quickly became must-haves for me
iOS 18 introduced a major redesign to Control Center across iPhone and iPad. Here are the three controls that have made a big difference for me over several months of use. more…
2025-01-31 21:20
Xbox expands Xbox Cloud Gaming "Stream Your Own Game" feature with Subnautica and more
Subnautica, Slime Rancher 2, and more now support Xbox's "Stream Your Own Game" feature with Xbox Cloud Gaming.
2025-01-31 21:17