Operating Systems

The Xbox headset "king of convenience" returns with multi-faceted support for mobile, Xbox One / Series X|S, PlayStation, and PC — wrapped in one glorious package
The Astro A50 returns with a 2024 refresh, crammed full of new features for those who favor convenience above all. Here's our review of this multi-modal Bluetooth, Xbox, mobile, PC, PlayStation headset
2024-10-28 13:00
PCIe TPH Coming With Linux 6.13 To Further Enhance 5th Gen AMD EPYC Performance
Going back to earlier in the year AMD Linux engineers have been prepping the kernel for PCI Express TLP Processing Hints (TPH) support that allows for hints that can be injected to improve latency and lowering traffic congestion when there are several ...
2024-10-28 12:56
Cash App data breach victims have just a few weeks to claim up to $2,575
If you had a Cash App account between August 2018 and August 2024, you could be eligible to claim up to $2,575 in compensation for a data breach – but only if you submit your claim quickly … more…
2024-10-28 12:52
Microsoft heard you like Windows updates, so it updated how updates update
Installation time, restart time, and CPU usage are now all reduced when installing monthly Windows updates.
2024-10-28 12:36
Neither Apple nor Masimo could admit what the $250 case was really about
The $250 (yep, there’s no missing ‘M’ from the end of that number) Apple was awarded in its patent infringement case against Masimo might seem amusing – as John Gruber wryly noted, it’s just about enough to buy one Apple Watch SE. But what wa...
2024-10-28 12:27
Canonical at India Mobile Congress 2024 – a retrospective
With an ambition to become Asia’s technology hub for telecommunications in the 5G/6G era, India hosts the annual India Mobile Congress (IMC) in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. IMC is an annual trade exhibition for the telecommunication sector, bringing to...
2024-10-28 12:02
Raspberry Pi OS Now Enables Wayland by Default on All Raspberry Pi Models
The latest Raspberry Pi OS release enables the Wayland windowing system by default across all models of Raspberry Pi by using the labwc Wayland compositor. The post Raspberry Pi OS Now Enables Wayland by Default on All Raspberry Pi Models appeared firs...
2024-10-28 11:24
Trinity TDE R14.1.3 Lets Linux Users Still Enjoy The KDE 3.5 Desktop Experience
The Trinity Desktop Environment as a still-maintained fork of the KDE 3.5 desktop software is out with a new point release...
2024-10-28 10:53
Firefox 132 Ready With Certificate Compression, Accelerated SVG Filter Primitives
Mozilla Firefox 132.0 release builds are now available for Linux, macOS, and Windows for this newest monthly feature release to this open-source web browser...
2024-10-28 10:46
Tesla invites device suppliers and automotive manufacturers to use new connector standard
Tesla has invited all device suppliers and automotive manufacturers to use its new Low-Voltage Connector Standard (LVCS), this could lower the cost of EVs for consumers. Read more...
2024-10-28 10:30
Sched_ext Scheduler Idle Selection Being Extended For LLC & NUMA Awareness
While the sched_ext extensible scheduler code was merged for Linux 6.12, work on sched_ext itself it is not over. New patches this weekend continue working on NUMA awareness for it with its default idle selection policy while similar work on CPU last l...
2024-10-28 10:12
Imagining the future of Cybersecurity
October 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Ubuntu. The cybersecurity landscape has significantly shifted since 2004. If you have been following the Ubuntu Security Team’s special three-part series podcast that we put out to mark Cybersecurity Awarene...
2024-10-28 09:55
Qualcomm Adreno Rusticl-Based OpenCL Merged For Mesa 24.3
Another feature to look forward to with this quarter's Mesa 24.3 release is the open-source Freedreno Gallium3D driver for Qualcomm Adreno hardware now supporting Rusticl-based OpenCL compute...
2024-10-28 09:49
"We automated 150 tasks with AI agents, just copy us": Microsoft's Windows Agent Arena brings AI assistants keyboard-deep to Windows PCs but there are critical security and performance concerns
Microsoft unveiled a new benchmark called Windows Agent Arena, designed to promote testing of AI agents in Windows operating system environments. However, it's not up to par with human performance and presents critical security concerns.
2024-10-28 09:30
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 27th, 2024
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for October 27th, 2024, brings news about GNOME 47..1, OpenSSL 3.4, Tor Browser 14, KDE Plasma 6.2.2, PeaZip 10 , Parrot OS 6.2, Thelio Astra, AlmaLinux OS Kitten, Ubuntu turns 20, as well as all the latest distro and softw...
2024-10-28 09:21
Raspberry Pi OS Now Using Wayland By Default On All Models
Over the past year we have seen Raspberry Pi working a lot on Wayland support for the Raspberry Pi OS desktop and using it on their latest Raspberry Pi models. With today's new Raspberry Pi OS update, Wayland is being used by default across all Raspber...
2024-10-28 08:37
Intel Preps Linux Driver For Upgraded Display Capabilities With New Hardware
While the Linux 6.12 kernel enables Intel Xe2 Battlemage discrete GPU support out-of-the-box as a sign of its maturing state, there are a number of patches for the open-source Battlemage driver support that are ongoing. One of the areas seeing some pat...
2024-10-28 08:28
Google Messages may soon let you set custom profile images for contacts
Google is working on a new feature that will allow users to set custom profile images for contacts in the Messages app. Read more...
2024-10-28 07:46
Apple faces iPhone 16 sales ban in Indonesia over investment dispute
Apple has been banned from selling and operating its iPhone 16 models in Indonesia for failing to meet promised investment targets in the country. Read more...
2024-10-28 07:02