JDK 25 kicks off with a stable values API
While Java Development Kit 25 is not set to arrive until September, the first feature already has been proposed for it — a preview of a stable values API that promises to improve startup of Java applications. Stable values are objects that hold immu...
The most interesting thing about Apple’s most boring iPad Air
Tim Cook summarized today’s Apple product news in a succinct post on X that caused a bit of laughter across the internet: ”Introducing the newest iPad Air!” The humor is in the fact that there really isn’t much to say about the . It’s just th...
Why fastDOOM is fast
How much faster is fastDOOM than regular Doom on a decked-out 486 from 1993? 30% faster without cutting any features! On a demanding map like doom2’s demo1, the gain is even higher, from 16.8 fps to 24.9 fps. That is 48% faster! I did not suspect th...
Redox continues adding dynamic linking support
These months are coming and going way too fast, for a whole variety of reasons, so we’ve got another month of improvements for Redox, the operating system written in Rust. I February, January’s work on dynamic linking continued, adding support for ...
iOS 19: New features, release date, more
Believe it or not, we’re just three months away from the announcement of iOS 19. Ahead of that launch, rumors about new iOS 19 features, supported devices, and more have started to surface. more…
Apple just broke its AI product streak with the wrong device
Apple launched two new iPads today, an M3 iPad Air and A16 base iPad. In somewhat of a surprise, the new entry iPad doesn’t support Apple Intelligence—an omission that’s perhaps passable for a budget device, but that makes the iPhone SE’s recen...
Thunderbird Release Channel Update
The monthly Release channel is ready to help you move from annual to monthly updates in Thunderbird. This update lets you know how to switch from the annual update (ESR) to monthly updates (Release), why you might have to wait, and what features you’...
