Audacious 4.4.1 Open-Source Audio Player Brings New Features and Improvements
Audacious 4.4.1 open-source media player is now availablewith titlebar dimming for Winamp skins, improved control responsiveness, Qt 6 support for the Qt Multimedia output plugin, and more. The post Audacious 4.4.1 Open-Source Audio Player Brings New F...
2024-09-30 14:00
Dating app burnout seeing major apps partially pivot to friend-finding
The growing phenomenon of dating app burnout is leading major players to do at least a partial pivot into friend-finding, according to a new report … more…
2024-09-30 14:00
Monthly News – September 2024
Many thanks for your donations and for your support. Visual improvements in Cinnamon Within the team Joseph continues to work his magic. Bit by bit he’s improving the look and feel of the Cinnamon desktop. The new default theme landed on the mast...
2024-09-30 14:00
Mission Center (Linux System Monitor) Now Reports Fan Info
A major new release of Mission Center, a modern system monitor app for Linux desktops, has been released. Fans of this Rust-based GTK4/libadwaita system monitoring tool (which to address the recurring elephant in the room does indeed have a user interf...
2024-09-30 14:00
THN Cybersecurity Recap: Last Week's Top Threats and Trends (September 23-29)
Hold onto your hats, folks, because the cybersecurity world is anything but quiet! Last week, we dodged a bullet when we discovered vulnerabilities in CUPS that could've opened the door to remote attacks. Google's switch to Rust is paying off big time,...
2024-09-30 14:00
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AT&T is selling its remaining stake in DirecTV to focus on its core business
AT&T is selling its remaining stake of 70% in DirecTV to TPG and exiting fully from the entertainment industry. Read more...
2024-09-30 13:00
KT Corporation and Microsoft announce a five-year multibillion-dollar partnership
KT Corporation and Microsoft have formed a multibillion-dollar partnership to advance AI and cloud technologies in Korea. Read more...
2024-09-30 13:00
Phison E31T ES 2TB Review: The performance per watt champion
The much-anticipated Phison E31T SSD controller platform is here. It delivers excellent all-around performance and is very power-efficient, finally making PCIe 5.0 technology accessible to HTPCs, laptops, and more.
2024-09-30 13:00
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DOOM can now run on a quantum computer with Quandoom port — seminal FPS blood and gore mixed with spooky action
DOOM has been ported to quantum computers, marking another milestone for this seminal 3D gaming title. However, the coder behind this feat admits that there is currently no quantum computer capable of executing (playing) this code right now.
2024-09-30 13:00
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An entire YEAR after release for Chromebooks, the Pixel Buds web app now supports Windows and macOS
Google added Windows and macOS support to its Pixel Buds web app recently. The app allows you to control settings such as active noise cancellation, conversation detection, and the EQ of audio played through the earbuds.
2024-09-30 13:00
Here’s how the Apple Watch blood oxygen feature could return after Masimo shakeup
One of the biggest barriers to upgrading to a new Apple Watch this year is that, if you’re in the US and currently own a model with blood oxygen measurement, you wouldn’t get that feature in your new model. That’s due to the patent dispute betwee...
2024-09-30 13:00
Intel Xe2 Lunar Lake Graphics Performance Disappoints On Linux
While I have been very eager to test out the Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake series on Linux in part due to the new Xe2 integrated graphics, after several days of pushing a new Lunar Lake laptop on Linux the results have been very disappointing. Besides nee...
2024-09-30 13:00
Critical Flaws in Tank Gauge Systems Expose Gas Stations to Remote Attacks
Critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in six different Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems from five manufacturers that could expose them to remote attacks. "These vulnerabilities pose significant real-world risks, as they could be explo...
2024-09-30 13:00
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Session Hijacking 2.0 — The Latest Way That Attackers are Bypassing MFA
Attackers are increasingly turning to session hijacking to get around widespread MFA adoption. The data supports this, as: 147,000 token replay attacks were detected by Microsoft in 2023, a 111% increase year-over-year (Microsoft).  Attacks on ses...
2024-09-30 13:00
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Google Lens video search feature has started rolling out
Google demoed a new visual search feature earlier this year at the I/O developer conference. Now rolling out to some users, it lets you search for nearby things by recording a short video clip. Read more...
2024-09-30 12:00
Epic Games files lawsuit against Samsung and Google for colluding to block third-party apps
Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Samsung and Google for allegedly colluding with each other to stop users of Samsung devices from downloading third-party apps. Read more...
2024-09-30 12:00
Two (or three?) iPhone 16 models make best smartphone battery life rankings
Two of the four iPhone 16 models have made it into the best smartphone battery life rankings compiled by Tom’s Guide. The status of a third model is unclear. Earning a place on the list requires a smartphone to last for more than 14 hours of wireless...
2024-09-30 12:00
Second judge implies Apple lied in Epic lawsuit; denies request
A second judge in the Apple versus Epic Games lawsuit has implied that the Cupertino company has lied to the court. It comes after the original judge strongly implied that Apple had not told the truth about the reasons for its new App Store policy. A s...
2024-09-30 12:00
Build your private 5G network with Charmed Aether SD-Core
You might recall that we recently announced the beta release of Charmed Aether SD-Core, bringing automation to the Linux Foundation’s open source 5G software-defined core (SD-Core) networking software. SD-Core is distributed by the Aether project and...
2024-09-30 12:00